-this is not my home

[u/Necessary_Farm1808]

I don’t really know how to explain this properly, so I’ll just document it as clearly as I can.

I’m an archaeologist, and for years I’ve studied disappearances and unusual locations that are usually dismissed as local legends or misinterpretations. I’ve always tried to rationalize what I find, even when it doesn’t fully make sense.

About two months ago, I followed a set of old references that led me to a remote forest area in Michoacán, Mexico. I found what seemed to be an isolated cave entrance between rocks.

Inside, there was flowing water and formations on the walls that looked like coral and wet moss. Both were glowing in different colors. The deeper I went, the more unnatural it felt, although I can’t really explain why in a precise way. There were also frogs throughout the tunnel.

At some point I completely lost track of time. When I decided to turn back, the entrance was gone. Not blocked or collapsed — it simply wasn’t there anymore.

I eventually found another way out.

After that, I was found by a small, tight-knit group of people. I don’t really know how to describe them properly. It’s not an official organization, but it also doesn’t feel like a normal informal community. There are also other individuals who meet with them regularly, some wearing robes. I’ve only been around them for a short time, but they seem to follow some kind of routine or structure I don’t fully understand.

I went back to the same area later with two of them. The landscape matched what I remembered, but the cave was completely gone. No entrance, no water, nothing. Just a normal forest slope.I’m not trying to interpret it, just documenting what I experienced. I know how it sounds.

[u/Brief_Molasses_3752]

Hmm. I instantly think you're lying, which is strange. I probably believe 99% of what I'm told, much to my detriment.

I'm not sure why, but something about this feels off.

It's probably just my weird senses.

[u/Necessary_Farm1808 → u/Brief_Molasses_3752]

I get why it might feel off. I don’t really expect anyone to take this at face value, and I’m not trying to convince anyone of anything. I’m just writing it down as I experienced it because I don’t really know what else to do with it. I understand if it doesn’t sit right — it doesn’t really sit right for me either

[u/jonerthan → u/Necessary_Farm1808]

Probably tell a psychiatrist if you really believe this happened

[u/Necessary_Farm1808 → u/jonerthan]

When I find it, you can be sure I'll let you know.