Seeing is believing, right? Well, actually… What you see and what you think you see are different things.
If you look into it a bit more, you’ll find out things about yourself that you didn’t know about before.
Your senses collect information and send it to your brain.
And sometimes it stays there without you even realizing it.
But your brain doesn’t just receive this information – it creates your perception of the world.
An optical illusion is something that plays tricks on the eye. Optical illusions teach us how our eyes and brain work together to see.
Do you like optical illusions?
Me too! I really enjoy them and they always teach me something about myself that I didn’t know before.
Since we live in a three-dimensional world, our brain gets clues about depth, shading, lighting and position to interpret what we see.
However, when you look at a two-dimensional image, your brain can be fooled because it doesn’t get the same clues.
What does this actually mean? Let’s try to explain it in a simplified way.
It means that sometimes your brain fills in gaps when the information is incomplete, or creates an image that isn’t there!
Why does this happen? Evolution! Survival depends on fast reactions.
Think about it! It really makes sense!
Your brain has evolved to work fast, putting together all the pieces and fragments it can get – and doing its best to figure out the rest.
There are so many tricks and methods that can help you understand a person’s personality traits. These mind games help us understand things we weren’t aware of.
In this article, you will be able to use this picture to find out what hidden fears you have inside you.
Look at the picture first. What did you see first? Read the explanation below!
If you saw a caterpillar first
If your attention was drawn to the caterpillar in the picture, get ready for a spooky revelation!
It’s not by chance that you saw it first, trust us.
According to research, seeing a caterpillar first can trigger a subconscious fear of ghosts or ghouls in you.
Have you ever felt fear in the sense that you were frightened by something invisible?
Your subconscious fear is ghosts, also known as phasmophobia.
Yes, it has a name and many people feel these fears.
This nagging fear can trigger a flood of irrational anxiety at the mere mention of evil spirits, ghosts, vampires, witches and all other supernatural things.
So you can’t see it at all, but you’re still afraid of it.
Just the thought of ghostly encounters when you are vulnerable or drifting off to sleep sends shivers down your spine.
You’re scared when you go to sleep thinking that something is under your bed, just like you’ve seen in the movies.
You probably fear that ghosts or evil spirits will appear at your weakest moments and haunt you, such as when you are confused or about to fall asleep.
And since you have such fears, you are also afraid of the dark because you always think that such beings appear in the dark.
Apart from that, you may also be afraid of paralysis and may have experienced it before.
You may also be afraid of falling asleep after watching a scary movie more than usual.
If you saw a butterfly first
Butterflies are considered beautiful animals, but they can also reveal your deepest fears.
If you saw the butterfly in this picture first, then that means only one thing.
Those who discover the delicate creature first often carry a heavier burden of inner fears.
They may carry this burden from their childhood.
It is as if you have experienced rejection and pain countless times and now the thought of experiencing these feelings again terrifies you.
You could associate this with other people and that is that they have done something bad to you.
Seeing a butterfly can be a subconscious fear of betrayal.
And you don’t have this fear for nothing. Something bad must have happened to you in your past and you must have had bad experiences with other people who were important to you.
You are the person who is generally betrayed more often than you would like.
And it’s natural that you can’t just get over these wounds.
But the catch is that this butterfly is not only a symbol of betrayal, but also holds the key to childhood traumas and serious professional rejections.
Think about it. Did you have a difficult childhood situation that caused these feelings now?
These hidden treasures from the past lie dormant within you, waiting for the perfect moment to resurface and take full effect.
To put it simply, you may have been betrayed or even deceived by a friend. You may be good at hiding this weakness, but sometimes it doesn’t always work.
The hidden weakness of your subconscious is the fear of betrayal. You can’t defend yourself because you are too distressed when someone has betrayed you, especially your close friend or lover!
But this weakness is not easy to recognize. It only reveals itself when you are confronted with it.
If you saw a knife first
Did your gaze fall on the knife in front of the apple? Then you should prepare yourself, because this is a sign that the fear of a deadly disease is lurking in your subconscious.
What does that actually mean? And is this fear connected to something else?
Your fear of a terminal illness may be subconsciously linked to something you have experienced yourself or something you have seen happen to someone close to you.
So if you had someone in your family who was ill and perhaps also died from this illness, then your unconscious fear comes from this situation.
It’s not just the thought of getting older that unsettles you, but also the possibility of a fatal illness creeping up on you without warning.
It could also be that you are worried about dying at any moment.
Do you have this feeling too?
Your subconscious fear is an incurable disease. You are afraid that you have a terminal illness without knowing it.
When you first see an apple
If the first thing you noticed was the apple, then you seem to have a subconscious fear of death, but not in the way you might think.
In this case, it’s not about your own death, but that of someone very close to you.
This may have happened after you lost someone close to you. So it means that you can’t cope with the loss of someone close to you.
The experience was traumatic and has left a mark on your psyche that you can no longer get rid of. No wonder you have nightmares when you lose someone you care about.
This optical illusion with the butterfly apple reminds us that our perception is not always reliable and can easily be manipulated.
Things are not always as they appear and there can be hidden layers of meaning and possibilities that we can uncover on closer inspection.
Tell us what you saw first in this butterfly carved into an apple painting?
