The Jesus Cloud of 1963

This strange cloud appeared over Arizona in 1963 and inspired many mystical revelations.

Good coverage here.

And here.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 06, 2016
Category: Eccentrics | Nature | Religion | 1960s

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These types of images only seem to resemble somone or something if the viewer is standing in a certain place at a certain time. Move an appropriate distance in any direction (left, right, forward, backward, up, down) or let an hour or two pass and there is nothing to see. To think they are significant is to assume that those viewing it are at the center of the universe. And what if the cloud resembled certain anatomical organs? As Tom Lehrer sang, "When correctly viewed, everything is lewd...".

Posted by Fritz G on 08/07/16 at 07:37 AM

"God is alive and well. Need more proof?"

http://www.weirduniverse.net/images/2016/godisalive.jpg

Posted by Alex on 08/07/16 at 11:14 AM

The same argument, of course, could be used for Satan:

http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/satanic_cloud_above_statue_of_liberty

Posted by Alex on 08/07/16 at 11:18 AM

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