Yes. I agree with you, Jackv, about that "heaviness". There are two other places on Planet Earth where I felt the exact same feeling, (not to get overly mystical about it!).
One was on the Temple Mount Itself, when I was about to enter The Dome of the Rock Mosque. It was pouring rain, and I had already removed my shoes, and it was as if an invisible force field would NOT allow me to enter the Mosque! So I put my soaking wet shoes back on and slogged away, knowing I would probably never get to see the inside of that building.
The OTHER place where I felt that "spirit" was at the Gates of Dachau Concentration Camp, on Display at The Museum of the American Military, in Newport News, VA. Even though there was no glass around the gate, the "invisible force field" was there, and would not allow my hand to touch it.
I am a very curious person, and have to see and touch EVERYTHING.
But these were three times that I was NOT ALLOWED to TOUCH.
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