A call for Support!

Returning home after long hours at work, 2 in the morning in a yellow cab, through the flashing lights and plastic signs of midtown Manhattan, past the all-night hot dog and fried chicken storefronts, I made a decision: “I am finished with adding to all the ugliness in the world: I want Beauty!”

I flash back to myself as a 6 year old, in my family’s cookie-cutter suburban home on a sad Saturday afternoon; a lazy,
post-cutting-the-grass-Saturday, watching ANYTHING on TV.

Clicking into a dance performance, I settled down. It was “Appalachian Spring”, by Martha Graham. Something happened. I felt a wave of good-feeling, awe, from my toes up to my head. It was amazing! - a physical sensation of upliftment that transported me into a new world.

Years later, teaching my students, moved to Findhorn by a clear calling, I called this feeling the Aesthetic Ecstasy.

In 1997, as soon as I received permission to stay in the UK, the idea came - Build a centre for the visual arts - a place where all people can experience this up-lift-ment, a place dedicated to Beauty; Art as an antidepressant.

Miracle after miracle happened and soon we had collected almost £200,000, a group of skilled people, a piece of land, and resources, all unsolicited. We went ahead in trust, knowing all the funding would fall into place, as we
needed it.

Today is 26 February 2007. In 5 weeks time, the builders will clean-up the site and move out their diggers; completion! By that time, we have to manifest £90,000 to complete a £579,000 building.

Through the principles of positive thinking, inspired action, trust and abundance consciousness, we collected £489,000 in funds, £60,000 worth of land, bankers, lawyers, administrators, world-renowned international artists, scores of volunteers, and much good will.

Help! Please partner with us in the making of this magical place - to create an explorative and experimental centre: classes for children and adults, local and international exhibitions, festivals and conferences, art history talks and films. A centre who’s ambition is nothing less that the birthing of the next Golden Age.

In centuries to come, people will say, “ Yes, the first golden age was in classical Greece, the second in 15th century Florence, and the third... in a wonderful place called Findhorn. That was amazing!”

Please join me in this global up-welling; Beauty, ...a joyous antidote!

Please contact me on all aspects of this project on 0044 (0)1309 690712 randyklinger@hotmail.com