Hey Folks:
I just wanted to comment for a moment about orbs; something I've noticed is very exciting and downright appealing to many.

As a photographer, both from a professional level as well as just doing it for therapy [lol], I can say that most orb photos are not spiritual; but are the result of dust, insects, moisture, etc. Most of the folks who are putting orb photos across the internet think they just might have something paranormal, when in fact, the image is the result of where the flash on the cheap point and shoot camera is located. It has nothing to do with a spirit getting into the photo.

Spirits do not need a flash to manifest themselves. On the contrary, they need no flash at all. I've said many times that if you want to get a quality photo using flash, use a better camera with the flash placed away from the camera.

One of the things that I really like about this site is that we try to find the truth behind those things that are called "paranormal". In the case of orbs, there almost never is any truth when it comes to regarding them as "spiritual". I see once in a blue moon an orb that takes on a different characteristic all its own and can be regarded as something out of the ordinary. But more than 9 times out of ten, I see photos that should be disregarded as spiritual.

Just my 2 cents.

I think you hit the spirit of the "Hunt" right on the head. Actually I think we should be called "Reality" hunters, because more of what we do is to search for what is real within the noise of evidence.

If we call everything evidence, then it tends to devalue the truely astonishing when it does come along.

I agree completely with what you mention friend. a hug

crystalcross wrote:


Couldn't agree more Rob. What I want to see are photos that are more than the run of the mill scrap book orb shots; I want to be wowed and astonished.

You're right, we are more like reality hunters. Hey, how about paranormal jedi; affectionately called PJ's? Lol.

That's one of the many things I like about this site; we seek the reality and aren't satisfied with "virtual reality". Paranormal, in reality, is normal. One of the things we try to do on this site is see it [the paranormal] as normal and approach it as such.

Grupo Alpha wrote:


Thanks GA, maybe we can test my theories out over there in Spain with you next year.

Agreed sir. I will be doing a new blog on my page about exactly that. Good points and hopefully this whole thing will get to be accepted.

BHPI Josh wrote:


It will only be accepted by a few Josh. One of the deceptions of the popular paranormal actors [and they are actors] on tv is to get people excited. Take away the excitement, what do people have? Nothing. Since the excitement guides the direction and thinking of the followers of the popular paranormal shows, people have a hard time thinking out of the box.

If we think and are more open on an intuitive level, just think of what could be accomplished. The paranormal would become normal. The orb pics would be replaced by photos with real evidence.

I would be remiss if I didn't say that I think (or at least hope) that you're wrong about the acceptance of the orb truth. I think the Paranormal as a whole it looking for the truth. If that means that its not found in as many places as is popularly accepted, then I think eventually the community will form around that. I also have faith in the paranormal investigation community as a whole that their heart is in the right place. And that eventually most will come on board and call a rain-drop a rain-drop.

There are other theories with orb's i have heard such theories that orb's might be nature spirits,
or airborne protoplasm as you would find under a microscope but far more advanced.

crystalcross wrote:


I agree with you CC that the paranormal communinity wants the truth; my thoughts are however that they're using the wrong compass to guide them, i.e. the popular paranormal shows. They tend to parrot what they learn from the so called experts, which, like most everything else doesn't exist [a paranormal expert]. I also think that there is a lot of acceptance of the orb as truth. We see many orb photos on this site that in most cases are part of the 99% mentioned above.

If the paranormal community turned their TVs off when the ghost hunt cameras are rolling, they would learn more on their own and that rain drop would be called just that in time.