I can never remember the word hypnagogia, partly because I don't speak Greek and partly because the only time I think of it is when I wake up after being in the state when I went to sleep the night before.
Hypnagogia is that warm fuzzy state you can be in when you are half awake and half asleep, where dreams are more vivid and all is calm. If it sounds like it is induced by something, it isn't – most lucky-sleep people go straight to sleep when their head hits the pillow, missing out the in between bit, most unlucky-sleep people never get there.
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to visit regularly? For me a short hypnagogic episode leads to a really deep and satisfying sleep and a feeling of well being, ideas and energy the following morning. Trouble is, I'm so knackered most evenings that the head hitting the pillow is an off switch.
Hypnagogia: A Bridge to Other Realities by Yun-Wen Shaw:
"To dream and altogether not to dream. This synthesis is the operation of genius, by which both activities are mutually reinforced."
The more I read about hypnagogia the more the idea grows on me,
naturally altered realities, Jungian Active Imagination, and theta
waves (which are neither Mexican , nor did they sing 'Walking on
Sunshine').
What's next? Sarawadgi – now there's a word to play with.
Copernican inversions and other engaging nonsense 