What is the illusion of the waterfall?
What is the illusion of the waterfall? A visual illusion of apparent movement created by gazing for a period of time at a fixed point in a waterfall and then looking at a stationary object, which appears to move upwards.
What causes waterfalls?
Often, waterfalls form as streams flow from soft rock to hard rock. This happens both laterally (as a stream flows across the earth) and vertically (as the stream drops in a waterfall). In both cases, the soft rock erodes, leaving a hard ledge over which the stream falls.
Why do waterfalls make me happy?
The Feel of Waterfalls Some say that because of the negative ions released by a waterfall, you can't help but feeling happy when you're near one. The “science” says that when the negative ions go into our bloodstream, it increases the production of serotonin, which is the happy chemical.
What is the psychological meaning of waterfalls?
Waterfalls also represent unharnessed elemental motion, the force-fields which one needs to master and control to one's spiritual benefit, not unlike the practice of Tantrism. The waterfall is also seen as a symbol of permanence of form despite change of content.