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Hipnagogia Kraszewskiego — czyli mroczne korytarze imaginacji

Monika Kusek-Dyja

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego eBooks August 29, 2017 DOI: 10.18778/8088-693-3.23 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

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Characteristics Peer reviewed
Key points Argues that hypnagogic experiences, including visual hallucinations and the sensation of a presence, are common, as illustrated by Józef Kraszewski's accounts in Sleepless nights.

Abstract

Hypnagogia is the moment which exists between an awakening and the sleep, in which we perceiveand feel everything as if we were still awake. As the presence of someone is appeared, we listen to voices,but can neither speak nor move. It is the moment of the hypnagogia or transition between the wakeningand the sleep. Józef Kraszewski has also feeling of this terrifying experience, which is surprisingly common.As an old man he had visual hallucinations. He described his experiences in Sleepless nights.