Mystery Of Doppelgangers And Spirit Doubles – From Ancient To Modern Times
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The existence of so-called Doppelgangers and spirit doubles is an ancient and widespread belief. According to legend, Doppelgangers (German for “double-walker”) is a duplicate of a real person. It is someone who looks the same as another person yet is not a twin. Mystics throughout the ages have believed Doppelgangers and […]
Ankou: Breton Angel Of Death That Delivers Souls To The Underworld
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Brittany’s fairy folklore, there is a frightening spirit, Ankou (“death”). Ankou is the personification of Death and a soul harvester. He is the Angel of Death and Death’s servant. Image credit: Ifernyen – CC BY-SA 3.0 Ankou is portrayed as an exhausted skeletal figure with flowing white hair. His head […]