Glow Sticks

This looks interesting also, especially for creating circle effects that last awhile?  And maybe even lighting paths...?

www.ravehaven.com/products/Battery-Opera...ht-Wire-III_768.html

I was reading the ones that Tom was talking about and they say something about 5 minutes, so I'm not sure if they last as long as normal glow sticks, due to them being so intense. 

Yeah, I've used them before for raves back in college.  They litterally last 5 minutes and are EXTREMELY bright.  Good for a light spell, but not for any other purpose really.  The biggest drawback is that they were extremely costly compared to other glowsticks.

Cyalume makes plenty of quality glow sticks, and they are the company that provides military grade chemical light sources.  You can probably find them at surplus stores.  You can get decent brightness glowsticks that last 12 hours, and the brightness goes up as the duration goes down.  I'm a big fan of the white, half hour duration sticks, but they can be pricey. 

Also from a surplus store you can get a glowstick holder that rotates, so the light only shows when you want it too.  They should run less than $5.

When all is said and done, however, the battery powered sticks last for some 20 hours if they are never turned off, longer if you use them for short periods of time.

I may be interested in a bulk order from this rave haven site if anyone else is, actually.

Whereas i am looking for something to demarcate a large, long lasting Positive Energy Barrier.

Maybe lots of lithium battery powered tealights will work best for me?

Charlie, i strongly recommend EL (electroluminescent) wire.  That's the stuff Paul was referring to, and Doug also has a bunch you could probably look at for evaluation. I had gotten one short one (2.5 feet)each for Obes and Brendan to use for their true form cause I thought it was cool and I didn't have a true form . I love the stuff--and Ebay always has some kind of deal for plug and play kits (this stuff is also for cars, computers, and other crazy lighting applications, but all you really need is a 2AApack and a few feet of thin wire)

just look up EL wire on ebay, or if you're ambitious with electronics and stuff, go to www.coolight.com for some good deals.