Peter Caddy gave himself completely and unconditionally to life, embracing it with zest, courage and delight. There was nothing otherworldly about Peter. He was a man of action who thoroughly enjoyed taking on a challenge -- the greater the better. Whether serving in the wartime RAF, climbing the Himalayas in Tibet, managing a luxury hotel on spiritual principles or running a New Age community, he climbed every mountain God put in front of him. He married five times and fathered six children. As a consequence, his life reads like an adventure novel: it is a ripping good yarn, which is all the more powerful because it is true.
Nearly 30 years ago, I lived at Findhorn. And I remember Peter Caddy well, although he had left the community by then. I also read this book very appreciatively when it first came out in the 90s. Yet today it disturbs.
If you are already quite interested in Findhorn, I highly recommend this book. It isn't exactly meant to fulfill the normal standards of biography--Peter Caddy was such a remarkable, inspired, and luminous figure that his life is so interesting and enlightening regardless.