Geomagnetic, Cross-Cultural and Occupational Faces of Sleep Paralysis: An Ecological Perspective
Jorge Conesa
Sleep and Hypnosis: A Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Psychopathology 2000;2(3):248-254
The case is made for a more ecological approach to understanding the cause(s) of
sleep paralysis. This ecological approach includes an understanding of and sensitivity to
cross-cultural similarities of sleep paralysis (SP) and tests the hypothesis that significant
changes in the ambient geomagnetic field can alter normal night time dream patterns.
Geomagnetic effects aside, this article argues that a bias toward clinical studies of SP,
with an emphasis on dysfunctional criteria, may obscure simpler explanations for this occurrence,
including the REM rebound phenomena as it pertains to occupational habits
and cultural contexts. We propose a research plan, a cross-cultural and psycho-geographical
approach, to understand the many geneses of SP.
sleep paralysis. This ecological approach includes an understanding of and sensitivity to
cross-cultural similarities of sleep paralysis (SP) and tests the hypothesis that significant
changes in the ambient geomagnetic field can alter normal night time dream patterns.
Geomagnetic effects aside, this article argues that a bias toward clinical studies of SP,
with an emphasis on dysfunctional criteria, may obscure simpler explanations for this occurrence,
including the REM rebound phenomena as it pertains to occupational habits
and cultural contexts. We propose a research plan, a cross-cultural and psycho-geographical
approach, to understand the many geneses of SP.
Keywords:
sleep paralysis, REM rebound, feeling of presence, geomagnetic flux,
psycho-geographical, melatonin, pineal gland
sleep paralysis, REM rebound, feeling of presence, geomagnetic flux,
psycho-geographical, melatonin, pineal gland
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