[Vision2020] Indigo Children:Child Prodigy Art
Paul Rumelhart
godshatter at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 3 19:40:50 PDT 2006
The "Indigo child" thing comes from the color that psychics allegedly
can see in their auras.
At the risk of alienating myself on this list, I'm one of those weirdos
that thinks they can see auras. I still have no idea what it is I can
see, it could be a trick of the light or an eye/retina condition. I
don't know if it's some kind of energy or if it's some kind of
psychological thing. Personally, I think it's my brains way of
displaying information that I'm sensing somehow in other ways, or maybe
that I'm just gathering subconsciously from subtle clues. I have never
seen an indigo aura, but I've seen green, blue, yellow, orange, tan, and
even black.
While you're probably already lumping me in with Miss Cleo, understand
that I don't put much if any stock in the "accepted" meanings for aura
colors. In researching this phenomenon, I did read about Indigo
children - I just have never seen one. It's not like I can see auras
all the time, anyway. I have to be very relaxed, for one thing, and
that's not that easy when you're around people you don't know well, and
the lighting conditions have to be right (strong light makes them hard
to see).
Now, this doesn't mean that there is actually anything to this "Indigo
child" stuff. Most of the information on aura colors is laid down by
people who don't have a lot of respect for science or the scientific
method. It's all completely subjective, basically a simple corelation
between someone whose aura they see as blue and the fact that they know
that person to be generally nicer and more helpful than most or
whatever. You get the idea. You'll also find many different meanings
for the same color, which should tip you off that there is no real
objectiveness behind this. They also make all kinds of statements that
I have seen personally to be untrue, such as "a person's aura never
changes over their lifetime". It also seems that the idea has been
latched onto by people trying to capitalize on it, which should throw up
warning signs.
So, the concept of an "Indigo child" as a description for the latest
round of child prodigies is probably as good as any other label, but I
bet that the term will get diluted quickly. Everyone wants their child
to be an "Indigo Child". Even if they really do have indigo auras, few
people that I have met can see them.
On the other hand, I wonder what I would see if I sat down with Akiane
and had a relaxed chat with her in a semi-dim room and tried to see her
aura.
Paul
Ellen Roskovich wrote:
> *Ted. . . . I actually agree with you concerning children, schools and
> labels. But the problem is "Indigo Child" is yet another label for
> something that has always existed. What I really object to is the "New
> Age" association and the websites that sell materials to parents
> looking for quick answers.*
>
> *Years back when I worked for DoD I was assigned to Defense Contracts
> Administration Services. It will probably surprise a few to know that
> 35 years ago there was an AF contract to study ESP and Pk among other
> things. The gentleman in charge of this contract was extremely
> interesting to talk to and I would seek him out at lunch to pick his
> brain. Life is far more fun and interesting if you keep an open mind
> : ) Anyway, to keep a long story short, I will always remember one
> thing he told me about his field of study. Everyone has the ability
> but very few tap into it. When they do tap into, it most subjects
> make any experiments almost worthless because they feel they are
> having a "religious experience". . . and in his exact words to me:
> "religion ruins everything".*
>
> *That was a fun job. . . the Navy also had a contract to communicate
> with dolphins. *
>
> *Ellen A. Roskovich*
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: /"Ted Moffett" <starbliss at gmail.com>/
> To: /"Ellen Roskovich" <gussie443 at hotmail.com>/
> CC: /privatejf32 at hotmail.com, vision2020 at moscow.com/
> Subject: /Indigo Children:Child Prodigy Art/
> Date: /Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:23:57 -0700/
>
> All:
>
> There was an interesting long article about "Indigo Children" in
> the March 13, 2006 Spokesman Review, section B page 1 and 5.
> Consider that both sources Donovan gave are clearly biased against
> finding value in the concept, the Wiki article with warnings that
> the content is in dispute, and the "skepdic" web site being what
> it says it is, "skeptical." Skeptical is good! I'm skeptical of
> Donovan's dismissing the concept of "Indigo Children" with three
> words, "made up garbage." Look in the mirror!
>
> If this concept is "made up garbage," consider that there is a
> school in Coeur d'lane named "School Indigo." To quote from the
> Spokesman Review article:
>
> "Their thought processes usually operates a little
> differently."says Sydnee Wright, director of School Indigo, a
> private alternative school in Coeur d'lane. "They tend to think
> outside the box. They tend to think very large."
>
> The article raises the question about whether the "Indigo Child"
> is just another label for something else already categorized, like
> "gifted" or "genius," or a positive concept to label something
> more negative, like ADHD.
>
> However, the article discusses the lives of several children who
> some consider "Indigo Children," and these children are not just
> misbehaved and malfunctioning:
>
> "A Post Falls girl, 11 year old art prodigy, Akiane Kramarik, was
> featured in the recent indigo documentary."
>
> "At the age of 4, she had a tremendous spiritual transformation,"
> says her mother, Foreli Kramarik. "This is when she started
> sharing about her visions of heaven and little by little I began
> believing."
>
> Akiane's art work can be viewed at:
>
> http://www.artakiane.com <http://www.artakiane.com/>
>
> And what do I think? I think we put children into far too many
> "boxes," labels based on incomplete understanding of human
> individuality and the complexity of the human organism. And I
> think many children who resist conforming to a traditional school
> setting are not just "misbehaving." I think it is unrealistic to
> expect all children to sit quietly in desks in rows at the
> commands of adults. Many talented children who who resists this
> sort of educational setting do not have a "pathology," in my
> opinion, but in fact may be more inward and creative in their
> thinking, thus resisting the demands of conformity. And given
> what many societies expect children to conform to, this might be
> viewed in a positive light.
>
> However, I'm not interested in more labels to impose upon the
> uniqueness of each individual, such as "Indigo Child." On the
> other hand, however much the origins or theory of the "Indigo
> Child" should be questioned, it does provide a context in which to
> provide cultural protection for gifted children who might be
> otherwise labeled in some negative or pathological
> manner, resulting in the stifling of their individuality and gifts.
>
> Consider that many of the most passionately held religious
> beliefs, when examined under the glaring light of logic and fact,
> can also easily be dismissed as, "made up garbage."
>
> Ted Moffett
>
>
>
> On 8/2/06, *Ellen Roskovich* <gussie443 at hotmail.com
> <mailto:gussie443 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> *On giving some of those websites a quick glance, it looks
> like parents trying to find an excuse for badly behaved
> children. Also noticed that these websites are quick to make
> your pocketbook lighter. . . for a price they'll tell you how
> to deal with your little darling. *
>
> *Ellen A. Roskovich*
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: /"J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com
> <mailto:privatejf32 at hotmail.com>>/
> To: / vision2020 at moscow.com <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>/
> Subject: /[Vision2020] Change of Subject - Children/
> Date: /Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:35:37 -0700/
>>Has anyone heard of "Indigo Children"? Can you explain it to
> me or if it
>>even exits? If it does, what ways are KNOWN to treat these
> wee ones that
>>works?
>
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >J :]
> >
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