A short biography of Joanie Hartnell-Beavis
Joanie was born in Hong Kong where her father was a solicitor. She met Peter Caddy when he first came to St. Anne's to visit Liebie Pugh in 1965. After Liebie's death in 1966 she
Our Findhorn Barrel #7: Dance, Life and Making Stuff Up as You Go
I am an independent choreographer, performer, and Creative Director of Dance North Scotland. In this interview with Alex and Callum I talk about my journey from life as anarchist activist in my mid-twenties, through ill
The Turning Point – A Return to Community (2009)
This documentary features speakers from the Findhorn Foundation's 2008 Easter Conference, 'Positive Energy - Creative Community Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change': Joanna Macy, Rob Hopkins, Richard Heinberg, Megan Quinn and Dorothy Maclean. Not
From Turtle Island to the THA
The following is a work in progress. It was triggered by the Topic - Buying the Caravan Park in 1983 and the desire to clarify how the agreements then have shaped the development of the
Our foster children
I had always wanted to have a family but it was not to be. So after two years we eventually had the joy of being able to have two small Scottish brothers, Callum and Dale
The Laws of Manifestation 1
The following excerpts are from a talk given by Peter Caddy in 1991 about the Laws of Manifestation. Peter talks about his own spiritual training, including positive thinking, how the mind creates what manifests in
Look for the grain of truth
Over the years many people have asked me what it was like to live in the Findhorn Foundation Community. There is no quick way to answer that question. But I do know that I learned
Our Findhorn Barrel #5: Building an Ecovillage
When I arrived in 1978 the Community was in a crisis, eventually leading to the purchase of the Caravan Park in 1983. This gave us the opportunity to ground the vision of a 'planetary village',
Aspects of Conscious Living Conscious Dying
Recollections in 2023 Looking after Joanie When I joined the Findhorn Foundation in 1995, I along with others helped care for Joanie Hartnell-Bevis in her home “Joanie’s” in The Park Findhorn. (“Joanie’s” is currently occupied
Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest
In October 1986, at the end of the conference ONEARTH GATHERING : A CALL TO ACTION, I stood in the Universal Hall and in front of 300 people made a life-long commitment to restore the
