This article from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community discusses three bases of authority, traditional, rational and charismatic and concludes that the Community's mode of operation and authority requires a fourth model which the author calls 'personal-present authority'.
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. It examines the decision making process in the Community and the use of feedback in that process. It concludes that the more difficult the decision the closer members are brought together.
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. It discusses the concept of feedback and how this is fundamental in understanding the workings of interpersonal relations in the Community.
I believe our core values, now more mainstream, continue to guide us in finding new ways to evolve humanity, and I'm grateful to see newer generations carrying that torch.
I came to Findhorn seeking an alternative to college. Music became my therapy, especially playing live in the community. I believe the community's future lies in its eco-village, attracting young people and continuing its vibrant, artistic spirit.
As we move forward in the 21st century, faced with all the ecological challenges of a deteriorating and overexploited planet, it’s up to all of us with a different, positive vision for the future to ensure that we do change the present disastrous course that mainstream culture is heading in.
This paper is a sociological analysis of the Findhorn Foundation Community, by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California, based on a three-week visit in 1977, and uses a participant observational method. It briefly sketches the history, philosophy and world view, along with a demographic and economic profile. Analysis focuses on such items as rules, roles, relationships, leadership styles, decision-making processes, their informal hierarchy, social control and their use of feedback procedures.
Findhorn was my home. It provided shelter, food, companionship and purpose. The Sanctuary was the heart of my home.
Many of the community take the opportunity of offering something that has inspired them, sometimes thoughts expressed in prose or poetry, or readings, dances, songs or a combination of these. The variety of these forms reflects the fact that here we have people of all ages, from many ways of life and many spiritual paths.
R. Ogilvie Crombie (ROC) (1899-1975) was a great influence on the Community in the 1970s, via original audio-visual presentations like this one, where ROC tells of his experiences with the Nature Spirits.
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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.
