"String of Pearls" Orb Motion: A Retrospective (Part 3)

What I call the "string of pearls" effect is an effect in which a photo seems to show multiple position states of an orb traveling very fast. Below is Part 3 of a retrospective of my photos showing such an effect.

The photo below shows a speeding orb I photographed in Grand Central Terminal in New York.  

The photo below shows a speeding blue orb I photographed in Grand Central Terminal. The path of motion makes a shape rather resembling the Big Dipper. 

The photo below shows a mysterious speeding orb I photographed in front of a TV set that was turned off.  We can seem to see three position states of the speeding orb.

The photo below shows a speeding orb I photographed in the sky.  In this case the photo seems to have captured five different position states of the orb.

The photo below shows a mysterious speeding orb I photographed indoors.

The photos below shows two mysterious orbs that I photographed in Grand Central Terminal in New York, a hotspot for speeding orbs.

The photo below shows a fast-moving mysterious orb I photographed indoors. We seem to see four position states of the same orb. 

Swift Something

 Photo date: August 23, 2026.  Photographer: Mark Mahin. 

We see below what looks like a mysterious speeding orb. 

The type of motion shown reminds me of the motion shown in my photos below. See here to see the original posts with these photos. 

Fast and Bright

 Photo date: August 20, 2026. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

We see below a mysterious orb I photographed indoors. 

Sharp Fast Turn?

 Photo date: August 15, 2026. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

We see below a mysterious orb I photographed indoors. 

Mysterious Blue Indoor Orbs: A Retrospective (Part 22)

Below is Part 22 of a retrospective showing some of the better photos I have taken indoors of mysterious blue orbs photographed indoors. 

The photo below shows a large blue orb I photographed in Grand Central Terminal in New York. The orb took up nine percent of the original photo height.

The photos below show blue orbs I photographed at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed in front of the ceiling of Grand Central Terminal in New York. I have photographed eight other orbs with the same pattern, as you can see by looking at the "Hose and Circle Pattern" section of the post here. 

The photo below shows a blue orb I photographed  in Grand Central Terminal next to a conversing man and woman. Orb eavesdropping?

My photo below shows three blue orbs I photographed in Grand Central Terminal in New York. Blue brethren?

My photo below shows a bluish-purple orb that rather seems to be nuzzling a red light, rather like some moth attracted to a light.

The photo below shows a blue orb I photographed at Grand Central Terminal in New York.
 

200 Dreams of a Deceased Relative

 Last night I had the 200th dream I have had of my deceased father. In the dream I was talking to my deceased mother, who I have dreamed about 179 times. In the dream I said something like this, referring to my father:

"He has mentioned philosophical possibilities, and we may consider some. On one hand, it is possible that everything that exists is mental. Conversely, it is possible that all that exists is matter." 

In the dream I was referring to the philosophical position called idealism, and then referring to the philosophical position called materialism.  Idealism is discussed in my series of posts here and here. Materialism is discussed in my series of posts here. 

I was not at all surprised that advanced philosophical concepts appeared in one of my dreams. I have previously had astonishing dreams that featured complex philosophical reasoning and also precise relevant recall. Such dreams are discussed in my post here. 

Below is #235 of the 564 dreams I have had that seemed to be dreams on the topic of life after death. 

"I dreamed one of my brothers was talking to me and my mother, saying something to the effect that humans exist for only a relatively short time. Apparently taking this as some claim against life after death, I then started to argue in favor of life after death and a purposeful universe. First, I mentioned the research of the Society for Psychical Research (which includes many accounts of apparitions). Then in the dream I referred to the very exact equality of the proton charge and the electron charge, an example of cosmic fine-tuning needed for life to exist. Then I mentioned how in near-death experiences people report floating out of their bodies. 'We are souls,' I said. The dream was extraordinary for its philosophical sophistication and use of pertinent points."

Freaky Fan

 Below we see a cool air fan me and my wife have used for years in a home with regular air conditioners. A fan like this is a great alternative to using an air conditioner. You get a flow of air that is cooler than the air coming from a regular box fan. 

About an hour ago I saw behavior from this device I have never seen before. The untouched fan repeatedly turned on and off, with the cycle continuing for quite a few seconds, there being quite a few different turn-ons and turn-offs. Manually turning the fan's power off and then back on restored the unit to its regular behavior. 

This is only the latest of many cases I have recorded of lights or electrical devices turning on or off mysteriously.  You can examine a series of 39 posts documenting such events by clicking here, and continuing to press Older Posts at the bottom. 

One of the best documented events in this series was the one here, when I got the video below showing my untouched camera taking 300 flash photos by itself.