ORB – The Way Scientists
Believe in Ghosts!!
 

By : Galang Lufityanto

If you think that no one but Asian people believe in ghosts, you could be wrong! I found out that 40 percent of people living in UK believe in ghosts. According to a survey, 1 out of 7 people reported to have already seen a ghost. British people name them in various ways : wraith, spunkies, shagrins, hag of dribble, and so on. Many old castles in UK possess untold stories of murders, betrayals, miseries, desperations, and many other horrific occurrences that happened years ago in those places; thus those castles seem to be cursed and haunted by the spirits –that later are called as a residual haunting. That’s why bunches of people reported that they saw figures wearing old fashion clothes spooking around the buildings.


When talking about the ghost phenomena, people refer to the Science vs Superstition argument which seems to have no end. Investigation about ghost, nowadays, involves the use of sophisticated tools such as : infra red camera recorders, E.V.P detectors, motion sensors, and thermal scanners. Scientists are merely taking the main role in the investigation while the psychics are given minor parts, or are even left behind, in this kind of research. Science looks down on “para-scientists” (the polite way to call the psychic, shaman, etc) as people who cannot use the scientific method and who are not able to think logically. Scientists consider these beliefs (para-scientists) to have no more place in their field of study. They do not need items of religious faith to explain natural phenomena. So, demon and angel, you have to wait your turn!


The term ORB does not always refer to a ghost or a spirit; it is how we describe the shape of anomaly. However, people still think that ghosts are somewhat a spirit orb. So we should not be confused by this general fallacy. An orb is (according to the International Ghost Hunter Society -IGHS) a spirit entity that is all around us all of the time, and can be seen at times when Earth itself emits an above normal amount of energy. They believe that orbs are spirits for a number of reasons : EVP detectors (when positive EVP recordings have been discovered, orbs are usually captured in the photograph near the detector), mediums/psychics (they say “I can feel a presence next to me, orbs can be captured next to them once photographed upon the remark), cold spots (when areas of cold spots are photographed, orb can sometimes be captured), and haunted area (orbs appear in the places which are reputedly haunted).


Some people, nevertheless, doubt how we can define an anomaly as an orb instead of dust, moisture, pollen, or even insects! One of reliable evidences that one can obtain that an anomaly is an orb is if it leaves a contrail. No physical anomaly will leave a contrail because these anomalies are moving slower than the shutter of the camera. That is why to capture an orb, a digital camera is required, or a 35 mm manual camera at the least. An orb is a composition of intelligence, personality, emotion, and do not forget to mention energy. The size of the orb varies depending on the level of the energy the source has at that time. Furthermore, the level of energy also effects the manifestation of the identifiable features of human. The basic orb shape might represent the spirit in its most ‘at ease’ state, while other activities, such as trying to communicate with the living, might require much more energy –it is possibly a process that some spirits find hard to perform, or perhaps something they have to learn over time.


Other facts about orbs :
- they have a typical structure : granular center, membrane, and outer area
- they often appear next to people
- they tend to appear in the same areas
- most orbs photographed are stationary, however some do move.