If you think influential entities are acting weird in a political sense, financial markets are starting to bet massively on ethical & sustainability values (!) according to PwC — the business audit, tax and consulting firm. “In 2019, PwC conducted a global survey on the investment priorities of 750 institutional investors and 10,000 retail investors, and […]
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 Maclean.[vertical-spacer] The Still, Small Voice […]
Here’s a webpage link concerning the key concept behind intentional community, and what the “co-” part of co-housing is all about. 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 verb —active like “connection” and “involvement”— it’s useful to […]
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 communities today.[mfn]so no harping on […]
Reading about Thomas Hübl’s talk with Peking HSBC Business School students and local entrepreneurs, I was reminded of PET’s Mission to wit: encouraging “social development, environmental protection & improvement, and wellbeing in the whole Findhorn Ecovillage Community.” More often than I like to admit, I think about the above in terms of outward, material ‘betterment.’ Hübl invited his listeners to not forget […]
Located within the Amazon, in Portel Municipality, Portel micro-Region, it comprises 177,899.5 hectares in 17 privately owned parcels or “Glebas,” for a total of 194,402.8 Ha. The Amazon is the largest remaining rainforest on our planet. It is known for its amazing biodiversity: home to 10% of all species, including some endangered species that rely on […]
Located within the Amazon, in Portel Municipality, Portel micro-Region, it comprises 177,899.5 hectares in 17 privately owned parcels or “Glebas,” for a total of 194,402.8 Ha. The Amazon is the largest remaining rainforest on our planet. It is known for its amazing biodiversity: home to 10% of all species, including some endangered species that rely on […]
The following article was published in the Rainbow Bridge – the weekly newsletter of the Findhorn Foundation Community: The cover of the first RB of last year announced 2016 as ‘The Year of Affordable Housing’. While, with a subject like this, there is clearly so much still to do, much has been already achieved by […]


