I would say dmt has played a role in this. Directly and indirectly. By seeing them myself, and reading of similarities in the stories of Shamans. I remained ignorant about this until I saw them myself, I just didn't want to believe in such a thing.

Now, I believe without a doubt they can exist. It's logical reasoning. Hold a magnet. Let a piece of metal be attracted to it. We can all see this. There is a magnetic field that exists beyond the physical magnet. We can all agree to this. Not one of our five senses can perceive this field, but it is there, we can all agree on this. So we can conclude that there are non perceivable forces at work, and that they are real. So, with that in mind, I can conclude that there can be many other things in this universe that we have yet to find a way to measure or percieve. And in that same thought process, I would have no other choice but to conclude that other dimensions, and inhabitants, could exists, and to dismiss such ideas outright would be absolutely nothing other than sheer ignorance.

There was a day when wireless communication was impossible. We are living in a world that was totally impossible only a short 100 years ago.

Love yall, peace out.