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Orb Pictures: Ghosts, Energies, or Dust?

Here is a lovely photograph of orbs emailed to me by Cynthia Joy Hastings who is a friend and also a reader of my newsletters.

She took this photograph, which is one of a number of orb pictures, on a clear evening in southeastern Virginia after it snowed.

In a previous post I had mentioned that I had had lunch with a group of friends and we had discussed those mysteries glowing orbs that turn up in photographs. A couple of the people at the luncheon said they had taken photographs of orbs. This is one of them.

I’ve enlarged a segment in the upper right corner of the photograph, which shows more detail of the orb.

I am impressed that the orbs have such definite outlines which I wouldn’t expect if they were dust as some people say they are.

In one article I read, the writer said that some people believe the orbs are caused by a phenomenon in digital cameras. However, the writer pointed out that if it was a digital phenomenon, the anomaly would be square shaped like a pixel and opaque. These, as you can see in the enlarged section are translucent.

What do you think these glowing orbs are? Some people think they are angels, a reader wrote to say she thought they were spirit energies, another wrote to say they turn up in her photographs during celebrations, some believe they are ghosts.

What do you think?

Orbs Picture

by Cynthia Joy Hastings

Enlargement of an Orb in the Upper Right Corner

of the Photograph Above

Carol Chapman —

Were UFOs Spotted over Rossendale Aliens?

Here’s a report of alien spaceships flying over a town in the United Kingdom:

IS this picture proof that aliens flew over Rossendale?

The picture was taken by Colin Trippier, of Rawtenstall, after he spotted lights flying over his house.

The sighting is just one of a series of UFO reports from Rossendale, which started when Peter Green spotted nine lights flying in a diamond formation.

Were UFOs spotted over Rossendale aliens – or Chinese lanterns? (From Lancashire Telegraph)

It’s a good example of the presumptions we make because the article goes on to say that another person in the area took the initiative of looking at the “UFOs” with binoculars. Anne Walmsley, of Rawtenstall reports:

“We looked at them with binoculars and they were Chinese lanterns.”

Carol Chapman

Readers Write Re: Merc. Retro & Twin Souls

MERCURY RETROGRADE FEEDBACK

I felt happy to receive the following email showing that I’m not the only one diverting my energy into organizing and cleaning during this Mercury Retrograde:

“I feel like there is so much I am suppose to be doing of great significance…and am sitting here getting organized…and keep asking myself…”What’s the point of getting all this stuff done..??” Thanks for the message. I shall plunge forward !!”

Is anyone else feeling the effects of Mercury Retrograde perhaps with travel delays or communications misunderstands?

TWIN SOULS STORY OF THE WITCH AND THE SORCERER DWARF

I enjoyed emails about twin souls. It is such a fascinating subject and one that resonates with many of us. Here are excerpts from two interesting emails with insightful views:

“In the desire for God to be part of ‘physicality’ the one had to become two—since we incarnate into a plane of duality. . . . A physical plane of manifestation requires a ‘binding’ to it. By being a part of it, we become dual expressions; physical and spiritual.”

and

“I was told back in the 50’s that the monads from a intuitive psychic level, look like light beings that are shaped like walnuts standing on end; they are four sections of them. the Twin souls that incarnate and the Twin alchemical mates which make up our super consciousness beings.”

I feel grateful and happy to receive wonderful emails such as these three. Please feel free to write to me or to comment on my blog at http://www.CarolChapmanLive.com.

Carol Chapman —

A Major Mercury Retrograde Snafu!!!

Remember, I said that during Mercury Retrograde there are problems with travel?

Well, guess what? Today I had car trouble.

I was driving home to the country from the city in the middle of the night. It was pitch dark, cold, a bit icy and overcast because there had been rain earlier in the day.

I haven’t had a problem with my beloved vehicle for years! And, the kind of trouble I had is weird. The car is sort of bumping every once in a while. There’s no flat tire. The power steering fluid is full. But, the car sort of weaves every once in a while.

Strange.

Thank God I could call my husband to help me. He drove my ailing vehicle and I followed in his car at 20 miles per hour with the hazards blinking. Luckily only one car needed to pass us. John couldn’t figure it out either.

Carol Chapman —

More Mercury Retrograde Information

Here’s an excellent article from Astrology Alive on Mercury Retrograde:

What can we experience during Mercury retrogrades? – most often, increased frustration, interruptions and snafu’s that make even simple projects seem impossible You will need more caution, more care, and a pinch more of elbow grease to get things done. Typically there are delays, interferences, miscommunications (especially for those of us with strong Virgo or Gemini in our charts (Mercury is the ruler of these two signs). It is not a good time to launch or initiate new projects. You will be pushing off, symbolically, just when the tide is going out, and it will be more of a strain to make headway with your plan – better to wait until the current is moving with you.

AA! – Astrology Alive! Mercury Retrograde Article (September)

The article goes on to say that the areas you need to be especially careful with are:

1. If you must sign a contract during this time, diligently check the details

2. Decisions you make may need to be reversed when the retrograde period ends so try not to make any major decisions

3. It’s not a good time to send out marketing or public relations materials because they may be misunderstood, you may get little response for your effort, or you may have to make last minute changes

4. Back up everything on your computer. This is a time when the hard drive or software may fail.

In fact, I just experienced a typical Mercury Retrograde snafu. The first time I hit “publish” to publish this post on my blog, nothing happened except that I received a prompt saying “unable to connect to the remote server.”

Typical!!

That was yesterday. The computer had time to sleep over night. Hopefully it’s refreshed today. I’m going to try it again. Wish me well.

Carol Chapman

Are you in the Grip of Mercury Retrograde?

Does it feel like you just can’t finish anything?

When you have conversations on the phone are there misunderstandings?

Are your emails getting lost?

Do people who are normally helpful and easy to get along with showing signs of impatience?

Are you experiencing delays?

Do you keep starting new projects only to have them go nowhere?

Has your get up and go got up and went?

You’re not alone. It’s Mercury Retrograde Time! That’s when it appears as if Mercury is going backwards in relationship to the earth.

Mercury rules the mind, communications, education and travel.

Virgos and Geminis, who are ruled by Mercury, are especially affected by Mercury Retrograde. Also, people in communication and travel industries.

There are actually some useful aspects to this otherwise frustrating time.

It’s a wonderful time to finally finish projects you started BEFORE the Mercury Retrograde.

In fact, it’s good for anything that should have been done.

It’s good for finding things, cleaning things, sorting things.

All around, it’s a good time for getting things organized and in order in preparation for that wonderful time when Mercury goes direct again on February 1st.

Can I just last that long?

Carol Chapman —

Mercury Retrograde Dos and Don’ts

The suggestion for a Mercury Retrograde, which we’re in now, is to “pay attention to details” especially having to do with transportation and communication. Here’s a quote from Crystalinks:

It’s important to figure out how this transit affects the patterns in your life as they will repeat. I know some readers are not into retrograde, but it has its pitfalls whether you believe it nor not. With shifting reality, much doesn’t work in general, but this transit can make things a bit more confusing, indecisive and difficult. To me Mercury Retrograde means Repetitions and Delays. Pay attention to details now, especially linked to transportation and communication. We also find mixed or missed messages. Plans change. Things are lost or forgotten. Decisions will be made and revisited. Don’t forget that Mercury is the Trickster who brings messages and learning lessons in round-about ways that we attract by synchronicity.

Retrograde Planets, Mercury Retrograde, Crystalinks

More Advantages to Mercury Retrograde

I like these suggestions since, right now, we are in a Mercury Retrograde time and I feel like cleaning out the closets. It’s also good to know that this is a great time for wading through the many projects I’ve let pile up.

I’ve heard so many bad things about Mercury Retrograde, it’s nice to know there are some advantages to this time. These great suggestions are from Astrology Zone.

Now is also a good time to dress old wounds, clean up relationships or to simply bury the hatchet. Some people have great breakthroughs in psychotherapy during a Mercury retrograde period. For salesman, it is a positive time to backtrack over previous contacts rather than call on new ones. It is a perfect time to schedule work on projects that you haven’t had time to do and you’ve let pile up. Bring your resume or portfolio up to date, and clean out your closets. Take time to paint the house. Clear your decks.

AstrologyZone

Advantages of Mercury Retrograde

I love this article by Astrology Zone on the advantages of Mercury Retrograde. Actually, I am happy to say, that out of the blue, an old friend contacted me today . . . just as Astrology Zone predicted for a Mercury Retrograde.

Some activities are lucky or actually improve when Mercury retrogrades. You are likely to bump into old friends that you haven’t seen in years. Adopted children tend to find their birth parents during Mercury retrograde periods, or people locate their long lost siblings. Prosecutors often find clues to crimes that had previously remained unsolved for years.

AstrologyZone

Mercury Retrograde Can Be A Beneficial Time

I found this selection from Skyscript on Mercury Retrograde very helpful. I like the idea of thinking of it as a maintenance period.

Mercury retrograde reminds us that efficiency is built upon stability, so think of it as a maintenance period, ideal for revisiting old problems that call for action but lay ignored. If communication problems exist, Mercury retrograde will bring them back to your attention. By taking time out to resolve them now you will be better equipped to make smooth progress in the future.

Skyscript: Mercury Retrograde – Meaning and Periods from 2005 – 2010