This newsletter is published quarterly using a cycle of perspectives on the Integral City viewed from: Planet, People, Place and Power. The theme of this issue is Power. “The first stage of the cycle, called involution, originates at the non-dual ‘source’ that lies at the center of existence where it descends from the [...]
Jonathan Caddy is awarded Integral City Meshworker of the Year 2025 in recognition of a lifetime of meshworking intelligence expressed through land stewardship, education, community governance, and ecological restoration. Born in the original Findhorn caravan to two of the Ecovillage’s founders, Jonathan has spent over six decades weaving together inner guidance, ecological science, [...]
Bioregional Weaving Labs (BWLs) - the collective that is geographically grounded communities of action that organise people, place, and projects to regenerate bioregions is Integral City Weaving Lab of 2025. Between 2025 and 2030, the BWL Collective positions its work as long‑arc, place‑based systems change: weaving ecological regeneration, social cohesion, cultural renewal, economic transformation, [...]
Villa Unspunnen, Interlaken, Switzerland · August 25–29, 2025 A Living Field for the Integral City There are moments when a gathering becomes more than a retreat. More than a program. More even than a shared intention. The Spirit of Oneness Retreat, held at Villa Unspunnen in the heart of Europe, was one such moment [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes life delivers a tiny sign that hums with meaning. Recently, my housemate Judy found a new £1 coin — freshly minted for 2023 — celebrating the humble honey bee. On one side, the portrait of King Charles III; on the other, the intricate design of bees gathering around a honeycomb. What caught [...]
At the 2025 Integral European Conference, Tomas Björkman reminded us that humanity is standing at a bifurcation point — facing breakdown, oppression, or breakthrough. Through the Inner Development Goals (IDGs), he calls for a global narrative shift: to recognize that solving the great crises of our time requires cultivating inner capacities as much as [...]
At IEC 2025, the theme of Finding Wholeness for an Integral Age rang through many contributions. Among them, Dr. Elke Fein’s keynote on Wholeness in Politics and my own workshop on AQtivating Soul Power for Cities in Metacrisis revealed strikingly parallel paths. One spoke the language of politics, the other the language of cities. [...]
Microcosm in Service to Gaia What distinguishes Ecovillage Findhorn is not just its longevity or its reputation as a pioneering eco-village. What makes it truly significant is its ongoing evolution into a regenerative learning community — a microcosm of what human settlements could become in service to Gaia. Miniature Whole Systems When I [...]
Tough Love and Collective Responsibility Every living system evolves. Ecovillage Findhorn is no exception. As our governance structures shift from the legacy of the Findhorn Foundation Scottish Charity Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) toward a more community-based model, we are learning what it means to embrace tough love alongside collective responsibility. Entanglement Recently, I have [...]