I visited a commune today. Have always quite fancied the idea of escaping modern day life for something more back-to-nature.. getting in touch with the inner self. Yeah! Peace man! Three wives; free love... that sort of thing... expected lots of hippy beads and laid-back attitude.
But what I found was the Findhorn Community. Wonderful. Designated working roles for all, lots of old fashioned village-life spirit; self financing (they run the caravan park profitably next door); self governed and lots of new age thinking and spiritual aspirations; and very ecologically driven. Own wind turbines; grass roofs; own sewage treatment works; grow all their own vegetables and they welcome thousands of paying visitors to stay for weeks at a time each year.
Found it fascinating. And if I had found it 30 years ago I might have been interested.
But why does it have to be 500 miles from home?
Anybody fancy starting one in Norton?
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