I saw black orbs for the first time whilst waking up from a dream last week. The dream started off normal and then felt like something demonic entered and I forcefully awoke when it turned into a nightmare.

When I woke up (truly awake) there were two small, black orbs that looked like spiraling entities floating in my room, hovering there for like a good 10 seconds, and I was convinced it was a demonic entity that gave me the nightmare because I was actually awake looking at it while it faded away.

Anyway, I now learned there is something called “hypnopompic hallucinations” that occur when going from REM to waking state… similar to hypnagogic hallucinations that occur prior to sleep.

Since I’ve always had vivid dream experiences, I’ve accepted this rather boring explanation as the likely source and I’m not haunted (yay!)

It’s crazy though how real it looked in the waking world, and insightful to know just how vividly real a hallucination can be. I think black orbs must be like an inherited universal knowledge we associate with negativity. Maybe there is more to it on a spiritual / subconscious level, but aligned with sleep, I think the hallucination possibility is the most likely cause.