I have to be careful here, because I could be overcome by emotion at any moment. Jamie Fraser and Debs Reeks, a.k.a. Super Mega Action Plus (and they are super), accompanied us on a walk to Hay Bluff earlier this year to celebrate How the Light Gets In. Unfortunately, I had sprained my ankle partying - and partying hard, mind you - to some Renaissance Trance by The Roots Union at this so-called ‘philosophy festival’ the night before I was due to lead our party to the Bluff, which duty then fell to a girl with an annoyingly high-pitched voice.

Fortunately, Jamie and Debs captured the soul of this walk in a light-sensitive box, and have now released it into the wild, in the form of a ‘film’. They did this with such love and care that I wished to share their illustration with my fellow walkers, and they have magically assisted me in this task. Here it is. When watching these images, I feel I was there on Hay Bluff, clipped by the gliders that soared close above these intrepid strangers, who are now friends. I will from now on, I assure you, fellow walkers, wear ankle stirrups when trancing out in the Renaissance style in my endeavour to remain,

Yours, ever,

JWvG

How To Live - Goethe’s Elective Affinities Walking Group @ Hay-on-Wye from Super Mega Action Plus on Vimeo.