Why John Lennon Named an Album 'Double Fantasy'
The cover of John Lennon's 'Double Fantasy' depicts him kissing Yoko Ono. The record's title is not simply a reference to the two of them working together.
The cover of John Lennon‘s Double Fantasy depicts him kissing Yoko Ono. The record’s title is not simply a reference to the two of them working together. John revealed the name has a spiritual meaning. John Lennon’s ‘Double Fantasy’ was inspired by John’s view of prayer.
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features an interview from 1980. In it, John revealed his opinions about prayer. “The consciousness is, ‘Let’s see what we shall pray for together. Let’s make it stronger by picturing the same image, projecting the same image,'” he said. “And that is the secret. That is the secret. Because you can be together but projecting different things.”
Yoko said these dual projections were “double fantasies,” alluding to the title of their newest record. “Double fantasies at the same time,” John replied. “And you get whoever’s fantasy is strongest at the time or you get nothing but mishmash. You’re defeated both ways.” John’s views are similar to the widespread spiritual practice of manifesting, also known as the law of attraction. In modern times, the law of attraction was popularized by Rhonda Byrne’s 2006 self-help book The Secret.
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