A couple weeks ago there was a trend on Facebook that prompted users to change their profile photos to their celebrity doppleganger. (Mine was Amy Adams as Julie Powell in Julie and Julia.) Ever since then, I’ve been thinking of dopplegangers. We’ve always heard about “evil twins,” often as a plot device in movies/tv shows/books. I think my favorite was Samantha/Serena on Bewitched. Willow’s doppleganger on Buffy is the most recent one I can think of, but I don’t watch a lot of television these days. There are a few very well-known figures who have met their dopplegangers, and being true to the “bad things are about to befall you” reputation they have, the person died within a short period of time. But not all dopplegangers are bad. Some are just out to confuse others!

Have you ever had an experience with a doppleganger? I’ve been told that I look like someone, and actually met someone who everyone thought we looked alike, but neither she nor I could see it. (And her name was also Amy; but that is a very common name for women my age!) We were even asked by someone walking past if we were related. Nope…

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Amy is the acquisitions editor in charge of a number of subjects at Llewellyn including paranormal, divination, astrology, dreams, psychic development, and angels. With 25 years experience in the publishing world, Amy is grateful to bring book ideas to life. She enjoys reading, knitting, and ...