3 September 2010 16:01:13 BST

The Holy Mother and her baby Jesus have been claimed to have popped up in some bizarre places…slice of toast anyone? But non more so than this latest claim. John Smith of Sydney Australia claims to have witnessed the image of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus inside his lava lamp!

Unbelievable! You might exclaim, however John is so convinced, that he’s even set up a website in honour of his holy find.

John claims that his life has turned around from the moment that he witnessed the image and says "I had been going through a tough time and was praying for a sign, a divine sign from God that I was not alone and that all would work out fine, I turned on my brand new lava lamp and watched in awe as the unmistakeable image of the Holy Mary cradling the baby Jesus appeared. I immediately turned off the lamp and the lava has remained in this position ever since."

Mr Smith has gone so far as to claim that the image has helped him with job offers, money and even his love life! "Only a couple of weeks after Holy Mary appeared to me in the lava lamp every facet of my life began to miraculously transform," he continues "I met the most incredible woman, my angel here on earth."

"Since then we have gotten engaged, phenomenal job offers have come flooding in, money keeps presenting itself and we are blessed by the warmth and love of angels constantly protecting and guiding us."

Pretty strong claims but whatever your beliefs the image has had a positive effect on Mr Smith’s life.

We can’t promise holy images and eternal good luck, but we can guarantee pretty funky and hypnotic effects with our lava lamps.