The Hopi also believe that whatever is happening in the Upper World, the opposite is happening in the Under World. Today, it's pretty common to find old portraits and paintings of someone who looks exactly like someone living now — think super old portraits of a person who looks just like a popular celebrity. This isn't a great sign either.
The Canelos Indians of South America hated portraiture and photography because they believed the pictures captured the soul of the person, and this is still a belief today. Because many cultures see portraiture as a representation of the soul, they believe that the soul pictures becomes the double.
By Jessica Booth. See All Health Relationships Self. Most often today, however -- as r eports of doppelgangers show -- they seem to be neither sinister nor evil, nor do they herald streaks of bad luck. Although some have been known to cause mischief. They just seem to be, going about their business as if they are normal human beings. And perhaps they are. Many reports of doppelgangers are probably cases of mistaken identity, but such an explanation becomes harder to accept when they are seen by best friends, siblings, and parents who know the real person intimately.
It seems hard to believe that they would be fooled by another person who simply resembles the original. And how likely is it that they would have the exact same haircut and clothes, as is so often reported? Doppelgangers are frequently used as a plot device in literature, television shows, and movies.
They are often evil in nature, but sometimes they are used for comedic effect, too. Art is another common place where this phenomenon can be found, as is the case of museum doppelgangers. One of the most famous example's of a doppelganger is in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, William Wilson. Princeton's WordNet 0. Wiktionary 0. Freebase 0. CrunchBase 0. Matched Categories Legendary Creature.
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