My Arrival in 1978
Clava Cairns Towards the end of the year 1977 our "Free Clinic" in Heidelberg, Germany, was forced to restruct: new location, new ways of financing the project and regroup our staff. It seemed
Working on the Hall – a funny story
Peter used to give the Community tour to guests and always brought them by my work station at the hall to see me cutting stone. I think Dieter and Robert Blakesley were often there too.
The Blossoming of Celebrating One Incredible Family
Celebrating One Incredible Family came out of a deep crisis and is now blossoming into our 60th Birthday Celebrations and our collective autobiography to create a people’s history of the 60 years of this spiritual
Meeting my Beloved
On one job restoring mausoleums in the oldest cemetery in New Orleans in particular (St. Louis number 1) I was down below grade in the crypt when a group of preservationists came by in a
To be…or not to be
Michael Davidson recounts the impact of his time at Findhorn upon his career as a master stonemason. Originally contributed for the 60th Anniversary celebrations. At 22 years of age its fair to say you can
Near death/near life at the Falls of Rogie
During 1977, my second year in what was now officially known as the Findhorn Foundation University of Light, I had several strong existential experiences. The first was an outing for the kitchen crews – Findhorn
From social activist to inner work
In the mid-eighties I spent some time at Greenham Common, the women's Peace-camp in the UK. I had been studying medicine, then I became a full time social activist in Amsterdam.
Some Anecdotes from Living Here
Real events in my time in the Ecovillage Around 2001, I was looking for a writing idea so I could make regular contributions to the Rainbow Bridge – the community weekly magazine. My wife, Veralyn,
From Here to Eternity
I am Michael Drummond Davidson (aka Monocle) one of the stone masons on the Findhorn Universal Hall. I had one eye and sported a monocle and people called me Monocle because there were 3 Davidsons
Early days in The Sanctuary
Synchronistically, I am writing this story on the day that the site of the original sanctuary is being cleared and prepared for building the new. However, the first time I entered the Sanctuary the building
