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Pareidolia On Parade
Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus—often an image or sound—being perceived as significant.
It is a form of apophenia—which is a more general term for the human tendency to seek patterns in random information.
Everyone experiences it from time to time. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds—or Jackie Gleason on the face of the moon.
An audio example is hearing hidden messages on records when played in reverse.
They are looking for you—watch for them!
HAMLET
—Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in the shape of a camel?
POLONIUS
—By th’Mass and ’tis, like a camel indeed.
HAMLET
—Methinks it is a weasel.
POLONIUS
—It is backed like a weasel.
HAMLET
—Or a whale.
POLONIUS…