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Very Inspiring Blogger Award Nominations

Thank you to Wanda of Ale Ksiazki/And Yet the Books

for nominating me for Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Thank you very kindly, I’m thrilled! Many of you may know of Ale Ksiazki/And Yet the Books sharing the history and culture of Poland. Certainly inspires in me a desire to go and visit Poland, especially Dom Kuncewiczow which is described with thoughtful beauty. Please visit this very interesting blog, you will receive a compelling look at Polish culture: http://wandamichalakdomkuncewiczow.wordpress.com/

I am coming to an understanding of these awards. They are nominations in that someone has to recognize you as being of interest to honor. But only you can make it an award by acceptance and placing the crown on your blog. The seeds of nominations blow upon the wind, some land in gardens and are enjoyed as an unexpected flowering, others land in a sea of so many glittering prizes that they bring no attention to themselves, just bobbing about as another bauble, while others land on rock and can find no purchase in a stony silence. So it has always been with seeds that blow in the wind. But, always the plant hopes for the best and sends its seeds out to flower.

The Very Inspiring Blogger Award comes with the responsibility of nominating 15 blogs for the honor, display the award on your blog, link back to the one who nominated you, and tell 7 unknown things about oneself. Time for hardest one:

7 unknown things about myself

1) I put soy sauce on almost any food (mashed potatoes, soups, spaghetti, etc.). 2) I really enjoy scrapping off old paint and glazing windows. 3) I’ve lived on the West Coast, East Coast, no coasts, and prefer being at least a mile high within mountains. 4) My most read books in childhood where 19 volumes in the Wizard of Oz series, definitely colored my perspective on life. 5) I can quote Carlos Castaneda anytime for any reason, but usually won’t. 6) I will not blame things on Mercury Retrograde. 7) And, following the advice of Carolyn Myss to say something positive about oneself: I am a really good Reiki therapist. I’m also a natural teacher.

Now for the really wonderful part of receiving an award, the honor of nominating 15 other blogs for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I decided to look for those whom I have not already recognized, but who have inspired me along the way of this path with heart. In no particular order they are:

1) Some Photos and Fancies http://ellenpardee.wordpress.com/ for questions that need to be asked.

2) Tracie Carlos http://traciecarlos.wordpress.com/ for perceptions and insights into autism

3) Virgilio is on a quiet journey…and wondering… http://gaviafamily.wordpress.com/ for the love that pours from his poetry

4) Leaf and Twig http://leafandtwig.wordpress.com/ for photographed poems

5) Dinosaurs, Science, and Design http://joetowey.wordpress.com/ for the unexpected

6) firsttimerecords http://firsttimerecords.wordpress.com/ for viewing relations through insightful poetry

7) Light Touch http://uthamz.wordpress.com/ for thoughtful photographs

8) Rudolf Vlcek http://rudolfvlcek.wordpress.com/ for photographed mysteries

9) Gabriel I Photography http://gabrieliphotography.com/ wedding photography at its best

10) Ripley Connor http://ripleyconnor.com/ for a fun time with aliens and terminators

11) Zeebra Designs and Destinations http://playamart.wordpress.com/ for finding art in life

12) Turtle and Robot http://turtleandrobot.wordpress.com/ for keeping us aware of the best in children’s books

13) Serene and Sweet http://sereneandsweet.wordpress.com/ for compassionate pep talks

14) To Be Aware http://idolanuel.com/ for inspiring us all to take the next step

15) Atlelier C157 http://atelierc157.wordpress.com/ for eclectic photography

and one to grow on:

16) Emilie Vardaman http://emilievardaman.wordpress.com/ for intensity of purpose

You have all expanded my perceptions and inspired me with unexpected visions and considerations.

I would also like to thank El Closet de Los Recuerdos http://mysecretloveforyou.wordpress.com/ for nominating me for Blog of the Year 2012. I truly feel honored to receive this nomination from someone who is such an attentive and considerate reader as well as thoughtful writer. My Spanish is stretched and refreshed with each of her posts. Thank you very much!

Orbs Prefer Walks with Dog

This is the astounding scene packed with orbs I discovered just the other night while walking home with my husband and our dog.

This is what the scene looked like tonight when I was walking by myself. Yes, it’s a lovely orb above the house, but not nearly the party of orbs when walking with companions.

Here’s another look at a photo I used in an earlier post of walking with my family.

And, again, what the street looked like tonight while walking by myself. Actually, my cat was with me, but that doesn’t seem to light up the orbs.

You can’t see my family because they’re standing next to me on the night we walked the dog. But the orbs know the family is here.

Ah, a couple of orbs this evening when it’s only me and the cat.

Lesson? If you want to find orbs go for a walk with your partner and the dog, the cat just won’t be enough.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Orbs Hover for Sound Therapy

This post is dedicated to Wanda of Ale Ksiaski/And Yet the Books: http://wandamichalakdomkuncewiczow.wordpress.com/ who was interested in doing an experiment with sound and orbs. Coincidentally, when I already had this post in its draft stage, she nominated me for Blog of the Year 2012 and Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Did I say coincidence? Actually, I could feel her well wishes yesterday when I was thinking of what to post. . .

And so, we await with the orbs who have gathered at the Bisbee Royale in anticipation of the sound therapist.

Lisa Stone has brought her tuning forks and Kim has agreed to a session so that we can see how the orbs will respond to heavenly sounds. Notice the yellow orb.

Interesting how the orb has centered upon Lisa’s third eye as she concentrates. The tuning forks are paired in perfect fifths, a known healing combination.

These next few photographs I took from the balcony of the Bisbee Royale so that the flash wouldn’t disturb the sound therapist and her client. It looks as if this orb centers upon the throat chakra.

I like how the orbs mirror each other at the crown chakras.

Lisa is using the tuning forks and sound therapy system developed by Arden Wilken of Inner Sound. You can explore her website at: http://www.ardenwilken.com/ I highly recommend her as a teacher and musician, and those of you on the European side of the Atlantic can also attend the workshops she teaches there.

This large orb is the reason I photograph far away from the subject, in this case a balcony view. If I were any closer, I would have missed recording it in my camera.

Again, we would have missed seeing these orbs if I had been any closer to Lisa and her next client, Dave.

Everyone is very intent upon listening, even the orb.

Notice the yellow orb to the right of Lisa and her client, Gordon, it has been in several of these pictures, including the ones not posted.

And finally, the orb could stand it no longer and had to get right down upon Lisa’s hand to get a better listening advantage.

Thank you very much to Lisa Stone, for once again volunteering for a project of mine. She has always been a good sport about my enthusiasms! And, thank you to Kim, Dave, and Gordon for volunteering to be photographed while listening to the exquisite tones of the Arden Wilken tuning forks.

I would also like to extend my appreciation to the folks of the Bisbee Royale, who turned off the movie and music while we did our sound experiment and tiptoed around telling people, “They are photographing the orbs” as if that were the most natural thing to be happening in the early evening while people gathered after work.

In another post, I will be following up with the responsibilities of passing the baton of awards to those who have inspired me. Thank you, Wanda!

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Klaus Heinemann: Halo of a Newborn and “OrbFairy”

We have a special guest for this post, Klaus Heinemann, Ph.D. who is co-author of two books that are the classics on orbs: The Orb Project (with Miceal Ledwith, D.D., LL.D.), and Orbs Their Mission and Messages of Hope (with Gundi Heinemann). Dr. Heinemann is going to elucidate some of the meaning that can be obtained from observing orbs in photographs.

Dr. Heinemann tells us about this picture: “My daughter is holding her best friend’s newly-born just a few hours old. Note the large orb around the child. (We have discussed the topic of orbs particularly around children on pages 37-43 in Orbs, Their Mission and Messages of Hope.)”

Dr. Heinemann narrates: “Our friend Titica (Graz, Austria, 2011) provided this extraordinary photo of what people often identify as an “orb fairy.” Shown here in strong magnification (and with legitimate, minor contrast enhancement), it reveals that it was actually generated by one circular orb that moved in a multitude of (in this case way more than 50) steps that all took place during the short duration of the flash (approx. 1/1000 sec). We have seen such multiple-step displacements (quantum leaps?) numerous times in various photographs (see below for another striking example). If the displacements were in continuous motion, the speed of motion would be huge – well above 1000 miles/sec. Given that we see this stepwise motion, the velocities – if one can talk of velocities at all – must have been far greater than that. Such photos underline that the non-worldly Entities emanating orbs are capable of doing so tailored to the preference of the photographer or image viewer whose attention they want to grab – if they prefer to see mandalas, they show up as such; if people are expecting to see faces; their orbs will show faces; and if people are looking for fairy-like phenomena, that’s how the orb is “painted” in their photo. (We have discussed this topic in detail with several photo examples, on pages 61-73 in Orbs, Their Mission and Messages of Hope)”.

Here is the example that Dr. Heinemann alludes to in the description above. This is an animation that can only be seen with the Apple-program “Keynote” (a transposition to PowerPoint will only partially work). Dr. Heinemann has uploaded it to www.acviews.com/kh/kh-002.key. People who have a Mac computer and Keynote can easily see it after downloading.

Dr. Heinemann narrates: “Gerd und Renate Firmenich (Germany, 2012) sent me this fabulous film strip, which captured an orb that was moving in and out of the field of view. They took this film with a simple iPhone4, not using a flash, and not accidentally aided/augmented by a concomitant flash emitted from another camera in the room. I fragmented the film into very slow motion and still frames, so one can see what is really happening. The moving orb is visible in three movie frames (approx. 1/20 sec total time), in a multitude of steps in each frame. Best view with “Keynote” (which is the Apple-equivalent of “PowerPoint”) after downloading from www.acviews.com/kh/kh-002.key). This film underlines that, most likely, orbs move in discrete quantum-leap steps, not in continuous motion.”

Klaus Heinemann holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics from the University of Tübingen. He worked for many years in materials science research at NASA, UCLA, and as a research professor at Stanford University. He is founder and chairman of a corporation that performs scientific research in computational fluid dynamics, materials development, and nanotechnology under contracts from NASA. For several decades Dr. Heinemann has worked on mending the commonly perceived rift between science and spirituality and lectures on expanding perception.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Klaus Heinemann shares Orb photos

Dr. Heinemann narrates, “A friend of a relative took these pictures of his 12-year old daughter (red shirt) at a school activity about one hour apart.”

Take a close look at the girl wearing a red shirt. That is not a pendant in the middle of her chest, it is an orb.

“When our relative looked at the photos and discovered the orbs, he told his friend about our work and interest in orbs.”

“Ten years earlier, when the girl was two years old, she had received a heart transplant.”

Fascinating!

Thank you to Klaus Heinemann for sharing these photographs, which increases our understanding of what the appearance of orbs may indicate. We look forward to your sharing more insights into the phenomenon of orbs.

Dr. Heinemann holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics from the University of Tübingen. He worked for many years in materials science research at NASA, UCLA, and as a research professor at Stanford University. He is founder and chairman of a corporation that performs scientific research in computational fluid dynamics, materials development, and nanotechnology under contracts from NASA. For several decades Dr. Heinemann has worked on mending the commonly perceived rift between science and spirituality and lectures on expanding perception.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Orb Guest Photographs the Dark

We have a guest orb photographer for today’s post, Kathy Phelps, best known on WordPress for her blog, Nature Snippets: http://naturesnippets.com/

Kathy counted about 50 orbs around the huge elm tree by her barn. It’s a lovely tree and would make a good subject to come back to many times to check out the orbs who are at home within its branches.

I like the orbs on the upper left that seem to be coming in for a landing in front of Kathy’s house in Illinois.

Kathy continues to experiment with finding the best placement of camera to subject to bring out the orbs who soar through her property. She can feel them and is discovering their many colors as well. I look forward to her further adventures with orbs.

We have a special treat tomorrow, which Kathy will also enjoy. Klaus Heinemann, Ph.D., co-author of two books that are the classics on orbs: The Orb Project, and Orbs Their Mission and Messages of Hope, will be our guest bringing a new understanding of orbs. Tune in tomorrow evening for this rare presentation.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Orbs and The Samples band

Sean Kelly introduces the percussionist of the band The Samples who were playing at the Bisbee Royale on December 1, 2012.

The orbs hovered expectantly.

When the band began playing the orbs started to light up in response.

In the above photo I would like to draw your attention to the bright pink orb in the upper left. I also like the way the orbs are arching over the percussionist and anchoring the arch to Sean Kelly in the center.

Photographing orbs at the Bisbee Royale includes the fun of sharing bright orbs easily seen on my camera’s view screen with fellow guests.

I like the patterns the orbs make, such as the line snaking above the drummer.

And, it’s interesting to see how the orbs are zeroing in on the keyboardist.

This photograph interests me because although the musicians are out of focus, the orbs are perfectly clear.

Again, I like the pattern of the orbs.

In this photo, I’d like you to notice the blue orbs at the top of the proscenium.

Sean Kelly is the songwriter and leader of The Samples, a band that formed in 1987 in Boulder, Colorado, and got their name from the first members’ sustenance of food samples from a local grocery store.

In this photograph we have blue and pink orbs.

My thanks to Sean Kelly and The Samples who provided an evening rich in warmly toned songs and excited orbs.

Thank you also to the folks at the Bisbee Royale for creating a welcoming atmosphere for guests and performers, whatever dimension they may be inhabiting.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Guest Goes Fishing and Finds Orbs

Guest orb photographer, Greg Neish, whose wedding orbs we recently saw, is sharing his pictures from his favorite fishing lake in Oregon: Olallie Lake located between Mt. Hood in the north and Mt. Jefferson in the south in the Cascades mountain range.

Olallie means berry in the Chinook Jargon.

Something about Greg attracts blue orbs. Out of the many photographs taken this day, these were the only ones with orbs.

Here’s a closeup:

Greg associates this color as “Dark Blue – shyness, survivor instinct.”

About 60′ directly behind this is a plaque placed by a son (tree fell during a storm in ’09 or ’10). Greg saw the sign and took a picture of it the same day.

Coincidence? Let’s enjoy the mystery.

Thank you to Greg Neish for brightening our day with a wonderful sight from a favorite fishing lake.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memories as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Orbs are not “Normal”

Today was rather depressing. I had a photo shoot lined up with a sound therapist who was working at a job site which I knew would be good for orbs. The plan was to get one of the other workers to sit still for a few minutes and listen to the exquisite sounds of tuning forks while I took photographs to see how the orbs would respond.

To me, this was a simple plan. To the workers, this was the weirdest thing imaginable. So while I was prepping to go to the job site (changing out of painting clothes and charging my camera battery) the workers were all wussing out. When I got out of the shower and was dressed, I got the call: photo shoot is cancelled.

I should not have gotten depressed, but I did. And now I’m thinking, this is “Bisbee” where we say it with emphasis on the first syllable, “Biiissbee” as a self-explanatory means of explaining all the weirdnesses that take place in our town. See the B on the hill? Biissbee.

My mood darkened throughout the day. I did stay busy, helping my 87-year-old mom trade out her summer clothes for winter, painting a couple of doors red, repainting yellow trim, mucking out a small garden, saving the seeds from the summer flowers and putting in pansys for winter, but not cheerfully. Oh, and I vacuumed and mopped. So, it’s not like I went to bed and cried over a canceled photo shoot.

But like these photos, it was an overcast mood.

Normal? Apparently I’ve never been really good at that one. But I’ll give it a try. Only one out of four photos has orbs. Normal.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memories as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Walking Dog with Orbs

We have a dog that can’t be walked by me if there’s any chance that other dogs might also be taking a walk. A lovely, good-hearted dog that gets into her battle fury and I could end up on my nose trying to hold her back.

So, her walks are rather late in the day when the man of the house gets home from work. However, it’s a perfect time for to go on a quest for orbs.

Somehow, it seems that there might be more orbs on full moon nights.

Just when we arrived back home the moon started to peak up over the mountains and immediately into the cloud cover. The moon is the fan of light beneath the pinkish orb.

A little later in the evening it’s as if the moon is showering orbs onto my little mountain town.

I hope you are all enjoying the full moon tonight, perhaps sharing your photos of the moon or drumming with friends in the moonlight.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memories as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

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Very Inspiring Blogger Award Nominations

Orbs Prefer Walks with Dog

Orbs Hover for Sound Therapy

Klaus Heinemann: Halo of a Newborn and “OrbFairy”

Klaus Heinemann shares Orb photos

Orb Guest Photographs the Dark

Orbs and The Samples band

Guest Goes Fishing and Finds Orbs

Orbs are not “Normal”

Walking Dog with Orbs

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