Collective Autobiography
of the Ecovillage Findhorn Community
and Global Family
As we honour the past…
We meet in the present…
And together we step into the future
Welcome to our Community History! This website is for anyone interested in this Community, which began in 1962. Whether you have never heard of the Community, have visited before or are a Community member, you will find written stories and documents as well as images and videos about the Community’s evolution, our successes and our challenges, and much more.
We hope you enjoy the exploration, from a bird’s-eye view, to delving in and getting lost in the ‘rabbit holes’ of the complex and fascinating stories of this modern ‘mystery school’. There are over 1200 posts waiting for you.
We have added useful shortcuts on the left to
- Most Recent Stories – the last 20 posts added to the website
- Topics – ‘Reader’s Digest’ summaries of essential aspects of our Community
- New Additions – a chronological contents list of posts on the website and list of Community members
- Our Newsletter – published since 2022, in the rhythm of Celtic year
- Offerings to Inspire – Snippets and Musings for stand-alone inspiration or as entry point into further reading.
- Plus we’ve included a button and a link in case you might like to support our work.
To read more about us and this website, click here.
Offerings to Inspire – photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash
Have you seen Offerings to Inspire?
Bite-sized Saturday Snippets and Midweek Muse give glimpses of the wisdom and inspiration tucked away in previous Community publications.
On 17th November 1962, Peter and Eileen Caddy and Dorothy Maclean arrived at a windswept caravan park in North-East Scotland and, though they did not realise it at the time, founded a community that would grow immensely over the following years.
In the decades from those first beginnings to the present, there have been many people who have made profound connections with this Community and have had a significant impact on its development.
This site seeks to tell their stories, along with many others, and make them available as a constant and long-lasting treasury that will help to trace the Community’s development, from the start, through the present, and into the years to come, creating a comprehensive and inclusive story-based record of our history – a ‘collective autobiography’ of our Community. Read Our Stories.
At times, we are adding new stories to this site at quite a rate, and the total number of stories that this site encompasses is expanding rapidly. We’re highlighting the most recent stories to be added here: come back regularly to keep abreast of the new stories we have to tell.
You may also find the following lists of interest:
New Additions – a chronological contents list of posts and people
We aim to support connectiing with our Community on all levels – whether you are hearing about us for the first time or you are one of the many who have been part of building this Community.
There are many different ways you can join in, including participating in our Community activities, coming to visit us, getting in touch with other people in your area with Community connections… and of course we would love to read your stories! Here’s more on some of those possibilities.
Photo boards have been a longstanding and well-loved feature in our Community: a way to see who is part of the Community, enjoying the heart connections with those we consider part of our “One Incredible Family”*. Here we continue this tradition through our Gallery. It is also a way to honour those who have built this centre in the past.
And if you are a former or current Findhorn Foundation member or co-worker, Ecovillage Findhorn Community member, or someone who has lived here, was born here, or built a special connection with the Community over the years, you may well have stories to tell. How you came to be here, for example; what you did or do here; and the impact the Community had upon you. In this case, we encourage you to become a member of One Incredible Family and take your honoured place in the Gallery.
*The name “One Incredible Family” comes from a song written in the early 1970s by noted Australian musician, the late Hans Poulsen, during his time in the Community. Learn more of that story here.
