Erraid
ERRAID There was a certain magic in the idea that we might expand our community to include Erraid. The seed had been planted in the excitement of the Van der Sluis family about
“You’re going to Erraid” !
“You’re going to Erraid” ! In December 1977 my wife Alice Rigan and I were reaching the end of our five-month work exchange programme at the Findhorn Foundation. One morning I heard the words,
The Gift of Traigh Bhan, Iona
THE GIFT OF Traigh Bhan,Iona David Spangler has called Traigh Bhan on the sacred Isle of Iona the heart chakra of the Findhorn Foundation. I would agree. It’s an incredibly heart opening place
How Findhorn Flower Essences Began
HOW FINDHORN FLOWER ESSENCES BEGAN Findhorn Flower Essences was started in 1993. It was not a conscious decision to start a line of essences, but grew organically from a personal need for remedies to
Listening to the Land
Listening to the Land You are the Dragon standing between Heaven and Earth. An oil rig between the toes of one foot, the Bay curved by the instep of the other. It has been said
United Nations and Findhorn Foundation Partnership
UNITED NATIONS AND FINDHORN FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP In Service for Humanity and the Earth On arriving in 1992 at Findhorn, I learnt about the Community elders’ enduring aspiration of collaboration with the United
The Moray Art Centre: A Centre for Beauty
THE MORAY ART CENTRE A Centre for Beauty The message of Sir George Trevelyan in the 1970s spoke of a new Renaissance: The new society that is coming to birth will show standards and a
The New Findhorn Association
The New Findhorn Association Up until 1999, everything at the Findhorn Community came under the administrative umbrella of the Foundation. As it grew, it became increasingly difficult and expensive to manage, and there was no
The Reinvention of the Findhorn Foundation
The Reinvention of the Findhorn Foundation At Hallowe’en in 1996, Judy McAllister, the Foundation Focaliser, shocked the community by announcing that a management consultancy process had shown her and her team that the Foundation was
Business in the Community
BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY In 1999, Gill Emslie, Judy McAllister and I set up the Findhorn Foundation Consultancy Service as a department in the Education Area. We ran the Business Experience Week, and did
