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Weird A-Z. D is for Doppelgangers
Do you have an exact double somewhere in the world? Can a person be in two places at once? There are many intriguing accounts throughout history of people who claim to have either encountered apparitions o
f themselves - their doppelgangers - or have experienced the phenomenon of bilocation, being in two separate locations at the very same time.
"Doppelganger" is German for "double walker" - a shadow self that is thought to accompany every person. Traditionally, it is said that only the owner of the doppelganger can see this phantom self, and that it can be a harbinger of death. Occasionally, however, a doppelganger can be seen by a person's friends or family, resulting in quite a bit of confusion.
In instances of bilocation, a person can either spontaneously or willingly project his or her double, known as a "wraith," to a remote location. This double is indistinguishable from the real person and can interact with others just as the real person would.
"Doppelganger" is German for "double walker" - a shadow self that is thought to accompany every person. Traditionally, it is said that only the owner of the doppelganger can see this phantom self, and that it can be a harbinger of death. Occasionally, however, a doppelganger can be seen by a person's friends or family, resulting in quite a bit of confusion.
In instances of bilocation, a person can either spontaneously or willingly project his or her double, known as a "wraith," to a remote location. This double is indistinguishable from the real person and can interact with others just as the real person would.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND HIS DOPPELGANGER
Lincoln told his story directly to Noah Brooks. He said that he came home just after his first election and laid down on a sofa but as he looked in the mirror, he saw himself full length, with two image
s of himself. He got up and looked in the mirror and didn't see anything. Upon laying down again, he saw the two faces, one paler than the other.
When he told his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, about this, she was worried and said that she thought it meant that Lincoln would be elected to another term, but would not live through it. After the first day that Lincoln saw his two reflections, he saw them again a few more times, and then he did not see them again.
When he told his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, about this, she was worried and said that she thought it meant that Lincoln would be elected to another term, but would not live through it. After the first day that Lincoln saw his two reflections, he saw them again a few more times, and then he did not see them again.
ENGLISH POET JOHN DONNE
John Donne was a 16th century English poet whose work was considered metaphysical.
He claimed that he was visited by his wife's doppelganger while he was in Paris. When she came to him, she was very miserable and h
olding a newborn baby. As his wife was pregnant at the time, Donne was very upset by this. At the same reported moment that Donne saw the doppelganger, his wife was giving birth to a stillborn child.
Anonymous Ghost Story - Seeing Things - Doppelganger?
Reading stories about copycat ghosts and doppelgangers reminded me of an incident that occurred when I lived in San Diego. I was about 7-10 years old, not sure.
I slept in my grandpa's room we slept in different beds. My bed was on the far side of the room farthest away from the door so if the door was open I could see what was on the other s
Reading stories about copycat ghosts and doppelgangers reminded me of an incident that occurred when I lived in San Diego. I was about 7-10 years old, not sure.
I slept in my grandpa's room we slept in different beds. My bed was on the far side of the room farthest away from the door so if the door was open I could see what was on the other s
ide of it.
Well I woke up in the middle of the night probably between 12 A.M. To 3 A.M. The door was opened a little bit. Well I woke up and I was still lying on my bed and peered through the opening. I thought I saw a figure that was my little brother. The figure was short like him since he was young back then he was small and I saw him entering my grandma's room. I was like what is he doing going into my grandma's room this late. I just sat there wondering and decided to see what was going on.
I went and peeked through the crack. What I thought I saw was my grandma sitting up against the wall watching T.V. And my little brother on the chair watching T.V. As well because there was a bluish light in the room. I was like T.V. This late what the heck. So I opened the door a bit more and then thought wow I'm stupid. The light that I thought was from the T.V. Was my grandma's nightlight. Then I walked over to the chair since my brother is small you could not see him from the back of the chair if he was sitting there. Nobody was sitting there and I looked up to where my grandma was and she was lying on the bed, eyes closed, sleeping. She had one of those rubber things that you put on your stomach and fill up with hot water when you are pregnant hanged above her head. I thought that was her head, which created the illusion of her sitting up against the wall.
Well after that I just thought to my self uhh? I swear I saw somebody walk in there. Then I thought about the image of when I peeked through the door and it was a pretty creepy image when I think about it now. The room was like green-bluish colour because of the nightlight and the thing hanging over my grandma's head made it look like she was sitting up and well it looked like my grandma was hypnotized just sitting there watching T.V. When I think about it now but I guess I was just paranoid.
OK well the weird thing is what did I see go into my Grandma's Bedroom? Was I just seeing things or and then became paranoid or what? Or maybe it was a doppelganger?
Well I woke up in the middle of the night probably between 12 A.M. To 3 A.M. The door was opened a little bit. Well I woke up and I was still lying on my bed and peered through the opening. I thought I saw a figure that was my little brother. The figure was short like him since he was young back then he was small and I saw him entering my grandma's room. I was like what is he doing going into my grandma's room this late. I just sat there wondering and decided to see what was going on.
I went and peeked through the crack. What I thought I saw was my grandma sitting up against the wall watching T.V. And my little brother on the chair watching T.V. As well because there was a bluish light in the room. I was like T.V. This late what the heck. So I opened the door a bit more and then thought wow I'm stupid. The light that I thought was from the T.V. Was my grandma's nightlight. Then I walked over to the chair since my brother is small you could not see him from the back of the chair if he was sitting there. Nobody was sitting there and I looked up to where my grandma was and she was lying on the bed, eyes closed, sleeping. She had one of those rubber things that you put on your stomach and fill up with hot water when you are pregnant hanged above her head. I thought that was her head, which created the illusion of her sitting up against the wall.
Well after that I just thought to my self uhh? I swear I saw somebody walk in there. Then I thought about the image of when I peeked through the door and it was a pretty creepy image when I think about it now. The room was like green-bluish colour because of the nightlight and the thing hanging over my grandma's head made it look like she was sitting up and well it looked like my grandma was hypnotized just sitting there watching T.V. When I think about it now but I guess I was just paranoid.
OK well the weird thing is what did I see go into my Grandma's Bedroom? Was I just seeing things or and then became paranoid or what? Or maybe it was a doppelganger?
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