This post was guest blogged by Vernon Southward of Macro Photography. If you would like to have your article appear on Mighty Optical Illusions as well, feel free to contact us.

When I was younger, the local churches would send these odd little optical illusions in with their propaganda; their way of saying, “You see Jesus everywhere, so deep down, you must be a Christian too. By the way, can you send us some cash?” Well, we never sent the money, but my brother and I would play with the little Jesus illusion card for hours. The idea was, if you stared at the negative type image for long enough, then closed your eyes, you’d see Jesus. My brother and I saw Jesus a lot, until my mom bought us a Nintendo.

This illusion is a little similar. The directions are, stare at the center for ten seconds, then gradually start to move your eyes around the outer perimeter of the circle. The image appears to move, preferably, according to the “experts”. In my opinion, it’s more like it’s squirming… The sensation is interesting; I always liked the illusions with directions like, “stare at it long enough and…” rather than seeking hidden objects. It’s more fun to find something that shouldn’t be there, by all accounts, but because of the mysteries of our eye’s biology, we found it!! This one is a like that. Enjoy, and let us know how it worked for you in the comments.