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The Findhorn Garden: Pioneering a New Vision of Man and Nature in Cooperation
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.0941223
EAN: 9780060905200
ISBN: 0060905204
Label: Perennial (HarperCollins)
Manufacturer: Perennial (HarperCollins)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1976-11
Publisher: Perennial (HarperCollins)
Studio: Perennial (HarperCollins)
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Editorial Review:
An amazing journey into the beliefs of the Findhorn Community. "A beautiful book, including about 100 wondrous photographs."--Library Journal
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I've been there.
I became attached to The Findhorn Foundation before reading any of the publications that have made it famous. It is an amazing place, and although I did not personally connect with Nature Spirits during any of my visits, I did have what I can only call spiritual experiences that prevent me from doubting any one else's connections to energy we don't understand. To those who have placed reviews that judge the place without going there, you should open your minds. It is not a hoax, but a place where ... Read More
Rating:  - Wonderfully Whacky
This book gets you thinking about why some people's gardens flourish and others perish under the same conditions. Second half of the book gets a bit tedious in places, but worth a read.
Rating: - Food for thought
This book is lovely and fun! Sure its concepts are also outrageous to the logical mind, but remember so was microbiology 100 years ago. The controversy of this book doesn't reach the underlying meaning: Through a lot of love, humility, faith and hard work you can lead a gentle and honerable life that creates beauty and gives life and hope where it appears hopeless. Even if you think you can't hear nature spirits and they are someone else's imagination, you can still find strength and peace while working ... Read More
Rating:  - IS FINDHORN FAKERY?
MY MOM FIGURED OUT FINDHORN A LONG TIME AGO - GOT SOME INFO FROM THE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE IN SCOTLAND AND FOUND THAT THE GROUND FINDHORN SITS ON IS PERFECT FOR GROWING ANYTHING. IN MY OPINION, THE WHOLE OPERATION IS A FAKE.
Rating:  - Stunningly weird.
The story of the Findhorn Garden is somewhat like that of Lourdes or Old Faithful--I don't know exactly how to describe it, but it is by turns hyperreligious, extraterrestrial, down-to-earth, and just plain bizarre.
The woman of the house talks to the spirits of plants, and they tell her how to plant them (sort of an interactive Burpee service), and they grow in sand and fertilizer, blooming in extraordinary abundance where there was nothing but an ugly, abused mobile-home park once.
While this ... Read More
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