Some Anecdotes from Living Here
Real events in my time in the Ecovillage Around 2001, I was looking for a writing idea so I could make regular contributions to the Rainbow Bridge – the community weekly magazine. My wife, Veralyn,
Two Beings, Magic and the Findhorn Foundation
Two Beings, Magic and the Findhorn Foundation Once upon a time, in the magic kingdom of the Findhorn Foundation, there lived two beings of the human nature. These two beings came from very different places.
Growing Up in Findhorn Then & Now
COMMUNITY: THE PEOPLE Growing Up in Findhorn Then and Now Family Schnadt 1984 I grew up in the community in the 80s, very happy times for me, and those fond memories drew me
Listening to the Land
Listening to the Land You are the Dragon standing between Heaven and Earth. An oil rig between the toes of one foot, the Bay curved by the instep of the other. It has been said
Business in the Community
BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY In 1999, Gill Emslie, Judy McAllister and I set up the Findhorn Foundation Consultancy Service as a department in the Education Area. We ran the Business Experience Week, and did
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
Ekopia Resource Exchange Ltd
EKOPIA RESOURCE EXCHANGE LTD Ekopia is a community benefit cooperative attracting capital for reinvestment in community ventures. A community benefit cooperative (or bencom for short) can offer shares to its community of interest in a
Playback Theatre
PLAYBACK THEATRE The Findhorn Playback Company came into being to serve the Forgiveness Conference in 1999 and from then began to perform at a variety of conferences and community events. These have included
Artist in Community
ARTIST IN COMMUNITY In 2002 I came to live here in one of the new ecohouses to start work as a full-time artist. I had spent 20 years occasionally painting in watercolours but
Performance and the Arts in Findhorn
Performance and the Arts in Findhorn I first arrived as a 19-year-old aspiring theatre artist in 1984 when three of the old Lollipop gang, Ike and Maggie Isaksen (now India Brown) and Michael Worth,
