What are 'sprites' and have you personally witnessed this phenomena?

Question

and if they are spirits, why is it in the form of a BUNCH of bright little lights swirling around like in a circular motion?

if your familiar w/this please explain in detail

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Answer 1

Sprites are a myth, Spirits on the other hand will appear in a round spherical orbs which is believed to be a spirit. I have personally have sat for hours from 11pm to 4am on a road called Velvet Dr,(neighborhood called it Dracula Dr.) in Trumbull, Connecticut  with a Cam cord-er on my friends jeep and though we became cold at times we thought it was the evening dew settling in. We took the tape back home and played it and sure enough there were dark shadows in the form of humans all around us! one of the spirits had moved directly in front of the camera and said "boo" in a very low voice. When we started up the jeep we counted 5 spirits that went in 5 different directions. As to your question why they "bunch" together I feel that it is other spirits being with there own kind as they may feel more comfortable with others like them. Depending on where you see these orbs and how many you see can be researched through your local town all that has public record of  the land, building or house on it.  In some instances Orbs sometimes will look for something to materialize themselves on , rock/tree/headstone, in order to project a physical appearance though rare it has been known to happen through extensive research and pictures. Hope this helps-good luck!!

Answer 2

Sprites are supposed to be supernatural beings like faeries, elves, pixies, etc. I have not witnessed anything that needed to be explained as sprite activity.

To answer your question more fully, can you provide greater details about what you saw? When, where, under what conditions?

Answer 3

yes. four lights swirling around in the sky. or it could be the northern lights.

Answer 4

Sprites are an optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms and can usually only be seen by someone who has acclimated themselves to the dark. They are very dim are only active when there is cloud to ground or cloud to cloud lightning.

If you can fix your gaze above an active storm(in the upper atmosphere) you will probably be lucky enough to see them.

Answer 5

Yes I have seen them and still do.An old Scottish woman pointed them out to me.You can see them all year but summer is best.During a thunderstorm you can see them dancing in the rain.You don't see them,it's there feet splashing in the water.Most skeptics say it's the rain drops hitting the ground.Not me,I know better.

Answer 6

From time to time I've noticed dark swirling "worms" but can't connect it to anything. Sprites would be interesting to see, my theory would be beings of energy that congregate at certain times to give information to each other.

Answer 7

The term sprite is a broad term referring to a number of preternatural legendary creatures. The term is generally used in reference to elf-like creatures, including fairies, dwarves, and the likes of it; but can also signify various spiritual beings, including ghosts.

The word "sprite" is derived from the Latin "spiritus" (spirit). Variations on the term include "spright" (the origin of the adjective "sprightly", meaning "spirited" or "lively") and the Celtic "spriggan". The term is chiefly used in regard to elves and fairies in European folklore, and in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits or other mythical creatures.Sprites can also be lightning strikes and problems including electricity

The belief in diminutive beings such as sprites, elves, fairies, pixies, gnomes, Japanese yōkai and various Slavic fairies has been common in many parts of the world, and might to some extent still be found within Neo- spiritual and religious movements such as "Druidism" and Ásatrú. The belief in spiritual beings, particularly ghosts, is almost universal to human culture.

In some elemental magics, the sprite is oft believed to be the Elemental of air (see also Sylph). Another variation is the water sprite.

[edit] Sprite Traps

A sprite trap is a magical device used to capture troublesome or harmful spirits and ghosts. These devices refer to a sprite as a preternatural creature.

The sprite trap is created from a blackthorn stave and copper wire that has never carried electricity. During a ritual process, the copper wire is bound to the stave with red thread and the stave is marked with a Dag (or D) rune.

Sprite traps are used at night, when the trap is set at the entrance to a home, church, graveyard, or other location where disturbances are taking place. To attract the troublesome entity, a cleft blackthorn stave with a lighted candle is placed in front of the trap.

After the sprite trap has captured a spirit, it is removed from the location and the red thread is cut with a consecrated knife; the thread is then placed into a prepared witch bottle. If the bottle has been prepared to imprison the spirit, a spell is recited while the thread is placed in it. Finally, the bottle is corked and sealed with red wax before being buried. A thorn bush will be planted on the site.

It is said that if a witch's bottle containing a sprite is opened, a very angry spirit will escape.

[edit] Sprites in Popular Culture

Famous fictional sprites include Shakespeare's Ariel and Puck.

In the short subject "Spring Fever", Coily the Spring Sprite removes all forms of coils from objects around him, causing telepone dials, window blinds, and for some reason car doors to stop working properly, to prove their worth.

In Power Rangers Mystic Force, the Pink Ranger turns into the Sprite Titan. This is based upon MagiFairy, the Majin form of MagiPink in Mahō Sentai Magiranger

In the animated film Fantasia 2000, there is a segment based on Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird, about a Spring Sprite and her elk companion bringing the spring season to life until they wake up the fire bird sprite, whereas he destroys the forest. The forest is soon brought back by the sprite. In this Disney adaptation, the sprite is shown to be more of a goddess of the forest rather than an elf or fairy.

In Harvest Moon, it is possible to have 7 sprites help around the farm.

In The Legend of Zelda cartoon series, Sprite is the name of Link's small flying friend

In Commander Keen IV Sprites are underwater enemies.

In Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series, sprites are one of the eight fairy families; they are small and green with wings. There are also water sprites. Chix Verbil is a sprite that is wounded by a bullet to the left wing and rendered unable to fly.

In "Golden Sun" (Game Boy Advance game) a player collect sprites (called Djinni) to increase his or her magical power.

In R. A. Salvatore's book Sojourn a sprite is an enemy of Drizzt Do'Urden and an ally of a barghest.

In Riviera: The Promised Land (a game boy advance game) sprites are inhabitants of Riviera.

In The Heroes of Might and Magic series of computer games, Sprites are the weakest troops available to the Sorceress class.

The song 'Red Rabbits' by The Shins includes the line 'we've pissed on far too many Sprites and they're all standing up for their rights'.

The children's television show Johnny and the Sprites, as the name implies, is focused on the lives of several muppet sprites.

In Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You, there are 12 individually named sprites.

In World of Warcraft sprites are often referred to Wisp.

In the 1993 SNES game Secret of Mana, the Sprite is one of the three playable characters, specializing in attack magic

Answer 8

ur talking about the northen lights

Answer 9

there are all types of sprites, according to the reports. swirling bunches of light could be a visual effect caused by several different things; e.g., small mites attracted by light, and adopting a vortex type configuration because of dynamics of motion. it requires a great deal of sophistication to verify and measure such phenomena, in order to rule out the possibility of natural explanations.

yes, years back, i had a direct experience of the poltergyist known as "Kuttichathan" in Malayalam. This mischievous sprite afflicts enemies by throwing their things around, and putting dirt into the cooking pot as food is being cooked. I witnessed one such instance; while standing outside the house where it was occurring, a ball of mud suddenly materialized above my head, and scattered mud and stones over me. i could see a round bottomed vessel (an ordinary lota type thing) spinning round on the shelf on which it was placed, and gaining enough angular velocity to fling itself forward with great force. the trouble stopped when a magician was called in, and the sprite propitiated by the sacrifice of a goat. I personally saw these incidents of telekinesis, and have no explanation for them. I now shift between belief in a parapsychological reality, and the need for a purely physical explanation.