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Originally Posted by Zelphael

I am 19. I perfectly fit the characteristics of an indigo (been studying the occult since I first discovered it at 10 years old)....I don't think this necessarily means I am some sort of advanced being. I'm not too surprised nearly everybody here claims to be one. I think it's a way to feel special...

Zelphael and Merlin, you make some good points. Healthy skepticism is good as long as it doesn't totally dominate your outlook. A couple of things I'd like to point out...

First of all the indigo thing has nothing to do with the occult. Many indigos do explore the occult because of their wide-ranging interests and unusual perceptions, but there's no direct link.

Also, you're not alone in suspecting that indigos don't actually exist and it's all just a "way to feel special" or to be in denial about whether your kids need to take ritalin. Partly it's just a way of seeing the world. And like all serious questions, it needs an answer.

No matter what they're called, indigos know they're different. It's not about being better than the rest, but we all have certain characteristics that have tended to make misfits of us. Some indigos are wildly talented, and some seem bent on self-destruction. Some things, like drugs, religion or crime that might be mere diversions for many kids while growing up, become huge traps for indigos.

One thing that's pretty plain is that our educational system doesn't work too well for indigos, and it's an outrageous crime that the response has been to drug many of these kids. So I would absolutely support special schools and community centers that indigos could voluntarily attend. I am for training teachers to do their jobs better, instead of trooping hundreds of kids one at a time to the school nurse for their pills. If mainstream society refuses or cannot recognize the indigo mind, we are only doing what is natural by banding together.

You're probably still thinking that I'm just making excuses for wanting to "feel special," and you're right to do so, up to a point. Zelphael, you said yourself that you fit the profile. If that's so, you know that you've had thoughts and experiences that would be difficult to explain.

Some people have very few problems with parents, teachers, bosses. It's not because they are tall or beautiful or smart, they just fit in. It's their nature. You've envied them, haven't you? We all have at some time, then we tell ourselves that they don't know what they're missing - we'd rather walk on the wild side. Most of the time it's the truth, too.

With the Internet, we have the opportunity to network worldwide, and people of all kinds have unprecedented chances for networking and discovery. We have all discovered that we are far from alone. Not only are there people out there with the same hopes, dreams, fears and attitudes as yours/mine/ours, there are folks who see, hear, imagine, conclude and channel the same kinds of things that make us feel like misfits.

Sure, there is plenty of BS on the internet. Ox droppings have been a fact of life since there were monkeys to step in it. This is why I encourage healthy skepticism and a permanently open mind. Discernment is a valuable ability that needs to be cultivated. Keep prodding. Keep turning over stones. Trust the Light within.