There’s something wonderful about an autumn bonfire. It brightens the darkening evenings, and mirrors an inner process taking place as we respond to the end of the bright months…

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We had ‘light from Nature’ during the long and bright months of the summer. We didn’t have to do anything to be a part of it, just step outside, take a walk with the dog, even stand at the window gazing at the beauty of a sunset,

Now, as the days become saturated with rain (here in Cumbria, at least) and the ground turns to mud, we cannot adopt a casual approach to the psychological need to take nourishment from the world outside.

We have to work at it a little more…

When I sit on our doorstep and perform the very physical act of putting on my long socks and wellingtons, I smile at…