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Orbs

Yeah, so this was actually something I wrote a while back for another site, a little guide about orbs and some information on them, basically sort of for beginners in paranormal investigation. I realize paranormal studies are by no means an exact science, so it’s going a lot on what I feel is most accurate from what I’ve learned about these things, but you can feel free to disagree and state your beliefs about them, or add to this if you would like to.

It’s also written in a very different way than I would have written it here, but I figure there is no sense in rewriting it, so it will have to do. So without further ado, my guide to orbs!

So I figure to start this out, I’d talk about something that’s a fairly common paranormal phenomena… or so people seem to think. There is a lot of controversy surrounding this phenomena, and I’m here to help set the record straight.

Orbs are always going to be iffy when it comes to being used as “proof” of the paranormal. That’s just how it is. Does it mean they can’t be? No. But they should be taken with a grain of salt, for sure. Some of even the most convincing orb pictures I’ve seen, were proved to be dust or something not of the paranormal nature. I got the most beautiful shot in front of the Castle Warden in St. Augustine…

Very beautiful, and spooky right? Okay, maybe not so much. And a lot of you could probably figure that out. It was just raining that night. And all the rain drops reflected my flash. This could easily be mistaken for an orb orgy by some, but it’s really got a very normal explanation. Nothing paranormal here.

So lots of things can be mistaken for orbs. A lot of professionals say legit orbs can be seen without a camera. And supposedly the best cam for catching real orbs would be a basic 35mm camera.

Criteria I’ve seen most legit professionals give is orbs should be fairly round, may have a “tail” when zoomed in, and they seem to emit their own light rather than reflecting.

Even legit orbs may not be a sign of a typical “haunting”. Many experts claim it’s just energy… that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a spirit. So you have to be careful not to jump to conclusions even if you think you capture a REAL orb. It may mean nothing.

It’s really all up to you to decide, though. Sometimes you have to decide things for yourselves and whether to take them super seriously, or not, to take it as real evidence of paranormal activity or a simple fluke.

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