The Gawtons Stone!Hope you didn't disturb the Gnome Steve!
As I walked towards the stone I could feel an increasing resistance, as though I was being held away from it by someone exerting stronger and stronger pressure. When the push became almost physical I stopped. I would stay outside the bounds of the stone’s aura, then, until I had found a way to approach. Clearly, I wasn’t supposed to get too close yet. The energy felt like a strong male energy (See how now I can detect this by the feel of it alone? That’s progress in my world).
it was on a path that wasn’t the main path
That's fantastic! Wad point to the first person to name a problem "The Useful Tip of My Staff".