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Inventory Acc.12618 Findhorn Foundation Acc.12618 June 2006 Inventory Acc.12618 Findhorn Foundation National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected] © Trustees of the National Library of Scotland Further minutes, correspondence, subject files, transcripts of recordings of spiritual messages, copies of publications and general files relating to the Findhorn Foundation, 1960-2005. The Findhorn Foundation is a non-denominational charitable trust founded in 1962 in a disused corner of Findhorn Bay Caravan Park by Peter and Eileen Caddy and Dorothy MacLean, who worked with the principles of co-operation between people and harmony with nature. Since then, the Foundation has grown into a sizeable spiritual community and over the years thousands of visitors have travelled to Findhorn from all over the world. To facilitate their stay, accommodation has been provided and educational programmes set up, and today the Foundation acts primarily as an educational centre offering an opportunity for people to visit, live and work in the community. For other Findhorn Foundation records see Acc.9934, Acc.10381, and Acc.10560. See Acc. 12042 for papers of Peter and Eileen Caddy. NOT TO BE ISSUED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE FINDHORN FOUNDATION. Deposited 2006. 1-12 Minutes 13-34 Correspondence 35-62 Subject Files 63 Interviews 64-83 Guidance 84-112 Publications 113-117 Posters, Maps and Illustrations 118-121 Other Sites of Spiritual Importance 122-124 Miscellaneous 1-12 MINUTES Minutes, 1976-98, of meetings or ‘sharings’. 1-4 Core Group 1. 2 May 1977 - November 16 1977. 2. 9 December 1977 - 11 August 1978. 3. 14 August 1978 - 3 January 1979. 4. 5 January 1979 - 11 May 1979. 5-7 Cluny Hill College Focalisers’ Meetings 5. 31 May 1979 - January 7 1982. 6. 5 December 1983 - 27 June 1985. 7. 4 July 1985 - 27 Dece-mber 1987. 8. The Renovation of Cluny Hill 8. 17 December 1975 - 17 March 1976. 9-10 Reinvention Steering Group 9. 2 December 1996 - 5 December 1997 (Includes Reinvention Steering Group notes, with consultation and proposal papers). 10. 12 August 1997 – 30 November 1998 (Includes minutes of Decision-Making Awareness group, notes, consultation and proposal papers, plus material on ‘Reinvention ’98’). 11. Findhorn Bay Community Association 11. 19 December 1996 – 25 August 1998. 12. Miscellaneous 12. Record of the Second Committee Meeting, Glastonbury, regarding the aims and objectives of a prospective Glastonbury Foundation. Present are Major Langlands, Peter Caddy, John Shelly, Mrs. Wood and ‘A.R.H’. 13-34 CORRESPONDENCE Files generally consist of written and emailed correspondence and related papers of and to: 13-15 Attingham Park 13. Attingham Park and Findhorn, 24 October 1965 – 15 June 1975. 14. David Spangler and Attingham Park, 28 September 1970 – December 13 1972. 15. Attingham Park and Universal Link, 1963-67. 16-22 Hexiad/EIES 16. Index of EIES messages, 17 December 1978 - 27 August 1979. 17. Hexiad/EIES messages received, 26 July 1979 - 30 January 1980. 18. Heixad/EIES messages sent, 29 July 1979 – 22 January 1980. 19. Findhorn Hexiad/EIES messages received, 22 August 1979 – 29 January 1980. 20. Findhorn Hexiad/EIES messages sent, 4 September 1979 – 5 February 1980. 21. Hexiad/EIES conference messages, 28 July 1979 – 17 December 1979. 22. Hexiad/EIES instruction notes. 23-34 General Correspondence 1965 – 2004 of and to: 23. R. Ogilvie Crombie, 15 December 1965 – 21 February 1975. 24. Ronald Heaver and Polly Wood of Glastonbury, 1965 - 1979. 25. Wellesley Tudor Pole, 19 September 1965 – 15 February 1968. 26. Father Francis Cuzon, 20 July 1966 – 26 August 1975. 27. Iris Ratsey and Ellie Beevers of Universal World Harmony, including leaflets and inserts sent with letters, 2 February 1966 – 9 September 1972. 28. Bruce MacManaway, including Articles of Constitution of the Scottish Federation of Healers (Non-Denominational), 9 December 1965 – 22 March 1978. 29. Dorothy MacLean (Findhorn Trust secretary) and Allan Batham (New Zealand), 19 December 1970 – 4 October 1972. 30. John Shelley, 1972. 31. William Bloom and the Glastonbury Meditation Group, 27 October 1976 – 11 October 1978. 32. Geoffrey Ashe, 25 July 1977 – 2 March 1979. 33. Findhorn and the World Council of Peoples, the Foundation For Gaia and Fountain International, 12 November 1985 – 17 March 1987. 34. Email messages sent to Eileen Caddy during her illness, September 2004 – December 2004. 35-62 SUBJECT FILES Files generally consist of typescripts, lectures, writings, policy papers and guidelines. 35-44 David Spangler 35. Original typescripts of lectures, writings and transmissions, 1966-73. 36. Annotated copies of typescripts, August 1969 – April 1973. 37. Early typescript of ‘Revelation: The Cosmic Context’, published later as ‘Revelation: The Birth of a New Age’, and typescript of a lecture entitled ‘The New Age Vision’, 1970-71. 38. Early draft typescript of ‘New Age Rhythms’, 1971. 39. Updated draft of booklet ‘So This Is Findhorn’, 1971-72. 40. Blueprint for unpublished book ‘What Is Findhorn?’ 41. Typescript of unpublished booklet/paper ‘Vision and Community’. 42. Typescript of unpublished booklet ‘The Christ’, 1972. 43. Annotated typescript of unpublished booklet ‘The Christ’, 1972. 44. Compilation of early writings compiled from lectures and intended for publication. 45-62 General 45. Universal Link papers. Universal Link letters, reports, newspaper clippings, illustrations, writings, poems, notes on visions and guidance, 1961-1972. 46. Hexiad ‘Signal Project’ papers. Letters, newsletters, policy papers, 1981 - 1982. 47. World Council of Peoples papers. Notes, illustrations, addresses, including two in French. 48. Kathleen Fleming, colour drawings and accompanying notes of ‘Pan’ for ‘The Findhorn Garden Part Three: The Nature Spirits’ (unused), 1969. 49. Sarah Nichols Hamblen, letters and synopsis of proposed books on Findhorn, 1974-79. 50. R. Ogilvie Crombie, writings and lectures, February 1966 – September 1974. 51. Sir George Trevelyan, lectures from Attingham Park and elsewhere, 1964 – 1969. 52. Hexiad, notes and papers pertaining to Jerome Clayton Glenn’s book ‘Linking The Future: Findhorn, Auroville, Arcosanti’, 1979-80. 53. Peter Caddy, part one of typescript of book ‘The Findhorn Story’. Details Peter Caddy’s life up to his taking over the management of Cluny Hill Hotel in 1957. 54. Ronald Heaver (ARH), papers, notes and letters, 1933 – 1979. 55. Cluny Hill College, writings regarding college history and work, 1978 – 1983. 56. Findhorn Foundation Children’s Department, various notes, policy papers, teaching instructions and letters, 1979 – 1992. 57. Findhorn Foundation Primary School, various notes, plans and policy papers, 1980 – 81. 58. Universal Foundation, memorandum of association, policy and information papers, 1971 – 1975. 59. ‘The Quest: A Preliminary Course In Spiritual and Psychical Study’, course outline and questionnaire. 60. Findhorn Bay Community Association, policy documents, constitution, correspondence and leaflets. 61. William Bloom, lecture to the community number one. 62. Danish Universal Link, collection of newsletters and publications, 1968 – 1973. 63. INTERVIEWS 63. Interviews with Findhorn community members conducted by Sara and Victor Bailey for the unpublished book, ‘The Findhorn Experience’, 1974-75. 64-83 GUIDANCE Spiritual guidance or ‘transmissions’ received by various members of the Findhorn Community. Listed by recipient where clear. Further transmissions/guidance appears at Acc.9934/128-168, Acc.10381/24-46 and Acc.12042/48-109. 64-75 Eileen Caddy (Elixir) 64. 1 February 1958 – 19 November 1958. 65. 19 April 1963 – 18 January 1965. 66. 1966 – 1977. 67. 20 June 1967 – 12 August 1971, Nos. 46 – 75 (52, 54, 59 & 70 missing) of notebooks containing handwritten messages received by Eileen Caddy. Booklet Nos. 21 – 43 held in Acc. 10381/21-43. 68. 1 January 1967 – 31 December 1967. 69. 1 January 1968 – 31 December 1968. 70. 1 January 1968 – 31 December 1969. 71. 31 December 1969 – 31st January 1970. 72. 4 June 1972 – 10 December 1972. 73. Daily guidance for the community, 1970. 74. 1 January 1971 – 23 September 1971. 75. Eileen Caddy (Elixir), guidance, letters and visions regarding Liebie Pugh, Universal Link and Joan Hartnell-Beavis, November 1965 – February 1967. 76-78 Dorothy MacLean (Divina) 76. Dorothy MacLean (Divina), personal guidance with annotations in preparation for the booklet ‘God’s Word Through Divina – 1970’, 13 June 1970 – 30 December 1970. 77. 1 July 1965 – 9 January 1966. 78. 27 June 1966 – 27 October 1970. 79-83 General 79. Eileen Caddy (Elixir), Anne Edwards (Miriam/Naomi), Kathleen Fleming and Dorothy MacLean (Divina), guidance, visions, transmissions, 1 July 1965 – 30 January 1966. 80. Guidance received by ‘I.W’ (probably Iris W. Ratsey), 19 August 1965. 81. Guidance and Transmissions relating to A. Ronald Heaver, 1966. 82. Cross-reference list of DEVA messages by topic and type of DEVA, 1963 – 1973. 83. ‘The Call’, visions relating to St. George of England received in 1950 by A. Ronald Heaver. 84-112 PUBLICATIONS 84-87 Findhorn Foundation 84. Findhorn Foundation, pamphlets, newsletters and Christmas cards, 1966 – 1989. 85. Findhorn Foundation, mail order and advertising pamphlets, 1970 – 1980. 86. Findhorn Foundation, conference programmes, posters and pamphlets, 1972 – 1989. 87. ‘Findhorn Foundation Tree Chronicle’ (private typescript circulated internally only), 1984. 88-94 One Earth These constitute the complete series of seven original square format ‘One Earth’ magazines, separate from the magazine format publication which ran from 1980 – 1996. 88. ‘One Earth 1’, various authors from Findhorn Foundation, 1975. 89. ‘One Earth 2’, various authors from Findhorn Foundation, 1976. 90. ‘One Earth 3’, various authors from Findhorn Foundation, 1977. 91. ‘One Earth 4’, various authors from Findhorn Foundation, 1977. 92. ‘One Earth 5’, by Peter Caddy, Paul Solomon and David Spangler, 1978. 93. ‘One Earth 6: Shaping Wisdom’, by W.I Thompson, Donald Keys and Buckminster Fuller, 1978. 94. ‘One Earth 7: Economics as a Way of the Spirit’, by E.F. Schumacher, David Spangler, Paul Solomon and Paul Hawken, 1979. 95-96 Universal Link 95.
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