Castle grounds represent in their own way the boundary to the enemy outside world and to the safe inside world. Your spell reminded me of the Lord of the Rings: You shall not pass. It interprets the thought of not disturbing an idyll and respectfully approaching it. What have been built must be protected. It is much more than the material achievements, but also the ideal values that one wants to see protected.

There is always a space between security and permeability. Anyone who wants to do this can bridge it and, depending on whose convictions he carries, will be welcomed or expelled from the door. "Say friend and enter," is another saying the saga names, and whenever a person wants to be a friend of another human being, friendship can grow.

While in the distant past struggles were more personal, more physical, and more frequent, today they are more impersonal, far more effective, and difficult to see through.

The castle represents the simplicity of an age in which roles in societies were more clearly defined. They are much less so today. The longing for tribalism and village communities is growing as global flows and interactions become apparent and in part frightening.

A view of the quiet hinterland from the castle height is like a poem that reminds us to seek inner peace. Role finding offers more freedom than in the historical times but at the same time less orientation.

Thanks for the mood.