Park Library: From Midnight to the Morning Star
PARK LIBRARY: FROM MIDNIGHT TO THE MORNING STAR The books in Park Library have lively conversations after the night porter’s been round? There’s no way to prove it, though toy shops are said to
Our Beautiful Boutique
OUR BEAUTIFUL BOUTIQUE The Boutique was started in the early 70s with the intention to support the increasing numbers of young people arriving in the community with little money, who needed clothes. Forty years on
Newbold House
Newbold House Newbold blessing Newbold House is a five-minute walk from Cluny Hill. It was built in 1893 for a retired army colonel-cum-tea planter and his wife. It was converted into a hotel
The Conception and Building of the Universal Hall
THE CONCEPTION AND BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSAL HALL Eileen received guidance to build a meeting place for the community, and that I was to design it. It’s miraculous how the building all came together, considering
Cluny Renovation
Cluny Renovation © Adriana Sjan Bijman,FF, 2000Neils Paulsen, doing the painting/decorating of the guest-room, Dec 2000 Peter asked me to supervise the renovation of Cluny. This was extraordinary, as I was six months
Cluny in the Summer of 1976
Cluny in the Summer of 1976 Forres, Cluny Hill College. photo ©Cluny archive Ah yes, I remember it well. On April 1st we were still wrapping up Cluny’s renovation for community use,
The History of Cluny
IN PERFECT TIMING The History of Cluny The history of Cluny includes, of course, Peter, Eileen and Dorothy managing it from 1957-62, but the Foundation’s history with it began on 17th November 1975, precisely 13
Transition in Leadership: Peter to François
COMMUNITY EXPANSION Transition in Leadership: Peter to François François Duquesne took over from Peter as the illusions about the community’s expansion in the second half of the 70s collapsed under the weight of a massive
The Universal Hall
THE UNIVERSAL HALL Mulling a lecture and discussion on Findhorn and esoteric questions, one evening late, I leave my Guest Group, walk alone down an unlighted black path. On impulse I stop, turn
Photography as a Vehicle for Spiritual Growth
PHOTOGRAPHY AS A VEHICLE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH When I arrived at Findhorn I had already been doing photography for several years, having received a BFA in Photography and studied extensively with a teacher whose approach
