E208 [Rewind] Not Quite Human

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Brandon Spain and Lindsy Waters explore the phenomenon of doppelgangers, discussing folklore, historical cases, and spiritual implications.

https:// join.unrefinedpodcast.com What do you do with stories of people seeing their own double? Is it folklore? Brain malfunction? Astral projection? A demonic imitation? A flesh-and-blood mystery? Or something stranger that does not fit neatly into our modern categories? In this episode rewind, Brandon Spain and Lindsy Waters explore the strange phenomenon of doppelgangers, also known as “double walkers.” The conversation moves through folklore, famous cases, biblical passages, cryptid encounters, scientism, spiritual laws, and the unsettling human ability to recognize when something looks almost human but not quite. The episode begins with the German meaning of doppelganger as “double goer” or “double walker,” then moves into historical and cultural examples like the Irish fetch, changeling stories, Abraham Lincoln, Catherine the Great, Percy Shelley, John Donne, Goethe, and the mysterious case of Pauline Picard. Brandon and Lindsy also look at the famous Emily Sage case, where an entire classroom reportedly saw a teacher’s double. The conversation also takes a biblical turn with Peter’s “angel” in Acts, the disciples thinking Jesus on the water was a ghost, and the larger…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brandon Spain, Lindsy Waters

Topics covered

• doppelgangers
• folklore
• spirituality
• astral projection
• historical cases
• human perception
• mystery

Keywords

• doppelganger
• double walker
• folklore
• astral projection
• sleep paralysis
• cryptids
• human perception

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Books & works: Acts

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