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Hypnagogia (also spelled '''hypnogogia''') describes vivid dream-like auditory, visual, or Tactile sensations, which are often accompanied by Sleep Paralysis and experienced when falling asleep or waking up. HYPNAGOGIC SENSATIONS The hypnagogic experience occurs between being awake and asleep, while the hypnopompic experience occurs as one is waking up--both experiences occur within the time period between sleep and waking (or vice versa). Experienced qualities vary, and include Fear , awareness of a "presence", chest or back pressure, and an inability to breathe (hence the folkloric notion of Mara -like creatures tormenting sleepers), a falling sensation or a feeling of tripping, but sometimes also Joy . During the hypnagogic state, an individual may appear to be fully awake, but has Brain Wave s indicating that the individual is technically sleeping. Also, the individual may be completely aware of their state, which enables Lucid Dreamers to enter the dream state consciously directly from the waking state (see Wake-initiated Lucid Dream Technique ). The hypnagogic state is sometimes proposed as an explanation of experiences such as Alien Abduction , Apparition s, or Vision s. ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL REFERENCES
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