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I’ve been a paranormal investigator in my day. Currently 57 I’m also a Wiccan since 1986, I’ve seen and experienced a lot of paranormal stuff in my day. It doesn’t frighten me. The opposite is true; it intrigues me.

But doppelgangers scare the crap out of me.

I came face to face with one once. My late brother John and I were out all day taking care of paperwork, errands and grabbing a lunch together. At four in the afternoon he dropped me off at my place. Before beginning his four hour drive to the Southern Indiana town he lived in at the time.

Just minutes after he dropped me off at home and before I went to the front door. I remembered that I had forgotten to ask him to bring me to the store two blocks over to pick up something for the night. But it was only two blocks, so I decided to walk.

Halfway there. I passed a city bus stop, and someone was standing there. I noticed this guy was wearing black. Black jeans, a shirt and a cowboy hat. A little odd, I thought, because cowboy hat wearers were very very rare in that part of town. I assumed he must have been visiting someone. And I only looked at him from the corner of my eye, and I was directly across the street. So I continued along the way, minding my own business.

About fifty feet later. I saw him again as I looked behind me. Crossing the street at a right angle and coming up behind me on the sidewalk, pacing some fifty feet behind me. I figured, well, as long as he stays back. I have nothing to worry about. He must have missed the bus or something. Continued on my way.

I get to a busy four lane intersection and cross at the crosswalk. And turn 90 degrees to complete my walk to the store. Halfway to the store. I notice the guy again behind me 50 feet and coming up to me fast. I completely turned around. And look him directly in the face. And to my shock the guy looks as a SPITTING IMAGE of my brother John! So instinctively I began to walk towards him, saying

“John! What the heck?! How did your truck break down…? But I stopped dead cold in my tracks, thinking to myself. “How the hell he was just in IU Red sweatshirt hoody and blue jeans… How did he change clothing so fast, and how???”

This figure did not say a greeting back but continued to smile ear to ear and come at me fast up the sidewalk!

My primal Spiritual Instincts kicked in as the most COLD and DARK chill raced down my spine. I spoke out a Wiccan Spiritual Protection Chant and visualized a White Force Field Light of Protection engulfing me.

The figure comes to a dead stop twenty feet from me. Face to face. It continued to grin and instantly darted across the four lane road busy with rush hour traffic! Darted in between the cars! Until it stepped on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the road. Looked back at me face to face across the street. Walked behind a tree…

And it didn’t come out the side!!!

After fifteen minutes of composing myself and finally reaching the store. I instantly whipped out my cellphone and called my brother John.

“John? Where are you?”

“About an hour outside of Indy. Why what’s up?”

“I’ll call you when you get home. Do me a favor and be extra careful driving on the highway. I mean it. Something weird just happened. I’ll tell you when you get home.”

And I did.

Doppelgangers are very REAL folks!

And to this day, this minute recalling this encounter. Still sends a cold chill down my spine.

This happened in the Spring of 2009.

I don’t know what it wanted. But I can tell you whatever it was. It was cold and calculating, and the vibe it gave off. Well, it wasn’t good!