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Indigo children and adults! Rainbow, crystal, starseed, diamond children! The evolution of DNA! The new children!
Is all of this really new? If one takes a look at ancient cultures such as the traditional native way of life in the Americas or the aborigine culture, it is clear that this is not a new thing, but rather an awakening to a way of life that is ancient to others.
The awakening has not been a smooth one! Ever since it began with the observation that many spiritual people had the color of indigo (the color of the third eye) in their auras, defining this way of life has been a challenge. This simple definition of being spiritually connected has morphed into a series of personality characteristics such as found in DSM, with only one or two relating to being spiritual. As people, in general, are difficult when they are able to see past the facades of others, indigo came to be synonymous with difficult children. As the awareness increases in regards to the natures of intuitive children, more and more explanations are being offered.
What are these observations about? It is simply that people are intuitive. What I would like people to consider is that the “new” children are not new at all, but rather, with the increasing acceptance of people’s differences that began in the 1960’s, parents are not asking their children to conform as much as in the past. Instead, they are accepting and nurturing their child to be the individual that s/he is.
This means that instead of teaching children to forget their spiritual roots, parents are allowing these connections to exist, even encouraging them. The children are responding! How can they do otherwise? Everyone has a soul, and being intuitive is simply a matter of being connected to our soul selves which, in turn, are connected to that which is in all things, or Spirit. It is the natural way to live.
Before the Europeans came and decimated the native spiritual way of life, the native people of the Americas walked this path for thousands of years. Communication with animals and plants, healing, thought to thought communication, and the understanding of the elements were simply a way of life. The men and women who were considered medicine men and women were those who were more connected than most and were selected at an early age to strengthen their connections
Academics certainly has its place in the world. However, research, scientific explanations and the English language in general are extremely lacking as tools to understand intuition. Whereas in the academic world, one must work and try; in the spirit world, one must relax and allow. With the academic world, proof is gathered through the five senses. With the intuitive approach, it is a KNOWING that is simply acquired. Dissection and analysis are the chief tools in the academic world. Being one with the subject is the way of the world of spirit. Neither is infallible! Data can be misconstrued or even manipulated. Spiritual impressions are subject to misinterpretations and are negatively influenced by doubt, worry and/or fear. In both worlds, the mind often chooses to recognize what it wants to recognize regardless of what is really there.
Intuition is woven into the fabric of our language with long standing phrases such as gut feeling, got a vibe, got a bad feeling about this, and the like. In poll after poll in America, 75% of the people questioned state they believe in the supernatural. Yet few are willing to say this aloud. Yet is a part of us all to whatever degree we allow. Life would much simpler if we just accepted our innate intuition and learned all the beauty and harmony it can bring us.
Back in 2003 when we opened the center, the term Indigo child had a very different meaning than it does now. Back then it simply meant a child who had a deep sense of spirituality. Inherent in that naturally come intuitive gifts.
Today it has morphed into a definition that includes a wide range of children and behaviors. Recently I have been following some of the thoughts on various blogs and websites and am in a state of wonder at how vicious those are who feel this whole indigo thing is a scam and also at how some have exhalted themselves and/or their children to a near deity level. It also appears that children with autism, ADD and ADHD, and other behaviors have all been classified as indigo children by some.
So here is my take on the whole thing. First, to call an indigo/crystal/other labeled child as something new is to negate the thousands of years that traditional tribal people have been walking in this way, having these abilities as a simple way of life. I believe what is new is that people in the western culture are finally recognizing that having abilities is not a fraudulent claim.
While I too believe that many (but certainly not all) who are diagnosed with mental illnesses and other DSM defined syndromes are actually those who are experiencing intuitive abilities, but unable to control them, I cannot support the thought that just because one is ADD or autistic that one is “indigo.”
Here at A Place of Light, we try very hard not to use labels. Granted we do have the word Indigo and crystal on our website, but that is because it is the term that is currently in use, and we do like for people to find us! We prefer to simply say someone has intuitive abilities. These abilities can be both a gift and a challenge depending on how well one understands and controls them. Because all people have a soul and that soul is energy, we believe all people can connect with the spirit world, which is energy itself.
Our website has pictures of children who are nothing but light, of children who vibrate so quickly they are a blur on the page, of orbs and spirit people and of a UFO. These things are not amazing or special, but rather part of the every day experience for one who is linked with the spirit world.
Being able to walk in both worlds brings a richness and depth to one’s life experience. It does not prevent one from having trials nor does it make one individual better than another. It certainly does not mean one is instantly a deeply spiritual and honorable person! Some use this ability to help; some use it to control and manipulate others (woe to them when that comes back to them, though!); some just take it for granted and go about their lives without paying it much attention. But any time anyone says, “I just had a feeling,” they are using that intuitive ability.
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