I love optical illusions and as magicians we have a real fascination for visual perception tests. One aspect of these visual phenomena is called pareidolia. This is the experience of seeing something in a visual stimulus that’s totally random.
You have probably experienced this yourself at some point when looking at clouds and believing you can see images of animals or faces in them. This is the basis for the Rorschach inkblot test.
In the above beautiful example it may, at first glance, look like there is a bearded face in profile with closed eyes beside the man in this Victorian photograph. Actually, it is just the way that the light and shade is falling on the toddler that the man is holding.
Jesus is a recurring theme in pictures like these. He often makes an appearance in dirty crockery or on burnt food.
One couple even hit the headlines after seeing a crucified Jesus whilst having an ultrasound of their unborn baby.
If people are seeing the son of God you can bet they are also seeing the enemy of the Lord too…
The above portrait of Elizabeth II appeared on the 1954 Canadian dollar bill. Many people thought they saw the face of the devil in the Queen’s hair and some believe that this was the reason why the bill was cancelled.
People pay good money for such collectibles on Ebay and when reports come in of such religious figures appearing in the everyday world, people will go to great lengths to see them. In India, March 2008, reports came in of a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in the sky and it led to 50 people blinding themselves by staring at the sun.
I’ll leave you with one more Jesus image, this time seen in the derrière of a dog… you may wish you were blind after seeing it though!
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Elizabeth Mar 17 2010 - 9:40 pm
Interesting post. I laughed at the cat arse Jesus
Elizabeth Mar 17 2010 - 9:46 pm
I meant dog arse- probably a good thing I can’t tell the difference really unless I was training to be a vet!
Betty Spaghetti Mar 18 2010 - 11:00 am
All I see in the Canadian dollar note is a mutant baboon.
Nina Mar 18 2010 - 6:44 pm
Sooooo cooool! Can’t see the devil in Elizabeth’s hair though….