{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66339c1419f78300126792d5/6802472a1aabee4d38fdd146?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shelf Life: Guy Hayward","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66339c1419f78300126792d5/1744998323461-a11f0c70-f3f3-4fff-85d8-7cb70e548e41.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Guy Hayward is the co-founder of the <a href=\"https://www.britishpilgrimage.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">British Pilgrimage Trust</a>; half of musical comedy double act Bounder &amp; Cad; and creator of ChoralEvensong.org. He is the co-author of <a href=\"https://www.britishpilgrimage.org/get-the-book\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Britain's Pilgrim Places</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p>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&nbsp;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)&nbsp;Hobgoblins and Christianity (33:10) Why pilgrimage is part of nature (35:30)</p><p><br></p><p>Reading List</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Gentle Art of Tramping </em>by Stephen Graham</p><p><em>Initiation Into Dream Mysteries</em> by Sarah Janes</p><p><em>The Green Man</em> by William Anderson and Clive Hicks</p><p><em>Storyland</em> by Amy Jeffs</p><p><em>A Philosophy of Walking</em> by Frederic Gros</p><p><em>Plants of the Gods</em> by Richard Evans Schultes and Albert Hofmann</p><p><em>How to Read The Landscape</em> by Patrick Whitefield</p><p><em>Nature Works: Activating Regenerative Leadership Consciousness</em> by Giles Hutchings</p><p><em>Wayfarer</em> by Phoebe Smith</p><p><em>God </em>by David Bentley Hart</p><p><em>God Is An Octopus</em> by Ben Goldsmith</p><p><em>The Britannias</em> by Alice Albinia</p><p><em>The Spine of Albion</em> by Gary Biltcliffe and Caroline Hoare</p><p><em>The Confessions of a Psychedelic Christian</em> by Sebastian Gaete</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to exec-producer Melissa Fitzgerald and to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.meforqueen.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Me For Queen</a>&nbsp;for the splendid theme music. Thank you both for the support.</p>","author_name":"Fleur Macdonald"}