Couldn’t Wake UP!

One of the most terrifying experiences that humans can have is Sleep Paralysis!

There have been more reports of alien abduction, vampire experiences and nightmarish visions due to this phenomenon than any other contributing event!

Sleep Paralysis is the psychological phenomenon whereby one feels as though they can’t move and/or they can’t wake up!
Clinically it’s known as: Hypnopompia or Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) describes vivid dreamlike auditory, visual, or tactile sensations, which are often accompanied by sleep paralysis and experienced when falling asleep or waking up.

This state can be produced due to a number of factors:

• Sleeping in an upwards supine position
• Irregular sleeping schedules; naps, sleeping in, sleep deprivation
• Increased stress
• Sudden environmental/lifestyle changes
• A lucid dream that immediately precedes the episode. Also conscious induction of sleep paralysis is a common technique to enter a state of lucid dreams, also known as WILD .

It is a very serious disorder and should be attended to by a qualified AMA Board Certified Physician who has a background in Sleep Disorders.

There have been cases recently, due to new over the counter sleep remedies, of people driving, eating, becoming combative and so forth. This isn’t the same as Sleep Paralysis.

The religious community and other writers for centuries, has taken advantage of this condition and ascribed this phenomenon to angels, devils and demons such as succubus and incubus possessions! This form of charlatanism and scamming hasn’t died out in the 21st century!
In fact, it has flourish with the movie industry and religious groups using mass media to bring in more poor uneducated souls to dupe.

In more extended cases, strokes and heart attacks have been brought on by the fear and panic within Sleep Paralysis.

If you perchance experience this phenomenon, the first thing you need to realize is that you’re dreaming and that this condition will pass. In essence, don’t panic! You’ll come out of it naturally. If it persist, seek medical attention before you look for spiritual advice!

Thank you for your attention and time! Have a Phantasmagorical Day!

China regulators now spooked by ghost stories!

This is under the “When you thought you’d seen it all category!” Chinese regulators in mainland China “has added ghosts, monsters and other things that go bump in the night to its list of banned video and audio content in an intensified crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics.” According to a recent Reuters UK report.
Offending content included “wronged spirits and violent ghosts, monsters, demons, and other inhuman portrayals, strange and supernatural storytelling for the sole purpose of seeking terror and horror”, the Chinese administration said.

This isn’t the first time countries have banned Ghost Stories nor does PW think it’s going to be the last!

There are numerous events in history where suppression of information has occurred. This is one of a number of recent events where China has cracked down on personal internet content. And imposed censorship on it’s people dealing with ghosts!

If in their mind, ghosts and spirits don’t exist, then why ban stories about them?

Thank you for your time and attention! Have a great day!

Who ya gonna call… ghosts hunters!

PW been asked on numerous occasions what a real ghost hunter should have when they investigate a haunting?
PW is staffed by more of the scientific type and would suggest that anyone coming into your home be bonded and insured. There are several online services that will provide you a quick check of their background as well! Such as Instant Background Report . This service will quickly let you know if you have a con artist crook or a decent person!

Most hauntings, PW can say from experience, come from gases leaking through the house as well as loose plumbing, wiring and floorboard! The imagination can play a lot of tricks on you when you let it.
However, not all hauntings come out to be those items! Gases leaking through are normally in older houses that maybe build over ancient swamps such as the cases in Washington DC. Mix swamp gas along with DDT and Cleaners over centuries and you’ve got a powerful cocktail!
Loose fixtures under, around and within the house can also contribute to noise interpreted as a ghost. Go around and shake a few things to see if their loose. You may find that set of footsteps you thought was a ghost.

Let’s say you’ve done all that and nothing is loose and gases aren’t present! There’s one last item. Telescoping vibrations from other buildings and under the street.
Older neighborhoods sometimes have entire housing rows that are built on older structures foundations. Those foundations were crushed and used for a base layer. Over the years, whenever a bus, truck or car hit it just right, you could get all sorts of sounds out of it including moans, screeches and whispering noises.

Ok, you say! Say it’s not any of those things as well? A good ghost hunter should have EVP and EMF Meters. These meters actually are used to measure electromagnetic fields thrown off by electronic devices. Ghost hunters use them because they claim it picks up on a spirits presence. Oh, one thing we forgot to mention! A transformer hooked into your house wiring throws off the same EMF as a “spirit.” Some older houses have these transformers all over the place to compensate loads in the wiring. The Electro-Magnetic-Force from these (a.k.a., Eddie Currents) can feel like someone is watching you! Remember, you’re brain is an electrical device that responds to such currents.
You could test this by holding the meter next to an electric socket and it should spike when it gets close. The person or ghost team should bring plenty of batteries as well as portable audio recording equipment that can be carried with them as well as place strategically through out the structure.

Phantasmagoric World also recommends that the person or team bring Wireless Camera equipment along with recording devices. The person or team should bring an Infrared Camera as well to detect and record events as they investigate the house.

One thing that PW has noticed is that a majority of Ghost Hunters and teams don’t consider is Radon Detection Equipment. Nor do they consider Poison Detection Equipment ! These last two pieces of equipment will eliminate 90% of the supposed hauntings for what they really are, which is some form of psychotropic reaction to low level toxins in the building. Should psychics be brought in when investigating? That’s a touchy subject. As we’ve stated above, since we’re mainly staffed by scientists, our bias is toward No!

There’s a phenomena called Mass Hypnosis whereby others can be suggested into believing something that may or may not be really happening. Some psychics talk themselves and others into believing there’s a ghost when there’s no evidence of such.

And finally, comparison shop and get references! Be the Skeptic! True ghost hunters in our opinion should be spending more time disproving a ghost than proving it!

Thanks for your attention and time!
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Welcome to Phantasmagoric World

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. – William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”

We use to think that the earth was the center of the universe and that all planets revolved around us! We also use to think that the earth was flat. That was before science proved itself over and over again to be true with their hard earned facts.

Phantasmagoric World provides it’s findings from the strange world of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), phantasms/ghosts and other phenomena.

Hang onto your sanity and explore with us, the other side of our dimension.