Beyond Photography
Encounters with orbs, angels and mysterious light forms
by Katie Hall & John Pickering
With photography being one of my favorite art forms as well as collecting family photos over the decades, this book readily caught my eye.
In 2002, my husband, son & a friend traveled to Savannah, GA and spent several days in an old Irish pub that had been converted to a 2 story home on Washington Square in the Savannah Historical District. The owners lived upstairs, while renting out the bottom floor of the lovely old home. The huge wooden bar remained intact, all the history & memories hiding in the walls.
We took dozens of pictures, inside the home & out... as we roamed the streets of this beautiful antebellum city. When we had the film developed, we noted that the pictures from inside the home, were filled with large orbs of light. At first we were prepared to blame it on the camera, or the lighting… but the photos taken in other places did not have the orbs on them. And on separate days, the orbs would still appear in the photos taken within the old home. They were especially prevalent in the bedroom that my husband & myself were sharing.
My son who was with us, is an artistic photographer & he was the first one to enlighten us about the spiritual importance of ‘orbs’ on photographs. Many people see them as past life souls, or ‘ghosts/energies’ who have frequented that place before.
I was excited and started going through many other photographs looking for the same phenomenon. It hasn’t happened to me very often, & certainly not in that great of a specter, as in Savannah.
‘Beyond Photography’ brought all of that excitement back for me. The authors have meticulously chronicled their experiences with orbs, complete with some fantastic images via their photography within the book. Their scientific explanations about the electromagnetic spectrum creates a great foundation, for the images that you are privy to see throughout the book.
At the end of each chapter they answer questions for ‘Critical Angles’ to grant some extra thought for skeptics.
The book covers not only orbs, but ghost lights, fairies, star signs & light beings, etc. All wonderfully photographed. The center of the book has some beautiful color renditions as well.
I highly recommend this book to not only photographers (amateurs as well as professionals), but to those interested in the paranormal & supernatural.
You’ll love it! I’m a firm believer in parallel realities, so this book confirmed a lot of things for me. Chapter 19 on The Question of Consciousness, was particularly edifying.
This book can be purchased online through: www.o-books.net and other book selling venues. Soft side for $24.95
Happy Reading!
Rev Dr Sandra Gaskin