ORBs

What Are The Light Orbs - by Toni Elizabeth Sar'h

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There is so much conjecture regarding the Light Orbs or as some people like to call them, Spirit Emanations.  While each person involved with this deLightful Light form has his or her own perspective on what the Orbs are and what they are doing in earth, I found it easiest to simply ask them personally.  There is nothing as exact as words *from the horse's mouth".

When I asked the Orbs what they *are*, they gave me two responses:  First, they said that they are the Guardians of our Souls; later they told me I could consider them Emanations from the Eminence. 

Taking both of their explanations to heart, I see them as flowing manifestations originating in Source who have embraced human experience (our souls) within their consciousness for the preservation and expansion of individual awareness in the Oneness. 

Since they call themselves Guardians, it places them in the position of assistance in the care and nurturing of the human race. 

(For additional information and photos regarding *Guardianship* see Nick Guardian of the Soul at the Sacred Spaces website.)

The Light Orbs' photoluminescent plasma-type bodies are often caught unwittingly on camera in many different types of situations.  They do not *appear* in only spiritual or sacred circles.  Their prevalence is apparent in a diverse set of surroundings and circumstances.

In addition to being photogenic, the Light Orbs are often seen with the naked eye. 

My first visual contact with an Orb was in my own bedroom within my home.  It was unexpected and personal.  I was feeling the need for assistance and, unasked, it was granted. 

As true Guardians the Light Orbs emanate to us, around us and for us.  I have been in communication with the Orbs for nearly ten years. 

They are adept at providing information and answers to questions or issues from a perspective that is in coherency with the resonating depths of our souls. 

They can be relied on to see *through* the ego personality's desire for simple earthly satisfaction and therefore provide the keys to the conscious awareness of our inherent Enlightenment ~ the peace that surpasses all understanding.

For additional information, see the Light Orbs and its accompanying pages at Sacred Spaces.

I have included this orb photo showing two orbs to confirm that orbs can actually move between objects, ruling out superimposition issues created by photographic anomalies in this case. 

You will notice that the lower orb is behind the blue brush and shovel set and in front of the camelia bush behind.

LATEST ORB RESEARCH FINDINGS:

For further exploration into this fascinating phenomenon please follow this link:  http://www.acviews.com/kh/orbs.htm

*** Authenticity Study by Chris Halton to dispel some of the 'myths' about Orb phenomena:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRiDJzBgXsY

Orbs around Moon taken in my driveway

Two excellent books dedicated to researching the mysterious nature of Orbs are :

Beyond Photography - Encounters with orbs,angels and mysterious light-forms by Katie Hall and John Pickering 2006   www.lights2beyond.com

The Orb Project - by Miceal Ledwith/Klaus Heinemann - BeyondWorld Publishing through Atria Books 2007             www.beyondword.com

After literally stumbling into orbs appearing as bright as light bulbs in photographs he was taking at a spiritual retreat, Dr. Klaus Heinemann immediately sensed that he was onto something profound. There was no choice but to convince himself that his notion was on solid grounds. Heinemann looked at thousands of pictures he had taken earlier, and thousands more would be taken to test the hypothesis that these light circles are nothing less than emanations from Spirit beings.

Dr. Micael Ledwith had a similar experience after the orb phenomenon was first made known to him through the teachings of Ramtha. He began an intense and systematic study of orbs in all sort of situations, day and night, and in all sorts of atmospheric conditions, in order to discover all he could about their nature, the situations in which their presence could be most easily detected, and what implications they might have for our understanding of our own place in the cosmos. To date, he has amassed a collection of well over 100,000 images.

In The Orb Project, Ledwith and Heinemann present their fascinating discoveries, along with practical tips that amateur digital photographers can use to photograph orbs and properly distinguish them from “false” orbs that are really dust or water particles. They offer guidelines on deciphering the orbs’ various patterns, features, and characteristics, based on their extensive research.

As Dr. Ledwith points out, once you develop a keen and sustained interest in photographing spirit entities, some quite interesting things begin to happen: the brain stops censoring these images, and you can begin to see with orbs with the naked eye—in more color and detail than is visible to even a digital camera.

Ledwith and Heinemann also explore communication with orbs and what their existence means to our lives. The implications of a realization that we are “surrounded by a cloud of witnesses” are enormous and incredibly hopeful for the world at large.

Includes forewords by Bill Tiller and JZ Knight.

What we can see is just the beginning . .

We may be living in the midst of other dimensions our eyes alone cannot perceive. New technological advances are allowing us to confirm what many have believed—that there is more to our world than meets the eye. Orbs: The Veil is Lifting shows how modern digital photography allows us to observe what has been with us all along: a hidden world of light spheres known as Orbs.

Orbs: The Veil is Lifting is the first full-length film that brings together scientists, spiritual teachers, and experts to explore the orb phenomenon. What are these Orbs?

What does the presence of Orbs mean, and how do we experience them for ourselves?

Through the lenses of science, skepticism, and first-hand experience, Orbs opens the conversation by addressing questions about the possibilities of what exists in the unseen. Viewers are then invited to draw their own conclusions and to explore their own first-hand experiences. Orbs shows viewers how to take successful Orb photographs with a simple digital camera, bringing this phenomenon to everyone.

The veil between dimensions is thinning along with our increase in consciousness. Orbs offers real proof about what has previously only been speculated.

http://orbstheveilislifting.com/Orbs/Home.html

Seems even dogs have their orb visitations!

Mysterious ghostly orbs perplex researchers: by Hazel Courteney         

Tens of thousands of ordinary people  around the globe are reporting mysterious  spheres of light known as ORBS, which have started  appearing on their  digital  photographs.

A few scientists are taking this phenomenon seriously and incredibly claim to have found evidence of beings from other dimensions..

The world’s first conference on the Orbs Phenomenon recently took place in Sedona, Arizona -  where several  scientists  controversially stated  that  orbs,  spherical or circular objects that are appearing on digital pictures  -  demonstrate  good evidence of   ‘other worldly’ life forms. 

Their conclusions, if correct,  could  have  huge  implications for the way we view our universe and our part in it.

Dr. Klaus Heinemann, a former research professor at Stanford University and researcher in materials science for NASA, the American space agency says  ‘  There is no doubt in my mind that the Orbs may well be one of the most significant ‘outside of this reality’ phenomena mankind at large has ever witnessed’.

Heinemann’s  fascination with Orbs began in September   2004, when he noticed a pale but clearly defined small circle of light  on several pictures that his wife had taken at a gathering of spiritual healers

‘ When I first saw the  spheres,  like thousands of people I  presumed  they were due to  dust particles, flash anomalies, water particles and so on. But  I was sufficiently intrigued, that I quickly returned to the room in which the pictures  were taken in the hope of finding a rational explanation.  None was forthcoming. ‘

As a scientist with considerable experience in  sophisticated microscope  techniques which examine  down to  atomic levels  of optical resolution,  Heinemann  decided to try and discover the cause of the mysterious circles. He and his wife  began taking hundreds of digital  photographs at random events  to see what happened.  Apparently, high definition digital technology can enhance the appearance of something that  would otherwise at very low contrast,  not  previously  have appeared on older type cameras hence why Heinemann states that  we are now witnessing this  new phenomenon. Absurd though it may sound, Heinemann  quickly realised  that if he asked the orbs to appear on his pictures, he claims they appeared  more regularly especially at spiritual gatherings.

But surely such anomalies are a regular occurrence in digital photography?  After all, if for instance you move a  camera while a picture is being taken, especially in dim light you can easily get a double image.  

‘Of course you can.’ agreed Heineman. ‘When you attempt to photograph orbs, it’s a question of trial and error.  We  were quickly able to eliminate the common problems  associated with  photography  such as dust particles, water droplets, reflections and a host of other likely causes and can now easily differentiate between photographic anomalies and real orb pictures. For the novice,  discerning fake orbs takes time, practise and diligence. The more photographs you take, the more easily you will eventually be able to distinguish orb-like features from real orbs.’

Heinemann set up dozens of  experiments using two cameras on static tripods under controlled conditions.  His early experiments found  that Orbs can move very fast, up to 500mph or more,  so in order for him to obtain clear pictures the orbs needed to remain still, which  at times they did.   This fact alone, claims Heinemann, implies  some  level of conscious intelligence.

Although remaining   sceptical at the possibility of  such a  conclusion,  incredulously  Heinemann also found that during his numerous dual camera experiments,  a single orb shape  would  often appear,  but only in one of  the two images simultaneously   taken from two separate cameras – again implying intelligence and intention. As  the orbs literally chose  which  camera to appear on,  or whether to appear at all . 

Eventually  Heinemann  oncluded  that  he was witnessing intelligences from other realties adding ‘  Until now there has been a huge amount of anecdotal evidence that the spirit world exists, and I believe it’s no longer anecdotal as thanks to digital technology we can now see it. We are dealing with a non-physical- albeit real - phenomena’.

Why, you may wonder would  an accredited  scientist  make such outlandish  statements which  some  scientists  have dismissed as ‘utter flaky nonsense’ ?

To help answer this question, Professor William Tiller,  a theoretical  physicist who  spent 35 years researching consciousness and matter at Stanford  University in California reminded  us  that  what we see with our physical eyes comprises less then 10 percent of the universe. This is because  human vision operates only within a limited range of the electromagnetic spectrum.  For instance, we cannot see radio waves which carry huge amounts of information  – yet we know they exist.  

Miceal Ledwith, a former professor of  Theology, who for ten years was  President of Maynooth College, at the University of Ireland  reminds  the  sceptics that  in 1861 when Dr Ignaz Semmelweis  demonstrated that when physicians went from performing autopsies to delivering babies, without washing their hands , there was a  high rate of infant mortality. His mainstream colleagues ridiculed him.  Yet he had found  evidence of what later became known as  bacteria which at that time were unknown.

‘Most great discoveries throughout history have been initially ridiculed.  To my mind, there is no doubt that The Orb phenomenon is real and deserves to be taken seriously. There are not just a few pictures of orbs, which  could  easily be faked, but hundreds of thousands from all over the world.’

Ledwith a theologian with 30 years experience did not join this debate lightly saying  ‘I first heard about Orbs in 2002  when I attended a spiritual school in America as part of my ongoing research into the thousands of doctrines, beliefs and  religions currently practised.   The orbs quickly became a fascinating scientific study .’

To date Ledwith,  who  as also a member of the International Theological commission at the Vatican has a collection of over 100,000 Orb pictures.

‘They come in all shapes and sizes ranging from a few inches to several feet across.  Sometimes they appear alone and at others  I have photographed hundreds of them in colours ranging from white, to blue, green, rose and even gold.  Over time I realised that  a flash seemed to be  essential,  even in daylight  because I believe we see the orbs through the process known in physics as  fluorescence. The camera flash sparks this fluorescence  process that makes the orbs visible to the camera. It’s also  more effective  to take  pictures in the same place every day  and with the same camera.’

During lectures on Orbs, Ledwith has been approached by people who state they are  communicating telepathically with the spirits within the spheres, but says there is no validation as yet for such  claims. 

He cautions: ‘To  say the orbs are spirits of the deceased  is  an oversimplification and  far more research needs to be done.  I believe they could be  many things.  Indeed,  they may turn out to be the  spirits of those who have passed on; or, as some spiritual teachers state,  they might be  spirits  waiting to be born into a physical body. They may also be,  or represent a host of other intelligences, from nature spirits, to beings of pure energy that have never incarnated in a  physical form. There are literally hundreds of types of Orbs.’

The scientists at the conference  believe that the orbs are plasma like balls of  energy -  but an energy that can be detected by physical means.  Apparently orbs also have the ability to swirl into various shapes such as vortices of energy that look like mini tornados. In many cases, Heinemann and Ledwith state that photographic enlargements of the orbs reveal an interior structure that appears to be unique to the particular orb or spirit.  

Heinemann also noted that orbs can change size and shape very quickly and they emit a specific type of light known as coherent light.  Basically this means they emit laser like light in very specific directions which he says could only occur if the orbs choose to do this, and re-iterated  they are intelligent.

But, not everyone is so convinced  about this phenomenon. Gary Schwartz  Professor of Psychiatry along with optical scientist Katherine Creath, at the University of Arizona, conducted experiments into Orbs during 2005 and Schwartz remains sceptical saying ‘We feel that  a large majority of  so called Orb pictures are too readily attributed to some form of paranormal phenomena when in fact stray reflections in uncontrolled environments often produce orb like images.‘

Heinemann and Ledwith agree this can happen, but  both categorically state  there is abundant evidence to conclude  that genuine orb phenomenon does exist. They also argue that a large number of orb pictures have been taken in the ocean, especially around whales and dolphins,  in which stray reflections and other possibilities have been ruled out due to the conditions at the time each picture was taken.

What  are us mere mortals to make of all this ?

Dawn Flockhart, a psychotherapist  based in Edinburgh saw her first Orb on a Viviennne Westwood tee shirt worn by a friend.  ‘I asked her what the sphere was and she said ‘Its an orb.’

I had  never heard of  an orb  and quickly forgot about this incident until  weeks later when I received an email from  a travel agent who had booked my upcoming  holiday in  Sedona.  As part of the ‘What’s on’, it  mentioned  the conference on orbs and out of curiosity  I booked a ticket. ‘

‘When the first speaker  Professor Alberto Villoldo,  a medical anthropologist  who had worked at San Francisco  State University,  showed us this amazing picture of a huge Orb which he claimed was a group soul orb picture taken during an ancient ceremony in the Amazon, I honestly thought  this was going to be a ‘new agers, off the wall’  type event. ‘

‘But  the scientists were very matter of fact and I saw hundreds of orb pictures  taken by people from all walks of life from 16 countries. When we were invited to  ask the orbs to appear and simply start taking pictures- I thought ’what the hell’. Much to my surprise there were orbs in practically every picture.’

‘ Most of my friends think it’s all weird,until we start taking pictures.  We have all  noticed they appear more at happy gatherings. ’

Heinemann and  Ledwith agree  saying ‘ The orbs definitely seem drawn to spiritual type gatherings and we regularly see orbs near healers hands or heads. Perhaps they assist in  the spiritual healing process.  But they most frequently appear  at happy, positive occasions such as parties,  christenings and weddings.’

Apart from appearing in thousands of pictures, what you may ask are the Orbs here for? What’s their purpose?  And can they harm us?

Terri Caldwell, a healer from Belbroughton in Worcestershire who has been seeing orbs in  pictures for several years says ‘ To my mind the orbs are the spirit world simply going about their business, they are definitely attracted to locations where people are learning or happy.  I believe, we are all spirits having a physical experience and when  we die our energy field which carries all the information about us continues on. Orbs are certainly are not to be feared’.

Heinemann concurs,  but  noted that on extremely rare occasions when he has photographed dark orbs at sights of reported hauntings,  he found that dark orbs absorb light, whereas the coloured orbs emit light .  ‘ Globally  there has been a huge increase in the incidence of light emitting  orbs, whilst dark ones are very rare. Therefore, one might conclude that dark spirits do not feel welcome near the light emitting orbs.’

Darth Vader had obviously better watch out !

As to their purpose, Ledwith commented that audiences regularly ask ‘What are the orbs here to do for us?’ and says this shows an egocentric attitude.  ‘The orbs have always been here and  are an everyday part of reality as much as we are.  Their world may be as real as ours, but simply exists  on  higher frequencies. If you change your TV Channel you switch to different frequencies, which contain different information. It’s illogical to think that what we cannot see is not real, because the human eye is only able to receive such a very narrow part of the light spectrum. Horses and dogs for instance can see spectra of light that are invisible to us. We have tended to dismiss anything we cannot see as paranormal- ghostly or whatever, which is absurd’

Heinemann summarised: ‘Research into orbs is in it’s infancy but the photographs of these spirit  emanations offer evidence – as close to scientific proof as we have ever come, in proving the existence of the spiritual reality.’

Hazel Courteney’s web address is: www.hazelcourteney.com

Hazel Courteney - Well-known UK journalist specializing in alternative health and spiritual issues.

In 1994 she became the UK's first "Alternative Health Agony Aunt" in the UK national press, with her highly regarded and ground-breaking column "What's The Alternative" in the Daily Mail.

In 1997 she moved to the Style Section of the Sunday Times and was voted Health Journalist of the Year.

In 1998 she left the Sunday Times to concentrate on writing more books.

In 2000 she made her own TV show for Channel Health.

Hazel has appeared many times on TV and radio, and regularly lectures around the UK and overseas.

Author of 7 books, four of which are in print as of 2007

A small and large orb keeping our Cairn terrier at bay