An "orbital piercing" is a combination of two ear piercings connected by one piece of jewelry (Not to be mistaken for an industrial piercing

Industrial piercing

An industrial piercing , sometimes called scaffold piercing or construction piercing, is any two pierced holes connected with a single straight piece of jewelry ; however, it typically refers to a double perforation of the upper ear cartilage specifically...

, the piercings go though the front of the ear, and not the sides.), generally in the area by one's cartilage

Cartilage

Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs...

. After it heals up one can put in a captive bead ring, and it looks like an illusion of one's "ear orbiting".