How do we as citizens put things right? By, as Jung wrote, ‘touching nature from the inside’. Walking in the woods, lying on the grass, swimming in the sea, practising gratitude for our food, the air we breathe, the water we bathe in, the animals and stars and sunsets we delight in. Seeking the ‘numinous’ again, the sacred and the awesome in the

Regenerative participation is:

• Rooted in place and seasonal rhythms

• Grounded in relationship and reciprocity

• Inspired by living systems (feedback, diversity, interdependence)

Rather than treating participation as a step in a process, it asks us to treat it as an ecosystem—something to be nourished, composted, and cultivated over time.