Comments on: Doppelganger http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/ Gothic Poetry and More Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:08:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: reina http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5312 reina Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:04:37 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5312 wow vivi, is ur name from FF9? (totally random)...and i studied the theories of both freud and jung...(al tho a bit odd for a 12 yr old, but i found the subject fascinating and continue to read about more at 14) well ur writing makes a lot of sense...strangely, everything you write is how i feel, but put into words. well done is all i can say...i've heard the term doppleganger used in many shows(mostly anime) that i have watched before, so im pretty sure u say "do-pl-gang-(as in the word "gang")-er(as in merge or water) wow vivi, is ur name from FF9? (totally random)…and i studied the theories of both freud and jung…(al tho a bit odd for a 12 yr old, but i found the subject fascinating and continue to read about more at 14) well ur writing makes a lot of sense…strangely, everything you write is how i feel, but put into words. well done is all i can say…i’ve heard the term doppleganger used in many shows(mostly anime) that i have watched before, so im pretty sure u say “do-pl-gang-(as in the word “gang”)-er(as in merge or water)

]]> By: Adeen http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5313 Adeen Mon, 07 Mar 2005 02:00:04 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5313 I love your writing on this. It is not only very true but you have a very deep insight. I must say though that the doppelganger aswell as ones shadow is a negative aspect. Now someone can aspire to be someone or something better than what they are but this is not reflected in ones shadow, for your shadow is composed of your negativity, fears and hidden evil desires. Your shadow self doesnt need to be so strong. One can manipulate it in order to become a more fufilled and wholesome person. Some say that coming in contact with this other self, doppelganger, shadow ectera results in a three fold revenge, coming right back at you and you find yourself, becoming your own shadow. Still, I think that if you are ready to face your shadow, your fears and negative energy that is reflected in your doppelganger, it can be used as a healer and even dissapear. Become its friend, and understand it-- learn how it thinks, be able to identify its secrets and desires, its fears and its insecurities, then you can make twist it, use it to heal yourself by accepting and changing the shadow thats haunting you. Shadow work is not for everyone, but i believe that those who desire the results of eradicating thier own doppelganger and are willing to step into the dark, can conqure it and create a type of light that will make that penetrating darkness within your second self dissapate. Wow im sorry i didnt mean to go on like that...i get into things like this ;) thanks :) good stuff youve got there by the way- just adding in a personal opinion I love your writing on this. It is not only very true but you have a very deep insight. I must say though that the doppelganger aswell as ones shadow is a negative aspect. Now someone can aspire to be someone or something better than what they are but this is not reflected in ones shadow, for your shadow is composed of your negativity, fears and hidden evil desires. Your shadow self doesnt need to be so strong. One can manipulate it in order to become a more fufilled and wholesome person. Some say that coming in contact with this other self, doppelganger, shadow ectera results in a three fold revenge, coming right back at you and you find yourself, becoming your own shadow. Still, I think that if you are ready to face your shadow, your fears and negative energy that is reflected in your doppelganger, it can be used as a healer and even dissapear. Become its friend, and understand it– learn how it thinks, be able to identify its secrets and desires, its fears and its insecurities, then you can make twist it, use it to heal yourself by accepting and changing the shadow thats haunting you. Shadow work is not for everyone, but i believe that those who desire the results of eradicating thier own doppelganger and are willing to step into the dark, can conqure it and create a type of light that will make that penetrating darkness within your second self dissapate. Wow im sorry i didnt mean to go on like that…i get into things like this ;) thanks :) good stuff youve got there by the way- just adding in a personal opinion

]]> By: david http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5314 david Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:34:31 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5314 when i was a small boy i often used to be convinced that there was some "thing" right behind me, always. I usually had this feeling at night, in the basement of my house. I felt that no matter how quickly I turned around, it would always be able to turn with me so that I would never see it. I was afraid of it, and sensed that it could do me harm, but for some reason, I also felt that it wouldn't do me harm. I remember being convinced that it never followed me all the way up the stairs. As an adult, I used to reflect on this as just a silly product of a child's imagination. But as I get older I'm starting to wonder if I've lost touch with something really important, vital even. when i was a small boy i often used to be convinced that there was some “thing” right behind me, always. I usually had this feeling at night, in the basement of my house. I felt that no matter how quickly I turned around, it would always be able to turn with me so that I would never see it. I was afraid of it, and sensed that it could do me harm, but for some reason, I also felt that it wouldn’t do me harm. I remember being convinced that it never followed me all the way up the stairs. As an adult, I used to reflect on this as just a silly product of a child’s imagination. But as I get older I’m starting to wonder if I’ve lost touch with something really important, vital even.

]]> By: unsung http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5315 unsung Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:05:56 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5315 love this rant soo true. And soo well said. Good gear love this rant soo true. And soo well said.
Good gear

]]> By: Vivi http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5316 Vivi Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:37:53 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5316 Hmmm, very interesting repertoire. Sounds a bit reminiscent of Jungian dream archetypes. For those who aren't familiar with Carl Jung's work, he was a famous psychologist that started exploring the secret language of dreams around the same time Sigmund Freud was doing the same. Jung came to theorize that in every person's dream there are seven different archetypes: the Wise Old Man, the Trickster, the Persona, the Shadow, the Anima/Animus, the Divine Child, and the Great Mother. The reason I mention this is because your "doppelganger" is very familiar to the Shadow archetype. Just something that caught my eye. Hmmm, very interesting repertoire. Sounds a bit reminiscent of Jungian dream archetypes. For those who aren’t familiar with Carl Jung’s work, he was a famous psychologist that started exploring the secret language of dreams around the same time Sigmund Freud was doing the same. Jung came to theorize that in every person’s dream there are seven different archetypes: the Wise Old Man, the Trickster, the Persona, the Shadow, the Anima/Animus, the Divine Child, and the Great Mother. The reason I mention this is because your “doppelganger” is very familiar to the Shadow archetype. Just something that caught my eye.

]]> By: Amy http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5317 Amy Mon, 19 Jul 2004 02:25:09 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5317 How do you pronounce "Doppelganger"? How do you pronounce “Doppelganger”?

]]> By: Fringe Dweller http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5318 Fringe Dweller Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:58:08 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5318 Facing and accepting one's Shadow is one of the first steps to perfecting yourself. This 'rant' proves that you're already well along that path. I recommend the writings of Stuart Wilde. The insights he has to offer might help you further along. Or they might not. Facing and accepting one’s Shadow is one of the first steps to perfecting yourself. This ‘rant’ proves that you’re already well along that path.

I recommend the writings of Stuart Wilde. The insights he has to offer might help you further along. Or they might not.

]]> By: Raven Nocturne http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5319 Raven Nocturne Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:02:10 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5319 Once again, food for thought. I love the way your rants make me see the world, and myself, in a different way. Your perspective on things are at times raw and brutal but who ever said the truth was pretty or pleasant to hear? Not much else to say really...Except well done. Once again, food for thought. I love the way your rants make me see the world, and myself, in a different way. Your perspective on things are at times raw and brutal but who ever said the truth was pretty or pleasant to hear? Not much else to say really…Except well done.

]]> By: Bran http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5320 Bran Sun, 27 Jun 2004 01:23:22 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5320 I had a dream once. Maybe it was my shadow posing as the snake, all set to eat me. Now that I think about it... I had a dream once. Maybe it was my shadow posing as the snake, all set to eat me. Now that I think about it…

]]> By: Shelly http://www.ravensrants.com/doppelganger/#comment-5321 Shelly Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:57:38 +0000 http://ravensrants.com/?p=332#comment-5321 Your rants are just amazing to me. My "shadow" is evil and horrid. But ya know I like it. It is the real "me". You are Outstanding! Your rants are just amazing to me. My “shadow” is evil and horrid. But ya know I like it. It is the real “me”. You are Outstanding!

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