Quakers share a common practice of “holding someone or something in the light”. If you ask Friends what that phrase means you will get many different interpretations, because we each practice holding in our own peculiar way, and even the interpretation of the light varies: The light we refer to is described as an immense force, as a transcendent… (read more)

End the oil age. Salvage paradise. Now we must live in the grace of the sun. Grace of the Sun is a solar powered light poem created by Scottish artist Robert Montgomery, for the UN climate conference (COP26). The artwork was constructed using 1,000 solar powered Little Sun lights and stands 11 metres wide and… (read more)

In December I wrote about the nurturing darkness, so now, as we near the summer solstice, it is only fitting that we give attention to the light. Light from the sun makes it possible for life on this planet. Natural light from the sun is vital to the health of every living thing – either directly or… (read more)