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Who wrote The Quest?

The Quest team


The Quest is co-authored by Joycelin Dawes, Janice Dolley and Ike Isaksen


Joycelin Dawes  is a Co-Author and Editor and was Chair of the writing team. Joycelin is an experienced writer, educator and facilitator on contemporary spirituality. She has a background in political and economic research, in education as a teacher, parent and school governor and in voluntary community work. She is a Quaker. Joycelin is a Trustee of StreetGames, a national charity taking doorstep sport to deprived communities; on the Board of Findhorn Foundation College; and an Associate Tutor at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre


Janice Dolley is a Co-Author with a particular interest in education and networking . She worked as a lecturer and Senior Training Officer at the Open University from 1971 until she retired in 2000. Co-author of Christian Evolution: Moving Towards a Global Spirituality. Trustee of the Findhorn Foundation and Development Director of Wrekin Forum.



Ike Isaksen is a Co-Author. He is a freelance writer, consultant and sole partner of Highland Theatre Arts. He worked for the Findhorn Foundation from 1973-1993 and was co-focaliser of the Education Area at the Foundation 1997-1999. He is currently living and working in Colombia and seeking opportunities to develop The Quest there.

Joycelin, Janice and Ike were assisted in the writing by a team including Vivienne Seabright, Penelope Hobman, Paul Maiteny
and Gillian Pasckes Bell. Throughout the project we have been generously and ably helped by our Administrator - Judith Berry