Haunted November: Being Bi…

How many times have you wished you could be in two locations at the same time? Well, apparently some mystics, monks and other holy folks contend they have the ability to do just that. It’s called “Bilocation.” Talk about multi-tasking. Reckon Microsoft could learn a thing or two from them.

Bilocation is simply the appearance of an individual in two distinct places at once. Prevailing theory suggests that this doppelganger is a projection, or type of out of body experience.

Instances of bilocation are rare but it is an ancient phenomenon. Mystics claim it can be practiced at will and if the bilocation occurs spontaneously it can bode the impending death of the individual.

Scant credibility or study is afforded to the phenomenon these days, but probably the most famous case occurred in Italy in the year 1774 when St. Alphonsus Maria d’Ligouri was spotted at the bedside of dying Pope Clement XIV, despite the fact that the saint was confined to a cell at least a four-day ride away.

Often these doppelgangers are reported to act stiff or robotic, and do not converse with witnesses. Honestly, how rude of them.

Are they real? Can a person project a spirit double and sent it traipsing to distant places? Is it the “soul” or some sort of mind construct?

Well, obviously proving it definitively one way or the other is problematic. I certainly can’t create a double of myself and send it where I want it to go, though I have met others who claim they can, though they are peculiarly either ignorant of the details when questioned, or the opposite, obviously fantasy-prone types. I have doubts about the phenomenon. If it were possible, I’m pretty sure I would have found a way to project myself into Jessica Alba’s shower by now. Until that day (or the day she projects herself into mine!) I remain highly skeptical.

Has anyone reading this ever experienced an out of body romp? I’d be interested in hearing your view on the subject or about your experiences. And if you’re Jessica Alba, these are my shower coordinates…

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