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Doppelgänger Phenomenon
Your exact double exists and to see it means death. Abraham Lincoln saw his before assassination. Emilie Sagée's double taught class while she gardened. Percy Shelley saw his pointing at the sea—he drowned weeks later. Your other self waits.
Ancient - Present
Worldwide
1000+ witnesses
The Doppelgänger is the harbinger of your own death.
The Phenomenon
What it is:
- Your exact double
- Spirit or entity
- Seen by you or others
- Usually an omen
- Death follows
Abraham Lincoln
Presidential doppelgänger:
- Saw reflection doubled
- One face pale, ghostly
- Told wife Mary
- She feared assassination
- He was killed months later
Emilie Sagée
The teacher:
- 1845 Latvia
- Students saw her double
- Teaching class simultaneously
- She was in garden
- Lost 13 jobs
Percy Shelley
The poet:
- Saw his double
- Pointing at Mediterranean
- Shortly before death
- Drowned at sea
- 1822
The Meaning
What it signifies:
- Imminent death
- Bad fortune
- Split soul
- Warning spirit
- Ancient belief
Modern Understanding
Current views:
- Psychological phenomenon
- Autoscopy
- Brain malfunction
- Still reported
- Still feared