George Trevelyan

“For educating the adult spirit to a new non-materialistic vision of human nature.”

Sir George Trevelyan Bt (1906-1996) was an educational pioneer, a furniture maker and a visionary. He was a man with a mission to teach enlightenment in what he saw as a world of chaos and tumult.

Trevelyan invented “the network”, encouraging the setting up of small energy centres, which could draw strength from one another. Among those he helped inspire were the Soil Association, the Findhorn Foundation, the Teilhard de Chardin Society and the Essene Network. The last 15 years of his active life were spent in a ceaseless round of lecture tours and meetings.

Trevelyan devoted his life to fostering education, community, and a greater awareness of our relationship with the Earth. He emphasised treating the planet with respect and gratitude, recognising humanity’s place as part of a larger whole in a delicate balance with nature. His vision continues to inspire those committed to nurturing a sustainable and harmonious world.

These are the horrors of our time: the great intellect with a powerful will and no heart.

George Trevelyan, 1982 Laureate

Spiritual awakening and influence of anthroposophy

In his youngest years, following parental example, Trevelyan had been an agnostic, but in 1942, he attended a lecture that revealed to him the spiritual dimension of the world. Thereafter, his study of anthroposophy profoundly altered his view of life and laid the basis for much of his future work.

Career in adult education and the founding of Wrekin Trust

After World War II, Trevelyan became the Principal of a college of adult education in Shropshire, where he spent 24 years. The college drew large and enthusiastic audiences for courses on subjects such as ‘Frontiers of Reality’ and ‘Spiritual Awakening’. Trevelyan attracted leading speakers and took an active part in almost all the courses.

When he retired in 1971, he founded the Wrekin Trust to continue this work. An educational charity, the Trust did not espouse any single doctrine or dogma. Its purpose, rather, was to help people find the path most suited to them, organising conferences – including meetings of mystics and scientists, doctors and healers – on the holistic world view, introductory approaches to various disciplines and a curriculum for ongoing spiritual training. His inspiration was derived from the medieval concept of the university, which was concerned to find methods and systems of knowledge leading to union with the One – as revealed by the Latin word ‘universus’, meaning ‘turned to the one’.

Building networks and later life contributions

Trevelyan invented “the network”, encouraging the establishment of small energy centres that could draw strength from one another. Among those he helped inspire were the Soil Association, the Findhorn Foundation, the Teilhard de Chardin Society and the Essene Network. The last 15 years of his active life were spent in a ceaseless round of lecture tours and meetings. During this time, he wrote three books: A Vision of the Aquarian Age (1977), Operation Redemption (1981) and Summons to a High Crusade (1985). He saw his later years as an ‘Exploration into God’, which was also the title of his last book, published in 1991.

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