Weird But True

This optical illusion reveals how well you navigate the world, face challenges

Just in time for Halloween — how you view this spooky optical illusion will determine if you’re smart, optimistic, or intuitive.

Shared by Your Tango last year and updated in June, the black-and-white image appears to be from a children’s book. The picture is composed of three main entities: a little girl, a skull, and a creepy forest.

The dress-clad girl has her back turned as she gazes through a gap in the woods, which reveals the rest of the eerie tree line.

If your eyes first detect the young girl, it is likely that you confront almost everything with ease.

Your unwavering optimism and youthful perspective help you thrive in situations where others may become overwhelmed.

Just in time for Halloween — how you view this spooky optical illusion will determine if you're smart or optimistic.
Just in time for Halloween — how you view this spooky optical illusion will determine if you’re smart, optimistic, or intuitive. YourTango.com
Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach's 10 inkblots were designed in 1921 and are still used today to evaluate people in custody battles and job interviews.
Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach’s 10 inkblots were designed in 1921 and are still used today to evaluate people in custody battles and job interviews. Getty Images

Others might see the back of the girl’s dress and hair cutting through the tree gap as a skull.

If you register the skull first, don’t fret that death is top of mind.

Skulls have long been used in art and literature to represent the power of the mind.

People typically describe you as a deep thinker, with your strengths being your intelligence and thoughtfulness.

And if misty, mysterious woods grab you first, you follow your gut to find the best path.

You rely on your intuition to help you navigate the world.

The optical illusion is similar to a Rorschach test, which consists of 10 inkblot images for the subject to describe what they see.

The responses are used to diagnose personality and mental health disorders.