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Well to put it in context, I'd been reading Oswald Spengler's "Decline of the West" and in it he describes the idea that the Ursymbol of the North-West European (He uses the term "Faustian") people is limitless space. He argues that a longing to conquer space is a constant factor in all aspects of Western culture (exploration, long-range warfare, aeroplanes and perspective painting are examples).
To me that open plane felt full of (foreboding) power. My immediate interpretation was that I had rediscovered that same internal sense of longing (and fearful respect of) space that my ancestors had. It felt like the beginning of a major change in my lifestyle.

I hope this isn't too off-topic because of the lack of overtly pagan imagery, but I feel it holds the same atmosphere that I found in the stories of Snorre's Edda.