Paranormal Effect: The Many Weird Permutations of the Light Metamorphosis

The strange phenomenon I call the light metamorphosis is an effect in which light moves out of some source where we would expect it to be confined, and then often bends in strange ways. I first noticed the effect in early 2016.  In about 90% of the cases when this effect occurs, we see light rays rising up from some point of origin. In a much smaller percentage of cases, we see light rays falling from the point of origin. Very often the light from some source seems to be greatly amplified when this light metamorphosis effect occurs.

I will now list various different permutations or varieties of this effect.  After mentioning each permutation I will include one or more links to a photograph I took showing that particular permutation.

Words from a TV set rising up above the TV:  examples are here, here, here, and here.

Words from a TV set rising up above the TV, and tilting: an example is here.

An image of a face rising up above a TV:  examples are here and here.

Light rising up in a northeast direction: an example is here.

Light rays making a "candy cane" motion, in which the light rays bend back, heading back towards their point of origin:  examples are here, here, here, and here.

Light rays making a right-angle turn:  examples are here, here, here, here and here.

Double-bending of light rays in a way that includes a right-angle turn:  an example is here.

An extremely high-rising of light from its source:  examples are here and here.

Squiggly light rays:  examples are here and here.

Light traveling in a northeast direction, then turning to go straight north:  an example is here.

Light rays rising up, and then bending to the right:  examples are here and here.

Light rising up and then seeming to bend backwards:  examples are here, here, here, and here.

Light making a rising staircase effect: an example is here. 

Light traveling out of a TV set to the right: examples are here and here. 

Light traveling out of a TV set to the left: an example is here. 

Light moving down a little, before changing direction to go up: examples are here and here. 

Light moving down, then to the left, then up, making a U-shaped path:  an example is here. 

Light making a snaky path that involves 3 different changes in direction: an example is here.

Light rising in an arc-shaped path: an example is here. 

Light rising way up towards the right, before turning to the left: an example is here. 

Light rays traveling northeast, then northwest, then north: an example is here.

Light rays making a U-turn: examples are here and here.

Light rays moving west, then northeast, then northwest: an example is here. 

Light rays making an S-shape: examples are here and here.

 Light rays making a U-shape: an example is here

 Light rays making a V-shape: an example is here.

Light rays forming into an arch: an example is here.

Light rays making a spiral shape: an example is here.

Below are two photos that show the effect (less dramatic than some you will see by clicking on the links above). The first one (from February 16, 2016) shows light in Grand Central Terminal rising way up in a curved manner, bending to the right. This was a flash photo with an exposure time of 1/30 of a second, with normal camera settings (no "Night photo" settings).

Below is another example (from February 11, 2016). Light from the TV protrudes dramatically out of the bottom of the TV, appearing in front of statuettes that are in front of the TV. This was a flash photo with an exposure time of 1/30 of a second, with normal camera settings (no "Night photo" settings).

A closeup shows a shocking anomaly. Light rays are coming down out of the cable box clock, and then suddenly changing direction, turning to go upward. It's a U-turn of light rays.

I first started observing this effect in January 2016. Most photos I have taken showing the effect were taken using an old point-and-click Olympus FE-100 digital camera, using no special settings. I have also observed this effect (rarely) using a Sony point-and-click camera.

Almost all of the photos I have taken showing this light metamorphosis effect are flash photos taken with no special camera settings (no "Night photo" settings).  The EXIF information on such photos shows an exposure speed of only 1/30 of a second, although the effective shutter speed may be much shorter than that, because of the flash (which may make the effective shutter speed as 1/1000 of a second).  See my photos labeled "light metamorphosis flash photos" for these photos. I also see this strange effect when I do not use a flash. See my photos labeled "light metamorphosis non-flash photos" for such photos.   We absolutely cannot explain this effect as being a result of long exposure times, since in the great majority of cases the exposure is 1/30 of a second or less. We also cannot explain this effect as being a result of "Night photo" camera settings, since in the great majority of cases no such setting was used.

I do not understand the meaning of this strange light metamorphosis effect. I have speculated that it may be some kind of symbolic message. The light rising from a spot where it should be confined may symbolize the light of our consciousness (the soul) rising out of the body at the hour of death. But such an interpretation is just a guess.

Postscript:  Very strangely, I started to notice a diminishing of this strange "light metamorphosis" effect less than two months after I first noticed it.  By April of 2016 it seemed I could no longer get the effect (or at least not anywhere near as strongly as I once did). I was never able to resolve what caused the effect, or why it seemed to stop occurring. I may contrast the impermanence of this effect with my experience with photographing orbs, which I have photographed almost every day for two years.