Rainbows, Blind Men...
There is a barrier, a veil which shadows that which we should not know. To look behind the curtain is forbidden. Don't look there, certain death may entail. We live our lives fearing the unknown...
But what if one was to stumble across this barrier. To take a glimpse of what is philosophically forbidden. To take a look at the machinery that supports physicality. What would this do to a person? What would it do to their beliefs? How would it affect the world? Like a pebble thrown into a pond the hysteresis might ripple out to unknown shores, possibly beyond our comprehension...
I can tell you how I lived before, and I can tell you how I live now, but it will not open your eyes. I can write volumes about what I see and what I think, but it will not reveal what is behind the curtain. This veil exists in your mind. There are phobias that prevent your mind from approaching it. These are the prison walls that we live within...
Once one has breached the veil there is no going back. Possibly analogous to ones losing their virginity, except in a spiritual way, one cannot replace the veil, as it vanishes as soon as it is breached. Now you are experienced, and there is no going back. The divine crux to this situation is that it is societal, and not just a personal thing. Like the hysteresis of the pebble tossed into a pond, the mental ramifications of breaching the veil are contagious, and ripple through society...
That which comes is the thing that should not be, modern society would never allow it, and has indeed taken great pains to prevent it. But the ultimate result is unassailable, imperishable. How could one possibly stop something like Fate, or Destiny. The Great Spirit shall prevail. That which has been veiled, is now revealed. Its a game changer, and there will be great consternation...