tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670812027273632828.post6626318156542277548..comments2023-11-02T06:50:42.777-07:00Comments on billierosie: THE NIGHTMARE...A weird horse, an even weirder goblin and a beautiful sleeping beauty..what is there to be afraid of?billierosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288997506566830393noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670812027273632828.post-41376358260666938672016-12-11T11:56:27.683-08:002016-12-11T11:56:27.683-08:00I've never experienced the paralysis...that so...I've never experienced the paralysis...that sounds terrible/terrifying, but I've certainly had the suffocating feeling of being trapped..it happens when I am floating just beneath consciousness, seconds before I am fully awake. I'm terrified and panicking because I cannot breathe out. <br /><br />It's interesting though the theories you mention. As a student of mythology, I'm with the old tales. billierosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288997506566830393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670812027273632828.post-23125597327407673722016-12-11T11:23:05.579-08:002016-12-11T11:23:05.579-08:00It's also been suggested that the imagery is i...It's also been suggested that the imagery is inspired by the feelings that come with sleep paralysis. Common to the semi awake state where the sleeper is unable to move but is aware, is a feeling of dread and the certainty that there is a threatening presence lurking. There are theories about the condition being responsible for legends of the succubus. In modern times the same feeling is cited as the source of alien "Visitor" encounters. The change of threatening subjects is attributed to the familiarity of the subject with his demon. Where people still believe in the supernatural they are visited by devils or monsters. In the tech oriented west, sleepers are visited by aliens.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404923886883571742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670812027273632828.post-70611439275925948602016-12-11T07:26:02.475-08:002016-12-11T07:26:02.475-08:00It certainly can..I wouldn't want it hanging i...It certainly can..I wouldn't want it hanging in my sitting room.billierosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288997506566830393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670812027273632828.post-88243438083897519642016-12-09T10:55:50.209-08:002016-12-09T10:55:50.209-08:00This painting can still make a viewer jump.This painting can still make a viewer jump.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.com