The transitional state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep is referred to as hypnagogia. Though there seem to be widely varied reports of the experience, it is submitted here that if the mind is quiet, it becomes a venue for deep relaxation, restfulness, and creativity. The challenge is to maintain the state instead of continuing into sleep. It is said that Thomas Edison often napped in a chair with ball bearings in his hands to assist in maintaining a hypnagogic state. If the ball bearings dropped, the sound would awaken the inventor, and he would then return to the creative state just before sleep.
After composing Hypnagogia, it was apparent that it is conducive to sleep. It is not monotonous, nor is it dull and repetitive… quite the opposite. In this composition it seems that complex frequency combinations and interconnecting rhythmic patterns conspire to induce sleep and, if the listener can delay the ascent into sleep, a uniquely creative state of mind becomes available.
Fare well on your journey into Hypnagogia.