By late 2374, the Orb of Contemplation was kept at the shrine aboard DS9 during the Gratitude Festival. Shortly afterwards, the Orb was attacked by Dukat while under the possession of the Pah-wraiths which entered the Celestial Temple through the Orb.

In 2373 Benjamin Sisko is hit by a plasma surge, which initiates strong visions (pagh'tem'far) in him. In an attempt to guide his thoughts, he seeks the advice of the Orb (DS9: "Rapture").

An orb experience is a vision experienced by people when confronting an orb. The experience is normally similar to what happens when the Bajoran Prophets appear to people, as familiar figures appear representing different parts of one's psyche. Orb experiences can last a …

(DS9 - The Secret of the Lost Orb comic: "The Search") There were known to have been only nine Orbs of the Prophets, which were discovered in or about the Bajoran star system during the past hundred centuries and were at one time all kept on the planet Bajor. At some point, the Third Orb of the Prophets was lost to the Bajoran people for nearly ...

The freed Pah-wraith used Dukat's body as a vessel and traveled to Deep Space 9, where it was exposed to an orb after attacking Starfleet officer Jadzia Dax, who later died of her injuries. Using the orb, the Pah-wraith entered the wormhole and sealed it, turning all known orbs in the Bajorans' possession dark and inactive.

On Deep Space Nine, Dax is visiting the Bajoran Temple when Dukat, possessed by the Pah-wraith, suddenly transports in; he hits her with bolts of energy from his hands and she collapses. He opens an Orb of the Prophets and the Pah-wraith leaves his …

The term "orb" wasn't used until some time after the era of Vedek Synta Kayanil (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight) Known as "Eyes of Fire" to the Ascendants , "Eyes of Light" to the Eav'oq (DS9 Novel: Rising Son )

2011年7月20日 · (“Strange Bedfellows” [DS9]) The Orb of Contemplation. In 2374 the Orb of Contemplation was housed in the Bajoran Temple aboard Deep Space 9. This green orb was used by Gul Dukat as a tool to allow the Pah Wraiths to gain entrance into the Wormhole and collapse the Celestial Temple. (“Tears of the Prophets” [DS9]) The Orb of Wisdom

The tenth Orb, the Orb of the Emissary, is also named. The remaining Orbs (6-9) are identified in various Star Trek novels. Bajorans believe the devices were sent by the Prophets to communicate with the Bajoran people. As gifts from their gods, these orbs are highly prized, kept in ornate jewelled cases and conventionally guarded by force fields.

2014年7月12日 · The Orb. The Orb is a union of two symbols of union. It's an hourglass, which represents the linear flow of time and, seen as a whole, a union of past, present, and future. An hourglass can also be manipulated to alter or reverse the flow of time. Or, it can be broken, and the sands of time can be free to flow in any direction at all.