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[[Image:Mocumba.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Cover of "''Mocumba!—The Conversion of Africa?''", by [[David Berg]]. Art by [[Hugo Westphal]].]]
 
[[Image:Mocumba.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Cover of "''Mocumba!—The Conversion of Africa?''", by [[David Berg]]. Art by [[Hugo Westphal]].]]
'''Mocumba''' is a spiritual being described by [[David Berg]] as the spirit of Africa in a dream he published of his sexual fantasy with Mocumba complete with Mocumba's backstory.
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'''Mocumba''' is a spiritual being described by [[David Berg]] as the spirit of Africa in a dream he published of his sexual fantasy with Mocumba complete with Mocumba's backstory.<ref>[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][http://www.xfamily.org/images/0/08/Ml-554.pdf Mocumba!&mdash;The Conversion of Africa?] &mdash; By [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letter|ML]]#554 - [[DO]]; [[1976]]-08-21.</ref>
  
 
== Mocumba the Succubus? ==
 
== Mocumba the Succubus? ==
In medieval legend, a succubus (plural ''succubi'') is a demon which takes the form of a female to seduce men (especially monks) in dreams to have sexual intercourse. Berg's dream closely resembles what psychiatry calls "sleep paralysis" (or an "incubus attack" in paranormal lore).
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In medieval legend, a succubus (plural ''succubi'') is a demon which takes the form of a female to seduce men (especially monks) in dreams to have sexual intercourse. Berg's dream closely resembles what psychology calls "sleep paralysis"<ref>"Sleep Paralysis and Associated Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Experiences" &mdash; By Al Cheyne, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo. (accessed: 2006-10-15).</ref> (or an "incubus attack" in paranormal lore).
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][http://www.xfamily.org/images/0/08/Ml-554.pdf Mocumba!&mdash;The Conversion of Africa?] &mdash; By [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letter|ML]]#554 - [[DO]]; [[1976]]-08-21.
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*[http://www.exfamily.org/art/exmem/sex_andthe_godesses.shtml#subpart4 Mokumba&mdash;Voodoo Godess]
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=== Further reading ===
 
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* [http://www.exfamily.org/art/exmem/sex_andthe_godesses.shtml#subpart4 Mokumba&mdash;Voodoo Godess]
== External links ==
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macumba Wikipedia: Macumba]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macumba Wikipedia: Macumba]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis Wikipedia: Sleep paralysis]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis Wikipedia: Sleep paralysis]

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Cover of "Mocumba!—The Conversion of Africa?", by David Berg. Art by Hugo Westphal.

Mocumba is a spiritual being described by David Berg as the spirit of Africa in a dream he published of his sexual fantasy with Mocumba complete with Mocumba's backstory.[1]

Mocumba the Succubus?

In medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi) is a demon which takes the form of a female to seduce men (especially monks) in dreams to have sexual intercourse. Berg's dream closely resembles what psychology calls "sleep paralysis"[2] (or an "incubus attack" in paranormal lore).

References

  1. Icon pdf.gifMocumba!—The Conversion of Africa? — By David Berg; ML#554 - DO; 1976-08-21.
  2. "Sleep Paralysis and Associated Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Experiences" — By Al Cheyne, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo. (accessed: 2006-10-15).

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