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.
The interview:
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 list:
The Gentle Art of Tramping by Stephen Graham
Initiation Into Dream Mysteries by Sarah Janes
The Green Man by William Anderson and Clive Hicks
Storyland by Amy Jeffs
A Philosophy of Walking by Frederic Gros
Plants of the Gods by Richard Evans Schultes and Albert Hofmann
How to Read The Landscape by Patrick Whitefield
Nature Works: Activating Regenerative Leadership Consciousness by Giles Hutchings
Wayfarer by Phoebe Smith
God by David Bentley Hart
God Is An Octopus by Ben Goldsmith
The Britannias by Alice Albinia
The Spine of Albion by Gary Biltcliffe and Caroline Hoare
The Confessions of a Psychedelic Christian by Sebastian Gaete
Thanks to exec-producer Melissa Fitzgerald and to Me For Queen for the theme music. Thank you both for the support.
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