Don your metaphorical life preserver for this one! We're going into murky waters to discuss the origins of nightmares, sleep disorders and sleep paralysis, also known as Old Hag Syndrome.
Reading Recommendations:
Behind Closed Eyes: Dreams and Nightmares in Ancient Egypt - Dr. Kasia Szpakowska
Dreams and Nightmares: The New Theory on the Origin and Meaning of Dreams - Ernest Hartmann
Nightmare Prevalence, Nightmare Distress, and Self-Reported Psychological Disturbance - Gary Fireman & Ross Levin
Nightmare prevalence, nightmare distress, and self-reported psychological disturbance
Book of the Dead, Book of Nut, Book of What is in the Duat
PDF) Nightmares in Ancient Egypt
Thematic and Content Analysis of Idiopathic Nightmares and Bad Dreams - Genevieve Robert & Antonio Zadra
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900621
Video Recommendations:
‘Ra: the Path of the Sun God - A Vision of Ancient Egypt’, Leslie Keen
https://www.ra-pathofthesungod.com/
‘The Nightmare’, Rodney Ascher
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