Historically people who have had interactions with an unknown source such as extraterrestrials lived private lives with their experiences and had very little opportunity to explore what was happening to them. Those who braved the public eye were often ridiculed labeled with a wide variety of mental disorders and often institutionalized. Time has changed that perception for many. Still there are those who would belittle people doing nothing more than pursuing their interest in UFO and extraterrestrial phenomenon.
The advent of the internet has played a large role for these experiencers around the world to find venues that allow them to interact with others who have had similar experiences. I have found over the last six years many of these little niches on-line
where people explore their encounters and ask questions and even sometimes find answers. People who have had experiences with UFO’s and who claim to have contact or even been abducted seem to have this need to find others like themselves. I think it is comforting to know that you are not alone and not crazy. These contactees, abductees or experiencers, what ever term we decide to bestow upon them, are normal people you see in everyday life. They could be a construction worker, doctor, actor, housewife, etc. They have families, jobs, and work in their communities. They are no different than everyone else except they have these experiences that become a part of their lives and more importantly a part of who they are.
Having spent the last six years observing and interacting myself with these people I have noticed many commonalties among them. First, the desire to find a place where they fit in and without ridicule have the opportunity to share the experiences they have had. These people also want to listen to what others have to say. Over time it is also realized by those involved that opinions will very and they can agree to disagree. Most are looking for common ground when exploring the possibilities of what all this means, if anything. Something else I have noticed among these groups is the type of experience or interaction they have had is not always the same. Those who have simply had a sighting of an unknown craft be it extraterrestrial or even something that can be explained are generally left in awe. A new door to their world has opened. They begin to ask questions and speculate
possibilities. It puts people in a position to further their understanding of the world they live in, their place in it and explore what can be. This is education that serves to benefit mankind not hold them back.
Those who have had contact experience might describe a wide variety of encounters. Such as a particular type of being, perhaps just a form of telepathic
communication and to even a more challenge emotionally actual abduction including physical examinations.
I have discovered no matter what the experience is, those who have the same type of interaction describe their experiences the same often using terminologies in an
attempt to put to words their experience that are identical. I have also observed it does not seem to matter what the experience is, all of them can interact on a level where they understand each others positions. This is just a small example of observations I have made having the opportunity to discuss the issues of
extraterrestrials with a wide variety of people, from all walks of life, all over the world.
I do not know exactly where all this will go in the future, but what I have learned is one of the benefits to being alive is the opportunity to explore. I have never found any other subject area that offers such a wide and diverse area for exploring a seemingly unlimited amount of options to want to learn more from.
