Dorothy passes
Dorothy Maclean Co-founder of the Findhorn Community January 7 1920 - March 12 2020 Dorothy Maclean, a writer and educator on spirituality, was one of the three founders of the Findhorn Foundation spiritual community in northeast Scotland. She was best known for her descriptions of contacts with the consciousnesses of
A gift of empowering others
20 March sees 120th birthday of Peter Caddy, who together with Eileen Caddy and Dorothy Maclean co-founded the Findhorn Foundation Community and Ecovillage, on the Findhorn peninsula. May his practical spirit continue to watch over, inspire, develop and bless the Community and our vision at PET! https://www.findhorn.org/blog/petercaddyinspiration/
Love =Care
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Changing our gods
The Holistic Centers Network had a good, short blog read&view subject last week. It's about COmmunity, COnnectivity, COllectivity, the changes that all of us can feel are currently going on around us, and Bioneers. A timely topic for the run up to Xmas.
Birthing a ‘new earth’
November 17th sees the Findhorn Foundation celebrating its 57th birthday. On such occasions we often reexamine our convictions in light of their fruits — the truth of how things are. Here are a few reflections inspired by words spoken to Eileen Caddy, and of her co-founders Peter Caddy and Dorothy
Self Help communities
The Scottish Rural Network, of which PET is a member, has an interesting blog on self-help communities in South Korea. Pretty far from Findhorn I hear you think; but not the self-help part. It's of interest because it links community skills, the ageing phenomenon and social enterprise. Enjoy the blog.
Co-living
What do you feel/think about it? We have yet another co-word. Co-ol... Some community food for thought... Here’s an urban example of co-living so you can get a feel for thecollective: their mission is "to build and activate spaces that foster human connection and enable people to lead more fulfilling
Relation.ship
Here's a webpage link concerning the key concept behind intentional community, and what the "co-" part of co-housing is all about. source: Dictionary.com As the linked website supports start-up projects, is continually updated with the growing experience of its supporters, and given that the r-word is actually a
Village survival
In a monthly info blog we get, I read a great piece on examples of rural village development. Development of this kind is a complex juggling act of 'soft' and 'hard' investments in both learning and activity: really, it stands or falls with whether we truly believe in our own
Social, cultural community
Why we need community: it helps us LIVE change, rather than just react.
Celebrate your sustainable community
On the 21st of September 2019 European transformational communities will again be celebrating their practical sustainability solutions. Also on that date for the first time, American sustainable communities will do the same. Local, citizen or community-led initiatives (like those of the Findhorn Ecovillage) are adding up to something incredibly big
Relationalism
Here's a hopeful sign—identifying a quiet though powerful united-ness— from those great States of America! This made for a brilliant and thought provoking read. Perhaps for you too; the very subject for one of those lazy summer days... https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-relationalist-manifesto/ source: Aspen Institute
