I typed “cloud visualization” in my search bar, hit enter, and was dismayed. Entry after entry was for computing and IT networking services.
Why was the first entry not about lying in the grass, staring at the sky, and finding images in the drifting clouds? Does anyone still teach children to look up at the sky, to daydream, to create with imagination, to wonder?
Has our connection to "the cloud" removed any desire to watch the clouds?
Pareidolia:
a normal neuroperceptual phenomenon of seeing faces or pattern in everyday objects. Our brain wiring has a bias for seeing faces in random patterns, followed by the shapes of things (usually animals) which we are familiar.
As a coaching invitation looking at clouds letting the client create a story around what they see and their experience can provide a window into their narrative perception. The imagery and narrative can be rich material for exploration on the coaching journey.