Derek Bryant - chthonic power

The first time I heard the phrase chthonic power and its meaning, which is an inherent power that comes from within, my first thought went to the slime from ghostbusters 2. I pictured the little toaster dancing to music on the pool table. But the startling part is to think about how true it may be. Walking into a dreary building you get that feeling on the back of your neck, and the very presence of the house seems to weigh itself upon you. And as soon as you leave the place you feel instantly better. And quite the opposite, we've all walked into a room that was just alive with good "energy" and it has the power to quite literally drag us from a funk. Chthonic power could just be our own body reacting to a subconscious thought, or an irrational fear. But I think that most of the time it is the place itself.