Whitney Streiber's "Communion"

[speculumphilosophi]

This was very big in the 1980s. As a kid, I loved reading these "missing time" books, Budd Hopkins regressive hypnosis, and so forth.
New York writer, Whitney Streiber, took a big career chance and put together a book titled "Communion". The experiences he describes were, in some ways, similar to my own. However, as a psychologist, I have studied sleep paralysis and am aware some of us can clinically suffer so-called "Old Hag Syndrome". So, in folklore, people experienced vivid nightmares of an incubus, or demon, entering their bedroom. For Whitney, these were "visitors" or "greys".
The film "Communion" did very poorly, though it featured a big name actor. Despite that, now the film has a real, enthusiastic following.
I have mixed thoughts on Whitley himself. He strikes me as being very rich in imagination, but lacking enough logical skepticism and pragmatism to accept dream hallucinations are a reality. On the other hand, from an occult perspective hallucinations and psychic phenomena can, I think, mix. That is, there may be something paranormal, present in a mind that hallucinates during sleep.
Some people have criticized Whitney as an imaginative opportunist, making money from paranormal books. The film is easily viewed on YouTube and does have very positive comments.

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[Beyond Everything]

. The experiences he describes were, in some ways, similar to my own. However, as a psychologist, I have studied sleep paralysis and am aware some of us can clinically suffer so-called "Old Hag Syndrome".

What were your experiences?

I've had my own experiences with them quite a long time ago, and not connected to sleep paralysis. I would not describe them as pleasant-seeming. They had appeared clairvoyantly to me night after night, however once psychically attacked with a simple technique ( using tactile sensations) they were rapidly dissuaded from their visits. I can't speak to more physical manifestations of them specifically.

Streiber may have had some experiences in the past, but for financial reasons he spouts a lot of nonsense.