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What does it mean?
The subject is described as an elusive presence, more felt than seen, like a ghost trailing behind people.
In plain terms
It is like a vague feeling or ghost following us.
What can you take from it?
Some things are felt deeply but cannot be clearly seen.

Where it applies

  • describing grief
  • discussing intuition
  • writing about loss

Putting it to work

  • articulate vague feelings
  • explore emotional echoes

Questions to consider

  • What follows you that you cannot see?
  • How do you trust a feeling?

Another view

Describing abstract feelings as ghosts can feel clichéd.

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