Originally posted by Bluesma
I have been throwing around in mind a similar hypothesis for a while now.

Here's my take on it-
I have noticed a correlation also, between blond hair/blue eyes, and heightened sensitivity.
In my family there is a clear difference, and it became striking to me when I moved to a mediterranean area, where blue eyed blonds like me are rare. They seemed to have much less sensitivity in terms of more subtle emotions.
Some of our doctor friends have told us that there is a big difference in the skin and nerves of people with lighter skin/blond hair/blue eyes, and those with darker skin, hair and eyes.

That in delivering babies, for example, they take this into account right away, considering that blonds usually need to have an episiotomy, because their skin is more likely to tear and they will be experience more pain. One doctor friend said he finds repeatedly that having more sensitive skin correlates with women that also have a personality that is very sensitive, vulnerable, emotional...

This makes me wonder if having "a thick skin" indicates both its metaphoric and literal meaning together! How much of our personality is actually formed according to our physical traits and characteristics?
It maks sense that the more vulnerable you are to pain, the more you might develop ways of trying to "see ahead" or sense where possible threats may lie.... in the future, in the darkness, in the shadows of mind.

See, my tentative hypothesis is that more physically sensitive people, (with lighter hair and eyes) might develop more their extra sensory abilities, because of this physical trait- just as an extension of their survival instincts.

I haven't been able to find much in the way of studies to back that up though.

^This^ makes so much sense! Wow, great theory BluesMa. I happen to be blond/blue eyed but I wouldn't say I'm powerfully psychic. I do have bad vision and also battle the bulge as another poster pointed out. (ugh~!) That does seem to insulate me from bombardment in a couple different ways. I was also told by a doctor that I have a low pain theshold (I thought I was doing great but my blood pressure was skyrocketing).
I'm a little intutiive and I'd say empathic with animals but thats about it. Two of my friends are quite psychic and they are both dark hair/ brown eyed.

To the OP ..was just thinking-- you could do this thread as a poll maybe, so people could stay anonymous but you'd get the info for your research. Hair color, eye color, paranormal or psychic experiences (or scale rating), bloodtype, nationality etc. Might be kinda cool to see the results!

I have had an awareness of things that has freaked people out for as long as I can remember... When I was in the eighth grade the Texas history teacher walked into the film room and told us that something had just happened and that school may be letting out early.. All of the kids were speculating and blurting out things like we were being attacked by the Russians and other crazy stuff and were told no nothing like that was happening... As the teacher was starting to slip out the door we made eye contact and I said "the president has been assassinated"... The old man froze and i could tell by his expression that I had nailed it... Five years later while in Vietnam I was able to pick up on booby traps and tunnel openings that a whole platoon in front of me had missed and have feelings as to where an enemy mortar position and convince the C.O. to let me have an aerial observer check out the location or I'd feel like we were walking into a bad situation and see if there was any air support close by that needed to rid themselves of some ordinance... More times than not it had been the right thing to do and ammo caches were destroyed or there was a body count afterwards... I certainly didn't have long hair then but I was often called Red...Like other people have said already my hair was nearly white when I was little then blond, reddish brown and back to blond for the last 25 years... I have a full head of beautiful hair for an old man and have it cut every 3 to 5 years and donate it for cancer patients.. I don't think it had much to do with the awareness thing but it did bother the local rednecks, attracted women that were more open minded than the rednecks were scoring with and I think that is a good thing... I have been told for many years that I look like a Viking and was nicknamed Merlin when blowing blues harp in rock and blues venues.. I also have glaucoma which is common to Nordics and a couple of conditions that are only had by Nordics. One which is a build up of fibrous tissue on my palms at the first joint of 2 of my fingers and is known as the Viking disease.... For some reason I have always been very comfortable with Native American people and Mexican people, especially if they are into art, music, Shamanism, and holistic medicine.. A friends aunt who was a Curandera was freaked out by me because her meanest goat followed me around like a little puppy and would lean against me when I was standing still.... She was convinced that I had a power that was Satanic and told her two grown nieces she had raised to go and stay with a neighbor until we had left... Along with old age there is medical problems and prescription medications that screw you up worse than what it is they are giving you to treat. I think my mind isn't as receptive these days due to the medications I've taken over the last 30 years...

I have green eyes. I see dead people.

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Originally posted by Oannes
I've heard something from native american lore about the lenth of the hair determining psychic abilities. When trackers were sent into the field, the longer haired members faired much higher in detecting enemy presences. Is that why the military makes you cut your hair? Makes you less feeling, more numb?

edit on 23-3-2012 by Oannes because: (no reason given)

The hair cutting...is for many reasons...most of which are practical. Here are my top three:
1. so that en enemy could not grab your hair during hand to hand combat
2. to prevent the spread of lice
3. Uniformity

Our best soldiers and Marines are in the field with longer hair...I'm talking about special ops guys, not regular guys

sorry but I just had to come back...

had a big afterthought...

this thread is starting to remind me of the 'superior race BS'



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