indig-nation

About a year ago I came across a topic that deserves to be in the spotlight…or rather it found me. It’s something I’ve been reading about for awhile. I know in past posts I’ve talked much about personal philosophy, namely mine, and belief systems. It’s never my intention to convert anyone but I thought this topic was worth mention…

As part of a movement of people who believe somewhat in paranormal activity, past lives, and beings of higher intelligence, Indigo children are believed to be those who house a highly evolved soul that has survived and transcended several lifetimes. Often called “old souls”, Indigo children apparently emerged in the 1970s, now only making up roughly <1% of the population, to be regarded as some of the most omnipotent people, and harbor some interesting and specific traits. These include:

Bucking Authority - can range from subtle to extreme defiance but remains habitual throughout their lives.

High Sensitivity - highly emotionally intelligent and receptive, many Indigos have been “cutters” at some point and have had suicidal thoughts/feelings. They are highly receptive to the feelings of others and can often feel for others or sense another person’s energy from afar. For this reason it can be hard to be in public at times.

Depression is common - separate from emotional sensitivity, an Indigo’s unhappiness seems to be rooted in not consummating their personal power and not fostering connections with others like themselves. Often feeling misunderstood or like an outcast, an Indigo commonly does not recognize their own potential until it is noticed by another Indigo and it is only then that they begin to realize the significance of their loneliness.

Visionary - referred to as “Truth Seers”, Indigos have a hard time wilfully partaking in illusion and rarely act a role in a given situation without extreme discomfort. Naturally capable of seeing beyond exterior selves and performances, Indigos do not do well in occupations where unethical behavior is commonplace.

Don’t function optimally in systems - Indigos are the ones in school who are always questioning the professors and the rules. Always actively breaking down any system that is not deemed authentic, Indigos will readily execute public and private protests.

High School in particular is difficult - Can’t say it any better than this, “High school is all about being inauthentic and putting on an appearance despite the truth underneath. Indigos cannot play this game and high school is incredibly torturous for many.”

Feeling Alien - Many Indigos don’t feel like a part of their blood families and go on to formulate what they believe to be family with friends and other soul-mates outside their blood lines. As natural survivors, Indigos change the dynamics of their environment as soon as they are able to fit the atmosphere they desire to live in.

Patience is NOT an Indigo virtue - Understanding certain givens of life such as: ignorant people, waiting in lines, traffic, and slow response time is especially difficult for Indigos.

Opinionated and Ambitious - Born knowing what they want and how to get it renders the average Indigo squeamish about asking for help. They’d rather exhaust their own energy first and take no issue with being open about their beliefs. This strength can even be noticed in younger Indigos/babies.

Psychic & Intuitive - The most notable trait of them all, Indigos possess empathic abilities. It believed that Indigos are here to leave no path uncrossed and ultimately change the world as they systematically change those around them with each life experience.

Crystal children harbor the same traits as Indigos however, crystal children surfaced later and have older souls. An indigo parent can easily produce a crystal, a child that is physically younger than them but with a more finite understanding of the universe and an older soul.

I won’t claim that the theory behind this class of minds is true but due to my research on this subject I’ve begun to re-classify the people around me. To me there is a difference between a young person and a person with a young soul. Being young physically is entirely different than having a young soul and the variance shows up primarily in intellect. People with young bodies are simply beings that have not aged past a certain point or whatever the societal threshold for “being old” is. People with young souls may have physically old bodies but generally lack the mental capacity to see outside of themselves and the ambition to comprehend the greater world around them.

I had never sought out this subject but rather it found me. To explain further, an Indigo approached me about how I had articulated my religious views in a public forum. He explained that my understanding of worldly concepts and my persistent questioning of our current religious modules had caught him. Since then I’ve delved deeper into the possibility of me being one. Again, I am not out to convince anyone to adopt a new belief system or entertain the concept of Indigo people (or crystal children). I am fully aware of the human aptness to be competitive thus enabling many of us to think we are more than the average person, smarter and more attractive, faster and more successful…better than the next person for some reason we’ve imagined.

I don’t transmit this information for the purpose of believing I or perhaps others, Indigos or not, are just better than other people but as a way of making sense of the obvious contrast in people that have worldly intellect and the fuel to attain it and those who simply don’t.

the plight of good people

Change is good but change can be cumbersome. We are all married to change and some of these relationships are rather dysfunctional. Rather than describe my marriage with change as dysfunctional, change has been a loyal, nurturing, sustaining, and at times dismissive partner. I have been rejected and cast aside by change but I have always been reborn anew from change. Sometimes my date shows up and sometimes my date flakes. No matter what the situation change always gears me up for the better...at least that's the bullshit we have all been fed about life's lessons: you'll be a better person, this too shall pass, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

The thing about this relationship with change is that it doesn't benefit all of its partners equally or consistently causing some problems in what I'll refer to as the intelligence "food" chain(pyramid). The only prejudice I'd admit to consciously employing on a regular basis is my prejudice against the ignorant. I can't stand it if people don't have a brain!! The groups of the pyramid are classified as the following where I is the highest level one can exist at: I-The Intelligent, D-The Discernible, U-The Underestimated, M-The Malleable, & E-The Elusive.

The Intelligent are exactly that but also open to change, resourceful, reflective, social, ambitious, understanding, & educated. Discernible people are smart, witty, and capable of being distinguished. Those who are Underestimated are resourceful and fully capable of navigating the social topography of the world but lack depth thus why they perform navigation & navigation only well. They pose and move through crowds and their labels as individuals are often misread. What you see is not what you get, they have simply...well, adapted and done a good job of it. Those who are Malleable lack a sense of oneness, of individuality. Often submissive, the Malleable are compliant, transparent & plastic-ready for shaping & influence. For them the delight or comfort comes in the form of new & trendy rules to follow or perhaps a new & trendy person (usually an Underestimated). They lack boundaries. Lastly, the Elusive are ignorant & difficult to classify. They are baffling, slippery, & shifty...horrifyingly unmoved & weak at mind (and at heart occasionally). I would be worried about thoroughly explicating my prejudice but I am really not hurting anyone since your perception of your intelligence is probably a good one and you think as your reading this that I could not possibly be speaking of people like you. Hpmh.

I hold nothing specific against any of these groups because in all actuality the world needs people to make burgers at McDonald's, commit crimes, talk shit on TV, and develop weapons that will bring upon the world's end. It is usually necessary for us to know the negative of something before we can appreciate the positive. I say all this to talk about one main facet of human character: accountability. The pyramid identifies 5 different groups of people that handle taking responsibility for their actions in different ways.

Literature in philosophy describes 'the (greater) good' to be something that can be achieved by those who work to attain the utmost intelligence and identifies higher intelligence as the thing everyone should quest for. This means that most of the things that go wrong fall into the hands of the Intelligent, those who are usually committed to 'the good'. I have huge problems with this. Nothing pisses me off more when people tell me, "You are the bigger person", "you are much more mature", and "You are so much more intelligent though". This means that because I am committed to 'the good', because I am intelligent I must be person who picks up the pieces left behind by the rest of the pyramid. Not OK.

This is the plight of good people. They must always take the wheel when the plane is crashing.

The quest is a process, a journey for me. Now, I am working on the part where I intelligently realize that if I'm to be appointed to the task of saving the world...I should gladly accept. Perhaps the next thing is to figure how to infiltrate the Underestimated in the government so that I can make at least $400,000 a year. You think Obama would be jealous?

Disclaimer: My pyramid is not presupposing anything about the mentally challenged or disabled and anything about the character of anyone in particular so please don't find a reason to be offended.