Hi new friends! I am new here :) originally from Northern California, now in Arizona. I have always felt different than those around me but at the same time, I never had anyone around me that was different too and I wanted to fit in - to some extent, I was taught to fit in. But I still had this deep sensitivity and discernment that was enough to keep me different. Fast forward through my 20s, which were very much lived in the curated world, and I finally started to wake up. I would say I’ve been on this journey for a few years now, but it wasn’t very clear, just following what I felt to be true. Interestingly enough, my partner had watched conspiracy theories but I wasn’t into them. I don’t think I was ready. And then, Charlie Kirk was assisinated and even though I didn’t even know who he was, it got me curious and I started observing. Something felt off and it launched me into what would be a several month awakening, to now - knowing and believing in something so much bigger and more inexplicable than anything we could even understand. I’m still discovering what exactly it is I believe but I’m curious how each of you describe the matrix, what is it to you?