I will make an attempt to explain, while it seems best to avoid interfering with the beliefs of others on this topic. Here are only some of the various guesses of people who are interested—some resulting from studies, others from one or another simple faith or following.
* Effects of brain damage, hallucinations.
* Purgatory.
* A process of purification of a soul for human recycling or to be sent to a good World to Come.
* A notion (guess) of a few physicists that each of us is connected to an entity in another universe that has different materials, actions and reactions. When we die, the being on the other end of our tether, of sorts, goes on with existence.
As related to more detailed instructions from a few ancient religious and martial teachings, to see oneself more completely and accurately requires more wisdom, experience or a more focusing kind of meditation than to know others. One might say that repeatedly viewing oneself without being surprised might be a sign of attainment of skill for victories. Another might say that seeing the same reflections without surprises would indicate a more near readiness in a soul to move on to another level.
And people without faces might be indicative of ephemeral beings.
Apologies to many readers for having no narrative about a person possibly being outfitted like the Jack Sparrow character (”Pirates of the Caribbean”), gleefully surveying streets made out of gold (”Gold!”) and putting on a ruler’s gold and bejeweled crown. One might look to the explorations of the Spaniards in southern parts of the Americas or even ancient Rome for that.
Thanks for the explanation.
Religion(s) are theories and philosophies about the anatomy & physiology of the human soul and how it interacts with its environment. Doesn’t mean that they are not correct or accurate theories.
But there is a higher level of the soul that when you tap into it, the soul and the souls of others become physical. At that point you experience and know rather than believe.
I am both religious and a scientist. I see no conflict between the two.