This is a topic that has been going around in my head for a while. Someone sents me Steve Rother’s latest “Beacon of Light” channel, where he talks about the emergence of Spiritual Families as a feature of our new way of living. This definitely resonated with me, as I have always felt that the Starchild community was a “family” of souls that were drawn together to share and express their ideas and concepts. This has always been one of the motivating factors behind my work with Starchild.

But recently, I have had to allow for an expansion of this idea. Steve Rother indicates that the concept of family might move beyond just the group of people with whom you feel comfortable. It means to begin embracing a much larger concept of “family”.

Let me illustrate this by my trip to the local shoppping area today. I live in what was once a small town on the edge of a city. Urban sprawl happened and now we are part of the city, but we still function much like a small town. Everyone knows everyone, and we all know where to find the “best” things in town. So the best Health shop is where I shop for my food, since I have one of those sensitive Crystal digestive systems.

But the best little health shop in town in owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church which has its local headquarters in my town. They subsidize it too, which is why the food is generally so reasonable. Seventh Day Adventists are vegetarian and also don’t go for preservatives and sugar etc. Ideal for me.

Well, it used to be a quiet little shop patronised by mostly middle-aged Adventists and a few adventurous foodies like myself. But then “Auntie Liz” came along and took over the shop.

She is of course, a Seventh Day Adventist, and fills the shop with gospel music and christian books. But she also fills it with her large and loving presence, much love and warmth, and the most delicious home-cooked vegetarian food! It’s a winning combination.

The Seventh Day Adventists are having to jostle for space with all sorts of people who also want to experience and enjoy the wonderful food and great energy in the shop.

When I was in there today, the gospel music was up to full blast. But, the patrons included me, a young couple who were dressed in black leather and had pierced rings in all sorts of places, and a young woman with the kind of hairstyle that you would not see in church. Hmmmm…..so there we all were….

And yes we were a “family’. People who wanted to eat well and who had all made the choice to be vegetarian for different reasons. I’m quite sure our beliefs and philosophies were all very different, and yet we were all drawn together by the vibration of love and wholeness put out by this one remarkable woman and her passion for what she does.

“Auntie Liz” treats each person who enters her shop as thought they were her family. You feel loved and embraced and well fed. Isnt that what mothers are supposed to do? Create a space for a “family”…people who can be themselves and still be accepted and loved.

Well, that brings me back to idea of a Spiritual Family. And the idea of accepting the beliefs and philosophies of others even if they are very different. I have noticed this with the new Indigo website as well. When I first started writing about Indigo children, it was a “New Age” belief, for lack of a better term. (I dislike the label, but its the best I can do for now)…… But now as I read the letters and posts, I realize that the idea of Indigos has been accepted by all sorts of people whose philsophies might not be the same as mine.

And hey..thats great. The concept of spiritual “families” is becoming broader and more inclusive.

Until, I guess, we all realize that we are all family.

And that there is nothing to argue about.

Just plenty to share….

Love and good food and all the great things in life……

And maybe only one rule: mutual respect and acceptance……

But that’s what the Indigo children have been trying to teach us all along…

love and blessings
Celia

Hello Everyone,

This new blog starts together with the launch of our wonderful new website - “The Indigo Crystal Life”. We have spent much time scheming and dreaming about how we could put together a site that would serve the growing audience of Indigos and Crystals, both the kids and the adults. Our aim was to allow you to share with us as much as possible. Indigos like to express their opinions and their views…so we wanted to create a space for that to happen.

For this first entry I just wanted to share with you some of my joy and wonder at the way in which we, as a planetary society, are beginning to appreciate the true gifts that our children are to us. This appreciation of the wisdom and love that children possess has been the result of the spiritual work that is being done by Indigos and Crystals on the planet right now!

When I was a child, way back (!)….., I was born into the last remnants of the Victorian culture, where children were seen and not heard. Parents considered children to be less important than adults, and tended to ignore their needs and issues. I remember being told that I could express my opinion “when I grew up” and was an adult, but until then I just had to accept was was told to me without question. Being an early Indigo, this did not go down well at all! I was always in trouble with everyone. But I am sure most Indigos know that feeling!

What Indigos have taught us is that our children incarnate with a higher consciousness than their parents. Parents can learn from their children, from their wisdom, honesty and creativity. This makes me think of two pertinent quotes. The first is from Kahlil Gibran’s “The Prophet”, where he discusses children and parents, and he says to parents that they should not strive to make their children like themselves, but rather should strive to be like their children. Then, Jesus the Nazarene sadi that unless his followers became like little children they would not inherit the kingdom of God. Both teachers showing that the qualities of the child and the open wisdom of the young are the bearers of the true energy of spiritual wisdom.

Indigo and Crystal children know that, and they are working to ensure that we, as the generation of parents and caregivers and teachers, learn to honor that truth. These children are teaching us to respect them, talk to and with them, and honor their views and opinions as well as their feelings.

Our new website is one of the ways we hope that this message will be passed on. We want Indigos and their parents, friends, partners etc to feel that this is a home for them to express what they need to. Both Kathy and I are waiting for your suggestions and ideas!

So…its over to you…

Please visit the site: http://www.starchildascension.org/indigo

love and blessings
Celia