My First Arrival in 1971
MY FIRST ARRIVAL IN 1971 Findhorn attracted me because it believed in fairies and so do I. We came in September 1971 on the night train and were picked up from Forres station by Peter
Cluny’s Renovations Crew
CLUNY'S RENOVATIONS CREW I came to the community in January 1976 and was part of the renovations crew preparing Cluny for use as a hotel that summer, and then strictly as an educational (and light)
Tea With Evelyn
Tea with Evelyn Craig’s caravan in the Original Garden In 1971, while lighting the fire with a piece of old newspaper, an advertisement caught my eye: Cheap Trip to Glasgow. The year before,
Looking for A Guru
Arriving at Findhorn LOOKING FOR A GURU In 1974 I set out to travel overland to India, looking for a guru. A friend recommended the Findhorn Community as a cool place, vegetarian too, really
Publishing Ventures
Publishing Ventures Like many projects in Findhorn, printing and publishing started organically in the 1960s, born out of increasing interest in Eileen’s guidance by people around the world. In the beginning, Eileen’s words were
Outbreath
OUTBREATH The Communications Committee (internally referred to as Outbreath) was responsible for anything breathed out by the Findhorn Foundation, namely publications, audio and visuals, PR, tours, presentations and so on. I joined the Committee
The Rainbow Colours
THE RAINBOW COLOURS When I arrived at Findhorn in 1978, there was only a one-page sharing paper. I saw the amazing richness of the members, and while I was working at Findhorn Publications and
The Expansion of the Ecovillage
FROM GARDENS TO ECOVILLAGE The Expansion of the Ecovillage Walking into Craig Gibsone’s whisky barrel, made from mostly recycled materials, the wood stove is burning and pottery in muted shades adds to the warm mix
Attunement to Nature
THE GARDENS THEN AND NOW Attunement to Nature When I arrived in 1979 I had almost no training in gardening at all. My professional background was in forestry and I knew little about carrots
Dancing in the Garden
DANCING IN THE GARDEN In 1971 the original garden was still very much used for our vegetables. They were grown in plain rows; John Hilton was the main gardener at the time. In those days
