http://www.paranormalresearchonline.com/articles_10.html
My money's on that explanation for abductions.
Heck, I've experienced frightening sleep paralysis episodes repeatedly in my life.
These are deep-seated themes of human nature. It's no surprise that they would show up in vivid dreams and under hypnosis.
Wow thanks for the link. I had one episode a couple of years ago that bothered the hell out of me. I could swear when I woke up some demon was staring at me, and sort of floated up to the ceiling, and wouldn't go away until I snarled.
I don't believe in all this abduction stuff, and have always been really bothered by the incident. This article hits the nail on the head of my experience.