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Perhaps the New Age began in 1962 (or perhaps earlier)
Perhaps it really all began in Liverpool or perhaps what began
there was 'different'.
However, many people date the start of the New Age from November
1962, when Peter and Eileen Caddy went to live on a caravan
site, and this eventually developed into the Findhorn Community
(it is near Forres, about 30 miles east of Inverness in NE
Scotland)
They lived there in obscurity with their 4 children for a
few years, joined by their friend Dorothy Maclean, but then
word spread that they were doing something special, and people
began to visit, and then began to stay, then more, then they
had to build more accomodation, community buildings, develop
systems and structures, until the community reached a maximum
of about 300 members in 1975. Since then, it has mostly had
about 200 members - it is a registered charity, and is at
http://www.findhorn.org
(You may note that I think that Findhorn is the flagship
of the New Age - forum
for debate!)
Since then (debatably) it's been downhill all the way - becoming
more commercialised, selling off the income creating departments
to comply with charity regulations, perpetually in debt and
fixated on money, gradully sinking into it's own process,
members staying longer - giving more continuity, but conversely
stagnation, never finding a suitable and working management
system.
Conversely, the experience for guests remains one of best
things there is, especially if the visitors are at a turning
point in their lives. The gardens are lovely, the people are
great.
But, the questions remain - Why has it made so little progress
since 1980 (was it supposed to stand still ?). What are the
positive lessons that can be learned ? And what can be learned
from the errors ?
Please join in on the forum
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