3 a.m. Dead Time?

Two of my friends asked me the same question after watching the movie Paranormal Activity. They were wondering if 3 a.m. is in fact “dead time”- people are killed in this hour- as the film tells so.

At the moment they threw me this question, I was blank. I had no idea about what is this about. I have never heard also that this hour (3 a.m.) has superstitious image. What I know is that people usually say that 6 p.m. is the “dark hour” or the time when demons are getting out from his hiding place. So, in order to answer their questions, I googled a bit.

These are some results which I got:
1. 3 a.m. is known as the ‘demonic witching hour’. In European folklore, the witching hour is the time when supernatural creatures such as witches, demons and ghosts are thought to be at their most powerful, and black magic at its most effective.
2. It is also the opposite time of the ‘miracle hour’ –the time when Christ died on the cross- which was indicated with 3 p.m. It is used by some satanic cult to mock the 3 p.m.
3. At this hour, some people feels ‘disturbed’ during their sleep. They are suddenly awake and frightened and as they take a look at the time it was exactly 3 a.m.
4. Other movies like Witching Hour (1996) and Exorcist (2005) also use this 3 a.m. concept.

In response to the information above, I was thinking whether this issue is true or not. I, personally, believe that demon and magic exist. They might have power to attack us if we are not shielded or keeping guard (how to be shielded, I will discuss it in next post). However, I don’t really think it’s true that 3 a.m. is the hour.

I’ve found one blog which quite give me very good information about this. In paranormal world research (a research and analysis of the ‘other’ world), researchers work mainly during nighttime. The only purpose for doing it in this period is the quietness which help them concentrate more and be more sensitive towards those ‘creatures’. The same case happens to us, in night time, our senses are becoming more active than in day-time; we could even listen to the tick of the clock or the sway of the leaves. So, sometimes, we often think that night time it’s freakier. But regarding devils working time, I don’t think it’s only 3 a.m. All the stories above might only be a made-up stories to bully us and to make us more afraid of them and therefore feeling their presence.

One suggestion: thinking that the demons are working 24 hours a day might relieve us from fear. It also helps us to be more aware of their presence during our day so that we won’t fall into their traps easily. Or, think about that demons are harmless during the day and at night, it is also the same harmless demons which surround us, no point to worry.