ORB RESEARCH - CHATGPT
1. Ancient Greek Mystery Traditions Eleusinian Mysteries Initiates repeatedly describe a sudden brilliant light appearing in darkness during the climax (epopteia). Plutarch and other sources describe: terror → darkness → appearance of divine light No explicit word “orb,” but compact, overwhelming light manifestation fits the phenomenon. Key quote (Plutarch, On the Soul): “Wanderings, fatigue, darkness… then a wondrous light appears.” This is widely interpreted as a controlled visionary phenomenon, not metaphor only. 2. Egyptian Mysteries Solar Theology & Initiation Egyptian texts describe the Ba and Akh as luminous, spherical or semi-spherical manifestations. The Akh is literally translated as “the shining one.” In temple initiations (per later Hermetic commentary): The initiate encounters the Living Sun — not the physical sun, but a contained, radiant presence. Some late sources describe: “A globe of living fire” “The Eye of Ra” appearing as a sphere of light 3. Hermeticism (Greek...