Listen "Shelf Life: Guy Hayward"
Episode Synopsis
Guy Hayward is the co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust; half of musical comedy double act Bounder & Cad; and creator of ChoralEvensong.org. He is the co-author of Britain's Pilgrim Places.Guy's introduction (2:20) Books on the bed (3:15) The personal and the professional (4:06) Slightly Chilly Man Festival (4:20) Promoting pilgrimage in Britain (9.20) How Guy got into pilgrimage (11:05) Why pilgrimage was outlawed in England (13:55) Reading differently (14:40) Roman dream temples (15.45) The symbolism of the Green Man (17:45) St George and the dragon and what it means in the modern world (19:30) God is an octopus and the childlike fascination of being back in nature (23:40) Britain's magical places and the connection with your consciousness (27:10) Hobgoblins and Christianity (33:10) Why pilgrimage is part of nature (35:30)Reading ListThe Gentle Art of Tramping by Stephen GrahamInitiation Into Dream Mysteries by Sarah JanesThe Green Man by William Anderson and Clive HicksStoryland by Amy JeffsA Philosophy of Walking by Frederic GrosPlants of the Gods by Richard Evans Schultes and Albert HofmannHow to Read The Landscape by Patrick WhitefieldNature Works: Activating Regenerative Leadership Consciousness by Giles HutchingsWayfarer by Phoebe SmithGod by David Bentley HartGod Is An Octopus by Ben GoldsmithThe Britannias by Alice AlbiniaThe Spine of Albion by Gary Biltcliffe and Caroline HoareThe Confessions of a Psychedelic Christian by Sebastian GaeteThanks to exec-producer Melissa Fitzgerald and to Me For Queen for the splendid theme music. Thank you both for the support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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