During preliminary groundworks for the construction of the new sanctuary, the mechanical excavator exposed a shell deposit at the east end of the site. An archaeological study was performed. This post gives a summary as well as the full research paper.
The symbol of the Firebird is a significant as a title and metaphor in the documentary, as for me, it represents the element of fire and the transformative energies of love and hope.
The celebrated Findhorn spiritual community in northeast Scotland is rising Phoenix-like in the devastating aftermath of Covid, Brexit, an arson attack, massive job losses and near financial collapse.
In the early hours of Monday 12th April 2021 I was woken by loud banging on my window. 'Fire! Fire! Immediately evacuate this building.' Minutes later I found myself standing on the road just with
As the Chair of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust (FHT), I'm incredibly proud to share the journey of our new Sanctuary, which opened its doors on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. In this story I share about the diverse contributions of FHT along the way.
Findhorn was my home. It provided shelter, food, companionship and purpose. The Sanctuary was the heart of my home.
This Topic gives a brief summary of the history of the Park Sanctuary and brings together stories that make it come alive.
Eileen received a vision of the Sanctuary as a simple structure without any symbols or pictures on the wall, and with no altar: people coming from different spiritual paths or religions would thus all feel equally comfortable and at one when they gathered there.
The following excerpts are from Eileen’s autobiography Flight into Freedom and Beyond where she talks about her meditation practice and the sanctuary. *** In my time of stillness with God, I was told: “Start the
On 21st June 2021 we were invited to come together as community to clear up debris left behind after the devastating fire of the sanctuary in the early hours of 12th April. What unfolded was a simple ceremony of creating a memento, planting seeds of resilience and continuity.
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Originally German, I came to Findhorn in the search of ‘It’. I found ‘It’ in our way of sharing our spirituality in our daily lives, privileged to work with my focus on Healing in the widest sense.
