Eileen Caddy was a spiritual author, teacher and also one of the founders of the Findhorn Foundation, a New Age community that began in 1962 and is now home to over four hundred people and has thousands of visitors from all over the world.
Eileen Marion Jessop was born on 26th August 1917 in Egypt, her mother was English and her father Irish. At six she was sent to stay with an aunt in Ireland so that she could go to school there, returning for holidays. At sixteen her father died so the family moved to England where only two years later her mother also died. In 1939 she married Andrew Combe, they had one son and four daughters. In 1953 Eileen asked for a divorce as she had fallen in love with Peter Caddy who she had met through her husband. Andrew would not let her see their children and it was at this point in her life that she visited a sanctuary in Glastonbury where while meditating she first heard the voice of God, which was to become her inner guidance that she taught was within us all. Eileen and Peter were married in 1957 and by 1968 had three sons.
In November 1962 Eileen, Peter and a friend Dorothy Maclean moved to a caravan park near the village of Findhorn in Scotland. Due to unemployment they started to grow their food. With the spiritual guidance they received, they were able to grow amazing sized crops on not very good soil which soon attracted media attention. It wasn't long before a 'New Age' spiritual community began to develop, which grew over the years, and still exists today. (Findhorn Foundation)
In the 1980's onwards Eileen Caddy wrote several books and travelled across the world speaking at Spiritual events. In 2004 Eileen was awarded the MBE for services to spiritual inquiry. Eileen Caddy died on 13th December 2006 at Findhorn.
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A Soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.
Act from intuition and inspiration, and when you do there may not appear to be any rhyme or reason for it. But when you know something is right, go ahead and do it, and know you will have all the forces of Light behind you, for I AM with you.
All Souls can find the truth within.
Always choose the path of light and ignore the darkness, thereby giving it no strength.
Always look on the bright side of life, for the more joy and love you radiate, the more joy and love will you draw to you. Love all souls around you, for you will find everyone responds to love in the end. Children and animals respond immediately because they have no barriers to pull down. They feel that love flow instinctively, for they are not suspicious of wrong motives and intentions, but simply accept and respond to love and return it joyously.
Always remember that simplicity is My hallmark.
As you raise your consciousness, you become immunised against the trouble in the world, and you can live and work with it all about you and yet it will not be able to touch or affect you in any way.
Be afraid of nothing, you have within you: all wisdom, all power, all strength, all understanding.
Be at peace and see a clear pattern and plan running through your lives. Nothing is by chance.
Be like a child, able to see and enjoy those little seemingly insignificant wonders in life: the beauty of a flower, the song of a bird, the glory of the sunrise, the rain drops trickling down a window pane. How simple and yet how truly beautiful they are when you look at them with eyes that really see and cease to rush through life in such a hurry that you fail to notice them!
Be like a very small joyous child, living gloriously in the ever present now, without a single worry or concern about even the next moment of time.
Be like an open book, hiding nothing, with every page there for all to read. When you have nothing to hide, you know what it is like to be completely free and unfettered. Share what is in your heart and have no fear of being ridiculed. Keep very aware of Me and of My divine presence, and be as simple as a small child. Simplicity is the hallmark of this spiritual life; there is nothing complicated about it.
Be not concerned if your beginnings into this spiritual life are small. All good things have small beginnings. The mighty oak starts from a tiny acorn. From a tiny seed the most wonderful plants and flowers spring forth. From a tiny seed of love many lives can be changed. From a tiny thought of faith and belief wonder upon wonder can come about. Little things grow into big things. Be grateful for all the little things in life; then, as they grow, you will be grateful for each and every one, and you will express your gratitude in words and deeds. Let that which is within express itself without. Always remember that a grateful heart is an open heart, and it is much easier for Me to work in and through an open heart. Give thanks and keep on giving thanks for everything, so I can work in and through you all the time and bring about My wonders and glories for all to see.
Be still and you will know the truth; and the truth shall set you free.
Be very, very still and allow every new experience to take place in your life without any resistance whatsoever. You do not have to do anything, you simply have to be and let things happen.
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Concentrate on the wonders and joys of this life, and accept the very best which is your true heritage. It is not being an ostrich, afraid of life and not facing it. It is seeing the reality of this glorious life which is yours, and in doing so, helping to bring it about. The more clearly you can see it, the more quickly will it come about.
Difficulties are opportunities to better things. They are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps someday you will be thankful for some failure in a particular direction. When one door closes another one opens, as a natural law it has to balance.
Do all that has to be done with joy and love, and let it include everything you do, from the most mundane job to those vitally important ones.
Do what you enjoy doing and let the others follow what appeals to them. Live and let live.
Do you realise that what you do, how you live and how you think can help or hinder the world? Cease being drawn into the whirlpool of chaos and confusion, or destruction and devastation, and start right now concentrating on the wonder and beauty of the world around you. Give thanks for everything.
Dwell not on the past, use it to illustrate a point then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now, in this moment of time. From this moment onward you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.
Every soul can find direct contact with Me. Every soul can walk and talk with Me if you want to and accept the fact. You must believe it is possible and you must want to do it; then you most certainly will. It need not take lifetimes. It need not take any time. You can change in the twinkling of an eye if you choose to do so.
Every soul can reach a raised state of consciousness. But it is something to be achieved from within, from inner knowing, from inspiration and intuition which require no outer knowledge and wisdom. It is all there within every soul, simply waiting to be recognised, drawn forth and lived.
Every Soul has to do its own inner seeking and finding.
Everything that takes place in your life happens because of your consciousness. Raise your consciousness and you raise your whole being, your whole outlook on life, and you start to live the full and glorious life which is your true heritage. You can be told about it, and you can see others living it; but until it enters your consciousness and you can accept that it is for you, nothing happens. The most seemingly simple and child-like soul can accept the kingdom of heaven far more easily than the most deeply intellectual soul who thinks it knows all the answers with its mind, but its consciousness has not been raised to higher levels.
Expect
your every need to be met.
Expect
the answer to every problem.
Expect
abundance on every level.
Expect
to grow spiritually.
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand. Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your lives and into the lives of all those around you.
Gratitude keeps the door wide open for more and more wonders to enter your life, so never, never fail to give thanks.
Hold ever before you the vision of the new Heaven and new Earth.
I AM within you, hidden in the very depths waiting to be recognised and drawn forth.
I AM within you. I AM not more in one soul than in another; it is simply a matter of awareness. Some souls are more aware of the divinity within them than others and are able to draw from that source and live by that source.
I AM your anchor. I AM your haven. Let My Peace and Love infil and enfold you.
If you are faced with a problem, know there is an answer to it, and never allow the problem to get you down. See it as a stepping stone; see it as a challenge, and the solution will reveal itself.
It is love that will overcome the world; it is love which will unite humanity.
It is up to you to make today the most wonderful day you have ever lived, by your right attitude, by your positive thought.
Learn to seek within for all the answers. Take time to be still, and find the answer in the silence.
Let My divine love flow through everything, and know that peace which passes all understanding.
Let my Peace which passes all understanding infill and enfold you, for when you are at Peace within, you reflect Peace without, and all those Souls you meet will feel that Peace.
Let there be more joy and laughter in your living.
Let your life be a constant prayer of love and thanksgiving. Life is very, very good, but always remember that life is what you make it.
Let your mind be stayed on Me, and know that all is very, very well.
Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be a revelation.
Live by the Spirit, walk in the ways of the Spirit, and become one with all life.
Look at the abundance of nature, of the beauty all around you, and recognise Me in everything.
Love is an inner state of being.
Love is everywhere, but you have to be aware of it to appreciate it fully.
Love is the greatest uniting factor in the Universe, so love, love, love.
Never be afraid to step out into the unknown, into the new. Do it fearlessly, always expecting the very best as you do so. Life is very thrilling and exciting, but you must be willing to branch out into the new in absolute faith and trust. Let Me be your constant guide and companion. There is much waiting to be revealed to you when you are ready.
Nothing is by chance. There is a perfect pattern and plan running through the whole of life, and you are part of that wholeness and therefore part of that perfect pattern and plan.
Raise your consciousness and realise you are ageless. You are as young as time, as old as eternity. As you live fully and gloriously in the ever present now, you are always as young as the present. You are constantly being reborn in Spirit and in truth.
Realise that you, by doing your part, can help to bring peace and harmony into the world. It is every tiny drop of water that makes up the mighty ocean and every tiny grain of sand that makes up the beach. Therefore every individual at peace within can bring outer peace into the world.
Refuse to see the worst in people, in things or in conditions, and seek always for the very best. It is not being like an ostrich hiding your head in the sand and refusing to fact the realities of the world. It is simply looking for and concentrating on the very best in everything and everyone. You are a tiny world within yourself. When there is peace, harmony, love and understanding right there deep within your little world, it will be reflected in the outer world all around you. When you can do it, you are beginning to help the whole vast situation in the world.
Relax in my Love and in turn pour forth that Divine Love out to the world.
See every difficulty as a challenge, a stepping stone, and never by defeated by anything or anyone.
Seek and find that peace which passes all understanding deep within, and retain it, no matter what is happening without.
Seek and find the freedom of the spirit, for where there is true freedom, there is peace, and where there is peace, there is love, and it is love that unlocks all doors.
Sow seeds of love wherever you go, and see them grow and flower and flourish. Seeds of love sown in even the hardest of hearts will start to grow in the end, it make take time for the seeds to germinate, but as they are tended with loving care, they cannot fail to grow.
Start each day in my peace and stillness, then you can go forth and face whatever the day may bring in perfect peace and joy.
Start right now becoming more and more aware of the things that matter in life, the things that gladden the heart, refresh the Spirit and lift the consciousness. The more beauty you absorb, the more love you have to give.
Stride forward with a firm steady step, knowing with a deep certain inner knowing, that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim.
That which is deep within you will be reflected in your life without.
The darkest hour comes before the glorious dawn.
The key to your happiness and contentment lies deep within you, within your own heart and mind.
The kingdom of heaven is a state of mind, and it is for everyone to seek and find.
The law of gratitude for everything is a fundamental spiritual law.
The new heaven and new earth are here now. It is simply a question of recognising and accepting what is happening and raising your consciousness so that you are fully aware of all that is taking place within and around you.
The primary lesson of life is to learn to love.
The secret of making something work in your lives is first of all the deep desire to make it work. Then the faith and belief that it can work, then hold that clear definite vision in your consciousness and see it working out, step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief.
The spring of the New Age is here, bursting forth in perfect harmony, beauty and abundance; and nothing can stop it from coming about.
There is always something new and wonderful to learn and absorb.
There is not one way which is right and all the rest wrong. Mountain climbers have to make the choice between climbing straight up to the summit by the direct route, or finding an easier route to follow. It is up to them. You make up your mind which is the right spiritual path for you and then follow it whole-heartedly. There are those souls who are seekers and have not yet found their specific path in this life. They will try one spiritual path after another and follow it a certain distance, then realise it is not for them and start off on another path. They will keep on doing it until they have found the right one. They will find the right one if they seek diligently and never give up their search. If you have found your rightful path, move ever forward and waste no time looking back or being critical of those souls who are still searching.
Walk in my ways in absolute faith and confidence, and see My wonders and glories unfold.
What is age to you? Do you fear growing old? Or are you one who takes it all in your stride and who knows and understands that the fountain of youth is your own consciousness. When you keep your mind young, fresh and alert, there is no such thing as growing old. When you have many interests in life and when you enjoy life to the full, how can you ever grow old? Human beings limit themselves when they think of three score years and ten as being the fullness of life. It can be just the beginning for many souls when they awake to the wonder of life, and in awakening begin to enjoy it.
What is right for one soul may not be right for another. That is why it is important that you seek your own inner direction and act on it without trying to follow in anyone else’s footsteps.
What you think, what you do, and how you behave can have a tremendous effect on the state of the world. Therefore start right now looking on the bright side of life, looking for the very best in every situation that arises.
When a cupboard is full to overflowing and the doors are opened up, that which is within comes tumbling out and nothing can stop it. When floodgates are opened, the water rushes forth with tremendous power and force, carrying all before it. So with the spiritual power within you; once it has been recognized and released, nothing can stop the flow. It pours forth, sweeping aside all negativity and disharmony, bringing with it peace, love, harmony and understanding. It is love that will overcome the world; it is love which will unite humanity. Therefore the sooner you release that tremendous power of love within you and allow it to flow freely, the sooner you will behold world peace and harmony and the oneness of all humanity. When you have love in your heart, you draw the very best out of everyone, for love sees only the best and therefore draws forth the best. Be not afraid; open up, hold nothing back, and let it all flow freely.
When you are grateful and you appreciate all the good things in life, love flows freely in and through you.
When you can raise your consciousness and keep it raised to a spiritual level in life, to what matters, then vast changes will take place and life will unfold for you without any effort.
When you recognise Me in everything and call upon Me and seek My help, everything starts to fall into place in your life. When you obey My still, small voice within, you begin to unfold like a beautiful flower and you see what a truly practical, wonderful life it is.
Whenever you love, love wholeheartedly, and never be afraid to show your love. Let your love be like an open book that all souls can read. It is the most wonderful thing in the world, so let that divine love with you flow freely.
You are absolutely free to choose your own path. Therefore seek and follow it.
You are in this world to bring good into it. You are here to radiate love, light and wisdom to all those souls in need.
You are individually what I AM universally.
You cannot create the new by remaining immersed in the old. A newborn babe cannot remain attached to its mother. The umbilical cord has to be cut so that it becomes a separate being. So with this spiritual life. Once you have set your foot on the spiritual path and have decided to live in the ways of the Spirit, you have to make a clean break with your old way of life. You cannot have a foot in both worlds. The choice is yours. Let there be no going back on that choice. Keep moving forward. It is when the going is rough that you may crave the so-called ’good old days’ and want to go back. There is no going back in this life. A babe cannot return not its mother’s womb when life becomes too hard for it. A chick cannot return to its shell, or a butterfly to its chrysalis. Life cannot go backwards. It has to go forward, always forward.
You cannot draw water from a well unless you get a bucket and let it down into the well, fill it with water and then draw it up. You have to do something; you have to make the effort and do your part. Standing at the top of the well looking at the water will not draw it up. So with this spiritual life: standing around watching others find their oneness with Me will not do it for you. Every soul has to do its own inner seeking and finding.
You generate light by your positive, constructive living and being.
You have to have faith in the ability to live by faith before you can do it. Faith begets faith.
You never stop learning in this life.
You will find when you open your heart and can fill it with loving, beautiful thoughts, that you will want to love all those Souls you come into contact with, no matter who they are.
You only find real peace of heart and mind when you follow what you know is right for you, so seek and go on seeking until you have found your specific way and then follow it.
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