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Originally Posted by earthatic
I know that myoclonus (hypnic jerking) is more common with people who have irregular sleeping patterns, and often happens when on the verge of entering hypnagogia. While attempting to "AP" using this method, he might not lose bodily alertness before the mental state has set in. Fleeting/abrupt thoughts and feelings that come beforehand will often provoke a muscle jerk/twitch if your body is not yet relaxed (or paralysed).
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Yup, this is correct. I've experienced hypnic jerks for my entire life... it happens only once in a while, but it's always been there, mostly experienced while I've been falling asleep.
Personally, I've always attributed it "accidentally" consciously experiencing the body falling asleep. You unexpectedly feel a sense of "falling", which you then "jerk" in order to save yourself from falling. It's the same kind of motion you make to save yourself when you tip just a bit too far on a chair and believe you're going to fall over when you don't. Same thing.
No offense to Astral Explorer, but seriously, it has nothing to do with "energy pathways".