I wrote a post last week about the true meaning of a doppelgänger, and you should totally read it because, you know. I wrote it. And also it’s interesting.
However, in case you choose to pass on my fantastic piece, here’s the long and short: doppelängers are not simply people who look like you – they are you, in spiritual form, and often portend your death.
Great. Now that we’re all caught up, let’s dive into this creepy list of 7 people who basically saw their own ghost.
The first time Lincoln saw his doppelgänger, it was the night of his first election. He was sitting on the couch and happened to glance into the mirror, where he saw himself…and a second face (also his). The second Lincoln was pale and ghostly and disappeared when the new President stood.
His wife was hysterical, sure that it was bad news – a certain sign that Lincoln would not survive the presidency…
The powerful 18th-century Russian empress was not the type of woman to be fazed by seeing her own ghost sitting on her throne. In fact, when servants ran to wake her with the news that they’d just seen her enter the throne room and take a seat, she calmly investigated.
She found the claims to be true (she saw herself with her own eyes) and coolly requested that her guards shoot the “imposter.”
The history books don’t tell what effect the bullets had on the spirit, but Catherine herself died mere weeks later.
On June 22, 1893, Vice-Admiral George Tryon made a grave error while commanding two columns of ships off the coast of Syria. His lapse in judgement caused the death of 357 men – including himself.
At the same time, the Vice-Admiral appeared in full uniform at a dinner party his wife was hosting at their London home. He walked silently down the staircase and through the drawing room. He opened…
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