Bilocation is a phenomenon in which a person has the ability to appear in two places at once. It is achieved by great leaders and spiritual guides, great yogis, people with a high degree of spiritual development.
The first reliable information about bilocation comes from the 16th century, although there are also earlier accounts. When discussing this phenomenon, it is good to also mention OOBE out-of-body experiences, as well as teleportation. These phenomena are similar and interconnected. Bilocation is described in, among others, the history of Christianity, where some saints, such as St. Padre Pio or St. Francis of Paola, were said to be able to be in two places at once. However, bilocation is not limited to a specific religion.
Examples of bilocation:
- Saint Padre Pio – A famous Italian Capuchin from the 20th century, according to numerous testimonies, had the ability of bilocation, which meant that he could physically be in his monastery and simultaneously appear in other places.
- Saint Anthony of Padua – In Christian tradition, he is also attributed with bilocation, when he would appear at two gatherings at the same time.
- Martin de Porres – He worked among the poor in Peru, but at the same time he was seen in France, China, Manila, and the Philippines.
- Saint Catherine of Siena – She was a mystic and doctor of the Church, who was credited with numerous supernatural experiences, including bilocation. There are accounts of her presence in places where she could not physically be, such as with dying people, whom she was supposed to help cross over to the other side.
- Saint Alphonsus Liguori – Founder of the Redemptorists. In one of the most famous cases, he was said to have been in an audience with Pope Clement XIV in Rome while also being in a distant monastery in Arienzo.
- Saint Anthony of Padua – Known primarily as the patron saint of lost things, Saint Anthony of Padua also had the ability to bilocate. One legend has it that while preaching in Limoges, France, he simultaneously appeared at his family monastery to read prayers from the breviary.
- Saint Mary of Agreda – Known for writing “The Mystical City of God,” Mary of Agreda was a Spanish mystic who was credited with bilocating to the New World. Although she never left Spain, she was said to have appeared among the native people of present-day Texas, converting them to Christianity.
How bilocation works
People who have the ability to leave their bodies on their own or have developed this ability through years of practice claim that even though their body remains at rest, they can leave it, observe their surroundings and communicate with other people. If they are also able to move to any chosen place, we are also dealing with teleportation. Such a journey of the soul is called astral wandering.
In bilocation, consciousness is divided. One part of it remains in the physical body, while the other is sent to another place and is visible to other people. You can talk to such a projection, touch it, and it can influence objects and events. Such a figure is called a bilocation double, phantom or fluidal. Sometimes it looks like an apparition, although it is often difficult to distinguish it from a living person. It differs only in that it disappears suddenly and without a trace. It is also not mentally dependent on a real person – it works autonomously. There are also cases of multilocation, when one person is seen in several places at the same time. Less spectacular forms of this ability include remote viewing or an experience outside of time.