Click on the first picture to enlarge it. See the two circles of white light? The first orb is almost in the centre of the picture; the second orb, a bit fainter, floats beside the woman on the right – beside her plaid jacket. Now, click to enlarge the second picture. In that photo, taken just moments afterward, the orbs are gone.

Here’s the story behind these unique photographs:

My husband, Benjamin, brings a camera to my workshops and message events to see if we can capture orbs, ectoplasm or any other signposts of spirit. At message events, whenever I feel drawn to an audience member and start speaking to him/her, Benjamin pulls out the trusty palm-sized digital camera, and quietly and unobtrusively (I have to take his word for that – I’m usually in the zone and only aware of the person I’m connecting with) snaps a few images.

He has done this at several events, but never captured anything to show. That is, until last February, when I was at Into the Mystik, a New Age centre in Bolton, Ontario. Benjamin took these pictures, which made me gasp when I looked at them at the end of the night. Others who’d stayed after to see them were equally amazed.

Here’s what happened: Sometime during the evening, I was drawn to three women in the back of the room who were seated in an L-formation – two side-by-side (daughter and mother), and the third (mother’s sister) behind the mother. In my mind’s eye, an image was forming, and I knew I just had to speak to it.

“There’s someone standing right here,” I said, pointing to a spot that would’ve been the inside corner of the L. “He’s right here. And someone else has come in with him.”

My husband snapped a picture. And a few moments later, another.

I didn’t physically “see” the entities – but I had a keen awareness of presence as I described my impressions, then delivered the message. The mother and her sister nodded a lot as I spoke, so I knew I was connecting. But don’t ask me what I said: I tend to forget messages once they’re delivered.

So imagine my surprise when I later saw the pictures. Right where I was pointing – a most glorious orb! You can also make out a smaller orb, to the side of the daughter. Yet in the next picture, the orbs are gone.

We combed the room to see if those round white lights could have been made by a reflection of the flash (nothing in the room to reflect a flash; slatted wood blinds covered the windows), or dust or mist or any of the other explanations naysayers give when trying to explain away orbs. The room was clear and clean.

So here I am, a month later, and I’m still giddy with the knowledge that I, a camera and Spirit had come together at just the right millisecond to record their manifestation. I can’t wait for it to happen again – and I certainly hope it does – but even if I never get to record an experience like this again, I’ll always be happy knowing and trusting that Spirit is nearby, ready to help me and the person I’m delivering an important message to. And for this knowledge, I’m always truly humbled and grateful.

Isn’t Spirit amazing?

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