For some reason this brings to mind the visions that Jesuit founder Ignatius Loyola had at some point:
"Ignatius also began experiencing a series of visions in full daylight while in hospital. These repetitive visions appeared as "a form in the air near him and this form gave him much consolation because it was exceedingly beautiful ... it somehow seemed to have the shape of a serpent and had many things that shone like eyes, but were not eyes. He received much delight and consolation from gazing upon this object"
Doesn't sound very holy. Then again he was quite the ambitious military officer before his post-injury convalescence.
"Ignatius also began experiencing a series of visions in full daylight while in hospital. These repetitive visions appeared as "a form in the air near him and this form gave him much consolation because it was exceedingly beautiful ... it somehow seemed to have the shape of a serpent and had many things that shone like eyes, but were not eyes. He received much delight and consolation from gazing upon this object"
Doesn't sound very holy. Then again he was quite the ambitious military officer before his post-injury convalescence.