Spiritual warfare
Incubus
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Incubus is a folklore and demonology figure, usually male, believed to sexually assault or oppress sleepers.
Incubus is a sexual night-demon figure in folklore, often linked with sleep fear.
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- Curses & Spiritual Warfare
- Related
- Spiritual Warfare, Curse, Discernment, Prayer of Protection
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The story behind Incubus
Medieval and early modern demonology used incubus language to explain sexual night experiences and feared assaults.
The spiritual meaning of Incubus
Spiritually, Incubus asks how nighttime fear and sexual shame can be brought into safety and care.
Incubus in the Bible
Incubus is not a named biblical category. Christian care should avoid fear, shame, and speculative sexual-spirit claims.
Why Incubus matters
Incubus matters because the figure often overlaps with sleep paralysis, sexual trauma fears, and medieval demonology.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
Recorded here as history and pastoral language. No rite is taught on this page.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Curses & Spiritual Warfare
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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What is incubus?
Incubus is a folklore and demonology figure, usually male, believed to sexually assault or oppress sleepers.
Where does incubus come from?
Medieval and early modern demonology used incubus language to explain sexual night experiences and feared assaults.
What does incubus mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Incubus asks how nighttime fear and sexual shame can be brought into safety and care.
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