Findhorn Foundation. How it starts?

Written by: Inta Santa

It was a long waiting time... and then it happens! At the end of May 2013 I go to my journey- which at the same time was a very important training- The Transformation Game Facilitator training program.  I chose the place for training bearing in mind, that Transformation Game origin birth place is Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. I had a hunch, that the training will take place in a great environment. And I did not became disappointed! I experienced all this and even more! Besides all other things I had a chance to get to know the history  and nowadays of this Eco-community. Let`s begin with a little insight.

Possibly it is most important sign for everyone`s life road! Findhorn Foundation "The Park".

How all it starts?

Once upon a time there lived Caddy family in the small town of Scotland, called Forres.   The wife took care of the house and the children (they had 3 sons), but husband Peter went to work, providing a livelihood for the family. It is possible that everything would have been different, if not a hotel chain reconstruction, which led to the liquidation of Forres Cluny hotel- place where Peter worked as a manager. And so Peter Caddy stays without a job ... and his family without means of subsistence. They had to leave the place of residence and to move to a mobile caravan.
 
But, but, but from there story starts become non-rational and perhaps for "normal" folks non-acceptability because ....

..Peter`s wife Eileen has got "small voice" in her`s head or in other words she heard voices. Eileen Caddy though that it is the voice of God, the other maybe called it as  the highest ME or voice of collective unconsciusness. However, but this little voice spoke and Eileen heard it. And this little voice told her that they must to move from Forres to Findhorn fisherman`s village, situated much more close to the North Sea, near the Gulf of Findhorn river, and there they must to develop a vegetable garden. Peter  Caddy was very purposeful man, and when he start to do something, then it do completely. For luck of Findhorn commune, Peter took into account the messages of the voice, which heard his wife. Caddy family moved caravan closer to the sea and together with the close friend Dorothy start to develop a vegetable garden. The garden was the Eileen  thing and as real surprise for everyone, there grow up a really marvelous vegetable within sandy seaside land. Small voice in wife's head, has got a new message and now it called to prepare a place for other people who will arrive soon ... And although there was no indication that there are any ready to move towards the Findhorn, Peter starts to prepare the place for other interesents. And people began to arrive from both nearby and distant places. And it turns out, that the small voice had spoken also  to them. So, that is the way, how began the story of the Findhorn commune.

The caravan and garden from all it starts. 

How much truth is there, how much imagination, it is hard to say, because serious face of my tour guide did not give an idea where one ends and the other begins. But does it is the most important thing- to now it? The main thing is- that this community has already celebrated its 50th anniversary, and it looks like the range of the population is increasing (currently around 400 residents). And not only  the commune population range increases, increasing also range of like-minded people who are outside the borders of the commune. The huge amount of peoples in nearby municipality are engaged in healing, gardening and craft practices. Their small town house roofs are installed with solar panels, but miniature gardens in front of the homes not only to green grass, but also for miniature greenhouses with different herbs. Ecological thinking is dangerously virusal!

The night before trainingm, I spent in such company. It was in local physiotherapist studio.

More about the commune experience you could find here or read in a book below.