Post by bluefedish on Jul 5, 2007 12:49:07 GMT -5
From the German meaning 'double walker', a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
The belief that each person has an identical 'twin' somewhere, though they are unrealated, is a very ancient one. Sometimes the Doppelganger is the direct opposite personality of the real person; a very nice person will have an evil Doppelganger and vice-versa. Legend says that if the 2 should meet, they will both die.
Othere accounts describe the Doppelganger as the soul embodied, sometimes a astral projection or aura, the double most often presenting itself as a warning. According to an old belief, anyone who wants to know who will pass away in the coming year has only to stand vigil near a church door on April 24th, the eve of the feast of St. Mark. At midnight, the airy doubles of all who will die file in a solemn processional into the church. If the watcher is unlucky enough to see his/her own image there, he/she knows his/her own time is not far off.
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www.occultopedia.com/d/doppelganger.htm
The belief that each person has an identical 'twin' somewhere, though they are unrealated, is a very ancient one. Sometimes the Doppelganger is the direct opposite personality of the real person; a very nice person will have an evil Doppelganger and vice-versa. Legend says that if the 2 should meet, they will both die.
Othere accounts describe the Doppelganger as the soul embodied, sometimes a astral projection or aura, the double most often presenting itself as a warning. According to an old belief, anyone who wants to know who will pass away in the coming year has only to stand vigil near a church door on April 24th, the eve of the feast of St. Mark. At midnight, the airy doubles of all who will die file in a solemn processional into the church. If the watcher is unlucky enough to see his/her own image there, he/she knows his/her own time is not far off.
Selected Source:
www.occultopedia.com/d/doppelganger.htm
