@Leo Gura If you know something about the connection of consciousness with dreams, then please read this.   I just woke up and I experienced something very creepy. I'm very good at remembering dreams, but this very realistic. First I just dreamed, nothing special. I dreamed about a forest and a lake with lots of people. I was chasing a friend. Eventually I got him and I woke up. I was in a drowsy state and I had the idea to ask that friend (in my dream) why he ran away. So I got back in to my dream. I asked him ''Why did you run away?'' he said to me ''I was trying to protect you''. and then the creepy thing happened.  Suddenly my head started to move in shocks ( in real life) and I heard something that sounded like barking, but a dog sounds different. The sound was inside my head! I also heard a mans voice, but I couldn't hear it clearly. It felt like there was a presence beside my bed and I thought there might be a criminal or man besides me. But I stayed calm and thought this was ridiculous. Whenever I think about it, chills get over my whole body. I am even scared to close my eyes. In an earlier dream today I was a burglar. This isn't the first time. I experienced another event months ago, but that time my whole body shook and my vision blurred for a couple of seconds. Lately I'm more involved with enlightenment, so I know that my experience is my own creation, this gives me some relief.  In Leo's video ''the dark side of meditation'' he also talked about barking, but is this the same thing? Can someone please explain this to me? Otherwise I would be afraid to sleep again.   I only experience weird shit while being in the sleep twilight phase.  I also used to try astral projection, so that might be connected too.