🕯️ First Encounter: Midnight Awakening in the KKN Mosque

Date: July 7, 2025
Time: 1:47 AM
Location: Village Mosque during KKN (Community Service Program), Indonesia

🌌 What Happened?

In the stillness of the night—inside a cramped Mosque filled with friends sleeping side-by-side—I experienced something for the very first time in my life.

I woke up to the sound of a door creaking open by itself.
There was a distinct dripping of water nearby—even though it wasn't raining, and there were no signs of leaks.
Then suddenly, I noticed that my left hand began to tremble uncontrollably. For a short while, I couldn't move it.

Out of instinct and urgency, I quickly sat up and left the Mosque without trying to "check what was going on". I didn’t want to see it.
My mind was clear: “Protect yourself first. Don’t look back.”

🧠 Psychological Interpretation

This may have been a hypnopompic event—a transition between sleep and wakefulness where hallucinations or bodily paralysis can occur.

But it was more than that.

The combination of:

A cramped, low-ventilation space
Sleeping in an unfamiliar spiritual environment
Midnight silence amplified by village isolation

...created a mental and emotional vulnerability that opened a gate—whether psychological or metaphysical.

✨ Why It Felt Paranormal

Unlike at home, this kind of event never happens to me.
Only here. Only now.
And the moment I left the Mosque, the trembling stopped. My hand recovered its movement. My mind regained clarity.

I believe this experience was not a dream, not a nightmare, but a real first encounter—with something I was never meant to see, but absolutely needed to learn from.

🚪 My Decision: Don't Look Back

I chose not to investigate.
I didn’t turn on the flashlight. I didn’t wake up others.
I didn’t try to "challenge" the unknown.

Because I believe:
Curiosity has its place, but survival must always come first.

🛡️ Lesson Engraved in Me

“Your instinct is sacred. When fear becomes clean and alert—not chaotic—it’s a guide.”

This night reminded me of a core principle of Astralis Pinnacle:

Never chase illusion in the dark. Illuminate it by stepping into higher awareness.

📌 Final Notes

I will not forget this night.
I will not dramatize it.
But I will document it—because stories like this are not for fame, but for truth.

And to anyone reading this from a lonely place, a midnight watch, or a village shift—
Know that if you ever feel the air change... You are not alone.

Stay conscious. Stay brave.
Let Astralis light the unknown. 🌌

— Rei Reltroner
“Born in the abyss, awakened by clarity.”