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This is a very interesting thread, folks.
A wild theory that I thought up while reading this is based around the fact that ghosts seem to be trapped in a vertical plane very often - that is why some hover above the ground, or have their feet sunk into floors that have been raised etc. Could it be that the ghosts died or were trapped upstairs, and are now stood at the top wondering how the hell they're going to get down?
Also, if ghosts are the manifestations dead people's minds, then could it not be possible that their version of the world is based around the Freudian trappings of the mind? Rather than dreams having symbolism to "real" people, the "real" world has symbolic meaning to ghosts. Freudian or even Barthesian readings of ghosts' behaviour may not be as daft as it seems.
Finally on this subject, I remember when I was a very young kid being scared of the landing for a good few years, after having a dream about seeing a ghost at the top of the stairs. I ocassionally still get the fear now when going downstairs in the dark, and sometimes even bolt down the last few steps. Weird, eh, how we've all got similar stories about this?
A wild theory that I thought up while reading this is based around the fact that ghosts seem to be trapped in a vertical plane very often - that is why some hover above the ground, or have their feet sunk into floors that have been raised etc. Could it be that the ghosts died or were trapped upstairs, and are now stood at the top wondering how the hell they're going to get down?
Also, if ghosts are the manifestations dead people's minds, then could it not be possible that their version of the world is based around the Freudian trappings of the mind? Rather than dreams having symbolism to "real" people, the "real" world has symbolic meaning to ghosts. Freudian or even Barthesian readings of ghosts' behaviour may not be as daft as it seems.
Finally on this subject, I remember when I was a very young kid being scared of the landing for a good few years, after having a dream about seeing a ghost at the top of the stairs. I ocassionally still get the fear now when going downstairs in the dark, and sometimes even bolt down the last few steps. Weird, eh, how we've all got similar stories about this?