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I watched a special on Alexander (the great).  Here was this man that feared nothing, won enormous battles with nary a scratch, and gained extreme wealth.  What stopped him?  His vices, things that everyday people are brought down with time and again.  The ironies are everywhere if you have the ability to simply observe them.

I never had that many friends to begin with, but after I was remarried the ones I had kind of vanished.  One became a Jehovah's Witness, and after he attempted two times he gave up, though he should have known better.  I will always listen, but speak my mind as well.  I find many things far more humorous now, almost like looking at the world with a different set of eyes.  I learn from TV shows that I've seen countless times before,  and when I begin to read something that seems boring at first and I get a "push" to read on I'm never disappointed.  There are lessons in the strangest of places, where no one thinks of looking.  I laugh myself silly sometimes at what seems to be a huge cosmic joke that we have played upon ourselves.  Of course people seeing me doing this would presume that I've gone bonkers, and at one point in time I actually cared what they thought.

It was the culmination of a number of incidents, the last one being so outrightly "impossible" that I was forced to reassess my position and take a closer look.  When I did, what I found amazed me completely.  The incidents that occurred were at first easily dismissed by me, but they became so extreme that to even attempt an explanation in the conventional sense would be stretching it to extremely bizarre proportions.  I had to attempt to learn     the hows and the whys and the whats..  I'm still learning.

I was a close-minded skeptic for many years, and about four years ago became an open-minded skeptic. Close-minded skepticism is very close to a religion that some refer to as "scientism", an adherence to 19th century science as though nothing has occurred since then, and similar to religion (thee, thou, etc.) Science has done a remarkable job of studying parts, but has learned that it is difficult to study the box when you are part of it (the observer and the observed are one).  Below is a link to an excellent article written by Winston Wu, and also one posted on the website of Nobel Prize winning physicist Brian Josephson--and although you may disagree with some of the premises, they makes some excellent points:
http://www.freeinquiry.com/skeptic/resources/articles/wu-debunking-skeptical.htm
http://members.aol.com/ddrasin/zen.html

I have learned this--"I don't know" is a very good philosophy, because in truth, you don't-and-when you believe you know everything, you can learn nothing.

I was a close-minded skeptic for many years, and about four years ago became an open-minded skeptic.   Close-minded skepticism is very close to a religion that some refer to as "scientism", an adherence to 19th century science as though nothing has occurred since then, and similar to religion (thee, thou, etc.)  Below is a link to an excellent article written by Winston Wu, and also one posted on the website of Nobel Prize winning physicist Brian Josephson--and although you may disagree with some of the premises, they makes some excellent points:
http://www.freeinquiry.com/skeptic/resources/articles/wu-debunking-skeptical.htm
http://members.aol.com/ddrasin/zen.html

I have learned this--"I don't know" is a very good philosophy, because in truth, you don't-and-when you believe you know everything, you can learn nothing.

I remembered the experience, but not the information--I honestly think that no person incarnated here could remember all of that, and if they did it would defeat the entire purpose of our "time" here--experience.  There was always a question that bothered me during my years as a close-minded skeptic.  I was an avid student of science, and I took notice that bacteria, which don't have "brains" in any sort of cognizant sense developed some of the most    complex methods of defeating antibiotics I've ever seen, absolutely amazing!  Carry that on up to the design of anything, birds,  and especially us--we have the ability to even ask these questions about ourselves, existence, reality, etc.  This question did not fit in my worldview, which was typical of those with close-minds.  When we die, that's it, game over, etc., etc,.....
After several incidents occurred which I would have had to stretch the close-minded mindset so far that the explanations would have appeared far more bizarre than just taking them for what they were, I spent two solid years studying the works of Einstein (who, in my opinion "sold out"), his top, Nobel Prize winning protege, Dr. David Bohm with his holographic theory, neurophysiologist Karl Pribram with his holonomic brain theory (which was developed entirely independently of Bohm's),  the experiment in '82 concerning non-locality conducted by french physicist Dr. Alain Aspect which violated Bell's theorem and validated Bohm's theory, the research conducted by Nobel Prize winning physicist Dr. Brian Josephson on physics and consciousness, the research conducted by retired Stanford University professor Dr. William Tiller (material science and physics) on physics and consciousness,  Dr Amit Goswami on same--the list goes on and on.  Accepted science is now that matter is comprised of photons connected by a weak (scalar, magnetoelectric?) link--etc., etc., etc., on and on and on and on.......and then one day sitting there laughing at myself, the best laugh I'd had in years upon realizing that the very question I had suppressed because it did not fit into my worldview was not a question at all--it was an answer!!  Damn, Dr. Rupert Sheldrake was right after all, we are of intelligent design, and our parents did not draw the blueprints, nor did theirs!!  Add in any extraterrestrial factor you want (and I do believe they meddled with our "adaptations", "missing link" my butt!  Who drew the blueprints for them?  I have my beliefs of course, taken from a great deal of study as to the purpose of our existence (and even of the purpose of the ET's existence), but it's not suitable for this forum (glad to provide it upon request however in an email).  I laughed because the answer I was searching for, about the existence of other realms could be found by looking at my hand!

I wonder migs if these spirits were once human, or never human, or if they even know they are dead, and are indeed earthbound? You should have a medium come sometime to do a light reading, if you can find a reliable source and not a gimmicky money-hound."

I have wondered this myself.  Some of the phenomena, most notably the large yellow "goliath", etc. seems more related to what I've read about astral wildlife, and as far as the large glowing ball and the vortex I have no idea at all.  This was primarily what I was attempting to learn about.  In the picture with a very large number of orbs in motion, I had outwardly requested two good pictures the day before.  I got one, and it appeared on the fifth shot (if you look carefully, they are even in the background on the upper right part of the pic).  I'd like to think that we have come to an understanding--I don't bother them, and although my dog continues to see and/or hear them (it is so obvious you'd have to be blind to miss it) and my grandson smiles and laughs at something none of us can see there are no other manifestations of accompanying phenomena.  I had thought of locating a medium, or someone who is accomplished at traveling in the astral realm, but locating honest people to do this is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.  
I also want to restate this; I am not a professional photographer, and have extremely limited experience with cameras.  My experience tells me the phenomena is true.  However people will always believe what they wish, and I understand this and agree with it completely.  I would be happy to provide unresized pics to anyone who requests them for analysis.  I am an open-minded skeptic which I believe is the only honest position to take, and although I have my experience which I base my beliefs on, they are still my beliefs and I could be completely wrong.  If we arrive at a point where we think we know everything, we can no longer learn.  I have conducted a search for answers, first through science which I'm good at and can understand, and then by going within myself through meditation techniques.  The more I learned, the more I realized how much I didn't know, and I am at the point where I believe that the total is so vast that we can never know it all here.  I had two dreams that I remember vividly, once when I was very close-minded and one last year.  The first time I was floating in a place in which all knowledge was available to me in the form of sound, written words, concepts.  I was so filled with awe that it is difficult to describe, but it seemed as if all knowledge was available to me, not learned in the way we do here.  I awoke in tears, speechless.  The second time I awoke laughing--at myself.  All of this studying and attempting to understand everything which seemed so complex here, was there (and this is the only phrase that comes to mind to describe it) "profoundly simple".  I knew this was not an ordinary "dream".  I wondered if it just happened those two times or if it happens on a regular basis and I just happened to awake right after.  My best guess, and the most honest assessment I think any of us can make is "I don't know".

The vast majority of pics I took under all light settings showed the room exactly how it was with no phenomena whatsoever.  By all means there was not an interesting pic every time I shot--perhaps only 20%.

"I know you made some indication that you want to leave the Spirits in peace and not continue to photograph them anymore. I know with some of the photos I posted there is the inevitable doubt that its camera malfunction or other explainable cause and not paranormal. I went out and got a Sony video camera with infrared and a tripod and turned it on before going to bed in my living room. I did get several ORBS that pass thru during the night. Most of the ORBS seem to be attracted to my dog however I got one about one hour after going to bed."

I will never interfere in their peace again.  Also, one important thing I've learned that you can have the best photographs, etc. in the world, and offer the to anyone, and know in you heart that is exactly what it is, with the only way of explaining it-it is what it is.  There are people who could be standing there watching lava running down their feet, watching the smoke coming out and ask "what volcano".  This is an extreme exaggeration and I was never literally at that point but close.  This taught me that skepticism is always a good thing, as long as it is with an open mind.  Those with closed-minds can never learn as they feel they "know everything" already. For a long time I foolishly believed that I was somehow "catching" them offguard.  This is simply not the case as I've discovered.  If they don't want their pics taken, you simply will not be able to take them --they will not be there.  I have also learned that there is no such thing as an accident or a coincidence.  Although you are free to show as much of this as you like, it is always meant for you to see, (or those close to you who know and trust you).  We are all both students and teachers of every other spirit.

"I beLIEve that"
Beliefs do not matter whatsoever; if you're searching for truth, accepting them without question could result in pure distractions and dead ends.  Experience is ALWAYS the teacher.  I could disagree on your belief in a monotheistic diety, or with those many who worship established pantheistic dieties but it would do no good and I will NEVER do so.  I believe that we each have a higher-self and that it does lead to a first source that one could call "God", but it is still a belief and as such may be completely wrong.

As I am not a photographer, you may very well be correct about the streaks.  This does not explain the other pics however.  As a true open-minded skeptic, I will first search for any logical and normal explanation first, and I welcome any information such as this.  There are a number of these pics that simply defy an easy explanation however.  I take the same approach with other phenomena as well; when we first moved in, there was a knocking on the bedroom wall.  My first thought was that something had to be hitting outside, or the sound wasn't coming from the wall.  After looking into all possible explanations, it became apparent that it was coming from the wall and increasing in intensity.  It stopped as quickly as it started, and I never found an adequate explanation.  Much of the other phenomena could only have been explained by paranormal sources--to attempt a logical explanation for it would have required stretching the parameters of logic to fit the circumstance so far that it would sound ridiculous.  If anyone requests the full pics which have not been reduced in size for convenience I will be more than happy to send them as I welcome any analysis I can find.