Derek Simpson’s Story
Recently, Derek told Dorota his remarkable life story. Deeply touched by his journey, which like so many of ours, carries the echoes of struggle, loss, healing and rediscovery, she wrote it down.
Our Findhorn Barrel #23 – Cooking in Cluny Hill
I first came to the Findhorn Foundation's Cluny Hill College 25 years ago and spent most of my time working in the kitchen. Having grown up with the Panto tradition I brought that with me and have written and directed many pantomimes in the Community.
Looking after Cluny Library
There is not a great deal to be said about a room full of books other than its ability to inform and inspire, its literary reach and broad base of content. So, please indulge me as I can only write about the library in the context of Cluny itself, the marvellous Victorian house, devoted resident staff, glorious setting, its function and a little about how the library impacted my life over those years.
How I got here and my early years
How I got here, my journey through the different programmes, and how I ended up becoming a Sacred Dance teacher, focaliser of the Transport Department and the driver for Eileen Caddy on her UK book tour.
The Cluny Kitchen Mystery School
To understand this story I need to introduce myself a little. When I came to Findhorn I was not a cook! My second stepmum Jan was a Cordon Bleu cook but didn’t like anyone
Cluny Hill College sold but living on in our memories
Editor's note: this article was translated from Italian. Last year, in midsummer, I visited Findhorn and then informed Italian readers of the crisis situation that the Community, known all over the world as one of
Findhorn Experience – Picture Book
I came to Findhorn for the first time in 2010 for Experience Week and stayed for almost two years until the beginning of 2012. In addition to going through the usual Foundation programmes and graduating
My Findhorn Photo Album
These images capture some of my life during the 20 years I lived in the Community. Most of them are taken in and around Cluny Hill College in Forres, a few are from Drumduan, which
The Centre of the Astroshamanic Grid at Cluny
Niels setting the centre of the Astroshamanic Grid at Findhorn Foundation (FF) Cluny Hill, next to the Reception and in front of Porter’s Palace. The event originally took place in the year 2000, whereas the
Network News 39 – Spring 2005
Network News, issue number 39, was originally published in Spring 2005. Inside this edition you can find features including The Shakespeare Mystery, Three New Windmills For The Park, and Our First Coach Tour.
