Midweek Muse #91
Extract from Faces of Findhorn...
Extract from Faces of Findhorn...
The Eko isn’t just a currency; it’s a testament to the Ecovillage Findhorn’s enduring spirit of innovation and its deep-seated commitment to local economics.
Sitting in the Universal Hall at the Findhorn Foundation with 220 other people looking forward to a week of exploring intuitive leadership and asking questions, my first two obvious questions are: What is leadership, and what is intuition?
We were asked not to touch on life stories or past traumas, but to focus on the future. All aspects of each individual’s experiences were shared at different points, once trust was established...
I live where city and river meet, between concrete walls and open sky. My work begins in still water, in those forgotten corners where nothing stirs. I listen there. I see what wants to return.
The guest house Chantal had found for the French Experience Week ‘like at Findhorn’ was run by Philippe and Jeanne-Marie, a warm-hearted couple fully attuned to the Community’s values and principles!
In the microcosm of our individual being, we are harmonically related to all the macrocosm which represents higher octaves of what is within us...
The heart of our training will be in community life. Therefore no student will attend classes all day or every day throughout the week, but will have to balance the time spent in classes with equal amounts of time spent in serving community responsibilities...
For me, the most impressive part was that, despite the challenges, no one seemed ready to give up. While many communities collapse when conflict arises, the Ecovillage Findhorn had an underlying energy that felt incredibly solid...
Peter, Eileen, and I met each other through Sheena, who was encouraging each of us to depend on the God within. We had each, in our different ways, made that inner contact...