Yes. That's a loaded question for me...but I think confidence, avoidance, and fear may be generators. I have read that for some its that they are lying or whatevez...maybe lying to yourself as well. Do you? what makes you ask such an interesting question.

Nay... Hardly ever. Used to though. The very profound experience of a sacred Fire Circle, like 'Rites Of Spring', opened me up to SERIOUS eye contact with people... total strangers, who would pass by you in the circle looking INTO you... smiling. T'was wierd... THEY saw me in my Highest when I MYSELF could not. Soon, I grew into my strength (as I contnue to do), and learned of the power of such eye-contact.

I look into LOTS of people, now... not invasively... but passively, lovingly, comfortingly... remembering that we are ALL Brothers and Sisters.

It DOES affect me, though, when others avert thier gaze or avoid mine when talking to me. Depends on the situation, but to me I can usually sense fear, insecurity, or perhaps even blatant coldness-- the barrier that keeps others at arm's length. I just try to send them a burst of healing, visualizing them in thier Highest, and allow them to be where they are in thier Proccess... much the same way all those people at the Fire Circle did for me years ago. With medicine such as that, they, too, will soon feel secure enough Within to reveal thier gaze to others.