Here you can access stories about our formative influences, about the Founders of the Community and the traditions and background from which they came. Particularly (but not exclusively) in the formative years, many people and traditions had an influence on the Founders and the growing Community, and here you can learn about them. They are quite diverse and may contain some surprises.
A short biography of Robert Ogilvie Crombie (ROC)
Robert Ogilvie Crombie (ROC) was born in Edinburgh in 1899, and was the community's protector, teacher and friend from 1966, when he first visited, until his death in 1975. His relationship with the elementals, the
