According to a quick and dirty Google search, hypnagogia is a common phenomenon of meditation, and is to be avoided as a distraction from the main purpose, which is Mindfulness or Something. I can see it as a manifestation of what Buddhists call the Monkey Mind, but some of the experiences can be quite evocative and suggestive (in a non NC-17 sense).
I have a recurring experience that occurs so far in only one place. Originally, I would meditate in Savasana, because I found sitting meditation uncomfortable. In this situation I would open my eyes and see a female with long dark hair attempting to grab me around the waist and carry or drag me somewhere. It disappeared as soon as I began to mentally take it in. When I began to meditate in the straight-backed sitting position, I saw the same figure, except she would be throwing a blanket around my shoulders. She seemed amused for some reason. Again, it would fade out as soon as I began to analyze it, and these experiences have occurred multiple times in one particular space.
So… What is it? A spirit that haunts that area? A vision of a past life? My imagination?
magickalagnostic 
Greetings, internet entity.
I recently resumed my occult studies after three months of spiritual inactivity. Yesterday I stumbled upon your blog while checking the latest posts on one of the forums I usually visit. I’m writing you because it will help me get in touch with myself. Somehow. Maybe.
Anyways, your anecdote is really interesting. I’ve no idea what that woman is, reality is impossibly complex and it makes my head hurt just thinking about the words to describe that which can’t be described.
Also, here’s a video I like: http://laughingsquid.com/headspace-a-trippy-hand-drawn-animated-short-by-jake-fried/
Do you read Vigilantcitizen? It’s a really good news portal. I recommend it because you posted something about the Brussels attack.
Down there’s my e-mail. Write me back, tell me about your day or whatever you want. It will feel magical, because we’ve never met.
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