Do orbs in pictures = ghostly activity?

[JoBird]

What exactly does it mean if you take a picture and there are orbs in it? Does it mean that a place is haunted?

We owned a home that when you took a picture, there were all sorts of orbs floating in it. Didn't matter what camera you used. We always thought we might have a ghost in that house because we saw things out of the corner of our eyes, but never actually "saw" something. More like a shadow.

Now, we have just put a contract on a house and guess what???? In looking at the pictures I took this weekend, there are orbs floating in them! Even the pictures that the realtor took have them. Yikes. Now I'm scared.

I read on Shadowlands that a subdivision near us was put on top of an Indian burial ground and thus is haunted. I really don't want to have to share my morning coffee with an Indian chief, even if he is nice.

Tell me your stories of orbs and ghosts, please, so that I can either terrify myself further or put my mind at ease.


Thanks!
Jo

 

[wvjules]

Orbs = dust

 

[Cantw8]

no, it means you have a crappy flash

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Dust

 

[ZephyrHawk]

I've seen some fairly convincing ghost photos...but orbs = dust. Don't worry about it.

 

[JoBird]

no, it means you have a crappy flash

I knew I hated my camera!!!!


"No honey, we don't have a ghost, we have a Kodak!"

 

[Cool-Beans]

I'd bet my life on the fact that you didn't take pictures of ghosts.

 

[Targsmom]

.... I don't usually share this but I'm a psychic medium/animal communicator/energy worker and in my humble opinion, it is possible that they are pictures of energy concentrations....

but most won't hurt you.. they won't go all "Poltergiest" on you or anything.

**currently shirking from the possible backlash of this post**

 

[SamIAm21]

I rationally believe they are dust, but some of my sil's believe the orbs are spirits of family members etc. We do tend to get them more at family gatherings or parties and if they are the spirits of our family, it's fine by me. I sort of like thinking they are there with us. However, it's more likely that because of the large gathering, there's more dust kicked up into the air.

 

[oxfordcircus]

how come i never get orbs in pictures of my dusty house?

 

[trappednabox]

I knew I hated my camera!!!!


"No honey, we don't have a ghost, we have a Kodak!"

Sounds like a tag to me

 

[Captain Brain]

I think that it's dust.

 

[Tiffer]

Can you post some of the pics?

 

[poohandwendy]

.... I don't usually share this but I'm a psychic medium/animal communicator/energy worker and in my humble opinion, it is possible that they are pictures of energy concentrations....

but most won't hurt you.. they won't go all "Poltergiest" on you or anything.

**currently shirking from the possible backlash of this post**

 

[imsorry]

By any chance in the house in upstate New York?

 

[GeorgeG]

From what I've been able to learn, there are orbs and then there are bugs and dust particles that reflect light and can be mistaken for orbs. The general consensus is that orbs of the non-bug and non-dust variety may be concentrations of energy. The energy may or may not be due to ghostly activity, depending on what you're inclined to believe.

Personally, I need something a bit more convincing than mere speculation, but having quite a bit of curiosity on the subject, I'm open to new ideas.

 

[Debbie Jean]

Any other "Ghost Hunters" fans here? We just LOVE TAPS in our house and wouldn't miss an episode!

Last week there was a showdown between Grant, who totally does not believe in orbs as manifestations of hauntings and Brian, who absolutely swore he had the ultimate example of an "orb" that would finally convince Grant otherwise. Needless to say, it didn't work as Grant simply pronouced it BIG DUST!

 

[JoBird]

Sounds like a tag to me

I'd take it, gladly! I need some TF love...it's been awhile.

By any chance in the house in upstate New York?

No, not NY, just north of Pittsburgh, PA.
Why??? We lived in Rochester, NY for a while. Our house there had no orbs.

Orbs. What a funny word.

Jo

 

[imsorry]

I'd take it, gladly! I need some TF love...it's been awhile.



No, not NY, just north of Pittsburgh, PA.
Why??? We lived in Rochester, NY for a while. Our house there had no orbs.

Orbs. What a funny word.

Jo

I had a relative in upstate NY - they say the house was built on a site where an indian school or something had burned down. Whenever my sister and I went there, we always saw white shapes outside the windows at night. I was always afraid in that house - if you had to go to the bathroom at night you would run and feel like someone was behind you. You would see things out of the corner of your eye, but when you turned there was nothing there.

When my father was dying at home I was always seeing things out of the corner of my eye - I am sure it was my Mom coming to take him.

I know a lot of people here will make fun of this - but that's OK - I don't believe everything I read here either.

 

[poohandwendy]

I'd take it, gladly! I need some TF love...it's been awhile.



No, not NY, just north of Pittsburgh, PA.
Why??? We lived in Rochester, NY for a while. Our house there had no orbs.

Orbs. What a funny word.

Jo

Hi neighbor, I am about 15 miles south of Pittsburgh!!

We don't have orbs here, but enough dust to keep me busy.