The Lurking of Spirits

     Over Easter break, Gianna S and I traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland! It was beautiful there. The architecture was magnificent and captured the olden days. The air b&b we stayed in was in our host's family since the 1700s. It was remodeled a bit, but it still depicted "old money" from the earlier times. It was beautiful there as well. All of the old buildings hold so much memories, as there has been many people coming and going over time.

    That being said, this means that there have been many deaths and spaces for spirits to linger. Typically, I do not really mess with that type of juju. However, the stories that our host told us made me think a bit differently. He told us stories about his own interactions with a spirit in the house we were in, in houses down the road, and his own story on a ghost tour. He also mentioned that Edinburgh is one of the most haunted cities. It all freaked me out a bit, but walking around Scotland, I can see how it would be haunted.

    With all of the old buildings, they look like spirits are everywhere. As in just wandering the streets, next to you, etc. In a way, Edinburgh holds the memories and spirits from the past. These spirits are still there and are held in this city, buildings, and walls. They are occupying spaces that they once stayed or deeply cared for. The Heaney poem, "Relic of Memory" furthers the idea of spirits still being around and near to the real world.

"Old oars and posts 

Over the years

Harden their grain,

Incarcerate ghosts"