In these photos, there is what we THINK we know as plasma energy, or ectoplasms, or vortex energy, or orb transmutation energy, or Sylphs, nature spirits. However, I think now that ectoplasm is the organic manifestation of spirit as it emanates from a trance medium's body, so I do not consider these vapors to be ectoplasm.  Further,  I distinguish these from ghosts, in that ghosts manifest as the human beings they once were, with recognizable features, though a bit transparent and grey.  We don't really know what these misty shapes are, although Miceal Ledwith has definite opinions on them.  See his site:  www.hamburgeruniverse.com, and there is extensive information on them on the site, www.educate-yourself.org, under articles on Sylphs.  Until we really know, one opinion is just as good as another, I suppose.

In previous editions of my site, I refer to these energies as ectoplasms/lifeforce, but they are not exactly the same as the ectoplasms that emanated from the mouths of spirit mediums in the early 20th century, or are they? Oh, well--- what I like about them is the various forms they take, which imply some consciousness.

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Ectoplasm
Photo by Sandy Holloway, Florida
Ectoplasms in caves in Phillipines
Ectoplasms in caves in Phillipines
Photos #2 and #3 sent from Lee, who photographed them near some caves in the Phillipines.
Ectoplasm
LIfeforce in front of Lucie Blanchard's house in Colorado.  Photo by Mary Axelrod. Photo by Jane Hawthorne, taken in Cornville, AZ.
Ectoplasm

Ectoplasms or plasma energy seems to be able to shape itself into forms we often recognize!

Photo sent by Sandy Holloway, Florida

Here we have a combination of plasma energy and orbs. This is an example of Miceal Ledwith's theory that orbs will transmute into vortex energy in a series of stages. No matter what it actually is, the bottom line for me is LIFEFORCE. I took this photo in Ashcroft, Colorado. There seems to be a face in the upper right.
Plasma energy and orbs.
Ectoplasm in Caves in the Phillipines
Photo sent by Lee, another photo from his caves in the Phillipines series.

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Nebulae photos courtesy of NASA Hubble Telescope