Is it normal that some depictions of nature give me this indescribable feeling?

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I know I said “indescribable,” but I’ll try my best to describe it anyway. There’s certain movies, namely the original King Kong, Avatar, and The Jungle Book (both 1968 and 2016 versions. I remember having a DVD Of The 1968 Version as a kid that included deleted songs, which gave me this feeling) and they come close, but make me imagine this ancient, prehistoric, otherworldly jungle type place. I just get this immensely powerful feeling, of something much older and much more distant than I can imagine (even some of the depictions Of nature I saw at Disney world when I was 8 make me feel this way).

Does it make sense what I’m saying? I’m just very fascinated with old things, and the idea of something so ancient that no one can possibly remember just sparks my imagination. The examples I gave aren’t all exactly “ancient,” but I feel they kind of opened my mind to the idea of a place beyond comprehension. Hopefully I came close to making some kind of sense!

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  • dimwitted
    4 years ago

    Lie in an open field and stare up at the sky. The vastness will scare the shit out of you.

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  • paramore93
    4 years ago

    My absolute favourite thing to do is to stand atop a hill, stare across the valley and imagine what it's looked like throughout history. It's such a powerful, indescribable feeling that I can't quite put my finger on. Is that what you mean?
    This is why I find archaeology, paleontology and geology so fascinating.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      4 years ago

      Maybe, but perhaps I should have added the scary element to it. My mind sometimes drifts off to prehistoric monsters and what could have been a threat to our ancient ancestors. Nature is equal parts amazing and equal parts terrifying to me.

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      • paramore93
        4 years ago

        Above my home is a pre-roman road going through miles of moorland and peat bog. The fog comes in fast and if you stray off the path you can get very lost or sink in a bog. Before it was a real road, it was so easy for ancient travellers to stray off the path, wander into the fog and disappear. Many sank in the bogs. Every time I go up there my imagination goes crazy. It's like an overwhelming mixture of awe, anxiety, panic and wonder.

        Sorry for possibly irrelevant ramble, it's too hard to describe ..

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