Seeing Spirit Signs In Ordinary Things

Seeing see spirit signs and meaningful symbols in ordinary things is a common phenomenon among the spiritually aware. One way that many of us see such signs is by observing meaningful shapes or patterns in ordinary things.

As a child, while having breakfast, I would often see faces or animals in my eggs or oatmeal. I never gave it a second thought that other kids might not see what I did. It even became a game for me to count how many things I could see. And to this day, my morning cup of coffee or tea with cream often produces all sorts of wonderful shapes for my amusement.

In the fourth grade, while eating lunch at school one day, I asked the kids around me if anyone else also saw faces in their food. Two kids said yes, but most said they did not. The three of us who did see faces agreed to see how many more things we could see in this way, and report back our discoveries to each other. It created a special bond between us that lasted throughout our school years. To this day we still sometimes compare notes.

My sister and I also created a game of face counting while taking long car rides with our parents. We were only allowed to count the faces and animals we spotted on our side of the car. Once we reached our destination, the one with the highest count received a prize, which was usually a small trinket from the local department store.

Even my older sister, who does not believe in much that cannot be scientifically verified, sees chariots in the sky. To this day, at age 78, she will say, “Look! Do you see the chariots and horses in the clouds?’  Much to my chagrin, I have never been able to see it myself.

We have so little awe these days before the mysteries of the universe ~ Marianne Williamson

Cloud gazing is something that helps me get into a meditative state. My parents used to say, “Oh, let her be, she is just daydreaming.” Clouds are ideal for seeing faces and other shapes, such as hearts and stars.

In the small town where we grew up, there was an old tree that had been struck by lightning, which split it in half. In the shape created by this split many people reported seeing the face of Jesus. People came from miles around to see the ‘Jesus Tree.’ They would even leave flowers, gifts, and money at the tree. The family who owned the land where the tree was located had seven children. So, these offerings went to a good cause!

In tasseography or tea leaf reading, the tea leaf remnants in the bottom of a cup are used to interpret shapes and intuit a reading. A circle, for example, may symbolize a wedding ring, while a broken circle may indicate divorce or a relationship break-up.

Not every sign needs to be a showstopper. The tiniest, most common, least glamorous thing or being or event can also be a major sign ~ Laura Lynne Jackson

In psychiatry and neuroscience, this tendency to see a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern (pareidolia), as well as the tendency to find meaningful connections between unrelated or random things (apophenia), are considered mere perception biases.

But are these perceptions truly just our minds playing tricks, or are they mystical phenomena, miracles, or signs from spirit? In my opinion, the true miracle is how marvellous designed the human mind is to perceive such meaningful patterns in ordinary things. Maybe our brains are wired to see certain spirit signs and mystical symbols just when we need it most. If not, why would our minds have the built-in capacity for it?