Holy Crap! I can't believe my eyes

I always found it wierd how people can find the image of Jesus, Mary and even MJ in the most unlikely places. Is it psychological? Merely us trying to make sense of a pattern? Or is it pareidolia at work? Or is it a true paranormal occurance? Or is just blind faith? Here are a few stories:

Jesus on a frying pan
Juan Patrano, who lives in Prairie Lea, Texas was washing his dishes one night when he suddenly saw the face of Jesus staring up at him. He wrapped the pan in plastic and hung it on the wall, never to be used again. Juan says he's a "religious man" so the likeness has a personal, deep meaning to him. Not that religious, however, that he isn't considering selling the pan on Ebay for the obscene amount of money this stuff has brought in lately. It's more blessed to get a lot of money than it is to be personally hand picked to receive the image of Our Lord on your frying pan.
Taken from: http://www.anomalies-unlimited.com/Religion/Jesuspan.html

Virgin Mary on Sandwich
A Florida woman put the sandwich up for sale, saying it has brought her great luck since she found it 10 years ago.

She described how she came across the mysterious morsel.

"I made this sandwich 10 years ago. When I took a bite out of it, I saw a face looking up at me - it was Virgin Mary starring (sic) back at me. I was in total shock," she explained.

Mrs Duyser has since kept the toastie surrounded by cotton wool, in a plastic container on a stand.

She says a decade on from its conception, it has not shown any sign of mould or crumbling - which she considers "a miracle".

Taken from: BBC News

Virgin Mary appearing on Tree Stump


The supposed vision surprised locals who have come in their hundreds to pray and light candles in the grounds of Holy Mary Parish church.

While some believe the willow should be preserved and covered in glass, others think the believers are just barking up the wrong tree.

Noel White, Rathkeale Community Council Graveyard Committee chairman, said workmen sprucing up the church land saw the image when they cut the tree.

"One of the lads said look, our Blessed Lady in the tree," Mr White said.

"One of the other lads looked over and actually knelt down and blessed himself, he got such a shock.

"It was the perfect shape of the figure of Our Lady holding the baby."

Candles and rosary beads have been draped over the stump by prayerful locals with up to 700 holding a candlelight vigil last night and into the early hours of the morning.
Taken from: The Telegraph


Jesus appearing on Cider Bottle
Michael Cartwright discovered the face of Jesus on his bottle of cider
"When I saw it I got goose pimples," 35-year-old Mr Cartwright said yesterday. "I have no doubt it is the face of Jesus. You can even see his beard and hair."
Mr Cartwright, a taxi driver from Darlington, noticed the extraordinary image while drinking with a group of friends at his local, the Tanners Hall.
"As the barmaid removed the cap to the cider I suddenly realised what was staring back at me," he added.
One of Mr Cartwright's friends took a photograph. It was only the following morning that he realised how clear the image was. But by then it was too late to retrieve the bottle.
"It ended up getting collected by a barmaid when no one was paying attention and thrown away," said Mr Cartwright.
Taken from: The Daily Mail


Jesus on a Tortilla
Mario Rubio is rolling a burrito when she notices skillet burns on the tortilla resembling the mournful face of Jesus Christ. Shortly thereafter, 8,000 curious pilgrims trek to the Rubios' small stucco house in rural New Mexico to view the sacred icon. Mrs. Rubio leaves her house unlocked so that visitors may freely enter and examine the tortilla.
Taken from: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/electronic-publications/stay-free/5/jesus.htm






Jesus on Chopped Wood
A gasoline log splitter cut through a piece of wood, leaving behind an image of Jesus’ face. Wolfe said the machine was making all kinds of noises as it was working its way through the wood. It got to the point where it was going to get bogged down when it finally split the log.

“You would never dream something like this is going to happen,” he said.

Wolfe was cutting the wood with his friend and his friend’s son. When the image appeared, his friend told him it looked like Jesus.
Taken from: Star Beacon


Michael Jackson on Car Bonnet
It appeared to show that the 'King of Pop' had made a swift ascent to the heavens after his death.

Father of two Gary Sloggett, 43, had taken some photographs of his Rover 200 with the intention of submitting them to a car sales magazine.

But when he uploaded the snaps onto his computer he was shocked to see Michael Jackson who had died just 13 hours earlier - staring back at him.

'It's quite extraordinary,' said Gary, of Stafford. 'The obvious explanation is that it seems to be some sort of cloud formation that just happened at the time.'

'But I've shown the picture to quite a few people and without prompting they all say: 'That's Jacko.'

Taken from: The Telegraph