u/Eaglesfan05

This has been on my mind for a while and thought this would be a good place to ask.

Have your experiences made you more spiritual? Do you believe your experiences are genuine encounters or merely over imaginative dreams? No wrong answer, just whatever you believe.

I ask because I have found myself growing more cynical of the world and religion in general. I’d be very interested to hear from people here who believe there experiences to be genuine.

For those that believe their encounters are genuine and more than just dreams, are you healthy? Has your health changed (for better or worse) since your experiences? For those that have physical pain (beyond the average person) and still believe, do you feel angry or cynical that they may have the capability to help you but don’t?

And finally, does anyone believe their experiences have directly helped them physically? I’ve read accounts, I’m sure most have. But with so many people in pain, many of whom do seemingly pray or ask for help, do you have any anger or resentment on behalf of them? Do you question why god doesn’t help? Why do you believe that to be the case? Are they praying to the wrong god? Were they not meant to be helped? Are they being punished? No wrong answers.

I realize this is a bit of a heavy topic so please keep responses civil. No judgement, just whatever you believe

The first thing I remember is standing outside in the middle of the night. I could hear a steady rainfall as I looked around somewhat aimlessly. There was a tree line to my left that tapered off into total darkness. I am usually terrified of the dark but in that moment, I felt no emotions. No fear, no anything. I turned to my right and could just make out the blue siding of my house. My eyes trailed up until the outer frame of my bedroom window came into view.

I slowly became more aware and began to process things a bit more clearly. I was standing on the side yard of my house, just outside my bedroom. It’s a fairly narrow space, maybe 4-5 feet wide of grass before the tree line begins. I’ve lived in my house for 15 years and can’t remember having walked here at night for any reason. 

It took me a moment but something finally clicked. It was raining but I wasn’t getting wet. I could hear it falling around me but felt nothing. I remember slowly looking up and freezing. Hovering about 40 feet above me was a large saucer-like craft. As soon as I noticed, it began to slowly lift up at a 30-45 degree angle, the side closer to my house tilted down. The craft had rotating red and green lights in the outer middle section, a slightly boxy area that seemingly trailed around the entirety of the craft. It looked like if you were to cut a “conventional” flying saucer in half and add a more rigid and “boxy” component in between. Beyond the lights, the rest of the craft that I could see was a metallic silver color.

The craft rose up slowly before it seemed to pause, the angle flattening slightly as it hovered in place. I stared on, my eyes trailing the rotating lights as they disappeared around it with each cycle, moving from left to right. I am unsure how long I was watching, almost in a daydream-like state before a sound in the woods snapped me out of it. I quickly glanced down to my left, my mind suddenly flooding with different emotions as I hear something walking. I felt my body tense for the first time as I watched several small grey creatures emerge through the woods.

They were no more than four feet tall and moved more or less like a human would, walking upright. One moved ahead with at least three others trailing side by side behind them. The one in front, the one who I saw the best, had a small frame in relation to their head. Their torso was fairly narrow, though any details were obscured by the darkness of the woods and likely the craft above. Their head was slightly bowed as they stepped over a branch, raising their leg up higher than you would expect a human to do so. Like a child stepping over something in a slightly exaggerated or even unfamiliar manner.

 My emotions continued to flood through me, the sudden onset jarring and overwhelming as I watched the front most grey lift its head up and look towards me. Their head was rounded like a human but more elongated towards the upper back. It was overall slightly larger than an average fully grown adult’s head, though it looked bigger in proportion with its stature. I did not get a great look at the rest of their head beyond the eyes and don't want to come off as speculative.

Like a human, they had two eyes that were positioned in similar fashion. Their eyes however were several times larger than a humans. They were slightly more rounded but entirely black. Their eyes seemed almost “empty” in a sense. It is difficult to describe, they just seemed somewhat lifeless. I remember making eye contact and instantly going rigid. I felt my body tense an unbelievable amount but I could not move. It was like I was a passenger in my own body, conscious and aware but unable to physically control myself. I watched them move towards me for another second or so but don't remember anything beyond this.

All details are as best I recall. feel free to ask any questions