It's a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common examples include seeing images of animal…s or faces in clouds, the Man in the Moon, and hearing hidden messages on recordings played backwards. It explains why religious nuts see images of Jesus or the Virgin Mary in tree stumps, on windows, and even in a grilled cheese sandwich! (MORE)

Interpreting the shape of clouds eg. a cloud that you perceive to look like a truck. Finding faces in repeated patterns eg. floral curtains that have a repeating pattern, yo…u might see a face in them by putting together certain shapes on the fabric Religious imagery eg. seeing the face of jesus in your toast (MORE)