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Indigo Children & Cheeky Monkeys: Understanding & Celebrating the Uniqueness of Every Child
Offering in-depth profiles of five different personality archetypes―which can help parents, care givers, health care professionals, and teachers to bring out the best in all of our children― Indigo Children & Cheeky Monkeys outlines strategies for supporting children, especially difficult or troubled kids. A comprehensive reference manual for understanding our kids and learning how to celebrate the uniqueness of every child.
- GenresParenting
336 pages, Paperback
First published May 8, 2014
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Scott Alexander King
26 books4 followers"You are home...” These are the words I heard in my heart as I sat cross-legged on an old futon mattress weaving the web of my very first Dream Catcher. The voice, which was clear and precise, was coupled with a dynamic bolt of energy; a flash of consciousness that illuminated by otherwise dark spirit, traveled through my stomach and heart and touched with magic all aspects of my very being. I knew something wonderful had just happened, but I was more aware that something unknown lay in promise for my future, and me. I had begun my journey. I had found the path at last, even though up till that moment, I had been unaware of my search.
Raised a strict vegetarian until my early teens, it was (and still is) not uncommon for me to have a menagerie of creatures around me at any one given time, but now that I have grown, after years of training, practice and experience, I am ready to share my love of animals with the people.
In 1987 I began my training to become a Primary School teacher. I graduated in November, 1989. After receiving my first posting in June, 1990, I quickly realised that the kids the system had given up on responded favourably to my teaching style, and I responded well to them. You know the ones: the kids commonly labelled as 'nothing but trouble', the kids the schools put up year after year with the hope that they would leave before they graduated and thus became someone else's 'problem'. These are the kids celebrated today as Indigo Children and the kids I have always looked upon as 'tomorrow's spiritual warriors'.
As an Indigo myself, I have been able to see animal spirits since a very early age (not 'dead' pets, but the inherent power of the animals that walk with us: the power that was once incorporated into tribal lore and labelled as 'totem' energy).
Although born in Australia, my understanding of the animals is not limited to just our culture or land. (See also Feral Animals). I seem to have an inherent understanding of all animals - no matter which continent they live on. As a child, I would spend hours alone watching the animals - how they related to one another and their environment. I also relied heavily on my 'feelings' when it came to meeting new people. This energy warned me of deceit, rewarded me with promise and allowed me to navigate my way through a very confusing childhood. As I grew, this 'energy' took form, and I began to recognise it as being 'animal-like' in vibration - energy that I felt a natural bond with; energy that has never let me down.
Today, I am married to the love of my life, Trudy - and with her I have two beautiful children. We live on a small hobby farm surrounded by bush and native wildlife in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
Raised a strict vegetarian until my early teens, it was (and still is) not uncommon for me to have a menagerie of creatures around me at any one given time, but now that I have grown, after years of training, practice and experience, I am ready to share my love of animals with the people.
In 1987 I began my training to become a Primary School teacher. I graduated in November, 1989. After receiving my first posting in June, 1990, I quickly realised that the kids the system had given up on responded favourably to my teaching style, and I responded well to them. You know the ones: the kids commonly labelled as 'nothing but trouble', the kids the schools put up year after year with the hope that they would leave before they graduated and thus became someone else's 'problem'. These are the kids celebrated today as Indigo Children and the kids I have always looked upon as 'tomorrow's spiritual warriors'.
As an Indigo myself, I have been able to see animal spirits since a very early age (not 'dead' pets, but the inherent power of the animals that walk with us: the power that was once incorporated into tribal lore and labelled as 'totem' energy).
Although born in Australia, my understanding of the animals is not limited to just our culture or land. (See also Feral Animals). I seem to have an inherent understanding of all animals - no matter which continent they live on. As a child, I would spend hours alone watching the animals - how they related to one another and their environment. I also relied heavily on my 'feelings' when it came to meeting new people. This energy warned me of deceit, rewarded me with promise and allowed me to navigate my way through a very confusing childhood. As I grew, this 'energy' took form, and I began to recognise it as being 'animal-like' in vibration - energy that I felt a natural bond with; energy that has never let me down.
Today, I am married to the love of my life, Trudy - and with her I have two beautiful children. We live on a small hobby farm surrounded by bush and native wildlife in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
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May 4, 2015
A very in depth and interesting look at the different personality quirks of children as compared to different breeds of monkeys. I think whether or not you believe in the spiritual precepts set forth in this book, there is still a lot of excellent information from psychological and holistic points of view. The 5 "types" of children explained in this book are quite archetypal, so no matter what background you're coming from there is going to be some kind of resonance with at least one of the little monkeys!
Additionally, there is a decent amount of information on natural health from different world views, including aryuveda, homeopathy, chinese medicine and new age meditation and healing. I enjoyed this book and will probably refer back to it at a later point as my own child grows older.
Additionally, there is a decent amount of information on natural health from different world views, including aryuveda, homeopathy, chinese medicine and new age meditation and healing. I enjoyed this book and will probably refer back to it at a later point as my own child grows older.
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