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 Written by:  AAhana

It all started with plants!

Like most of us, I do love plants! But I like plants in the wild more than those in the parks and houses. As a child I used to gather herbs during our mock cooking game. I was not participating in the actual cooking part of the game. I used to find equivalent wild herbs for all the regular vegetables. I do not actually remember if someone in our batch was already doing that and I had picked up from them or it was totally my invention. But I was doing it very intensively to the extent that I was wandering to quite some distance in search of finding newer vegetables for our cooking. We used to take it very seriously! Much more seriously than we generally take it now! And that is how my interest in Biodiversity has begun.

My first schooling started in BITS, Pilani. It was a brief period. I do remember the beautiful Saraswathi Temple quite vividly. I was watching peacocks from my balcony and going to school means missing those peacocks. Other than the bunch of beautiful, long colour pencils and the peculiar aroma of food during lunch time and the spacious ground I do not remember much about my school. But I can never forget the security I felt with Santalal, the young boy, domestic help, who used to carry me and take me around in the village. I guess he was doing several works alongside, but had never neglected me. This gave me an opportunity to have a glimpse of the rustic rural Rajasthan. I still remember those enigmatic dung balls rolled in charcoal powder!

My next school was in a remote village which had only a `veedhi badi’. Lovely school building tucked in the thick vegetation as the village is on the banks of River Krishna, or perhaps a tributary to it. The teachers were so kind to us, but the students were not. One boy used to scare me and tease me with the prickly inflorescence of Uttareni plant during the lunch break so much so that I fled into the nomadic settlements along the river bank and play with girls there, under the Punnaga poola tree. Hours passed by what seemed to be like `half-an-hour’. I had to return home leaving the slate and books in the school itself and join the other kids returning from the school. I felt safe and secure under the tree, but I was cautious about going back to school to collect my slate and books, after everybody has left. Saying the truth and getting the punishment felt safer and honest.

I started co-operating with my mother and promised her that I would never go to that river bank again and go to school and come back along with the crowd. I obeyed her each day, although my soul used stop on the `china vantena’ and `pedda vantena’. But I used to cherish the brief chunk of time that I used to walk on that bridge every day. When we moved to Tirupati, we were travelling to Cha Cha Nehru school by a `Onteddu Bandi’ (cart drawn by a bullock). Our bandi tata used to be so kind and accommodative. But when we joined a more prestigious school in the town, I had to put up with the overcrowded, legendary `mukku bus’. It was a torture until we moved to Muthyalareddy palle, then a satellite village of Tirupati closer to our school. It was a great sigh and I was close to nature again. We used to walk; we used to get lift from the villagers in all possible vehicles, including tractors and bullock carts! Perhaps that is the reason I didn’t hesitate to reach ICRISAT office in a Fire engine one day when I had missed that elusive Yellow bus!

Slowly I leant the ways of adjusting to the society and I learnt that the only way to attain freedom is to earn it through fulfilling all the obligations in our daily routine. That adjustment continued till my 50^th year; until one day, in a real estate site, it occurred to me that there is something BEYOND. I lived my life as though I was chasing a dream or a dream was chasing me. I was consistent in my efforts and conscious in making choices, although my career-graph looked very chequered to others.

The moment I came to know that I had come to a dead-end in life and I can no longer realize my dream, I collapsed, literally! But I felt some strange solace when I looked at the tummi (Leucas aspera) poolu. I brought a few of them and a few White Billa ganneru (Vinca rosea) plants from that place and planted in our apartment’s complex.

Since then I was experiencing intense feelings of bliss and grief. Of course I had attributed it to hormonal imbalance and depression. But it was not just that. I noticed several small unusual things happening. Slowly I understood that difference between thinking with the mind and intuition. When I am in tune with myself, I am aligning with the flow of the Universe and beautiful things happened on their own accord. But when I do `what I am supposed to do’, things were not working.

I started reading some literature on energies, frequencies, vibrations and stuff like that. As I looked back, I realized that all the while I was preparing myself to get back to a full time career, earn money and realize my dream. But in fact Universe was preparing me for something else. It is just a Knowing! But I can give an example, when I went to Pondicherry, my intention was to learn something new and move from translation to training. When I purchased the Book, “Spiritual meaning of Flowers”, all I had in my mind was, that I should have some hard copy for scientific names when the net is down or I am offline when I go out. When I read them about the messages also, I thought that they had conjured up something that came to their mind and never took them seriously, until I started connecting to some of the messages. I happened to see some flowers in my dreams too and I had to admit or accept that it is just because I think of them all through the day and that I am in various flower related FB groups. But when I happened to see the word TOCOFERAL, which came like a bolt from blue, I was pretty sure that it is just not because I think of it during day time. I never thought of it in the recent past. I just knew the word. It was just another word in the 40,000 odd terms that I had dealt with as part of the FAO-ICRISAT project that I had worked from home. I was arranging these terms into Ontology of concept hierarchies and relations. That is how Universe has prepared my mind to interpret and string concepts. The next day in my sleep/wake state I had associated the white crystal like petals I vaguely saw in my dream, Tocopheral which literally means “to carry a pregnancy” and arrived at the concept Crystal Children! I might have read about it a few months before, but I wasn’t sure until I googled for the term, as I woke up. To my delight/dismay it is very much there!!

Now I understood my purpose. My purpose is just to bring things to the notice of people. At least, that is how I see or feel as of now. I present here some concepts. I am just selecting text that I found on internet and presenting here (read pasting! LOL). This appears so surreal and feels like fiction to me too. But this is an emerging alternate reality for sure! Perhaps earlier also people have talked about it. But now the trend seems to be accelerating and some kind of universal consciousness is gaining momentum…Shall we not pay attention to it and give it a go?!

 

 

Attributes of the Crystal Child

Click here for a link to an article by Stefanie Miller on the Crystal Children published on Spirit Library

–  You will know you have met a Crystal child just by looking into  their large, dreamy, intense eyes. They emit a calm, loving presence. You can sense as they read you energetically and size you up. If you pass their authenticity test, you will begin to feel them slowly warm up to you. Don’t rush it. If you come on too strong they will immediately retreat. If you sit back and wait, you will feel them open up to you and can enjoy their lovely, jovial personality. It makes you feel warm inside just being in a Crystal child’s presence. People, especially other children, will flock to them to bask in their goodness.

• Crystal children people that require a very balanced, peaceful, loving, authentic environment in order for them to thrive and flourish.
• Crystal children are often very peaceful, loving, kind, gentle beings. They are highly sensitive beings and use non-verbal communication much more often than they use verbal communication. They usually speak much later in life and communicate energetically and through body language. They will communicate with their parents through dreams, telepathy and eye contact.
• It is imperative that you are authentic and in alignment in order to win the trust and respect of a Crystal child. They will know when you are coming from a place of love and kindness and will open up to you. If they don’t feel safe or accepted they will retreat further into their own little world.
• It has been noted that there is a considerable increase in the number of children being diagnosed with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. There are theories that it is due to a negative reaction to the immunizations required today. Others believe it could be the increase in toxic substances and environmental causes. While still others have prophesized that these new children have unique characteristics which will aid planet Earth in its ascension process. These individuals have been termed the Crystal Children.
• The name Crystal Children is derived from the Crown Chakra, which is the chakra that these children mainly operate from. The color associated with the Crown Chakra is white or deep purple and its function is the direct connection to Source or Spirit. Therefore, the Crystal children are completely aligned with the Creator. This explains the fact that the Crystals are highly evolved spiritual beings caught between the third, fourth and fifth dimension. The ones labeled autistic are hovering in the fourth and fifth dimension and can hardly relate to the third.
• The Crystal children, similar to the Indigos, are highly intuitive, psychic and sensitive. However, the Crystals take it one step further by possessing an innate ability for telepathy, performing hands-on miracle healings, seeing, hearing, or feeling deceased loved ones, angels, spirit guides and the other side and easily perform telekinetics. Their psychic ability and development is at a higher and more profound level than most. Is it any wonder they cannot relate to us mere humans?!
• Crystal’s are natural healers. If someone is not feeling well they will intuitively heal and balance the person or animal, sometimes hands on and other times just being in their presence.
• The Crystal children are Highly Sensitive Beings, that are much more delicate than most individuals and are wired differently. They are so sensitive that they cannot assimilate fully into our society or planet due to the density and harshness created as a result of our attitudes, environmental toxins, insensitivity and pollution.
• Many times they become burdened and over stimulated by loud noises or angry words. They will retreat into themselves if they perceive that the world is unsafe. They require a peaceful, quiet environment in order for them to come out of their shell.

 

 

• They have acute senses, utilizing all of them and may develop strong sensitivities to foods, sounds, dense energies, environmental stimulations and toxins, chemicals and scents. They cannot handle loud noises, bright lights, or negative energy of any kind.
• Crystal’s easily develop food intolerance or sensitivities, allergies, skin conditions, rashes, flu, and colds often. They easily sunburn. They are so highly sensitive in all ways that they easily get thrown off balance. Making provisions in advance is helpful but do not despair, they are far more resilient than you believe. They have a very strong spirit and will heal far quicker than most when in balance.
• They will flourish in the sunshine and fresh air. They have such a natural, strong bond with mother earth, nature and animals. It is the best way for them to ground, release negative or pent up energy and toxins and become replenished with universal life force energy.
• Crystal’s require a good deal of sleep. Without enough sleep they will often become imbalanced and fall ill much more quickly. It is one of the only ways for them to replenish their delicate systems and reboot their circuitry.
• They will communicate with animals, rocks, crystals, plants and trees. They can see the nature spirits and will often commune with them. It is such a beautiful bond to view!
• Crystal’s are often very picky or particular eaters. Many times they are vegetarian or primarily vegetarian eaters. They will be very specific about what they will eat and what they won’t. It’s no point trying to force them because they intuitively know what their body needs.
• They are often very passive and have difficulty standing up for themselves. Crystal’s are very loving, kind and gentle beings that wouldn’t want to hurt or upset anyone for any reasons, often times neglecting their own needs for another.
• If they are out of balance or if their aura is too strong they have a tendency to short out electric equipment such as computers, cell phones, radios, lights,etc. They also tend to absorb energies of those around them so it is necessary for them to learn psychic hygiene and protection at a young age.
• The Crystal children are very creative, loving, affectionate and filled with wonder. They have a million questions and various innovative ways of doing things. If the children feel you are authentic, loving, kind and filled with integrity, they will open up to you like a flower and share their unique world and vision.
• They are highly creative and original and require opportunities to create and daydream. They will amaze you with what they will come up with, when left to their own devices! They are amazing artists, and inventors. They also love learning about Science (especially nature, animals and the solar system).
• The Crystals often become very interested in various topics. They will then learn as much information as they can on a specific topic and then eagerly discuss it with anyone interested or who will listen!
• If a Crystal finds you or their environment to be too harsh or negative they will rebel in fury. They will either retreat into their own private world or become volatile and even violent. Finding ways to keep them balanced and content is extremely important. They have a tendency to relate better to adults or children older than they are, rather than to their peers. They will connect with peers if they find others on the same frequency.
• The Indigo child’s mission is to shake things up by their refusal to conform to societies standards through being both outspoken and rebellious. This is so that the old system is destroyed and a new Earth is created filled with peace, love and integrity. The Crystal’s life purpose on the planet is to realign and bring balance to our planet. They are so directly linked with Source that they can easily understand and tap into the Divine resources.
• Our role as parent and/or teacher is to create a safe, enriched, balanced, loving, peaceful environment where these children can flourish. Being a public school teacher I must admit that it is a challenge to understand children that seem so removed from the norm. We are being challenged to change our perceptions of our role as educators. Teachers and parents must be aware and sensitive to the needs of our new children. The children require sacred space and understanding to be their authentic selves and have room to explore their true essence.
• We can change the world only one soul at a time. The shift begins with us. We, as parents and educators need to look within ourselves. We need to clear out the clutter and chaos from our heads and hearts. These children look directly inside of us and can tap into what is there. The children have amazing healing abilities and communication skills, which are powerful only if they are able to link directly from heart to heart or mind to mind.
• We can in turn balance our children by going directly to Source and filling our hearts to be healed with Divine love and light. We then take the love that is filling our essence and transmit it to our children. It is the perfect gift to our children and to all of life.
• If you are feeling disconnected from your child, strengthen your connection with Source through prayer (where you speak to God) and meditation (where you listen to God). During meditation go directly into your heart and call on the name of Source, ask for all the places and spaces in and around you to be filled with Divine love and light and for your energy centers to be repaired, aligned, balanced and strengthened.
• Feel as the light and love flow freely into your being. Once your connection is strengthened with Source and you are aligned, begin by going into your heart, listen to what it is telling you. Travel up through your heart to your higher self, then travel across to your child’s higher self. Continue upward to Source and then bring the energy stream back down into your heart.
• Begin by communicating directly from your Higher Self to your child’s Higher Self. This is where a true connection can be aligned and you may truly do the work of your higher purpose.
• The Crystal child has an important role on this planet in creating a New Earth. You, as parent and/or educator have a Divine role as well, you were chosen to guide these children into adulthood. Through compassion, understanding, love and authentic bonding you will fulfill your mission as an Angel on Earth.

 

Long time back, I ran my first FORTRAN program on punched cards to generate a subject index based on titles and stop word list. When we read about TCP/IP architecture it sounded airy. But now that so called Knowledge Society became the order of the day.

A decade back when people talked about producing food without using pesticides, it seemed impossible. But now that has become a buzz word everywhere. One very good outcome in the recent past is that groups of people who have recognized the importance of growing pesticide-free food started growing their own vegetables through Organic Terrace Garden efforts. The best part is people shared their knowledge, skills and enthusiasm. Individuals from non-agricultural background also have mastered the art and science of producing food through non-chemical means and have really ushered in a new era in agriculture. I call it `Agricultural Democracy’.  This is where people learn from each other out of real enthusiasm and purpose. With all that joy and authenticity, consciously or sub-consciously they are healing the earth, healing themselves and others and are moving a step closer to Spirituality. Should we then dub it as “Purple Revolution”?!

 

Likewise, the time has come where we can assist each other in understanding spirituality in new light. May be it is time to accept and value our own unique attributes and traits. We may have to learn to accept us and others as we are or as they are, than trying to fit everyone into an accepted and/or expected set of norms. We may have to broaden our vision and see beyond the normal. And not label everything outside the normal range as abnormal and attempt to cure/fix it. Certain things could only be understood, accepted and healed with unconditional love and being non-judgmental.

As we transform and become our truer versions, we get more and more in tune with ourselves and thereby with the universe. Things start happening more effortlessly. Especially the sensitive and vulnerable can benefit most from this approach and they can actually co-create their realities. As we get to understand the subtle energy dynamics, we can at least help people to stop pumping more negative energies into their lives.

But again, if we really want to pursue our purpose, we need to be extremely cautious about our material existence, to the extent it happens to be in our hands. And for material existence I strongly recommend and follow Warren Buffet’s quotes!

Just by networking and knowing about each other, we can build a strong safety net to fall back, for us and for our children too.