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myhauntedsalem · 1 month

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Seeing Faces in Clouds, Inanimate Objects, and Other Related Phenomena

Over the past couple decades, there have been random news stories about people who swear they see Jesus or the Virgin Mary in various objects. Two years ago there was a story about a man who swore the Virgin Mary was coming to him through showing her image in a reflected pattern of Christmas lights on his living room wall. Back in 2006, a man in Texas claimed the face of Jesus was etched into the bottom of his frying pan. There was also a woman who believed the Virgin Mary had blessed her grilled cheese sandwich with her holy face.

Essentially, seeing faces in clouds is a rather uplifting experience for the person experiencing this phenomenon. This phenomenon can be linked to something known as spiritual synchronicity. Synchronicity is defined as an experience of two seemingly unconnected messages that when put together are of great significance. This is actually a Jungian concept, but it is something that spiritual people attribute to one’s “spiritual awakening.” Again, synchronicity could be explained away with pure psychology, but it brings into question “is there any such thing as coincidence or is it actually fate?”

A great example of spiritual synchronicity is the experience of seeing the same number repetitively. The 11:11 phenomenon is a popular one among new agists, and you probably have heard of the 23 phenomenon due to modern pop culture (the movie Number 23, among other works). In fact, there are people whom I am rather close to who hold spiritual significance to certain numbers. If they see this number, this indicates that something good is going to happen or that they are making the right decision. If they do not see the number or see a number opposite to it, they are making the wrong decision. This is a more frequent occurrence than most people even realize. Perhaps you have a favorite number or “lucky number”, too? This is merely the same thing as perceiving faces in clouds or seeing messages in inanimate objects. Feeling luck or attributing meaning to a number is the same thing.

For thousands of years, shamans have walked this earth. There are shamans from pretty much every culture on this planet. Shamans are put simply – wise men and women. They are believed to have spiritual abilities, i.e. they can see into the future or travel to other planes of existence. They can have dreams of the future, but they also employ tools from nature in order to see messages from the spiritual side. This is many times called divination and can be seen in the ritual of “throwing bones”, in which a shaman tosses a set of bones onto the ground and “interprets” the images seen in the pattern of the bones.

Tea leaf readings are used in the same manner, and inevitably is the reader’s experience of the images seen from the random patterns of inanimate objects. Clouds are also interpreted by some in a manner of divination known as “cloud scrying”. So when we see faces in the clouds are we actually calling upon an ancient method of contacting the spiritual plane?

But to play devil’s advocate (the psychologist), all of these shamanistic practices could be considered a form of apophenia or pareidolia…seeing significance in otherwise logically insignificant objects.

Many psychologists explain this type of phenomenon away with the term apophenia. Apophenia is defined as “seeing messages or meaning in random, meaningless objects.” To those who do see these faces in the clouds and messages on inanimate objects, these images do not see like purely random or meaningless. In fact, these images seem like divine messages in many ways. That’s where the spiritual collides with the psychological. There can be much discrepancy between spirituality and psychology, especially in this type of phenomenon.

But if we were to subscribe to the psychological concept of the “faces in clouds” phenomenon, we might also come across the theory that this experience is a sign that is a precursor to schizophrenia. For example, paranoid schizophrenics are said to experience delusions and hallucinations. These delusions are thoughts that have no real meaning or relevance in reality, but to the person experiencing these delusions…they are quite real and meaningful. So essentially, seeing faces in clouds and attributing a spiritual significance to them could indicate that one is schizophrenic or potentially heading in that direction.

Pareidolia is similar to apophenia, as it again is the experience of a person finding meaning or significance in a random stimulus. Often pareidolia is linked to religious images but has also been linked to dead celebrities (i.e. Elvis Presley seen in the clouds or in other objects in nature).

Even though apophenia and pareidolia are described as an experience that is rather common, they are also portrayed as a psychological concept that could quickly indicate the presence of other problems in one’s brain. There is a thin line between a fleeting experience of apophenia or pareidolia and schizophrenia, just as there is a thin line between madness and genius. In observing and researching the artistic aspect of apophenia and pareidolia, we can see that many artists experienced this phenomenon of seeing significance in inanimate objects and meaningless patterns.

#Seeing Faces in Clouds #Inanimate Objects #and Other Related Phenomena #ghost and hauntings #paranormal #ghost and spirits #haunted salem #myhauntedsalem #paranormal phenomena

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goodgrammaritan · 1 year

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#dishes #anthropomorphism #inanimate objects #polls #objects have feelings

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dreadfulgentleman · 1 year

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Does this mean that every inanimate object talks? Could you talk to any object? This sounds like the Japanese belief that really old objects become sentient.

I can only answer from my own personal experimentation so you may get a different answer from someone else, but here's my take on it:

In theory, yes, but in practice, not always. One can energetically connect to any inanimate object they want to and get some kind of result from it. But whether or not the object will "talk back" is questionable. Let's use an example of how people like to pick up crystals in a metaphysical store and see which one "speaks to them". In some cases, certain crystals will feel "dead", like either they're fake or don't have a pulse. That's still an energetic result of having connected with it. Other crystals will feel jumpy, or seem to emit a sort of energy that we interpret as behaviors. Such as, "This crystal is pretty but I can tell it doesn't like me" or "This crystal is super happy feeling". These Sensations are energy readings, but they aren't necessarily "talking" to the object in all cases. You'd have to take an extra step of trying to communicate with it, such as picking up the crystal, feeling for energy, and once you confirm it's not "dead", try talking to it. If the energy changes after you ask it questions, or you're able to Hear it, that is when I would say it has the ability to "talk back".

This crystal example can apply to any inanimate object. Anything can be interacted with similarly and have the same conclusions, be they "dead" or able to communicate. Pieces of clothing, lightbulbs, Halloween decorations, stuffed animals, fences, etc. Anything has the potential of talking back, but it also has the potential to feel lifeless. You can have a treadmill feel dead and a car feel alive despite both of them being machines that can be turned on or off. (Electricity is a separate matter entirely, however, and is in itself a bit of a complicated exception)

In terms of the Japanese belief that old objects become sentient (Tsukumogami), I understand why that would be believed, but ultimately I would disagree. Not everything will carry an energy simply due to age, in my opinion. I do think an object interacted with more regularly has a stronger potential of carrying energy, which in turn would mean the older it is, the higher chance it has of being interacted with, but even still it's all so circumstantial. A 10 year old animatronic at Disney that is interacted with every single day will have energy imprinted on it far more strongly than a 30 year old pen that no one used in the bottom drawer of a forgotten office desk. I also don't believe an object would gain sentience or a soul suddenly on its 100th birthday. From what I've seen and experienced, an object can gain sentience the second it's created, it doesn't have to wait that long.

TL;DR: You can talk to anything, but not everything will talk back.

#psychic #energy work #spiritual #metaphysics #inanimate objects #ask #crystals #animatronic #tsukumogami

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funneyinanymateobchecks · 1 year

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peeps in a server gave me inanimate objects to chracterize/make designs out of. here's what i got

#objects #object oc #oc #character design #ms paint #inanimate objects

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sneakymystique · 2 years

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As I’ve mentioned before, Mystique can become children, she can also become statues, therefore it follows that she can become child sized statues. Perfect for spying on clueless X-Men.

#forms #inanimate objects

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photographsbyblue · 1 year

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Entrance G

#my photos #winter 2023 #we had a cold snap that hit us at wind chills of fifty below #presumably the door shrank #Which is why the paint did that #but idk #scenery #inanimate objects #door #swirly!!

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lunar-goodness · 2 years

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My shirt *catches on the door handle*

Me *staring sternly and pointing at the door handle*: “keep your hands to yourself!”

#shit post #text post #hate when that happens #shirt catches #talking to inanimate objects #random #inanimate objects

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morickkk · 1 year

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Finally, tumblr is letting me post this AYY

anyways guys theyre actually very happy and they have never fought before and theyre all great friends nothing abd happened they did not partaway, theyre so adorable and squishy and theyre cool and theyre not depressed at all and have i mentioned that they are very happy?

#inanimate insanity #inanimate objects #ii fanart #ii baseball #ii nickel #ii suitcase #ii balloon #i miss them guys #morarts

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tapesandelectronicsclub · 3 months

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The object characters that I have created are now disassociated with the object show community. However, they contain BFDI assets assigned to their bodies as character assets are not copyrightable.

#object #objects #inanimate objects #character #assets are not copyrightable #creativity #originality #disassociated from the osc #disassociated from the object show community #disassociation #disassociating #announcement #announcements

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foxsketch6543 · 2 years

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Sorta broke free from my art block but was inspired by some of the songs by Tally Hall (especially 'Ruler of Everything') and Tony from 'Don't Hug Me I'm Scared.' So I drew this artpiece! 😁✨

SPEEDPAINT: https://youtu.be/P7Ct02gavkw

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goodgrammaritan · 1 year

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I just told my husband that bras don't have feelings, they're not sentient, and then immediately felt bad for my bras by calling them non-sentient

#inanimate objects #feelings for inanimate objects

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krnaturalphoto · 5 months

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Bring Out The Creativity | Try Something New

One of the biggest reasons I wanted to take on a one photo a day challenge a couple of years ago was to give myself permission to photograph things I do not usually photograph. Do things that I am not good at. Take chances. Take risks. Continue reading Untitled

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#decor #decorations #do the work #home #inanimate objects #New York #objects #photographer #Photography #practice #shipping

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dreadfulgentleman · 1 year

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Remant/Agony Real?

Energy Work on Inanimate Objects (Machines, Animatronics, Puppets, Costumes, etc.)

Today I experimented doing a mixture of reiki work and Sensing on various inanimate objects. The idea was to see what could I Sense on non-living (?) things and whether or not it would be appropriate to interpret these items as haunted, imprinted on, “dead”, “happy”, “sad”, etc.

This experiment was inspired by agony and remnant from FNAF, and whether or not these fictional terms have genuine relevance in the real world. (TL;DR: Would I interpret inanimate objects as having agony or remnant inside them? That’s not the term I would use and it depends on the item, but yes.)

It should be noted first that I have interacted with inanimate objects in this manner (spiritually/energetically) before, such as in the case of my own vehicle (not discussed here). I already believe it to be true that inanimate objects get left with energetic impressions by its user. However, today’s experiment was a larger undertaking of “feeling out” multiple items all in one day, with the specific intention of testing “remnant” vs. “agony”, and as such only those items will be discussed under the cut.

The following is a list of items I tuned into. Below each name is a description of what occurred after energetically connecting. A conclusion summarizing the experiment follows the list.

Flatbed KEM Editor This machine was covered in energetic hands, specifically female. It felt as though all of the women who worked on this machine had left an imprint of some kind, some memory of when they used it. The machine itself felt proud of the work it did and was all too happy to chatter. It had a distinct personality that matched what I assume to be the average worker who used it. Overall, the machine felt quite happy with itself, and even gave off the energy of “put your hands on me, I’m ready to work, let’s go!” When I tried talking to the machine as if it were alive, it truly felt like I was talking to the machine itself, rather than a memory imprint of the ladies who used it. The machine’s responses were simple: work based and full of lady’s laughter. When I asked it if it knew what it was for, it described cutting and splicing. When I asked if it knew what movies were, the machine was confused. When I asked if it wanted reiki, the machine was again confused. When I explained it could perhaps help with glitching or any problems it might have, the machine was offended that I dare suggest that it was broken. The machine ignored me after that, and seemed to go right back into a nonstop mode of “Use me! Put your hands on me! Let’s work!” +++Final thoughts: It is hard to determine if this “personality” is real or if it became that over time with how many people worked with it. The machine was very distinctly able to communicate with me with emotion and personality, so would you interpret that as “alive”? I suppose it’s a matter of perspective. Either way, I’d classify this as Remnant. The “lives” of many woman are imprinted onto this machine.

Light Up Diorama Art Piece This simple art piece gave off an immediate impression of disliking me. While it did not reject the reiki I was sending it, the item felt as though it were turning its nose up at me, judging me, and/or wanting me to go away. When a friend who was with me walked up to it beside me, the energy changed immediately to being happy to see her. Confused, I told the friend what was going on. The friend took one look at the description of the item and then said, “This was created by a female artist. You’re male.” +++Final thoughts: Seems clear to me that this art piece was “brought to life” via the artist itself. I would argue that the artist left a piece of them energetically inside the item as they made it, just as any artist does with any part of their work. This is a perfect example of what I would call the real-life version of Remnant.

Upright Moviola Editor This item felt work-based only. No distinct impression of personality or feeling from the person(s) using it. It simply was used for work and nothing more. +++Final thoughts: Neutral object. Not much to go on. No Remnant or Agony.

Mitchell BNCR Camera Immediately upon tuning into this object did I connect with sexual abuse. It was so obvious and distinct I was shocked by it and it made me uncomfortable. The camera felt like it was trying to seduce me (or anyone that connected to it). This feeling felt so incredibly Wrong that I held still and started to flow reiki into it, determined to heal whatever bad energy this was. As I dug further, I discovered the feeling of a man who tried to flirt or seduce women in conjunction with the camera. It felt like whatever the man had done, the energy from it was splattered onto the camera. Disgusted by this, I tried to dig even further and try to get to the camera itself. As soon as I hit the camera’s individual self, it immediately “gasped” and energetically grabbed my reiki-filled hands and begged for me to help it. I told it I would and proceeded to stand there for several minutes, pulling away the disgusting sexually-abusive energy. I was successful in doing so after a while, and once I was finished, the camera “sighed” and proceeded to send a visual image of shaking, like a pine tree in winter shaking off snow. The camera thanked me, and then immediately went into a sort of hibernation. Dormant, and unfeeling. +++Final thoughts: Could this not be a more accurate example of Agony? I was horrified for the camera and disgusted by whoever had left that energy onto it. The camera clearly was scared of what was on it, and saw its opportunity for help and snatched it. I don’t blame it for a moment for doing so.

Phantasmagoria Lantern This item felt incredibly bored and impatient. All it wanted was to get out of its glass display case and be used. When I asked if it wanted reiki, it leaped at the chance and seemingly gobbled it up like a greedy little monster. The energy felt non-distinct and very much “machine”-like. +++Final thoughts: Did the user of this item leave the bored/impatient feeling? Was it used with haste and thus got used to that? How does an object get bored? No Remnant or Agony. Neutral machine.

Mechanical Deer Puppet This item felt extremely loved by its builder. The deer believed itself to be beautiful in a genuine non-vain way and looked forward to being held and played with by its owner. I could not have been happier for it. +++Final thoughts: This reminds me of the Velveteen Rabbit story. I’ve never doubted that story’s idea for a moment, but it’s nice to see more examples of it in person. I would classify the idea of bringing an object to “life” through loving it as Remnant.

Stop Motion Puppets Intriguingly, almost all of them felt dormant, as though waiting to feel “alive” under specific circumstances only. Considering the nature of what these items are, I would not be surprised if they only “awakened” once someone was filming them slowly over time. The only stop motion puppet out of all of them that did not feel dormant was an endoskeleton. However, that one felt like it would enter that dormant state once skinned.

+++Final thoughts: This is such a strange half-way state of being. I’m not sure I can classify it as Remnant yet. Even the endo felt like it had only enough “brain cells” to understand simple commands (like “move” and “not move”). I’d say no for now.

Animatronic Dinosaur W was immediately intrigued by this item. We both looked at it together. He was drawn to the head and noticed something was wrong. I was fixated by the foot and noticed something felt off. When I tried to flow reiki into the foot, W got my attention and pointed at the head again, as though asking me to try and fix it. I asked him if I should stop what I was doing, to which he thought for a moment and then said, “No, follow through with what you’re drawn to. This is your work.” Once the foot felt okay, I moved to the head and tried to find what W had noticed. I was drawn to the neck joint. Something felt wrong there but I don’t know what. I did reiki it, but felt the problem was physical. A bad part or something. I don’t know. As for energy feeling of the dinosaur overall, I could feel the memory of multiple men gathering around it and geeking out over it. The feeling was not unlike school children excited over a toy, but this was adults instead.

+++Final thoughts: The memories of the men were definitely there, but the dinosaur itself felt dead. If the memories could be considered Remnant, I’d say it had it, but if we’re classifying Remnant as the object itself feeling “alive”, I’d say no. Unless, of course, like the stop motion puppets, this dinosaur would only come “alive” once plugged in. But I doubt it considering what happened later with a different object.

Rabbit Costume This costume, which was featured in a film that was meant to be a mixture of fantasy and horror, gave off the feeling of exactly the type of energy it was used for in its film (off-putting, but you can’t look away). The costume wanted to hold my hand and I had the distinct feeling of not wanting to, despite also clearly feeling that the item had no intention of harm. It felt like the costume knew exactly what it was doing, but at the same time had no real goal in anything. It felt like it was just doing the motions it was trained to do: Be creepy and oddly comforting at the same time; Provide the feeling of making someone want to come towards you but also run away at the same time. Bonus: W told me I should be careful of this one, that I better be sure of disconnecting properly from this item or else it had the possibility of leaving a trace that could follow me. I found this suggestion ironic given what the costume itself was (a rabbit).

+++Final thoughts: I believe this item held the energy left over from the actor that wore it. The item itself had no goal or intention beyond doing what it was told, so there was no real threat. I’d classify this one as neutral, no Remnant or Agony. There was no personality here, just an item that was following command.

Animatronic Head This movie prop gave off a strange mixture of neutrality and confused personality. Sometimes it would feel “dead”, and other times it would sort of “spring to life” and try to answer questions I energetically asked it. The head felt as though it had been in storage for a long time and as such had lost a lot of its original feeling. When I asked if it knew what it was, the item said its name like a default computer trained to do so. When I asked if it knew what it was for, the head became confused, with a slight possible train of thought that led to its wiring. When I asked if it knew that it had been used in a popular movie, the head was confused over what a movie was. When I asked how it felt to be on display, the head gave off the impression of not caring, followed by a desire to stop talking to me. I obliged. +++Final thoughts: This feels like an example of what can happen to an inanimate object if it’s stored for too long without any attention given to it. I do, however, say that with the understanding that different items no doubt react differently to long-term storage, and it all depends on specific circumstances/energies. No Agony or Remnant. Neutral.

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All in all, I enjoyed this experiment and it was intriguing to see what I could Sense in varying types of objects. I was happy with some, saddened with others, and overall pleased with all of the results.

In conclusion, inanimate objects definitely have impressions of energy surrounding them, be they positive, negative, or neutral. These impressions can be felt as memories, personalities, or nothing at all, and each of them can be interpreted as either energy stuck to “blank” items, or else the items themselves having transformed into a sort of “living” entity itself. None of these items in question were haunted in my opinion. But in some cases they did appear to have a life of its own. So, I suppose the question now is what does it take to bring an item to life? (My head tingled writing that and I’m positive it was W)

In regards to the FNAF terminology, there’s really no reason to use them. Remnant and Agony do not really exist as they are exactly described in canon. That being said, if you boil those terms down to meaning “positive life energy” and “negative life energy”, I believe there’s an argument in using them just for fun. If it makes experimenting more fun and encourages curiosity in energetic work... why not?

#psychic #reiki #william afton #inanimate objects #fnaf #agony #remnant #metaphysics #energy work #w #animatronic

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