Indigo the Movie [View All]

[LWolf]

I went to see it last night at a local church, and thought I would share my experience.

Part of the experience had nothing to do with the movie; I had personal issues to walk through. It was being shown at a local Church of Religious Science. I've read their mission statement/philosophy; it harmonizes well with my own. I've heard their pastor speak at local interfaith services. I'm comfortable with him, as well.

But showing up at the church turned out to be an ordeal. I left home, found the place easily, and when I saw the building, and the parking lot, and everyone going in, I froze up. I had to drive all the way around the block, sit and breathe, and ask my guardians to "hold my hand," so to speak. The very parking lot of the church set off all my alarms, triggering all of the negative "church" experiences I've had. The inside of the building did the same. There was no cross, no altar; but the shape of the building and the pews generated that same response. I sat in the back row near the door, and spoke to no one. I saw my homeopath sitting several aisles up; while she has never labeled her faith, it didn't surprise me to see her there. I also saw a fellow teacher; I don't know her that well, I only taught in the same building for 6 months, and I think she retired last year. She was sitting a few rows ahead of me. I didn't make contact with anyone. While I was waiting for the film to start, I looked through the brochure they gave me, and held on to my guides' "hands." I reminded myself that the name of this church is "Center of Light," and that all I know about them says that they live up to their name; that if I was going to end up in a church for any reason, this was a good choice.

The pastor gave a few opening remarks about the brochure, "The Spiritual Cinema Circle." He asked the crowd who had seen "What the Bleep," and about half raised their hands! Since I know it didn't play locally, I assumed that they carpooled "down below" to LA to see it. He gave an invocation, and the film began.

It opened with an interview with Twyman and two other men (director and another) discussing the status and future of spiritual cinema, other projects coming up, and what they hoped people would get out of the film. Interestingly, the director said that "Indigo" was the next step after "What the Bleep," and that there was another coming up from Twyman, "In To Me See," which would be the step after "Indigo."

While I was interested in this discussion, it dragged a little for me. Perhaps because it was Sunday night, before a Monday morning work day, my dogs were out in the cold at home, I tend not to go out "late" nights before work days, and I was in the "church." I was a little tense.

Once the movie started, I was just fine. :-)

It follows the (fictional) story of a dysfunctional family, with an Indigo child leading them to healing. As a story it was good; seeing the grandfather's fall from worldly grace, and watching him grow through the film was important.

It left me with questions about the term "Indigo." The two indigos portrayed in the film are versions of the "psychic children" Twyman has reported about for several years. I was following those reports at the same time I was learning about "indigos" from other sources; Twyman eventually linked the two. I was left wanting to clarify my understandings. As I understand it, indigos are not necessarily "psychic." But some are. I want to go back and dig out the books I read a couple of years ago, to do some clarification.

I connected really strongly with one concept presented by the indigo girl; that of an "energy web." I've seen everything, including energy, as a web my whole life; I've been compelled to look for the patterns in everything, find the connections, and operate on that web. I've felt like everything I do is part of the weaving of that web, and the making of connections. The indigo girl referred to that web of energy as a "talking web," similar to the internet, but entirely psychic, that indigos log into just as we log on to our 'puters to talk to each other. She hinted that "everything we need to know" is there.

They took a refreshment/fellowship break after the movie, before showing the post-movie interview with Doreen Virtue. I didn't stay for that part; I wasn't quite up to cookies, punch, and fellowship, and Monday morning was looming on the horizon. I hope it will be on the DVD.

About the "Spiritual Cinema Circle":

Consider it sort of like a spiritual dvd "club." You subscribe, and they send you some dvds every month. Most of which aren't available in the mainstream. I'm intrigued by the concept, but am not sure about the $22 per month for the dvds at this point. I don't really need 3-5 per month; one would probably do! Of course, some of them are "shorts," not full-length films.

The suggestion in the pre-interview was to use them to form small "spiritual" groups that would meet to see them, discuss, etc..

The pastor of the Center of Light asked people to fill out a card offering feedback on whether they would like to see the church host a larger spiritual cinema circle.

Both are ideas to ponder. Here's a link to the spiritual cinema site:

http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com/