Arts, celebrations & rituals

This is quite a broad category, so we’ve broken it down into a number of sub-categories. Arts, Celebrations and Rituals play a central role in our Community culture, and here you’ll find stories that concern these activities.

Lark Ascending – Conversations with Writers

Lark Batteau|2025-01-24T14:52:46+00:00July 6th, 2023|Categories: Findhorn Journeys, Performing Arts|Tags: 1970s, memoirs, podcast, publication|

Click here to enjoy Carly Newfeld's conversation with Meleth Delia Batteau about her memoir Lark Ascending: Magic, Mystery and Mayhem in A Spiritual Community. The title is a perfect description of the intriguing coming-of-age story

The Cyclic World of Jumpers with Manda, Jane & Karen

Jane Macduff|2023-07-13T16:39:07+01:00June 30th, 2023|Categories: Applied Arts, People|Tags: 1990s, 2020s, Karen Hermes, natural wool, Weaving Studio|

For me, Manda Stretch, it was just another day to visit the boutique. As soon as I arrived Chris exclaimed: "We have the perfect knitted coat for you". I tried it on and yes, it

Is the Angel of Findhorn now an Archangel?

Granville Stone|2025-02-15T01:38:31+00:00June 19th, 2023|Categories: Celebrations & Rituals, Community Culture|Tags: 2010s, Angel of Findhorn, Park Sanctuary, Resource People|

RP gathering 2014 The story begins in 2014 at the Resource Person Gathering held at Cluny, with Christine Lines and Dominique Remi as the co-focalisers. To provide RPs who couldn’t attend with a

Peter: Looking for the Best in All

Lark Batteau|2025-01-24T14:53:55+00:00June 19th, 2023|Categories: Findhorn Journeys, Literature, Spiritual Principles|Tags: 1970s, memoirs, Peter Caddy, publication, unconditional love|

Confidence is an alternate reality that promises a reason for being. As a young girl, those with confidence were attractive to me. Even though I had a lot of energy and the arrogance of youth,

Meeting Sir George

Richard Brockbank|2023-07-31T11:50:22+01:00June 19th, 2023|Categories: Applied Arts, People|Tags: 1970s, 1990s, Sir George Trevelyan, woodwork|

My first meeting with Sir George was not connected with the Findhorn Community at all. As a family, Diana and the children had recently moved to Gloucestershire where I was training in furniture making in

Barbara Loveland – Poems

Barbara Loveland|2023-06-19T09:53:25+01:00June 19th, 2023|Categories: Literature|Tags: poetry|

Poems by Barbara Loveland from her unpublished collection, Heart Explosions. She captures her life - inner and outer - in the Community. A Heart Tree I painted a heart tree in memory of all those

Barbara Loveland – a eulogy by Gillian Paschkes-Bell

Guest Author|2024-03-03T10:47:54+00:00June 14th, 2023|Categories: Findhorn Journeys, Literature|Tags: 2000s, end-of-life, obituary, poetry|

Tall. Slender. Beautiful. Barbara looked like the archetypal hippy dolly bird, with long, dark hair and a fringe framing her big, grey-blue eyes. I mention her looks because they were striking – there were some

Pete’s Dozen Highland Discs

Pete Finch|2023-06-23T16:54:05+01:00June 12th, 2023|Categories: Findhorn Journeys, Fine Arts & Media|Tags: music, podcast|

I was born in Eastbourne in Sussex, where I had a solitary childhood with a workaholic father who provided for me well enough materially but not emotionally; he was also gay and his

Annie’s Dozen Highland Discs

COIF TEAM|2023-06-23T08:33:04+01:00June 8th, 2023|Categories: Findhorn Journeys, Fine Arts & Media|Tags: 2020s, music, NFA, podcast|

Annie was born in Glasgow and grew up in a large extended family. She shares many happy memories of a magical time with holidays in Millport, looking out onto Ailsa Craig. Enjoying

Glenn’s Dozen Highland Discs

Glenn Moore|2023-06-23T08:45:54+01:00June 8th, 2023|Categories: Findhorn Journeys, Fine Arts & Media|Tags: 2020s, music, podcast|

Glenn talks about his happy childhood with a loving mother and a more challenging critical father. From early on he had a strong connection with acting, singing and radio presenting yet life’s path presented

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