Is There Anybody Out There Who Can Identify An Orb?

Awwww... that's so sweet of you, my friend. It's great to see you here, as always! I've posted a second pic in response number two if you wish to look at it. There's no way it's light cast through the windows because that's obvious and at a different angle, so I quite believe I've spotted something here. I've put a whole heap of pics in the Den as well, which are bigger and clearer if you'd like to take a look at those... feel free. I have followed orbs for quite some time, as I developed an interest in them quite some time ago when I spotted some. Please read what I said in the previous response to yours, about the little blonde girl. She was so distinctive, and I was flabbergasted to hear that she'd been seen by others. Thank you for the link my friend. I certainly will go and check that out and the more I can learn about orbs, the better, as they intrigue me! Brightest Blessings and thank you for gracing my discussion with your fine wisdom, my dear friend.

LOL, always nice to find a new hobby. Now I'll tell you my story. We have a town a few km's away that burned down quite a number of years back (part of Meg's story if you remember). Anyway, the only building left standing is the stone Church. It's very small, but very well built. When I was researching the area for background on Meg's antecedents in the Church graveyard, I visited the site of the original town. It was late in the day but of course, I couldn't leave until I'd checked out the Church. I peered through the windows as the only door was barricaded, and it was like deep twilight inside. I couldn't see much really as the windows were blackened out for the most part, and I was just about to leave when I caught a flash of light out of the corner of my eye. I thought it was the hubs taking pics of the Church, but when I turned, he was no where to be seen. So I looked back in through the windows and suddenly there they were. groups of orbs of all sizes dotted about the Church. One at the front was moving back and forth more than the others. And I suddenly knew what I was looking at..................many of the people of the original town had gathered in the Church when the storm that destroyed the town caused the waters to start rising. The storm that was responsible for the town's flooding and the wooden buildings burning down (lightening strikes) had gone on for days and the safest, driest place was inside the Church. Those orbs I was seeing were the people of the town 're-enacting' down through time, their gathering there during the period that took their homes and businesses and the lives of some of their family members. The town I live in now, was built after the burning and most of the people who live here, have relatives that came from that town. I know that my research helped to fill in the blanks of understanding and give meaning to what I saw, but I also know, that even if I didn't have that research in my head, I would still have seen those orbs...........

ok and I will just have to look closer to her pics that I have if I find one I will pass it to you.

It would be interesting, if you have any pictures of Chey when she was a baby, or young toddler, to upload them to your documents and inspect them in the fax/picture viewer. I have a feeling you might just find something there, with regard to previous conversations we've had. Thank you for your contribution my friend, and Brightest Blessings.

Sorry... I forgot to say that I have uploaded an album in DD of most of the pics I took on that day, headed Bodiam Castle, East Sussex. If you would like to look in that album, you might be able to see things clearer, as the pictures come up larger there.

Ok will check it out

Ok... well, Sparks gave me this link in her response. Do have a look in there, and you'll see what I mean. http://www.psychicinvesti... I reckon if you were to take a picture of your empty kitchen, or when Gissi barks or growls at something out there, especially if it's at dusk or something, you would find at least two orbs in the picture. Try it sometime! Brightest Blessings, my friend, and thank you for your contribution. Love and Hugggs. xxx

Ok... I think you might find it quite interesting. :)

It has been suggested to me that this light in the alcove could be a small slit window. In that case, why is it not a longer light, as would come through a slit window, how come it's on the north east facing wall and the sun is in the south west. It could be just the bright daylight shining through but I'm doubtful. Also, if light was shining through a slit window, would it not reflect upon the opposite wall, the shape of the window? I don't know what you think, but I need to zoom in on this one too.

I'm not sure, but I believe this is a different turret. Note, no orbs. Even if it were the same turret that would get my suspicions up, but there is no refraction of light on the camera, that's for sure.

I'm very interested in the paranormal and I watch every show I can related to this domain on documentary-specialized TV channels. In the last two pictures you've posted, there are clear signs that your camera didn't cause that orb in the first picture from your original post. It couldn't have been anything on the lens or a light particle reflected, because the orb looked placed quite at the back of the room.. In the second to last picture.. well.. I have no idea where that glimmer came from. It's not reflected in anything, it seems kinda perpendicular to where you're standing, but right above you, so the camera couldn't catch it. At first, I thought it was a light coming from there.. or the sunlight came in through the side, but there is no space through which the light could protrude. And it doesn't come directly from the covered wall/window, as it's a bit lower and coming from the corner. Do let us know more on what you've discovered regarding to the history of the place or any other sightings in that specific area! Madeline.

Ha ha.. maybe you'll come across some phenomena to trigger such a topic, my friend. They're really not too scary, if you approach them with an open mind. After all, they're there every day of our lives, all around us, but we don't always see them. Sleep well.. don't have nightmares!

It wasn't a case of being brave, my friend, as I didn't notice it until I uploaded it to one of my albums on my site. lol. However, I have seen orbs before, which haven't harmed me, so they don't worry me unduly. I have a few haunting tales, which I shall certainly relate through discussions, as I feel others are quite interested in the paranormal. Brightest Blessings, my friend, and thank you for your contribution.

Then I must say that you are unconsciously brave... I love paranormal topics too.. perhaps I'll create one too in future.. meanwhile, I'm happy to read on yours and the others.. Have a nice day mylotting..

It could well have been a particle of sand in your picture, but it could also have been a spirit orb. I think the latter, but having not seen the picture, it's difficult to tell. Do you still have it? I would love to see it. There are non-believers in the world, my friend, who have to find logical reason for everything, and orbs and ghosts are two of those things that are so frequently passed off as something more logical than spirit. Their minds just can't perceive spirit because you can't touch it. Therefore, a lot of things pass unreported, or unnoticed. Thank you for your comments on my picture. No, I wasn't shocked because I've captured them before, and encountered spirits. Luckily, they've all been good-humoured ones so far, so they don't worry me in the slightest. A friend showed a photo of an orb over her baby's bed on a paranormal site once, and I commented that I could see a little blonde girl's face in it. She had longish, blonde, curly hair and she was smiling. The friend came back on my comment and told me how her neighbour had once asked her who the little blonde haired girl was, who she had seen looking out of an upstairs window. So, there you go! We can't both be wrong. I knew nothing of this person before I joined the site and she requested friendship, but after that, we shared quite a lot of pics and experiences. Brightest Blessings, and thank you for your contribution.

Unfortunately, I don't think you have enough points as yet, to upload a picture to your discussions. I believe you gain the facility when you reach 200 points, but I saved your avatar to my pictures and viewed it through my picture/fax viewer. It was tiny to start with but I did zoom in and saw a face of a guy with longish blonde or white hair, and a matching moustache. Around his neck was a knotted, short neckerchief, or tie of some description. That's amazing, my friend. Thank you for sharing.

i don't know how to attach a picture to discussion but you can enlarge my profile picture. i used the orb's pic as my profile picture. if you can zoom it. you can see there's a guy's face in the orb. some say he's wearing a captain hat, and had a mustache. the history of the place, it was once ruled by the British (forgot when) and had been a hiding place for pirates. please tell me if you can see it too.

You're right there, my friend. There are people who are non believers who always look for a logical explanation, rather than believe in the spirit world. Perhaps the spirit world frightens them... I don't know, but I'm a great believer too, and all the logic in the world won't convince me otherwise, unless they come up with a really sound explanation enough to make me look again and again. I feel that when you see something like this in a photograph, you have to look beyond the surface, almost right into the photograph, before you can see what's really there. I have captured a few orbs in my time, and even encountered manifested spirits. They don't worry me because I believe they're there, and for a purpose. Thank you for the compliment about the photos. Brightest Blessings, my friend.

I did put this in your previous response but if you'd like to have a look at the whole set, you can find them in DD, in my Bodiam Castle, East Sussex Album. The orbs are much easier to see there, my friend, if you can fathom out how to view them, but if you don't wish to do that, go back to TeapotCommerceMomma's response, where I have posted the other "orb" photos. Meanwhile, I'm going to go to DD and have a look at that pic of Chey you put in there. I have a feeling she has a constant guide with her... or maybe even two, and I'm interested in scrutinising that pic! lol. That's if it's ok with you, my friend. xx

Heathcliff, I respect your opinion on this and it shouldn't make you unpopular at all. Indeed, it's a useful piece of information, but in my experience, Sparks is correct in what she says, and light refraction often shows up as lines rather than circles. Besides, this is not evident in just one picture, and how come it doesn't happen in other areas where the light is pouring through the windows? Also, the "orb" is far too high to be a light refraction. It's some ninety feet above where I'm standing, at minimum, and no light is coming through at the angle you mention, onto the camera. Believe me, I thought about all that before starting the discussion, but thank you for pointing it out, as it adds value to our thoughts and the discussion. Brightest Blessings, my friend.

Sorry heathcliff, but as a photographer, if what you said was accurate then the 'light spot' would be in the foreground of the picture, not in the background. All light spots that appear on pics caused by the reasons you give, (unless the pic is taken with a very very sophisticated lens/filter system, appear in the foreground and seem to almost overlay the picture, unlike Darkwing's picture where the 'orb' is actually a part of the composition of the picture. Do you see what I mean?

I can quite believe that! Kids often have imaginary friends, which I believe are orbs, manifesting as spirits. We can't see them always but kids have an uncanny ability to "see". I'm very interested in the paranormal as well, and I have seen orbs before, but this took me quite by surprise. I had seen or "felt" nothing at the castle, and even when I uploaded the pics to my documents, I didn't see anything, but on posting them to my website album last night, I caught site of that, and a couple of others... all in the same area. I shall take a look at your profile a bit later, to see what you've uploaded, my friend. Thank you and Brightest Blessings.

Basically, it's a paranormal manifestation of energies. If you would like to know more about it, you might like to follow this link, which a friend gave to me in the discussion. It explains things quite fully and even gives pictures and explanations for orbs. http://www.psychicinvesti... Brightest Blessings and thank you for your contribution. I'm sorry to baffle you, my friend. lol.

Wow... you've given me some very valuable information here, my friend. I did take all the pics from the same point in that turret, maybe turning slightly and zooming once or twice but they were all taken from the same point on the ground, pointing upwards. You'll notice, if you look at the photos in TeapotCommerceMomma's response, I think on page one, that the orb was only present in one photo, and they were taken one after the other with only a few seconds pause. I'm sure you'll agree that this indicates that the orb was moving around, so couldn't have been dust on the lens, nor light coming through any openings. I'm going to take that photo to my fax/photo viewer and zoom in on it, to see what I can make of the orb. From what I could see on my website, it was a ring of more radiant light, with an interior circle of white light, and a shadow in the centre of that. That shadow is what I'm interested in. You could well be right about spirit travelling around with me, because I have almost constant presence in my home, and I've captured orbs in several photos, particularly when visiting ancient stone sites, and burial grounds, castles and priories. I've also had other encounters with the spirit world, which I won't go into now, but might use in future discussions. Needless to say, I have already spotted orbs in past pictures! lol. I've never used a ouija board but I do scry with water, mirror and pendulum. I've had amazing results at times, particularly with the water, on a Samhain night. It scared me a bit at first, but I held fast. In spates, the water was as rough as a stormy sea and the force was pulling at the bowl which I was gripping with both hands and between my knees to make sure I wasn't causing the movement. It would then calm down for a few seconds, afterwards, repeating the "contact". Wow! I'm going to hunt around for an emf meter because I'm interested to know just how much of my time is spent in spirit company. I feel them sometimes, and my closest friend's mother came to me, as she left her body, and this earth. That was quite an amazing experience. I didn't know what time she had passed on until 5 o'clock that evening, and she visited me at precisely 3.27 a.m. My friend told me at 5.20 p.m. that she had passed away peacefully at "around" 3.30 a.m. How spooky is that? Ok... I've almost written a book myself, so I'm going to close for now. Thank you so much for all this info... I'm very grateful to you for contributing so much. I might try and get a hold of that book too, and I will definitely keep taking the pictures. Brightest Blessings, my friend.

PS: I've invited you as a friend, as I would welcome your views on other discussions I might put out in at least this area. I would love to contribute to some of your discussions too. I hope you'll accept.

It isn't the first time I've captured orbs my friend. There are some in my garden pics, on a dull, snowy morning, in March, where there's no light refraction whatsoever, and I know they're orbs. They come into the house at times, and I see them moving about, but when they move, they move so fast that you only see them for a split second before they've gone. I feel this is what happened here. I didn't see it when I was looking at the picture on the camera screen... only when I uploaded the pics onto my site. I will send the pics to Ghost Hunters... that's a good idea and I'll come back and let you know what their solution was. Brightest Blessings and thank you for your contribution.

Yes, I have too, my friend, and I was pretty sure this was one. The other two or three, I'm not entirely sure about but this one stood out to me. I just wanted to affirm that it wasn't my imagination and to draw others' opinions about it. It's hard work for me to get to these places, because they're a way to walk before you even get inside, and I suffer with knee problems. However, there are usually benches scattered around where I can take a rest, and indeed, there were a few inside the castle where you can sit and wander back in your mind to the days when the place was inhabited. I wasn't headed there that day. I went to Scotney Castle, which is very few miles north of Bodiam, but it was a Tuesday, and the place was closed. So, my sister and I headed on down to Bodiam. A strange turn of events, indeed! lol. You're welcome to the sharing and thank you for your contribution, my friend. If you'd like to see all the pics of the castle, I've uploaded them into the Den. Feel free to browse through them. Brightest Blessings.

I believe that's probably exactly what they do, my friend. They use their energies in one, confined area, and the dust, rather than being drawn by them, is pulled by the energy or power around the orbs, much like a static reaction. I believe the orb your daughter saw above the church may well have been from the cemetery, or moving between the bell tower and cemetery. That would make a lot of sense, and I believe these too, are probably trapped within the castle for whatever reason. I can't see a face in the circle because it's a bit far off... I have seen faces in other orbs, but this appears to have a shadow in the centre which I will have to put on my Fax/Pic viewer and zoom in to see better, I think. Hornswaggled tempted me into checking whether the castle was haunted. There was nothing to say so in the information sheet, but I checked it out and sure enough... So, you see, there's no earthly reason why that and the others shouldn't be true orbs. I'm pretty much convinced now, but I'm loving hearing the different opinions of Mylotters who are looking in to this discussion. Orbs intrigue me, and I love to hear stories about them. Brightest Blessings and thank you for your contribution, my friend.

Ok... then if it's dirt, how do you explain away this picture, taken seconds later in the same turret, at an approximate, 90 degree turn. The orb/spec of dirt is gone! I value your opinion, my friend, but I can't perceive the fact that if it was a spec of dirt/dust or even a water droplet, that it could disappear in seconds. This picture is quite plain.. no light, nothing odd that is visible. Brightest Blessings and thank you for your contribution.

Note the time in the bottom right of this picture is exactly the same as on the original photograph. It was taken literally seconds later.

well dpends if there way wind or not but if u can to find dust or more orbs u cna take a pic and lighten it up some more till u can see it i use that method lot

Yes, I do think they're real my friend. I've seen them before, some with very plain faces in them. In one of my earlier responses, I was given a link to check out, which might be interesting to you if you've been contemplating orbs for some while. I can't tell you they're real... you have to make up your own mind whether you believe they're real or not. Suffice to say, I have researched on the hauntings at Bodiam Castle, and that almost affirms that these are orbs, for real. Anyway... here's the link my friend, SparkofInsanity offered up. The rest is up to you, my friend. http://www.psychicinvesti... Brightest Blessings and thank you for your contribution.

It's a dang long way off to be a spec of dust, my friend, and it's way above and light inlets, at a height of some 100 feet or so. The light shining through the windows is reflecting downwards, I believe, and the highest window, some distance below the orb. I don't think I'm making up a reality either. There are spirits out there... I've encountered some, and they're for real, my friend. I have also capture orbs in other locations too, and an experienced ghost hunter who responded to this, reckons I might have an orb travelling around with me, as my guiding spirit. Brightest Blessings and thank you for your contribution.

Sorry typo... first sentence should read way above *any light inlets.

When I said we all make up our own reality, I didn't mean it as if you were delusional or anything. I was speaking on a more philosophical level in regard to the possibility that our own thoughts and ideas shape the world around us. It is quite possible for a person that believes in spirits to see spirits because of their belief in them, as it is just as possible for someone not to see spirits because of their disbelief in them. My point was to emphasize that it's not truly important what others think something may be, but that it is important what you think something is because it is part of the reality that you are perceiving. I think we are all here to live, learn, and grow-- mentally, spiritually, and physically. It is up to the individual to interpret any given experience or life event and then determine what purpose or reason it has occurred in the individual's own path of life.