Spirits/Gods of Sleeping

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 08 Jun 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

coldsuns	08 Jun 2003
Sometimes babies will laugh when lying on the bed to the air. I was told that there is a God playing with them..so what do you think?

Kiama	08 Jun 2003
What age baby are we talking of? I ask because up to a certain age, infants usually only perform actions which are reflexes, such as sucking and swallowing, and possibly laughing. And after a certain age, it has been shown that when an infant finds a new noise which it likes, it will repeat that noise to itself. Just like when an infant constantly gurgles (Anybody who's raised a baby will know about gurgling! ;))... It likes the sound, so it repeats it. I think the laughter could be just this: The infant making a noise which it likes/which causes a positive response from its caregivers, and the infant then repeating that noise. Personally, I don't think the laughter is caused by a God playing with the baby, and instead would opt for the explanation I've just given. :D Kiama

wavebreaker	08 Jun 2003
Don't you ever laugh about something to yourself when you're on your own? Maybe babies too have thoughts that make them laugh... ;)

coldsuns	08 Jun 2003
It sound so sweet. The age is from newborn maybe not even a week old to around 3 years old.

Diana	08 Jun 2003
coldsuns: Human beings laugh when they are happy. Babies laugh because they are human beings and they are happy to be alive! A cool breeze, a pretty sound, a remembrance of the sucking of their mother's breast - that's enough to make any baby joyful! Of course, for those (like myself) who believe in fairies, angels and such, there is also a possibility that they are interacting with them and having a giggle! So yes, in a way I agree with you. It is God playing with them, because God made the fairies and the angels too!

Belladonna	09 Jun 2003
I was lying in bed with my 6 week old son watching him sleep. He was utterly peaceful, and suddenly, for the very first time he smiled and let out a Hehehehehe. Just a soft little chuckle that shook his belly and then he was back to his dreams. I wondered what he was laughing at, but I have zero doubt in my mind that it was indeed a laugh! And a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life.

coldsuns	10 Jun 2003
re:Bella Thats so sweet! I guess you must be a great mother and hope that your son will grow healthy and happy. And..it is always so hard to know whats a baby is thinking. But they must be for sure pure and innocent with cute smile.

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