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7 unusual facts about Findhorn Foundation


Andy Schmookler

He has appeared as invited speaker at Findhorn in Scotland, the Isthmus Institute in Dallas, the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Washington and New York, and the Harmonia Mundi Conference in California.

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He and Eileen settled in a caravan near the village of Findhorn; in early 1963 an annexe was built so that Dorothy Maclean could live close to the Caddy family.

The musical group The Waterboys, who have performed a number of concerts in it, named their album Universal Hall after the structure.

Findhorn Ecovillage has been awarded UN Habitat Best Practice designation from the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT), and regularly holds seminars of 'CIFAL Findhorn', a United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), affiliated training centre for Northern Europe.

Mike Feinstein

Feinstein has been involved in political activism since 1988, after he attended a conference at the Findhorn community in Scotland entitled "The Individual and the Collective: Politics as If The Earth Mattered".

Robert Ogilvie Crombie

His account of some of these experiences are published in 'The Findhorn Garden' a book about the early history of the Findhorn Foundation in the north east of Scotland.

Vance Martin

After college, Martin lived and worked abroad in Asia and Europe for 13 years, including 10 years at The Findhorn Foundation in Scotland as a senior manager and Director of Environmental Programs.


Dorothy Maclean

Dorothy Maclean left Findhorn in 1973 and subsequently founded an educational organization in North America with David Spangler.

Peter Caddy

Peter Caddy (20 March 1917—18 February 1994) was a British caterer, hotelier, and with his wife Eileen Caddy and their friend Dorothy Maclean, co-founder of the Findhorn Foundation community.


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