i love that we and cats share pareidolia (seeing patterns where they dont exist), but instead of seeing faces in everyday objects like us, they see snakes
that computer cord? snake. string? small snake. cucumber? short fat straight snake
snake pareidolia is one of the strongest things in human minds too! people report freezing mid-stride before being consciously aware of a snake in front of them, and the same happens with coiled rope, etc. in humans and other primates. it’s even been proposed that the need to detect snakes was a factor in the development of primates’ insanely good color eyesight
It’s because snakes are wonderful and we must stop and admire them at any cost
hmm, did the polynesians ever set foot in what is now california? could have been night marchers. basically, its tribal spirit soldiers that go marching in the dark, off to war. traditionally, before electric lights were a thing, when you heard the night marchers coming, you stopped and hid. you did NOT want them to find you.
The owners seemed to think my experience was possibly associated with the Tongva — Topanga was theirs first, and maybe theirs still. They were very unsurprised with my story — they’d had many things happen before, they told me.
So Night Marchers? Who knows. REGARDLESS I DID NOT WANT TO BE FOUND
This is maybe not quite wild enough to be The Wild Hunt but also maybe fairies were trying to abduct you :O
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