title: Dark Intrusions: An Investigation into the Paranormal Nature of Sleep Paralysis Experiences
author:  Louis Proud 
description: "Louis Proud has demonstrated with this book that he is one of the most acute commentators on the paranormal to appear in recent years... It gives me immense pleasure to be allowed to introduce a writer who will, I suspect, become widely admired for his enviable brilliance and clarity." -- Colin Wilson, author of <i>The Occult</i> <P> "This insider's account of his own sleep paralysis experiences, in detail, is of great value. Then for that insider to knowledgeably place the experience in the broad paranormal context is unique. It provides a badly needed view of the cultural/interpretive framework that this experience naturally suggests. Louis Proud has been bold and thoughtful in providing this." -- David Hufford, Ph.D., author of <i>The Terror That Comes in the Night</i>
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  Chapter 5
  
  
  
  
  
  A fitful night of sleep left me exhausted. The Muay Thai and self-defense
  classes I taught on Tuesdays sapped what little energy I had left. After a
  failed attempt to nap, I cuddled on the couch with my favorite blanket and a
  book. I’d stared at the same page for the last ten minutes. My eyes saw the
  words but my brain frolicked in La La Land, enchanted by a pair of golden
  eyes. Was this guy for real? The possibility of a dreamwalker seeking me out
  in this way had my mind reeling.
  
  
  Most people didn’t even know about dreamwalking, and those who did often
  confused it with astral projection. Dreamwalking took a lot less effort and
  the dream realm resided much closer to earth. The only thing astral projection
  and dreamwalking had in common was the life cord binding our traveling spirit
  to our physical body.
  
  
  For a person to end up trapped in the dream realm was unheard of, at least to
  me. It would take someone who not only understood dreamwalking, but had the
  ability