Big Mick and Naemanson, some of what you describe is IMHO similar to what shamans and other pagans and even some non-pagans, talk about as " sense of place" and is the often described also as "the spirit of the land" meaning the totality of the place and the people who have lived and worked and loved it. Some places seem to absorb this energy and even amplify it and you can feel it ( Haven't you felt very comfortable/un comfortable in some houses? Places?). But I have seldom seen the core of the idea so well expressed, thank you Mick,