Nightmare to Merry Flight
My eyes opened suddenly.
Wanting to turn the music off now that I was asleep, I tried to move. But I
couldn’t. I was completely paralysed and could move solely my eyes.
Naturally panic stricken, I
wanted to scream but this strange state wouldn’t allow that either. After a bit
of struggle however, I was back to normal.
Maybe it was the music, I
explained to myself. Lovely harp sounds, authentic Chinese flute and a zen
ambiance. It was beautifully eerie.
For a few years this
incident remained a mystery, just something I’d narrate when my friends and I
were sharing bizarre experiences.
The second episode pushed
me to look it up. For this time, not only had I woken up in the middle of the
night, frozen in time, but I also saw something terrifying.
It was the shadow of a man,
sitting on his knees beside me. He was agitated, beating his fists into the
bed. I was chained in that moment, mentally screaming. Then, I could feel
something breathing in my ear. My head felt like when the TV goes static.
I started getting it often
now. It happened in layers, one live nightmare after another. Once I’m in that
state, it’s difficult to break free from it and requires copious mental
efforts. You keep fighting but it creeps right back in. It’s like being stuck
in a loop of these horrifying episodes. It is also coupled with the feeling of
a negative presence in my room. Just what you need for a rested sleep, huh?
So I discovered that it’s
called sleep paralysis where your body is asleep yet your mind is awake. It was
comforting to know that many are familiar with the phenomena. The
hallucinations may be a result of your brain going into ‘danger’ mode. Fear is
the usual reaction which is why it’s as though you’ve stepped right into a
horror movie. It has many reasons and the one that applies to me is a messy
sleep schedule. The most useful information I learnt was that wiggling your
toes and fingers will bring you out of it.
Recently, I saw another
colour of it. It came in vivid and realistic dreams this time. The only way I
can describe it is that it was as if I was shifting into different dimensions
that exist very closely to ours. It’s in accordance to a theory that says that
there are infinite realities, each with slight differences. Just for the fun of
it, I’d like to believe I had travelled to these alternate realities and merged
with them temporarily.
Despite the fear factor,
I’m quite intrigued by it. The unusual state of consciousness may be a bridge
that could lead to exciting experiences. An out of body transition is one
possibility. Lucid dreaming is when you become aware that you are dreaming,
thus becoming the director. Just think, you could make yourself fly or travel
across time! The crux is learning to manipulate it by having control over
it.
I attended the excursion
workshop of The Monroe institute this summer. Much to my delight, this concept
was discussed. It was eye opening because a very positive approach was taken.
We were taught to be able to choose to come in and out of it, giving us a sense
of safety. The whole idea was to benefit from it, spiritually and emotionally.
It was looked at as a golden gateway of possibilities instead of the haunting
label I’d attached to it. In fact, the workshop shared many such wildly
fascinating concepts. The teachings were enriched by tales of these theories
occurring in vivo. Here’s a link to their website https://www.monroeinstitute.org
I am endlessly captivated
by topics like these. Mundane life is spiced up when you think of the unknown,
isn’t it? The universe expands to sizes we can’t even begin to comprehend. Now
just imagine all that is hidden from us. New laws of science, complex life
forms and whole foreign systems. It’s funny to me that we categorize magic as
fiction when its surely out there, it’s just that we’re are unable to see it.
Yet.
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