This is how it got started: I took the above photographs in September 2004 at a spiritual retreat.
The exposures were just a few seconds apart. There was no change in camera settings or lighting in the room.
The bright mandala-like feature in the left picture, and
the less luminous circular feature in the right image at the top of the triangle were not observable with the
bare eye in the room.
Thousands of orb photos later, and extensive research on the subject, I have come to the following
working hypothesis:
The results are summarized in a book "The Orb Project," jointly authored with Miceal Ledwith, Ph.D.,
with an extended foreword by William A. Tiller, Ph.D.
See also the following links to lectures, interviews, and feature articles:
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Pictures taken within a few seconds; same camera position; a different orb is shown in the
right picture at a different location. Right image was electronically enhanced.
Orbs are not explainable with conventional physics
(Authenticity of Orb Photos )
They are emanations from intelligent life outside of the conventional physical realm
They are abundantly around us (but we must use discernment)
(Example of Artefactual Orbs )
They have individualistic features
and may have "faces"
They have different intensities (some require digital image enhancement)
They can move extremely fast
( presumably at unlimited speed )
They can follow instructions
(Stereo-Photography with Orbs )
They can expand (presumably to infinite size) and contract
(presumably to atomic size) extremely fast
Extreme contraction at infinite speeds allows the hypothesis
that they may be instrumental in certain aspects of alternative/spiritual healing
Thought projections look similar to orbs
(Photos of Orbs and Thought Projections)
The Orb Project (cover pages)
The Orb Project (ordering information)
The Orb Project (book review)
Das Orb-Projekt (German version, Randomhouse/Bertelsmann Verlag)
Progetto Orb (Italian version, Macro Edizioni)
Above picture taken at the "Orbs: Interacting with Other Realms" Prophets Conference at Palm Springs, CA,
21-23 March 2008 by a conference participant (Linda Horton), during the presentation of Klaus and Gundi Heinemann.
(Right: cropped section of left picture, showing two large very bright orbs and one smaller one).
The text of the slide shown at the moment when the picture was taken reads:
"(It is in everyone of us to be wise ...) ... and to work cooperatively for unity and the well-being of all."
Picture on right taken by Amanda Bayer at the "Orbs" Prophets Conference at Palm Springs,
during the presentation of Klaus Heinemann.
" Die geistige Welt wird sichtbar"
(written by Ulrich Arndt, in news-age - Germany, 4, 98-101, 2008)
"A Life in the Day: Klaus Heinemann"
(written by Hazel Courteney, in The Sunday Times - UK, August 31, 2008)
"Orbs: Are They a Psychoenergetic Phenomenon?" (Keynote Presentation by Klaus at
Orbs: Interacting with Other Realms,
Prophets Conference, Glastonbury, UK, July 7-13, 2008)
Paranormales vs. Wissenschaft:" Geister auf digitalen Photos" und
"Vermischung: Wissenschaft und Spiritualitaet"
(written by Kerstin Artz, in On-Line Focus - Germany, 22 May, 2008)
(written by Ulrich Arndt, in news-age - Germany, 4, 98-101, 2008)
"We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses" (Keynote Presentation by Klaus at Prophets Conference on Orbs, Palm Springs, March 21-23, 2008)
"Closing the rift between Science and Spirituality" (Radio Interview with Klaus by Elena Young of Beyond The Ordinary,
January 22, 2008)
"The Orb Project" (Radio Interview with Klaus by Dr. Bob Hieronimus of 21st Century Radio,
January 20, 2008)
"Orbs" (Radio Interview with Klaus by Anamica,
December 12, 2007)
"OAS 88 Klaus Heinemann - The Orb Project", November 20, 2007
(Interview with Klaus by award winning author and newscaster Jeffrey Milburn); see also
The Omni Art Salon --
Jeffrey Milburn's Art and Consciousness Podcast, OAS 88 Klaus Heinemann - The Orb Project, November 20, 2007 )
"Mysterious Orbs - Emanations from A Divine Field?"
(Interview with Klaus by Emmy Award-winning TV producer Linda Moulton Howe,
in Earthfiles, see also
Earthfiles Podcast of November 2, 2007)
"Is This the Proof that Spirits do Exist?" (Article on Klaus' work in Healthy Wealthy n'Wise,
written by Hazel Courtney, October 2007)
"Orbs: Emanations from Spirit Beings?"
(Keynote Presentation by Klaus at Orbs: What Is Going On? The Prophets Conference Sedona, AZ, 5/4-6/2007)
Picture taken on 3/26/2008 immediately after a 2-hour live radio interview at the
La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, N.M. The orb is positioned at the exact location of our hotel room.
Work/Science (Klaus Heinemann)
Klaus Heinemann (home page)
Expanding Perception
Consciousness or Entropy?
Interactive Orbs Website
(with extensive contributions by Klaus Heinemann regarding experiments and authenticity)