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raeanna74 · 10-13-2003, 12:09 PM

I've heard of this sort of thing. I only vaguely remember what I've read about it.

The physical explanation I've read about it is simply that as your muscles relax and all your chest (if you are lying on your back) somewhat compresses.

Another explanation that I read once when I was doing a lot of reading about the spirit leaving the body during sleep to wander around. You are mostly able to accomplish it around the time that are are falling to sleep. The "pressing" on your chest is supposed to be your spirit actually pressing upward to leave. They believe that you are attached to your body by some sort of spiritual umbilical cord. When I was studying this I felt the sensation that you are describing. I do not even now know for sure what it is.

I have heard legends of other spirits who control your dreams lying on top of you. I don't truely believe in this but have freaked on feeling the sensation and knowing those legends.

There was one time when I woke up to the point where I could feel the weight but could not move anything, not an arm or finger. From what I understand about the legends I was scared out of my mind but could not scream. It can be freaky but I've heard physical explanations for it as well as spirit world related.

I'm interested in hearing what others have to say about this.

10-13-2003, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I've heard of this sort of thing. I only vaguely remember what I've read about it. The physical explanation I've read about it is simply that as your muscles relax and all your chest (if you are lying on your back) somewhat compresses. Another explanation that I read once when I was doing a lot of reading about the spirit leaving the body during sleep to wander around. You are mostly able to accomplish it around the time that are are falling to sleep. The "pressing" on your chest is supposed to be your spirit actually pressing upward to leave. They believe that you are attached to your body by some sort of spiritual umbilical cord. When I was studying this I felt the sensation that you are describing. I do not even now know for sure what it is. I have heard legends of other spirits who control your dreams lying on top of you. I don't truely believe in this but have freaked on feeling the sensation and knowing those legends. There was one time when I woke up to the point where I could feel the weight but could not move anything, not an arm or finger. From what I understand about the legends I was scared out of my mind but could not scream. It can be freaky but I've heard physical explanations for it as well as spirit world related. I'm interested in hearing what others have to say about this. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.