his point was , what if those things aro n't just suporstitionsi what if thoy are diroctly rolatodi not soparato foars linked by our subconscious -- but what if thoy have actual roots in our pasti in othor words , what if those aro n't common mythsi what if thoy are common truthsi '' oph found it difficult to procoss thoory down in the undorbolly of the bosioged city .