Editor's Note: this post is the story of Robert Leiby's visit to the Community in September 2025. We thank Rob for this insightful perspective of a young person visiting the Park at a time of
This is a small play I wrote a few years ago, adapting a short pamphlet Richard had written about the weekly Run to Iona. Its intention is to blow a kiss to all the hardy souls who set out on The Run.
These young people came from a different starting point than me, but they have the same power of self- efficacy inside. I believe it to the core because if I can do it, anybody can. We humans are so full of potential.
A poem about finding Findhorn ...
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. The author makes the general observation about the Community that the informal rules governing face-to-face interaction allow for and encourag more trust, affection and candor than prevail in everyday society.
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. In it, the author concludes that the Community fosters deep, caring relationships by valuing both intimacy and solitude, accepting diverse behaviors, and directly addressing negative emotions through open 'sharing'.
This article from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community discusses three bases of authority, traditional, rational and charismatic and concludes that the Community's mode of operation and authority requires a fourth model which the author calls 'personal-present authority'.
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. It examines the decision making process in the Community and the use of feedback in that process. It concludes that the more difficult the decision the closer members are brought together.
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. It discusses the concept of feedback and how this is fundamental in understanding the workings of interpersonal relations in the Community.
This paper is a sociological analysis of the Findhorn Foundation Community, by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California, based on a three-week visit in 1977, and uses a participant observational method. It briefly sketches the history, philosophy and world view, along with a demographic and economic profile. Analysis focuses on such items as rules, roles, relationships, leadership styles, decision-making processes, their informal hierarchy, social control and their use of feedback procedures.
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