Experienced Phenomena
Experienced Phenomena
Orbs
Orbs are transparent balls of light commonly found in photos,
but can also be seen with the naked eye if made up of light-emitting plasma.
These "light balls" appear in a variety of different shapes,
sizes, and colors. They have been captured outdoors, indoors, in churches,
schools, businesses, homes, construction sites, burial grounds, etc. Videos of
orbs are quite common, showing light anomalies moving across the frame. They
appear as circular lights, either floating or moving, and sometimes traveling at
a high rate of speed.
Are Orbs Ghosts?
Orbs still fascinate when found in photographs taken at reported haunted places, being especially intriguing to the novice ghost hunter. But are true orbs actually ghosts?Orbs are also known as “ghost orbs” or “spirit orbs” and are often thought to be the souls of people. Most orb images, however, are caused by the camera flash, or light of some sort, reflecting off of something such as glass, mirrors, metal, walls, dust, pollen, lint, moisture, snow, hair, or even insects.
The rise in the "Orb Phenomenon" became especially prominent with the increased use of digital cameras. Digital cameras capture a higher amount of dust orbs in photos than do older film cameras that typically have a protruding lens or flash unit that is further away. With pocket digital cameras, the placement of the flash near the camera lens allows dust and other particulate to be more easily illuminated. Consequently, some orbs in photos are easily proven to be dust, especially when spokes of light radiating from the center are apparent, being the source of the light reflection.
Not surprising, orbs have been seen with psychics and mediums while they work. Sometimes, the orbs are said to be within or emanating from their auras. It is also claimed that any spiritual ritual, such as prayer, worship, or healing services can bring forth spirit orbs in photos. Accordingly, some have asked if orbs could be an indication of the presence of enlightened spirits, or if orbs could be halos.
What's Inside an Orb?
It is very intriguing that people are finding faces inside of orbs. At first, one might think this to be silly, but some of the orbs we have observed have facial features that are astounding. Orbs have been captured with both human and animal faces in them. With orbs being explored even deeper, we’re sure to see some other amazing things.
Apparitions
The supernatural appearance of a discarnate, immaterial, bodiless, ethereal
figure, otherwise known as a ghost or spirit (the soul or essence) of a person,
left after the earthly physical form has ceased.
Details About Apparitions:
Apparitions may be either a ghost or spirit, meaning the disembodied person, that may be earthbound (trapped due to negativity) or enlightened (a free spirit).
Apparitions are considered by ghost investigators to be the least common, rarely seen, of all ghost forms. Some ghost hunters believe apparitions, specifically a see-through human form, to only be the creation of Hollywood cinema. However, given the amount of credible apparition sightings that exist, theater and movie apparitions were most likely derived from real life accounts. Interesting to note are accounts of animal apparitions that have also been reported.
When an apparition is sighted, it may be conscious and interactive, or it may be non-reactive and appear almost like an animation of a person reliving an event, sometimes over and over. It is commonly believed that this type of ghost is left over as an energy imprint upon the environment with the cause being unknown.
When viewed, an apparition may be full-bodied, half-bodied (lower or upper torso, typically), a limb or head. Some apparitions are reported to be transparent while others are reportedly solid in appearance. This type of ghost has been seen fading in and out, appearing and disappearing before witnesses.
Some of the best eye-witness testimonies that validate the existence of apparitions are when multiple accounts of the same ghost are seen, and the descriptions match one another. It is worthy to note that if an apparition appears before multiple people, and only one person can see it, it is likely that such a manifestation could be mentally-produced as an illusion or “imaginative vision”.
Shadow Ghosts and People
Shadows have been seen by more people than probably any other
ghostly form that one can imagine. But what are shadows?
Some Myths and Misinformation Concerning Shadowed Beings:
While some theories about shadow beings are not unworthy concepts toward an explanation, they do not account for the fact that most shadows seem to be attached to a location, are repeatedly witnessed by more than one person, and can even make their presence known during the day.
- Superstitions surround shadow ghost sightings as people tend to believe they are always "evil".
- Because shadow ghosts are dark in color, or even black, western society immediately associates them with being negative in nature, as we were taught that the man dressed in "white" is the good guy (think old westerns here) and the guy wearing "black", therefore, must be the bad guy.
From this incorrect assumption, people think that shadow ghosts are always bad (e.g. demons or devils), something other worldly (e.g. an extraterrestrial or time traveller), or someone floating about while out-of-body during sleep or while astral traveling.
Different Names for Shadows:
Depending on who you talk to, shadows are called different names to describe the same specters. They are also known as:
Shadow PeopleSome even call them djinn (genies), as their descriptions seem similar to the spirits found in Islam and ancient Arabic theology.
Dark Shadows
Shadow Beings
Shades
Dark Entities
Phantoms
Black Mists
Black Ectoplasms
Shadow Ghost Behavior:
Shadows seem to love darkness more than light as they often use dimness as cover to hide within. They may appear to us as "sneaky", often observing from the shadows, seen peeking out around corners, or running into dark cover.
Shadow ghosts are typically darker than normal shadows, and light does not usually shine through their black static form. Sometimes they are seen in human shape, but can also be observed as a black mist or cloud that is moving without a recognizable form.
Shadow ghosts are usually perceived to be male, yet they have been observed as female, and even as children; thus, their heights vary from quite short to very tall. They have also been seen wearing clothing, hats (especially either top hats or fedoras), or even seen as hooded. We receive reports of a shadow ghost wearing a hood - but this perception can be a misidentification. Sometimes the "hooded ghost" ends up being the long dark hair of a female or the covering surrounding or shrouding her face.
If seen, a shadow's eyes may be reported as dark or red, while the faces of them have been seen as either formless or even pallid.
Shadow entities may not easily be recognized as human when they are moving. This may account for many of the "black clouds" reported by observers. They seem not to have boundaries, as shadowed forms have been observed disappearing through walls or interacting on sites of ruins, as if the buildings were still there.
The most common place to see a shadow is within a home or building, it would seem, but they have been viewed outdoors and within forests. The most important thing we can glean from this is that shadows prefer the cover of darkness - shadow - as it provides a place to hide. But, why do many shadows hide?
Electronic Voice Phenomenon Within ghost hunting and parapsychology, electronic voice phenomena (EVP) are sounds found on electronic recordings that are interpreted as spirit voices that have been either unintentionally recorded or intentionally requested and recorded. Parapsychologist Konstantins Raudive, who popularized the idea in the 1970s, described EVP as typically brief, usually the length of a word or short phrase.
Enthusiasts consider EVP to be a form of paranormal phenomenon often found in recordings with static or other background noise. However, scientists regard EVP as a form of auditory pareidolia (interpreting random sounds as voices in one's own language) and a psuedoscience promulgated by popular culture. Prosaic explanations for EVP include apophenia (perceiving patterns in random information), equipment artifacts, and hoaxes.