Thank you so much for the detailed reply, happy Monday!
I've attached the working file here for reference...
In re to the globe: I've gotten hollowed out using a cloth surface object and added thickness to it. I have a "floor" inside the globe that'll be water eventually (fingers crossed).
To try and clarify where I'm stuck: I have an image (also attached) that I'd like to have act as a background image inside the globe, like an inner wallpaper, but when the globe moves or rotates, and subsequently all objects within, the image will always appear to be static.
I feel like this is something for camera mapping perhaps?
Glass Orb.c4d