In this conversation with Alex Wright and Danielle Macleod I share about my passion for singing as a path to unity and love, and how communal singing Taizé style became an ongoing inspiration for everyday life in the Findhorn community.
This account was previously published in Visions Unseen, Frances shares her stories of how she visited and eventually joined the community in the early 1970s.
"How do we live our ordinary, everyday life in relation to what we think the planet is asking of us all?" This, to me, is the very essence of the ecovillage story.
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.
Off the Cuff is a documentary series that explores the most fascinating communities in the world. This is the video they created about the Park Ecovillage Findhorn.
I believe our core values, now more mainstream, continue to guide us in finding new ways to evolve humanity, and I'm grateful to see newer generations carrying that torch.
Over the last 30+ years working in the community, I've learned a great deal about community development. Much of this learning has been hard-earned, but all of it has been incredibly rewarding.
We humans often need some kind of proof or verification before we can accept the idea of metaphysical realms and Beings. Frances Ripley offers us a unique verification through her beautiful drawings of the elemental and devic kingdoms, and through her story of how she came to draw them.
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Studied at Edinburgh College of Art, worked for Red Cross Office for Handcrafts and Holidays for the Disabled in London for 15 years. 1966-92 drawings of etheral beings resulting in Visions Unseen.
