Is There Anybody Out There Who Can Identify An Orb?

Ok... thank you for the tip. I do know basically what orbs are but they do differ, and I wasn't absolutely sure on this one. Therefore, I wanted a few opinions and details of what people saw in it... whether an orb, or the possibility of something else. It seems that the general consensus points to it being an orb, and the website I was given in an earlier response shows very similar pictures of orbs, so I think it is definitely the real thing. However, I shall follow your instructions and see what JA says.

Thank you for your contribution and Brightest Blessings.

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..

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!

You summed it just about right, my friend. I love to watch and read on paranormal stuffs, but not those that are just created for the sake of sharing a story.

I truly believe in what I saw in your pictures and they say a picture says it all. You are brave for I know that not all are like that, and I would be kind of confused and a bit wary if I were to 'see things'.

Take care too, friend and I'm working nights mostly...however going to the restroom alone would be a bit of a bummer...LOL...take care.

Ok... you wanna see scary? These are the first three episodes of a Most Haunted series regarding a revisit to Michelham Priory in Sussex, just a few miles east of where I live. It's a place I've visited once or twice, and in an upstairs room, saw an orb float down the chimney and hover around the fireplace. I didn't see these videos until afterwards when I was investigating the Priory to find out the full history. You might enjoy watching some of the strange happenings here, so I've posted the links to the first three episodes. There are more, which I'm sure you'll enjoy following through to the end, so if you just follow the numbers through in the right-hand column, you'll be able to view things as they happened.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhZE2dnJ-l0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEdPbVSW6qs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNs3bQjcGj0

Now you have proof that a hostile entity can physically injure a person. Amazing! Enjoy the experience!

Oh my!! Thanks so much for posting these links...

I love to watch videos of this genre, and to include, there is the program The Scariest Places on Earth and now this which you have told me.

I'm going to have to take a look at the videos you have listed. In fact, I am have opened the first one and it looked awesome! Learned that the creator or the guy that made that program has now written a book, from the tube comments..

Thanks again!

Yes, there were other orbs and having been asked whether the Castle was haunted, I researched it, to find out that there have indeed been reports of sightings and sounds coming from the inside of the building. So, this would perhaps indicate that they're definitely orbs. I only spotted them in that one, particular turret, which was another factor to be considered. This particular orb, if you zoom into it, has a ring of energy around it, with a duller circle of light inside it, and a shadow of something inside that. It's rather like a circular amoeba to the naked eye. That's why I wanted opinions on it. I'm pretty certain that this is a spirit orb.

Brightest Blessings and thank you for your contribution, my friend.

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 will check it out

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

Thank you for the definition, Francheskie. I do know what an orb is as I've seen them before, but this one, as most are, is different. They can be more colours than just white or blue... they can be multiple colours, yellow, or I've even seen dark ones. Yes, they are normally in the form of a circle, but some are slightly distorted from the circular shape, and they can just float around, or move very, very quickly.

Thank you for your contribution and Brightest Blessings.

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.

No, as far as I know, there was no "bad stuff" at the castle. It didn't even come under siege, but it was close to a river which gave access to the English Channel, and untaxed wool used to be exported to Europe from the castle, via the River Rother. Also, there were servants and knights there, and in this particular tower, there were living quarters... rather like a bedsit, I believe on each of the floors, as you can tell by the fireplaces and "en-suite" loos. What there was, in the same area as the turret in which the orbs were caught, was a gate out to a footbridge, with a portcullis and such. The footbridge is no longer there, but just inside the gate, in case an unwelcome visitor got in, there were holes in the ceiling through which they would pour boiling oil, and the enemy would meet an untimely death once trapped between the portcullis and a big, oak door into the courtyard. That just could be a thought to be conjured with!

The knight who built the castle, fought a lot in France, and he built the castle to defend them against any French invasion, but according to history, the castle was never besieged. That doesn't mean though, that an odd few "unwelcome" visitors got through.

I'll post the photos here for you. Thank you for your contribution and Brightest Blessings.

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.

Madeline... I agree with almost all you've said in your response, except for in the initial photo, the orb isn't at the back of the room. I stood at the bottom of a tall turret, some one hundred feet tall, and pointed the camera upwards, in order to capture all the floors. The orb is in fact, right up on the left-hand side of the turret's top ceiling, rather than the back of the room. Plus, when you look at one of the other pictures, it's not there, and I took all pictures from a similar position, turning slightly, zooming sometimes, but basically all the same position. So where did that go in a few seconds? Can you see what I'm getting at?

I've had a response in here from an experienced ghost hunter who says that it definitely appears to be an orb of the spirit kind, and that it's not necessarily a spirit from past life in the castle. This person said that it could be an spirit orb which travels around with me, like a spirit guide. Intriguing!!! I know I have spirit presence in my home and garden, and several places I've visited, they've materialised as birds, butterflies or dragonflies. Don't ask! lol. I've also had some odd encounters with spirits, especially in the past thirteen years. They're signs, I know, and sometimes I understand what the sign is, but not always.

As for Bodiam's hauntings, I found an excerpt from a book called Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland, by Richard Jones. He states in the book that passers by in the dead of night have reported hearing "the distinctive sound of spectral revels emanating from the hollow shell." Some have heard "strange oaths" and "foreign-sounding songs" coming from the interior, and there's a shadow of a ghostly lady in red, seen looking out from one of the towers at times, with her eyes seemingly fixed on a distant object, which nobody else can see. Then, there was a little boy's spirit, dressed in Dickensian style clothing seen running across the footbridge. Halfway across, he vanished, triggering tales that he may have fallen into the moat and drowned.

The castle was also used for several different film scenes, like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Robin Hood and Herne the Hunter, Dr. Who, and a Lancelot film. The band, Saxon, also recorded one of their musical videos there, so it's a very popular place. I haven't covered all the films and TV series, but there are quite a few!

If you wish to look it up, I found it in Wikipedia, under Bodiam Castle Hauntings. Now I'm more than convinced they're orbs! He he he.

Brightest Blessings, my friend. I'm thinking about starting or reviving some other stories about spirit presence, especially one about a little bridesmaid at my godson's wedding. The photos are amazing, and what happened that day was quite an eye opener. There are some pics of her in the cemetery, which might well show somebody something that I can't see, but she was definitely in the presence of spirits, and she intrigued me, along with an elderly woman in the church. Watch out for that one, as I think you might take an interest in it!:) Thank you for your contribution.

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.

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.

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.

Thank you very much for your effort, finally more people agree with me that there's actually an image in that circle. Thumbs up for you, you really take this seriously.

I think I will blow up this picture and frame it and put it on my wall, but how scary is that.:-p

You're welcome my friend and yes, I do take the paranormal quite seriously as I've had a few personal experiences with the phenomena. Some have been manifested ghostly figures, some shadows, and some orbs. I even believe my grandson's spirited visited me every Christmas for ten years after his passing, as a butterfly. Before that, I didn't have any reason to believe that butterflies survived the winter months here, especially red admirals. I could tell you a few stories. Perhaps I ought to write a book about my paranormal experiences.

I think the blown-up photo would be great on your wall, and can't think that it would be spooky at all. As for my orb, I've been told by an actual ghost hunter on here, that sometimes, spirit guides or spirits who attach themselves to you, follow you around. So, perhaps this is it. Thereby lies another tale! lol.

It's funny you should say about them following you, because another person who responded to this, and who is an experienced ghost hunter, told me that not all orbs are from past life in the old buildings. There are orbs that travel around with you, like a spirit guide or something. So, that's probably why the two of us capture so many of them.

With regards to your camera going dead at President Kennedy's graveside, a similar thing happened to me when I was visiting an old priory. Strangely, even though the batteries had been fully charged, I had anticipated a problem... just a feeling... and taken two spare batteries with me. There must be something in that, I think!

I hope you don't mind, but I saved your photo and put it on zoom. I had no bad intentions, but figured I might be able to see something within the orb. The "orb" is either on top of your son's head, or just behind the back of it. When I zoomed to about 200%, I saw what appeared to be a letter W inside the orb. But then again, it looked a little like two crescent moons, overlapping each other in the middle to form the letter. I zoomed in further, in order to see it better, and on the next, and ensuing zooms, it turned into a white, ghost-like face, with perfect shading for two eyes, a nose, and the mouth might have been your son's hair. It's difficult to tell at that magnitude. Try it, and tell me what you see? I just put it in my fax/picture viewer and zoomed in. Forgive me for "borrowing" the photo without asking but I was itching to see what could be found. I tried to put a comment on your photo too, but apparently you're not on my friends list, so it wouldn't allow. Sorry about that.

Brightest Blessings and thank you so much for your contribution. I think your son has a spirit guide, guardian angel or even an "invisible friend" there.

Wow! you are most welcome to my pic.. or I wouldn't have posted it:)

Darkwing... I did it! and you are right! I did see what appeared to be a smiley face! lol! seriously! that is just strange! I never thought of zooming in for a look! wow!

Wow... I'm glad you saw it too. It reminded me of Casper, the friendly ghost! ha ha ha. No seriously though, I really believe he could have his guardian angel following him around. It might be an idea for you to constantly take photos and see if it appears at any other time.

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

Yes... I think those persons or at least one of them is with her most of the time. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the pic you put in the Den. I know you were in conversation with our mutual friend, CR, but I couldn't find it. You don't seem to have loaded any photos into an album or anything. Is it that you're not sure how? I can guide you through it if you wish. xx

dont know how to do album and I thought I had put one in DD hmmmmmm
Check the ones out in FB altho they move dont know how they do that.
Right now am so darn busy dont do much in anything and I get way beihind so when I get a few min. I get in here to try and catch up lol

Right... I'll try to explain here. You click on the Photos Tab at the top of your page, then click Upload Photos. When that's done, you can click on Albums, My Albums, and drag and drop your photos into the Album. That's the best way I can explain and I hope it helps.

Come to think of it, I may have seen that particular photo in FB in the first place. Whilst I have a few moments of from the trials and traumas of my busy life, I shall pop in and take a look. xx

ok