I always knew that I was different- not only in appearance from my peers, but also different inside, in my mind and my thoughts. I would tell my childhood peers things that made perfect sense to me (or to an adult), but would go completely over their heads. I was soon labeled a ‘weirdo’ and shunned. I didn’t know it at the time, but most of the stuff that I ‘just knew’ had to do with the semi-conscious realization that I’d been here before. I say ‘semi-conscious’ because the veil this life puts over the connection to Higher Self is a heavy and distorting one, and takes many years and much effort to remove or penetrate. But even when I was very small, I had a sort of ‘been there, done that, now what?’ attitude. The only things that interested me were things that were ‘new’- the current science, technology, and innovations that made life in the mid-late 20th Century unique and unlike any place or life I’d lived before. As I grew older, I had a sense of emerging from a fog- as the reasoning connections were made in my mind, things became clearer and clearer to me. It was a palpable sense- each day brought more light and understanding into my life. I could almost feel the neurons connecting in my mind. All of these traits are common in Elder Indigos, as well as with the younger ones.
The typical Indigo has a very high intelligence, but it is often masked by underachieving. In my life example, my "IQ" was higher than that of the valedictorian in my high school, and my guidance counselor could not understand why I didn’t care about making straight A’s, instead of the mixture of A’s and B’s that I had. I shrugged, it really wasn’t that important to me in the long run, and besides, I had the tools and the will to learn what I wanted to learn, not fill in the blanks of what I ‘should’ learn. School, to most Indigos, is a necessary evil, something to be endured, and escaped from as soon as possible. Our way of learning things is holographic. And we intensely dislike merely skimming a subject- we want to know- to remember- everything about it. We’re wired that way. Our interests are intense and passionate. The Internet has been a Godsend for me, because I now have vast sums of accumulated knowledge and information at my fingertips. With it, I can drill down to depths unimaginable when I was in school.
Another one of the main characteristics of Indigos of all ages is an iconoclastic, sometimes cynical outlook on life. We’ve seen it, done it, show us something interesting and new. And we don’t mean cheap popular media entertainment, either. We have an inbuilt understanding that what is reported on the media and through official channels is what they want you to know and believe, not what is necessarily true. We are very aware that 90% of what is on the tube, radio, or paper is pure manufactured nonsense. We seek the other ten percent.
Our belief that sacred cows make great hamburger sometimes gets us into trouble with people who are rigidly hardwired into their belief system. We ask impossible questions of our religious teachers and ministers, often getting into trouble, or even tossed out for being ‘disruptive’. We do not suffer fools gladly, no matter who they are. Authority figures have to earn that authority, in the eyes of our youngsters. We want to understand the motivation behind the collar, badge, robe, or other power symbol. We can care less about the ‘uniform’- we want to understand the wearer. Of course, this can lead to trouble with insecure authority figures, those who rely on their laurels or uniforms to exact obedience. To us, this is living a lie, which is abhorrent to us. This does refine itself as we mature, but we also refine our BS detector, too. The blunt, unapologetic opinions, and disregard for authority of the younger Indigos may lead to problems with colleagues, friends or family. They have to learn that good manners and submission to commonly recognized authority aren’t just arbitrary rules, they are the lubricant of social interaction and order, and that kindness isn’t a lie, it is a means of social survival. If you are a parent of an Indigo child, you must instill this at a very early age. Explain things to us- we’ll get it. And "Because I/God/some dusty authority said so," just doesn’t cut it.
We are in possession of a very high functioning ‘lie detector’ capability- we can almost ‘see’ people or corporate entities being untruthful. Sometimes this disgusts or even enrages us, especially if the lie is harmful to others. As a group, we are difficult to hypnotize unless genuine trust is established. We also have a low tolerance for hard-sells, logos, branding and trends, and are extremely difficult to ‘con’, unless we have become emotionally vulnerable through neglect. But it’ll only happen once, if it does happen- if a con artist or manipulator rips off an Indigo emotionally, that individual develops an uncanny ‘nose’ for spotting them, and gleefully unmasking them.
In spite of our apparent cynicism, we also have an exceptional sense of humor, because we can see the absurd twists of cultural and social interaction. Its expression is rarely base or primitive- but often cynical or dry in expression. We are more than capable of collapsing people in laughter with an offhand remark.
Many Indigos, both young and old, have great affinity for speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, role-playing games, and other aspects of fandom. This comes from our inability to fit into the ‘normal’ social interaction with our peers. We tend to ‘escape’ with good books, and SF is the most intellectually stimulating and challenging sort of fiction there is, along with ‘whodunits’, and techno thrillers. "What if?" is one of our favorite questions, and SF plays with it marvelously. Role playing games also get us out our ‘skins’ and the accompanying miseries of adolescence. Our game play may taper off as we become adults and enter the working world, but it never quite goes away.
Our love of game play also helps us to develop excellent pattern detection and recognition faculties. This helps us to easily solve puzzles- be it for recreation or in our jobs when troubleshooting complex problems. We really enjoy playing games like ‘go’ or chess. We are quite capable of planning several steps ahead, and imagining branching paths. (That many adult Indigos are computer programmers or network systems engineers isn’t a fluke- it’s a puzzle-game we get paid big bucks to play!) Indigos also like to understand how things work, and won’t accept ‘black box’ explanations for the technology in our lives. Even if we can’t fix it themselves, we like to understand the ‘soul’ of the item in their possession- be it a cell phone, DVD player, microwave oven, TV or computer. If we ask you how it works, we really want to know. Because of our abilities in this regard, we have excellent prognostic capabilities. If we say that present conditions will lead to something happening, please pay heed. We’re usually right, and sometimes we’d rather not be.
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Our marked capacity for seeing the ‘big picture’ or deeply viewing distant consequences can be a source of misunderstanding and difficulties for us. We tend to think in decades, not weeks, and in long term rather than in short term. We’d rather get rich slow than get rich quick, because we know that we could lose it all just as quickly. We like ‘instant gratification’ as much as anyone else, but we also distrust its quality. We prefer to take our time to let things play out, and do things right. We are not shallow planners. Money is just a symbol to us, and we have a hard time understanding why people chase it, and its status symbols. We’ll drive a car to pieces, and happily live in a nice older home. Secondhand furnishings do not bother us- if it is functional, we’ll use it.
Another manifestation of Indigo gifts is an almost uncanny understanding of different languages, even without formal training. It is almost as if the audible layer of the language has been made transparent to us, and we can see and understand the inner intent of the speaker. This applies to animals, as well. We also have a very good musical ear.
Along with this innate understanding of languages, Indigos are very good at changing their personality ‘shell’ to suit the person being communicated with. If they are in sales (which can be really tough on an Indigo), they are capable of making almost anyone they meet, no matter how diverse they are from the Indigo’s own background, comfortable. Many of us are left-handed, or ambidextrous.
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The lost generation
by noni1974 indo any of you find it weird that a lot of the ex jw's here and at other sites are in there 30's??.
it's like the jw's have lost a whole generation..
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What's Your View of Spiritism Now???
by minimus inof course, as witnesses, everything was possibly "demonized".
if you got anything second hand, you could be in demon trouble.
if you saw a horror movie or read anything by stephen king, you were inviting the demons to you.
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I am a pagan now, but not all pagans do workings, and if they do, they don't necessarily mess with all the different areas.
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List Reasons Why YOU Would NEVER Go Back To The "Truth"
by minimus ini recently saw my jw brother and sil and listened to them talk about poor sister sick(o) who has been diagnosed with major mental problems.
she went to the doctor's and the doctor supposedly began to berate her out of the blue because she is a jehovah's witness.
now the family wants to have the doctor formally rebuked for his so called "discriminatory comments".
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Refer to The Lost Generation thread.
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The lost generation
by noni1974 indo any of you find it weird that a lot of the ex jw's here and at other sites are in there 30's??.
it's like the jw's have lost a whole generation..
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Many here are Awakened Indigos (please read links plus look up more -- good stuff), and some of us (MadTiger!) are transitioning to Octarine. In the last two weeks I have found the ultimate explanations for basically 99.9% of my existence. It all matches. Scary, but true.
We are spiritual, and only tolerated the WTBTS/Catholic/etc. bullshit to gain some experience and spiritual knowledge, then we booked out.
http://indigosociety.com/view_indigo_child_quiz.htm
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Went to one day assembly at the weekend.....
by The Scotsman ini was at the one day assembly at the weekend - we are the clay, jehovah is the potter.. this was the first assembly i have been at as a "thinking" person.. one of the talks mentioned how the world can "prime" our minds.
he said - people just follow what they hear, do not question it, believe anything.. and i thought - hmm, i am surrounded by people like that!!.
a young sister i know was up for baptism - when she stood up to say yes to the couple of questions i just wanted to shout "dont do it".
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Good reporting! Yeah, if you had tried to stop Baptism Betty they would have bum rushed you out of there.
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Bill Cosby, seems to be right.
by free2beme ini work for a telecommunications company and in so doing, i deal with a lot of fraud.
now, what i am about to say could come across as racist and i hope people read the whole thing to get what i am saying and know i am not racist (... to add though, i really am past caring what people think).
in the state of north carolina, you can run up your phone bill to $1000's and $1000's and by law you only have to pay basic local service to keep services on.
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I am leaving out details about me hanging out with one of Bill's children. I know FIRST-HAND what his great thoughts are in practice.
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This is going to sound strange and probably highly impossible
by Calico Ethel ini think a few of you out there know my story a bit.
i used to live in wisconsin and then i met someone from england, here on jwd, and then i moved to england to be with him and we got married in april...(very happily married i might add).
anyway, in the process of moving i left my kitty behind, only thinking it would be momentarily, but it's been an absolute nightmare to get here over here.
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Post on Craigslist. Have the person send a refundable deposit, ID, etc.
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Bill Cosby, seems to be right.
by free2beme ini work for a telecommunications company and in so doing, i deal with a lot of fraud.
now, what i am about to say could come across as racist and i hope people read the whole thing to get what i am saying and know i am not racist (... to add though, i really am past caring what people think).
in the state of north carolina, you can run up your phone bill to $1000's and $1000's and by law you only have to pay basic local service to keep services on.
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I disagree with Bill.
What would make me more likely to be right than Bill?
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Amusing Call from Elder. I kinda feel sorry for him
by mavie ini've been gone for about a year now.
family and friends know i'm not a jw anymore.
yet i have never been disfellowshiped.
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Sounds like you are an excellent candidate for a brand new phone number.
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Bill Cosby, seems to be right.
by free2beme ini work for a telecommunications company and in so doing, i deal with a lot of fraud.
now, what i am about to say could come across as racist and i hope people read the whole thing to get what i am saying and know i am not racist (... to add though, i really am past caring what people think).
in the state of north carolina, you can run up your phone bill to $1000's and $1000's and by law you only have to pay basic local service to keep services on.
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Bill doesn't practice everything he preaches.