The Influencers

The below is an experience as best I can remember. Recently while watching a show on TV, a mention of dream vs vision was there are I felt this fit better in the vision category than dream, so I thought I will write this down and share with you. Share your thoughts in comments below if you are able to make something out of this.

 

Why are they there at the end of crowd? I can see them all but likely as they are engulfed in a haze of some sort. And why they don't mingle in the crowd? Why they are not talking? I felt myself asking these questions.

Do you see and hear them? The voice asked. Of course, I see them although like I said, they seem hazy at best. Also, now that you asked, I think I do hear them but not sure what they are saying. 

If you could hear them then why did you question that they were not talking? The voice teased. Oh okay, I was wrong but seem like all others in the crowd are oblivious of their presence. Am I right?

You are right no one knows they are there because they are Not. The voice said calmly. What do You mean that they are not there? I see them there. I said, feeling somewhat uneasy. The voice again very calmly replied, I never said anything about their where about. I just said that they are not. Don’t mean if they are there or here or anywhere. All I said was that they are not. Because they are not. At least not in any form that you can define or understand at your present level.

I felt too confused to ask what the voice meant by "They are Not" what are they 'not'. They are not as in they have no existence. 

They are 7 in number if you count and in the realm that we are speaking of, they are called what simply said in your language, the influencers.  I counted and there were indeed 7 of them. The 7 influencers who were Not.

The soul, voice continued, can move in many ways. But with the kind of soul you have, best way is that the soul to know the difference between spirit and material. The soul can then choose being spiritual instead of being bounded by bodily identity. But that can be a confusing process for some. These 7 are there to help one in that process. Simply communicate with a goal to help and influence. All you will need is to accept them fully in your mind and you will see and hear them with more clarity.

Are you speaking this for me to gain some higher knowledge or are you making a morbid suggestion? I asked. There was no answer. The voice stayed silent and I felt the burden of knowing the answer myself without the help of voice or the influencers.

I was feeling confused and getting an eerie feeling. The influencers all were looking at me, not saying anything anymore, just observing.

Strange, the voice said, you seem to be getting afraid. Well may be yes, I wanted to say, but I did not. The voice heard me still.

We will have to stop, in that case. The voice continued. As if talking to me and the influencers at the same time. They all seemed to start fading away. As if moving farther away from the crowd. None of them seemingly turned their face away from me. And their eyes kept the gaze on my face even after they had faded away completely. 

That is strange, I am not sure if I said that or if it was the voice. But then the voice continued, you should have been ready, but your confusion is strange. 

I am surprised you feel this way I responded. Who would not be surprised and question such an encounter? I don't even know who or what they were (or were “not” like you stated) so how could have I not felt strange in accepting them or speaking with them. All I know that were just some hazy silhouettes at a distance that I couldn't even properly see. How can one accept something that vague.

The voice responded, Yes strange that you questioned them because you couldn't see them properly, but you have not even asked or thought once about me, you are listening and agreeing even when you have not seen or physically felt me. You just accepted. Strange isn't it?

I know the voice was right. Who it was? Where was it? What and why? A million other questions flooded my mind. But I Couldn’t ask any, I knew the voice was not there to respond. I looked around. It was 4AM in the clock. I was alone in the room and sweating and felt as if had returned from a trip. A trip to the place where I had heard the voice and saw the influencers along with a large crowd. I didn't remember even 1 face from the crowd, but I do remember the place clearly. Even I could feel the salty moisture on my tongue and nostrils from that gazebo near the sea.

I knew I have been there. I knew the encounter was over. I knew I missed a chance. I was feeling afraid, not because of the encounter but because I may never have it again. I decided to keep my ears tuned to catch the voice when it contacts me again. I don't remember exactly how long it took for me to go back to sleep. 

The encounter was surreal, yet it was not a dream. I am not sure what could have been right course of action. Listen to the influencers or be confused like I did. I hope something prepares me better should I be there again ever in my life.

A few days later I had another one, but that time characters were different and the acts more dominating than a discussion. That one truly creeped me out . And hence I will not share till I get a better handle of what that one was.