They are among us somewhere between the shadow world and the living. These beautiful yet demonic beings are known as Succubus. They are able to thrive upon our sexual desires and comfort us.
This female demon in folklore appears in dreams and takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. Take for example this story:
“About four years ago, a teenager was in their home in San Rafael, CA. They had just broken up with their ex-girlfriend and were contemplating their thoughts of loneliness. It was late at night and the air was suddenly cooler. They felt a chill run up their spine as a tingling sensation was felt upon the back of their neck. At first this young man reached back swiping across the air not able to see anything around them.
Perhaps it was just the wind, another five minutes passed, and a sudden sensation came over him. It was a sense of calm as a hand gently grabbed their shoulder. He then closed his eyes; a voice was inside his head saying: “Things will get better, don’t worry”. The teenager then asked out loud: “Are you for real? Can this be true?” Another moment passed, they felt a kiss on their neck. This voice then said: “Don’t be afraid, I am here for you.”
The young man closed his laptop computer and then turned around to face what was standing behind him. He was completely speechless at was he was seeing. This gorgeous demoness was scantily clad with horns coming from her head and a long tail hanging from her rear. Afterwards the succubus demon led him to bed, her touch was sweet and he comforted her in his arms.
They embraced one another afterwards falling asleep together; when he awoke she was still there early in the morning hour. She whispered into his ear “I will return to you when you need me most”. Since this reported encounter, this teen hasn’t seen her since. This teen experienced the influence of erotic sleep paralysis masked in a kind of comforting nightmare.
Maybe you have had an experience before yourself. Have you ever woken up from sleep and realized that you couldn’t move? It happens like this: the more you struggle, the more it feels like you are being held down, unable to open your eyes as well.
Maybe you realized there was a presence in the room, hovering near the bed, or perhaps in the corner of the room. It may well have been a succubus having its way with you, as bizarre as it sounds.
There is a natural occurrence of the erotic night-mare, along with its cross-cultural expression and deep historic presence. It suggests that terror and sexuality are both neurologically linked, and that each can serve as the gateway to the other.
Both erotic and horrific images, for example, lower the heart rate and increase the galvanic skin response compared to other images. Whatever these things are pleasuring people at night, there have been reports of them having their take on humanity or what’s left of it.
Sometimes they are able to appear with a translucent type appearance. They usually are non-threatening to who they choose to appear before. However, there have been some reports of them devouring the soul and body of those who they cross paths with for whatever reasons.
