I dug a little more, adding more details to the search. The fact that she saw you while you were actually sleeping is even more significant to the lore.
In traditional German folklore, doppelgangers were often seen as more than just ghostly look-alikes—they were believed to be manifestations of a person’s soul temporarily leaving their body. This phenomenon was sometimes interpreted as a supernatural occurrence, particularly when the double appeared while the real person was asleep.
The Soul’s Temporary Departure
The idea that a sleeping person's soul could wander is rooted in old European and Germanic beliefs about the soul's mobility during unconscious states. It was thought that in deep sleep, a person’s astral body (a spiritual counterpart of the physical body) could separate and roam freely. This wandering soul could sometimes be perceived by others, appearing as an exact duplicate of the sleeper.
This ties in with what ETMN presented. I kind of like the idea of having an astral version of myself wandering around.
In traditional German folklore, doppelgangers were often seen as more than just ghostly look-alikes—they were believed to be manifestations of a person’s soul temporarily leaving their body. This phenomenon was sometimes interpreted as a supernatural occurrence, particularly when the double appeared while the real person was asleep.
The Soul’s Temporary Departure
The idea that a sleeping person's soul could wander is rooted in old European and Germanic beliefs about the soul's mobility during unconscious states. It was thought that in deep sleep, a person’s astral body (a spiritual counterpart of the physical body) could separate and roam freely. This wandering soul could sometimes be perceived by others, appearing as an exact duplicate of the sleeper.
This ties in with what ETMN presented. I kind of like the idea of having an astral version of myself wandering around.
They live.
We sleep.
We sleep.