物心ついたころには

[draglung]

I suppose this is a fixed phrase in japanese with some variation. I wonder what meaning does it have since dictionary returns unrelated results.
The entire sentence is:
物心ついた頃にはあたりまえのように幽霊が見えてた。



????, i can see spirits as though it is natural(ability).


As a side question, i encountered this phrase:

俺は幽霊の見える男

It means "im a man who can see spirits"　however i wonder why is a の used? I suppose 幽霊が見える男 would be enough?

[richvh]

I think the first sentence means something like "When mind and matter are joined, usually the spirit is visible."

In the second sentence, when a dependent clause modifies a noun, の can replace が. 幽霊の見える男=幽霊が見える男.

[a_iwai]

"物心ついた頃" means "one's earliest recollection".

"物心ついた頃から" means "ever since one could remember".

Ever since I could remember, I can see spirits as though it is common.

I wonder whether "common" is suitable for it.

[draglung]

thanks alot that clears things up.

That means both の and が are legal usage isn't it. How complex.

since 物心ついた頃 means "earliest recollection" the sentence would mean "in my earliest recollection, I can see spirits as though it is a common/naturual thing".