Thanks for this link, VBS! It was very interesting and added to my thoughts. Loved it!

Like this footage (though this footage is FULL of orbs!) I have seen an orb or two on TV (film) many times. I generally watch recorded shows so I usually have the luxury of rewinding and slowing it down to watch the orbs in the footage. I have most often seen these orbs on shows when death of someone is being discussed. I have no doubt it is the spirit of the person they are speaking of, or related to that spirit. I have also seen them (including some black ones and black ones shaped other than spherical) on ghost hunter shows, often not recognized by the ghost hunters. From such intense scrutiny, I have developed a discerning eye for such things. I have also seen orbs when people on film become very intense about their subject matter (talk shows, documentaries, etc.). The orb usually appears on their clothes and travels up their body or over it then disappears behind them. Orbs are indeed real, conscious entities. No doubt! Whether they are a soul, or parts of a soul, or eyes of God(s), living planets, etc. They are real consciousness.

My theory is that often this spirit uses water or works through water particles to physically manifest in various photographed orbs as well as mists/ecto. Perhaps it is because it is an easy element to manipulate. Maybe rain gives orbs kinetic energy allowing them to really shine. Or maybe it is because water is a special element beyond our full understanding.

With all things spiritual, including orbs, I can't prove my theory, nor do I want or need to. And I also don't care if the theory is incorrect or later changes. It is merely a stepping stone to greater understanding and is most probably beyond my full comprehension anyway. Orbs are spirit regardless of how they manifest IMO. They have changed my life for the better! I look forward to capturing them, looking at them, and I truly love them!

Meanwhile, here are some more photos and some close-ups from that intensely rainy night. I have noticed orbs on the right side of the photograph are appearing with a pointed side to them. I don't know if this is a lens issue or my consciousness or what, but I like the look.