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What are Orbs?

What are these balls of transparent light we find in photos taken in allegedly haunted places? I won't tell you I know the answer to this question. No one has the true answer to this question yet, but that's part of the job of researchers and investigator.

One of the leading theories concerning what orbs are and the one that I lean towards the most is that they are not the spirit at all. The orb is the energy being transferred from a source (i.e. powerlines, heat energy, batteries, people, etc) to the spirit so they can manifest. This may not even be a conscious thing the spirit is doing, just a natural way they get their energy. This would explain why the orbs are round balls. According to the laws of Physics energy being transferring like that would assume is natural shape of a sphere. This theory can also be tied into the EMF readings we get during spirit activity.

I always approach things with a bit of skepticism, so when I saw all these websites start showing off these photos as ghosts, I was just as weary as most of you. I just had to try it for myself. I took a 35mm camera that I had used regularly for 6 years in all types of lighting and weather and had never gotten an orb or other unexplainable photo before and went out with a few seasoned field investigators on a cemetery investigation. One of the investigators was psychic and she pointed out a few areas we should take photos, so I did. I also had ghost footsteps walkup behind me twice and I turned around quickly and took photos of the empty air. When I got my photos developed, I had these orbs and fog in those photos that I was told to take, as well as the footstep ones. All my other photos were normal. Coincidence?

Since we do not know what orbs truly are, just that they seem to be found mainly in areas where there is ghost activity, I will tell you what they are not. On a normal investigation there are about 10 people using 10 different cameras, 35mm and digital, and many speeds and brands of film. They all get their film developed at separate places. Let's say only half of these investigators get some orb photos. Are these water spots or dirt on the lens? That would mean that 5 people all had similar dirt on their lens and all 5 did not clean their lens either. Are these orbs film processing errors? Well the 35mm cameras all had their film developed in different locations and used different film so that is very unlikely. The digital cameras can't have film-processing errors. I am aware that some people feel that the orbs on a digital camera are an error in the digital processing of the image. When that error does occur in digital photos, the objects tend to be square in nature, not round and they cannot be semi-transparent, the pixel behind would have to be corrupted also. I will not even address the precipitation theory, no legitimate researchers takes photos in any form of precipitation. What about dust and dirt being stirred up? Can that be the cause of the orbs? If that were the case, I would think that there would not be normal photos in a sequence of photos from the same camera and location. All of the shots in a sequence should have the dust or dirt in it. We find that most orb photos do not appear in consecutive photos. All photographers present should get orbs if it is dust being stirred up as well.

These are just a few things for the skeptics to think of when they are condemning an orb photo as a fake or fraud and some things for investigators to consider when checking their photos for positives.



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Comment from Thomas for What are Orbs?
Personally i think that orbs are an entities primal essence. Perhaps the reason that some see orbs on camera, or actual embodiment in person, or whatever the particular person sees, depend on the person (or object) that is viewing it and then the entity itself. Perhaps because an orb is primal essence it is seen on camera because the camera is too simple, or maybe the entity is too simple to be seen in a form. Perhaps that is why some people see ghosts, and others see orbs. Maybe the actual person has more essence than the orb, or maybe the orb is more compressed into a single body than another being. If anybody would like to e mail me to discuss my thoughts (or ur own) or if u just wanna send hate mail feel free.
Comment from Thorolf for What are Orbs?
You said that the laws of physics support an orb shape for the transfer of energy. Which laws in which branch of physics?
Comment from cath for What are Orbs?
i took photo of my son with digicam and he had 8 orbs around him & in the reflection of picture in background u can just make out image of his father who died 3 mnths before other orbs appear in other photos around home.i believe his father is still around in another dimension it was him in the picture caught with the flash.the orbs are spirits believe it my friends other phenomena occur ie lights smells etc orbs are supernatural i know so and have no doubt thanx cath newcastlex
Comment from John Baxendale for What are Orbs?
"All photographers present should get orbs if it is dust being stirred up as well." I would take issue with this comment:- it would depend on the angle of the photographs, each person in a different position taking a photo of the same space would see a bit of dust from different angles, depending on the position of the lights surrounding the area then different bits of dust would be highlighted etc.
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