Wake around 3 every night? You are not the only one – here’s what it means

Because of this, women who would have been caught outside the house were once kicked out at that time, assuming that they were witches.

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In Europe, this marked the beginning of a witch hunting trend. All diseases and wars were attributed to their actions and the actions of other people who practice magic, which were believed to be performed at night and that their power is the highest between three and four hours.

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Soon many people were persecuted and killed just because they were caught outside at the time or accused them of ‘seeing them out the window that they were dealing with strange rites’. The trend was repeated on several occasions through the centuries, and in 1835 the term ‘Witch’s Hour’ appeared in church records for the first time.

There are some coincidences that are in favor of the theory that it is a ‘haunted’ time. Thus, some studies show that the most deaths are recorded in hospitals between three and four hours. Most people who are at night will be at that time and many people testify to feel disoriented and a little ‘strange’.

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Also, the most cases of paralysis in the dream (the feeling that we are awake and that we cannot move any part of the body), it occurs at that time. The psychological literature also mentions that the experiences of the apparition and the feelings of one’s ‘presence’ are the most common between hours 3 and 4 hours.

Scientists, of course, have an explanation. They say numerous studies have shown that the level of melatonin in the body is at the height of about three hours, after which it falls, and that it coincides with the end of one of the REM stages during sleep. Melatonin is a hormone in charge of regulating a dream, so when it starts to fall, it is possible for a man to get a ‘lighter’ and to awaken. Acceptable, of course, but still leaves room to ask ourselves what is true …