The Alchemy of Collapse: World work through networks of light, and on making the impossible possible
Guest Author: Daniel Mihai, Editorial Steward: Tamara Mathew
This is a guest blog – in the category of “Householder Dharma” from Ecovillage Findhorn – by author, “Regenerativist”, Daniel Mihai. Daniel came to visit Marilyn Hamilton in Ecovillage Findhorn and was inspirted to write this article. Daniel is a contract specialist who is evolving into a regenerative systems strategist and technology governance leader, enabling organizations and ecosystems to achieve coherence between purpose, performance, and planetary integrity.
Author’s note: Every quote reflects Jonathan Caddy’s words, unless otherwise specified.
On 31 October 2025 in Cullerne House, dusk closing in, I interviewed Jonathan Caddy with Dr. Marilyn Hamilton present, joined by Dr. Anneloes Smitsman and Dr. Kurt Barnes. The question was blunt. What is the map and the fuel? What is needed now for the next decade? Jonathan’s answer was steady. Transformation. We listen for what needs to happen, then act. Findhorn is small yet catalytic. Its task is world work that reaches beyond the village.
Restructuring is under way. Forms loosen so the core can strengthen. The goal is not to preserve an eco-village as an end in itself. The goal is a wider positive impact. Jonathan recalled strangers in New Zealand who knew Findhorn by name. Reach travels through people, stories, and song. Coherence carries farther than size.
Heat comes with change. Structures fail and fear rises. Jonathan refused the doom script. When frames crack, fundamental change becomes possible. Come together. Include many voices. Move as one where it counts. He has watched this place do the improbable since childhood. Action aligned with right timing makes room for results that look like miracles.
Resources follow the right action. The founders lived that fact. Eileen Caddy received guidance to build a center for 200 people while the family lived on £10 a week. Peter Caddy backed the guidance. Money came. People came. Resources are more than cash. They include knowledge, skill, and care. When the work is true, support arrives in the form that is needed.
Kurt spoke of his first hours on the land. He felt steadier without effort. Many report the same shift. Breath eases. Focus sharpens. It is a living relationship with place. Wells, stones, and old trees are kept as features that do real work. The Universal Hall sits where strong currents cross. Names surfaced for those who mapped parts of this field, including John Moon and the late George Ripley.
Attention to alignments informs practical choices. Where to gather. Where to plant. Where not to build. The aim is a clean signal and clean action. Listen first. Act with care. Receive what comes. Move together. The field carries effect farther than effort alone.
Two intents guide the next decade. Free the founders’ purpose from any husk that blocks it. Grow the work through networks of light with allied centers. That means protecting key sites, rebuilding clear agreements, funding stewardship and teaching attunement as a basic skill. Measure what matters, including reach, reciprocity, and restored capacity.
This is world work at human scale. A village can do it if it keeps the channel clear and the purpose simple. Listen. Align. Act. Let the current carry what is needed to the next shore.
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