Djinn, are
ancient, invisible, illusion-casting creatures
that may live for centuries. They can
manifest into any form and travel anywhere
instantly. The Djinn have no bodies of
their own but are masters of illusionary
disguise. It is also said in the Q'uran
that Djinn are older than humankind and were
created of "smokeless fire" while humans are
made of "clay"... However because the djinn are
made of fire when ever they take human form
their eyes, which are are set vertically in
their head, can be seen flaming. (Albert
K. Bender said the eyes of the
Men in Black
"shone like tiny flashlight bulbs".) Djinn are
considered to be the cause of shooting stars,
violent sandstorms, and whirlwinds.
Djinn although have been known to live in ruins,
wells, kitchen fireplaces and public bathrooms,
but most commonly their favorite abode - the
desert.
While the attention of a djinn may be tempting
and exciting, in reality, its not good to get
mixed up with them.
They have laws they must follow in their society
the same way we do; they aren't allowed to show
themselves to humans, and though they are able
to take animal forms, they are forbidden to.
But, as with humans, they're only in trouble if
they are caught at it.
Above
all, djinn are mischievous like the
Irish/Scottish legends of the Fae, and it seems
that they have stemmed from the same origins.
And with similar legends from every corner of
the world, it seems that these stories have come
from a common truth.
In
North America we tend to scoff at these
"folktales," but in the old countries people
take them very seriously. Djinn are a part of
peoples lives there; they would believe you if
you said you had a djinn sit on your chest so
hard you could barely breathe and felt
paralyzed when you were almost sleeping.
Sleep paralysis
Sleep
paralysis is a condition that occurs in the
state just before dropping off to sleep (the
hypnogogic state) or just before fully
awakening from sleep (the hypnopompic
state). The condition is characterized by
being unable to move or speak. It is often
associated with a feeling that there is some
sort of presence, a feeling which often
arouses fear but is also accompanied by an
inability to cry out. The paralysis may last
only a few seconds. The experience may
involve visual, auditory, or tactile
hallucinations. The description of the
symptoms of sleep paralysis is similar to
the description many alien abductees give in
recounting their abduction experiences.
Sleep paralysis is thought by some to
account for not only many alien abduction
delusions, but also ghost sightings and
delusions involving paranormal or
supernatural experiences (e.g., incubus and
succubus).
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