One night some years ago I was about to go to bed when, for no apparent reason, I got a strong sense of elation. It was a very strong sense of ‘freedom”, “being lifted up”, “delight” and “going home”, and as it was very pleasant and I stayed awake awhile to enjoy it. Very early the next morning, about 2:00 am, I was awakened by a phone call to tell me that my father had just died. I then realised the feeling of elation had been coming from my father as part of his transition. This feeling of elation, was in some way a backdrop to my experience of my father’s passing; but later I also went through the normal grieving process (i.e. Elizabeth Kübler Ross’s stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance).

It is with some sense of elation, as well as some grief, that I learn of the transition of the Findhorn Foundation to… something new… On the one hand it is hard to know what to make of it, because of not knowing what that really means; on the other hand, it is a relief, like when an aging relative who has been suffering a long-term malaise, finally gets their release. Big appreciation to the metaphorical “doctors” Terry Gilbey and Mark Anderson and the Trustees, for having the courage to take the ailing patient off life-support and their wisdom and sensitivity in the process.

Learning to serve a higher purpose through the auspices of an organisation such as the Findhorn Foundation (FF), or one of the splendid acronym organisations (NFD, NFA, PET, THA, etc) which have emerged around it, is a fabulous training in contacting our own higher impulses and our own connection with the Divine. However, with the coming changes many more of us will find ourselves needing to express our own inner purpose more directly – without the benefit of the FF (or one of the delightful acronym organisations) to rely on.

The Angel of Findhorn has a planetary effect. One of the main impulses which arises from contact with the Angel of Findhorn is to join, or create, a group. Yet it is a group that is not led by a traditional style of leader, but by the group wisdom. The willingness and ability to tap into group wisdom and honour the insights that emerge (and express this in action) are one of the hallmarks of the energy from that angel. This is one of the things that makes the Angel of Findhorn so attractive to so many and why it has global relevance and global reach. Learning to work together for a higher purpose is one of the primary lessons of our time. If the individuals within a group are also cultivating a connection with the highest and best within themselves – their own inner divinity – and expressing that in their daily life, then the group life can express itself on a higher level.

To those experiencing being made “redundant”, I’d like to remind you of the positive roots of the word. It originally meant things like; “surging up”, “rising in waves”, “I surge”. Any of us can decide at any time, wherever we are in the world, to be influenced by the Angel of Findhorn and explore new ways to let this “rise in waves” in our daily life. Ideally that will mean being part of a group or creating a group to express our new purpose.

William Martin