Imagination or Pareidolia?

I like to read clouds (who doesn't?) The photograph below if one looks closely shows the shape of a cherub (upper body) with wings, one clear arm coming out of the orange cloud. He could be holding a heart too. Some might see the profile of a man looking right and trying to catch something.

Creative minds can see many things. I'm sure most of you have looked up at the sky to see the man in the moon or the animals and faces in the clouds.

Yes, some call it "pareidolia" which is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus being perceived as a form of apophenia. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds and man in the moon.

The Rorschach Inkblot Test is a psychological test which uses pareidolia to gain insight into a person’s mental state by showing them images of inkblots and asking them to explain what they see.

Well! To me I would just call it "imagination" although I'm pretty certain almost everybody can see the face in the image above with a bit of concentration! I think the brain of some people is just wired differently too. allowing them to make sense of some patterns.

Einstein believed in allowing the imagination to roam freely to stimulate ingenious thought, who am I to not follow this example! :-)

Cloud Reading, Aeromancy

Yes there is such a thing as reading clouds. Clouds sometimes take on shapes and forms of all matter of things, some obscure and others quite clear. The images you see in the clouds can foretell what’s to come. They could also give an indication of your current state of mind. Believe it or not.

The following is a series of special clouds a different times in my life. Obviously this one is a white dog looking away, Perhaps chasing a fly or something else!



DOG

Seeing a dog or dogs in clouds suggests the company of loyal friends and faithful companions.

BABY

Seeing a baby, infant or toddler may be implying that a new family member is on the way.

As babies are a symbol of "new beginnings", seeing their image in a cloud can indicate a new phase or fresh start in your life. It may also indicate the undertaking of a new, important project.

Fun isn't it? Some are quite amazingly clear. You'll see.

Defined perhaps a bit with more obscurity this is actually a woman's face looking down on the Mesquite trees.

PEOPLE

Seeing a person in the clouds may indicate "you" the individual. It implies a growing independence.

Have fun while I look in my database! :-)

A simulation of stratocumulus clouds in a 3-by-3-kilometer patch of sky, as seen from below.