I've had several spooky experiences, always in old houses with a bit of history. Usually, these have been at my home but once or twice it's been somewhere I've been staying. It's only when I'm somewhere too modern and psychically 'sterile' to attract any unusual phenomenae (like my present address) that I realise just how 'real' these experiences were. If I was always seeing, hearing and experiencing things I'd say I had a few screws loose, but this isn't the case. So I'm pretty sure my experiences were not 'all in the mind' and that I am quite a psychically sensitive person.

That being said, I'm always more willing to accept a 'rational' explanation than the other sort, which is why I've posted this thread. It all goes back to my childhood, when I lived in a Victorian cottage in Battersea, London. Prior to this night, I'd never experienced anything out of the ordinary but, from that moment on (I was 10 at the time, and about to begin 'developing' into a young woman) I was constantly being barraged by spooky experiences. These followed me to each of my homes, and continued right up to recently when, due to circumstances beyond my control, I moved to a flat with no spooky vibes whatsoever.

The cottage where this story took place was near a railway, and had the River Fleet running under it (which may be significant) I was not the happiest of children - I guess you could say my parents (especially my mother) were physically and mentally abusive to me. I never did find out if that house had a 'bad' history; as far as I can recall, it had the standard history of any Victorian cottage.
To set the scene, there was no reason that night for me to expect anything other an unbroken night's sleep. There were the usual family rows, and I daresay I'd had my customary tongue lashing/thrashing but no worse than normal. To be fair, I did have lots of good times at home as well. I was well clothed and fed - I guess I had a stricter than most upbringing but, at the time, I considered this normal. I certainly don't remember that night as being anything worse than usual. If anything, my folks had been nicer to me.

I was not ill or on medication this night. I'd not had anything to eat or drink that could cause hallucinations, nor were any members of my family taking anything (such as marijuana) which could have affected me. The strongest thing in the house was only ever tobacco smoke.
The reason I put all this is because, were I to put a rational slant on things, I'd say I hallucinated the whole thing. Yet I can see no reason for me to do so. One further point - I was definitely wide awake. No doubt about that. I wasn't in 'half dream' mode either. At one point I was so distressed I left my room, went to my mother (who told me to go back to bed) went to the bathroom, came back, got into bed - and the whole thing continued just where it had left off. It was very, very real.

I've bulletpointed this as best I can. One important note - it was the night of a full moon.

1) I'd been asleep for a couple of hours when I woke with a start. I only had a small room, my bed was right next to the door - a Victorian pannelled affair that was open. The panels were facing me and I found myself focussing on them. I believe there was moonlight at this time, but I don't think it created an optical illusion. Even if it did, it doesn't explain the next bit!
Anyhow, these panels were expanding and contracting in a surreal manner, i.e getting larger then smaller, as if they were getting nearer then further away. I was more perplexed than scared - the door wasn't moving, it was stationary. But those panels were expanding/contracting continuously. I blinked, turned away. Turned the light on then off again. In the light, the door was normal. Light off - this weird movement continued.
(Question: did this signify some kind of breakdown of reality; a movement between two worlds? Latterly I've begun to wonder)

2) My attention was diverted to the window. There was a full moon, as I've said, although it was no longer visible. Now, though, the oddest thing happened: The 'full moon' (as a child, that's what I thought it was) appeared just outside my bedroom window, as if it was observing me. Then, it drifted from left to right and back again. This continued, pendulum fashion (although always along a straight plane i.e left - right - left not up and down) Again, I wasn't scared. I just wondered why the heck the moon was floating about in front of my room?
3) Then (freak time!) the REAL moon appeared from behind a cloud. It seemed of far less consequence than the thing in my window. I now had two 'moons' - the real one, more or less centred in my window, and this new orb which was about the size of a football, swinging to and fro. I now had two weird things to contend with - the orb, and those Victorian panels.
4) I heard murmuring. Sounded a lot like my folks used to once I was in bed - that lazy, contented chit-chat you get at the end of the day. Except - my father was on night shifts and the rest of the house were in bed. No one was awake but me. The TV was off. Next door were all asleep too. Besides, this sound was coming from nearby. I strained to hear what was being said but could distinguish nothing but a low murmuring.
5) I realised the sound could be traced to the fireplace at the foot of my bed. (my bed almost touched the end wall!) It was empty but the grate was still there. In this opening had appeared the silhouettes of two people, head and shoulders only as if the fireplace was a TV 'closeup' of a scene. They were lifesized so only the top part of their body 'fitted' in the space. Seemed to be two women, or a man and a woman. Instinctively I knew they were not known to me, although I got the feeling they had strong connections to the house. They were chatting. Now there were THREE things, all going on at once.
6) I think it was now I decided to wake myself up as I felt (or hoped!) I must be dreaming. I turned the light on again. Nothing in the fireplace now although I could still hear those low voices. Room panels also normal although that weird orb may still have been there - can't swear to it though. Light off - the show restarted. As I said, I left my room; my mother called out to me - she asked what was wrong? What the hell could I say? I said I needed the loo. She told me to go straight back to bed afterwards.
7) Back in my room - the orb was gone. Still had those talking heads and the panels though.
8) Gradually, the heads/murmuring faded. The panels were the last to go - in fact, I fell asleep watching them. Thinking back on it, the door seemed to be 'breathing' almost.
9) Next morning, all was back to normal. This never happened again although numerous other spooky things did. Eventually, I swapped rooms with my dad who totally believed in ghosts etc but never confessed to anything untoward happening to him in there.

Now like I said, the whole thing seems like some kind of hallucinatory experience. Although I occasionally see odd things I've never again seen actual human figures, and my rare episodes of clairaudience have always been separate from visual disturbances. I've never seen that orb thing again, either. Some of my other experiences (which I also intend to post) I squarely put down to being 'sensitive' but I'm at a loss to explain the above - mainly, because it was all so real, yet all so different to anything else I've encountered. I'm especially drawn to my strange white orb - has anyone else ever seen this? I wonder if (because I know I am actually very psychic, not nuts) this event signalled my 'coming out'. I also wonder if that orb may have been some kind of spirit guide, and the panels its way of getting my attention. Was this a one-off because the experience freaked me out so much, so that those things that had targetted me as a possible future medium decided 'Whoops, maybe best not to use this kid - she's pretty spooked already.' I was pretty scared towards the end I tell you, not being able to get rid of these things by putting the light on etc. Had I taken a different approach, would events like this have become commonplace for me? I do consider my powers, to be able to pick up these energies, to be a gift although not one I particularly relish having. Also - could that orb have had some extraterrestrial origin, i.e been a UFO? Perhaps the occupants were drawn to me and unlocked my latent abilities in some way.

Any input/insight from others, but especially those who maybe have used their gifts in mediumship etc, would be most welcome.

you make what you sense, plain and simple. Learning to control it is a different story.

the irony.

I saw "orbs" as a child, if thats what you wanted to call them. But mine were so relaxing, i wasn't scared. And, they didnt murmer, just entertain me Dazzling and twirling; comforting.

hmm, as a child i would get hallucinations, and i still do if i get ill and have a temperature.

some of the things you explained sound quite similar to experiences ive had, like bizzarre visions et. some of the ones i remember from a young age are:

usually a sense that things far away are suddenly very close, like the wall or door etc, Seeing large mountains appear in my room, feeling like im stuck at sea and have to get somwhere, and nearly always there is a strange unexplainable feeling i have, some sounds aswell like peoples echoey voices.

heh crazy man, but yeh these are the things your brain can do.

you sound like you were conviced that it wasnt a hallucination, and usually you can tell when you are and when you arent hallucinating, so i dont know what else to add to that, other than if you were quite young would you remember it exactly? and could it have been a hallucination?

I've had one experience with orbs that seemed somewhat similiar to the one you described. However, they were generally green/blue (don't remember exactly) and I've always described them as being like sea glass with their shimmering and shading. I didn't get a good view of them cause I saw them as I hauled ass down the stairs to my parents bedroom cause I'd seen a nodding figure at the foot of my bed (there was a solid dresser at the foot of my bed). In retrospect I too wonder if maybe my running away didn't win me any favors. certainly haven't seen them since, though that doesn't necessarily mean they're not there, just not on a first name basis. Feel free to pm me if you've any questions. I"ve got a post on this experience of mine at:
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...=56347&hl=visit

do you think its possible that what you saw wasnt what you saw, but something did occur that night? perhaps outside of your social understanding? lol i was going to just ask those two questions, but they are a little vague.....basically im asking , is it possible that you had an encounter with aliens, and the imagery you saw and experienced is actually a cover? im just curious as to what you think. and im not saying you did, im just wondering if such things are possible from your point of view.

Angels or guardian spirits, maybe? Were they in the room? Mine was a bit different, but then it was outside the window which makes me feel it could have been an extraterrestrial vessel of some kind. It didn't scare me per se, and I don't remember feling spooked at first. It was the total 'overload' of everything happening at once, that put the willies up me! The moving orb was a bright white colour, like the full moon. It was silent - it was the heads in the grate that were talking. I was more interested than frightened at first, but I never felt threatened by this thing. Of everything that happened that night, this orb seems to me the most 'real' - even if everything else was just an illusion, I believe this was real.
Recently, I've seen UFO pics which show similar things, but further away. Could this have been one of these, drifting in close to take a look at me? Maybe picking up on some kind of energy that marked me as being a bit different? Perhaps its appearance triggered something that made me see these other things - kind of releasing latent abilities.

Good point Carl. I covered it in my previous reply post. My feeling is, the white orb was an extraterrestrial encounter - could be, it was a probe of some kind. But I don't think the other things were a cover as such. I believe two things were going on that night, maybe three.
Thinking on it, I've come to the following conclusions:
1. The orb was definitely a UFO of some kind, and it chose to visit me because it picked up on something - a 'talent' I had yet to become aware of.
2. The door panels may well have been a hallucinationary experience, my brain reacting to the energy being given off by the orb as it approached me. They were the first thing I noticed. The fact this was still going on after the orb was gone indicates there was some residual effect. For all I know, it could have been a side-effect of something they used on me. The fact that, outside of my room, everything was normal means this wasn't a 'normal' hallucinatory episode but an effect of that orb.
3. The talking heads were either ghosts or residual energy ie a 'reenactment' of previous lives. I think the orb helped unlock an ability to see and hear things like this, but since it started the ball rolling they were at their most acute when I was in its vicinity. That's why that night signalled the start of a lifetime of paranormal experiences, especially spirit voices, but I've never seen a spirit in human form again.

Reading back, it sounds like I'm loopy or delusional but I think this is the most sensible explanation I can come up with. It just needed me to get the input of others, which is why I joined this site in the first place!

How large would you guess this orb was? It's probably tough to tell, but just a broad guesstimate would be nice. Also, I don't see much evidence one way or another on it being a spirit or "UFO", but that's just me. As both are quite poorly understood at the moment, it's even more difficult to differentiate which it could be.

It's a long time ago, but I seem to have retained the idea it was about the same size as the full moon, and the same kind of image eg a glowing, pearly white orb. The moon was quite high in the sky that night, so I'd guess about the size of a British football (US 'soccer' ball) I've had a fair few paranormal freak-outs since then (I'm not one of those who believes EVERYTHING they experience is unexplainable by rational means, I'm talking particularly about events that can't be explained away. I'm cynical by nature) but that weird moving ball was the first and only time I've seen anything like it which is why it's stuck in my mind.

I feel like I'm "that guy" saying this, but if it was that size it sounds like my experience with seeing glowing orbs when I was a kid. I always described them as looking like bottles made with sea glass due to the shimmering and the fact that I believe some were a deep green/blue. Whether they were real or in my head I'm virtually positive whatever I saw wasn't a ET UFO, partially because I saw a bunch of them (around 9 or so). I suppose if you confused yours for the moon though it wasn't obviously shimmering, but maybe that's due to the fact that I saw green with white streaks, whereas white with white streaks wouldn't be visible. At this time I think the most likely explanation for what I saw was that they were spirits of people who had passed away.

Had this thing been in the room with me, I'd have said the same. Odd it was hovering outside the window though. But there is a bit more to add that I've remembered - one of my grandfathers passed away round about the same time (can't remember if it was before or after) and I've often wondered if one of those murmuring figures could have been him? Also, from my bedroom window you could see the back of an old abandoned chapel that had some very devout christians use it during the war. Dunno if that's significant but it was behind where the orb was.
I can't remember this thing shimmering but then, it's yonks ago so I can't swear that it didn't. I've posted on another thread because someone else actually put up a photo of something very very similar indeed! (c'est la vie, everyone's saying it's a photoshop fake!)

Yes, sorry for the late responce Kabalos.

They were in the room and were about the size of golfballs.
Traveling slow together, snakelike and very peaceful.
Usually pink in color, sometimes red or purple.
I met a girl who seen a similar thing as me, i haven't seem them since i was very young.
I believe these orbs were some sort of spirit, or spiritual entity.

Totally forgot about them until last night when I saw two and my head suddenly realised it was a bit strange...I used to see them more often years ago:
Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night, there's a tiny (about 1cm diameter) brown orb that sort of floats up from next to my face and vanishes after a second or so. I think that coz it does it so gently I've never been shocked back into an awake state so I've always just forgotten about the whole thing until yesterday. Kind of like a super small spherical version out of Batteries Not Included.
Anyhone else known of this??

I also saw an orb as a child. Age was @8 and all the children were gathered around at recess looking up. It was probably a weather balloon but it did not come down to earth and just bounced around in the sky.It was silver in color, oval in shape and fairly large. It was a very frightening experience, just watching it bounce around in the sky. Never saw anything like it since.