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Findhorn, Fact or Fiction? A Sociological Study of a Scottish Intentional Community (1977)

|2025-10-27T16:24:03+00:00May 6th, 2025|Categories: Community Culture, Decision making, Philosophy & Worldview|Tags: , |

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.

  • print room findhorn news august 1971

Books In The Community – From Then To Now

|2025-03-02T10:30:58+00:00March 6th, 2025|Categories: Community Culture, Community Places, Literature, Philosophy & Worldview, Spiritual Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

March 6th is World Book Day and this set me thinking about ‘Findhorn’ and the incredible collection of related books and magazines that have come out of this Community since the 1960s...

  • Cover of a Rosicrucian pamphlet published by ROCF

Aureolis and the ROCF

|2025-12-18T13:03:17+00:00February 15th, 2025|Categories: Groups & Associations, Our Roots, Philosophy & Worldview, Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Principles|Tags: , , , , |

Aureolis was the spiritual name of Dr George Sullivan (1890-1942), Peter Caddy's first spiritual teacher. Dr Sullivan was Supreme Magus of the Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship (ROCF), a small initiatory school in the Western mystery tradition, which flourished in England from the 1920s to 40s. The following paper, detailing the history, philosophy and activities of the ROCF, comprises information from several sources. A further reference list is given at the end.

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