In this episode, Dr. Bill and Deb delved into one of the scariest but lesser-known phenomena to come out of Scandinavia, which is called “Vardoger. “Long before you ever knock on a door or hear the sound of a boot step,” according to folklore,” “the vardoger is already there. In fact, it’s walking through your scene before you get there. It’s like you’re practicing your visit before you show up.
Folklore, legend? Religious construct? A defect in the fabric of time itself? From fishermen’s villages in Norway to online forums like Reddit, observers record precisely the same noises and movements a few minutes before something real happens. Separately, Dr. Bill breaks down the phenomenon into the Vardoger and its sinister sibling Doppelgänger. Can our consciousness get ahead of us—leave footprints before we get there?
Join the conversation as “4 Ever Paranormal” transitions from legend to science to philosophy with these questions:
“If part of us can move ahead in time, which part is really us?”
This rhetorical question poses a crucial philosophical issue.