ABSTRACT
In many religions, the sky is the home of a deity or deities and the place where people expect to go after their deaths. According to Jung, extraordinary apparitions in the sky are not intrinsically meaningful; however, people tend to project their hopes and expectations upon weather phenomena. In late twentieth-century and early twenty-first-century folklore and popular movies, visions of unusual beings in the sky have been common. Early Irish folklore tells of many extraordinary creatures and objects in the sky. Colors of the sky may indicate when rain is coming. One very popular proverb known to both farmers and mariners is Red sky at night, sailors' delight. A greenish sky is said to predict a tornado's approach, as does the first clap of thunder after the last snow storm. According to Jung, extraordinary apparitions in the sky are not intrinsically meaningful; however, people tend to project their hopes and expectations upon these phenomena.
