Incubus , demon in male form that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus. In medieval Europe, union with an incubus was supposed by some to result in the birth of witches, demons, and deformed human offspring. The legendary magician Merlin was said to have been fathered by an incubus. Parallels exist in many cultures. In modern psychological usage, the term has been applied to the type of nightmare that gives one the feeling of a heavy weight or oppression on the chest and stomach. Incubus Article Additional Info.

Amie Green co-editor of Farrago. On Tuesday 30 August , at approximately 3am, I performed a blood ritual designed to summon a succubus. Historically, succubi have their roots in Medieval Kabbalah, a stream of Jewish mystical thought and were traditionally conceived of as horrific, life-draining seductresses. There are, of course, forums riddled with arguments regarding the nature of succubae — with little to no consensus on the specifics — but, in general, these creatures are no longer seen as so dastardly. Fortunately and unsurprisingly , there is very little substance to these claims.

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