Indigo children

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 12 Mar 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

cheekyminx	12 Mar 2003
Children that were born from 2000 onwards. They are highly evolved souls, who are pyschic...... can anyone else add more light? PLEASE :D I'd appreciate your comments! Thanks

Diana	12 Mar 2003
Indigo children have always existed. But there are more and more in the world. And not since the year 2000. More and more started being born after the 1970s. Doreen Virtue explains it very well. She explains that they are here to change our political systems, our education, our nutritional habits, our family structures and other organisations. They can teach us to become more intuititive. They're called indigo children which refers to the dark blue colour of the throat chakra. Soon they will be understood by the general public. In time, they will stop being given Ritalin, and being considered outsiders. They are the future leaders and will lead us to a new way of thinking. They are wonderful. :) Here in Switzerland, there are more and more conferences devoted purely to this subject, and the term "Indigo child" is slowly becoming an accepted term by the general public. Some of the present members of Aeclectic were probably Indigo children, and the children of Indigo parents are lucky in that their parents understand them.

DarkElectric	12 Mar 2003
Unfortunately, here in USA, there are quite a few parents who don't understand Indigos at all. I'm happy for the new generation of Indigos, they have a much better chance of being appreciated in the world they're going into. Even being born in the 70's didn't guarantee more acceptance in this country. It's a lot better now, but when you're pretty much grown, you are constantly attempting to catch up, and are probably hard at work doing damage control. And I feel bad for the Indigos born in the preceeding generations. They had to fight like tigers to be themselves, and were more than likely, horribly misunderstood.

Aoife	12 Mar 2003
This is amazing! I've never heard of Indigo children. I've been so saddened by the sheer numbers and misery of scapegoated, labelled, medicated and sidelined children. Diana, are you able to say in which of Doreen Virtue's books I can read more?

fatham	12 Mar 2003
There is a site i found once upon a time. Search the archives because I did something on this once. They actually started showing in the 80s.

truthsayer	12 Mar 2003
i gave doreen virtue's book on indigo children to my mother for christmas so i know you can get it from amazon for around $10 usd. i think there are 2 and if you just go to amazon's search engine and key in "doreen virture" you'll get a list of all the books she's written in publication. you'll know by the title which ones b/c indigo children is part of the title. i didn't know that indigo children have always been with us. i'm thinking of an interesting theory here. just think if you fall under a certain personality type with the myers briggs personality test then would the likelihood of you being an indigo child be higher? i'm wondering if intuitive feelers would be more likely than sensual judgers. must think about this more... the myers briggs has been a source of fascination for me for about 13 years.

cheekyminx	12 Mar 2003
Indigo children, a recognized group among today's young people, have been diagnosed, studied, and supported by psychologists, educators, and lay people. Born after 1978, they are described as bright, intuitive, strong-willed, and sometimes self-destructive individuals. I learned about them from some educators I served in a consulting capacity and read "The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived" by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober. I learned a lot from that book and found myself wanting more. That drive led me to this book. Compared to "The Indigo Children", this book fell short of my expectations. Because of the author's strong spiritual leaning, the topics, content, and treatment went much further into angels and prayers than it did into how to work practically with these special young people. Perhaps I should have expected this when I saw the author's photo on the back cover. It's a rather unusual shot of a woman in a forest with a Koala bear and she does not appear to have clothes on. Different kind of author photo than I'm accustomed to. Virtue is described as a PhD "spiritual doctor of psychology." She's heavily invested in angels (author of "Healing with Angels"), which is quite obvious in the book. There is significant text devoted to angels, prayers, and the evils of pharmaceuticals like Ritalin. Some readers may find the pre-written prayers helpful for them. My Indigo step-daughter was less than enthusiastic about prescriptions for communicating with spirits, though the book suggests that some Indigos are really into that sort of experience. The book includes a number of valuable tips about diet, concentration, and overcoming insomnia. I would have personally preferred more emphasis on these practical techniques than the heavy spiritual component and astrological comments. If you are into the spiritual, you'll enjoy this book, becoming immersed in all of its aspects. If you are not so spiritual, you'll still find some worthwhile concrete ideas and techniques interwoven in the text. Roger. E. Herman (reviewer of the book The Care & feeding of Indigo Children)

Diana	13 Mar 2003
I think that a lot of these kids would start feeling happier and would find their niche quicker if they were just darned well told what they are. If a kid is a talented violinist, you tell him. If another is an amazing scholar, you tell her. If a kid is an Indigo kid, then he/she needs to be told. Of course, the danger is that the parents of kids who really have problems (because, for instance, a bad disfunctional family) will just tell the teachers "Oh, my kid is an Indigo child - it's not his fault". As with many things, this term may become twisted one day. But the fact will remain that these children do exist. Thank the lord/god/gods/goddess/goddesses.

RAVENAL	13 Mar 2003
My understanding also has been that Indigos have incarnated here on Earth for millenia...but the recent mass influx to this planet started in the 1970's...I have not read either book previously mentioned... but have talked to many over the years about this subject...the channel Lee Caroll..."Kryon"...who has articles each mth in Sedona magazine...Journal of Emergence...among other things...has an article mentioning the Indigos special connection to Whales and Dolphins...in this mths edition...March 2003...they certainly do have a special purpose...and I too agree with Diana...they should be told...and treasured...

amyel	13 Mar 2003
Check out this site: http://www.metagifted.org/topics/metagifted/indigo/

DarkElectric	13 Mar 2003
Indigos have indeed, always been around. But there was never a method of quantifying the indigo phenomenon, nor was there any sort of moniker attached. Indigos were formerly known as ~Freaks, Weirdos,Dreamers, Borderline Autistics, and Geniuses. And they started being born in higher numbers in the 50's ,at least in USA. There was some article I read somewhere that linked the expanding numbers of Indigos to the UFO sightings and abductions that also increased between 1946 and 1950. The US Air Force has alleged, of course, that there is no information to prove the existance of extraterrestrial contact of any kind. What the Air Force didn't count on, was freaked out kids in spy planes on "Top Secret" missions seeing all kinds of supposedly inexplicible things. Not being career military people, they finished their hitches and got out. Years later, they couldn't take the pressure of silence anymore, and blabbed everything they remembered to a girlfriend or wife or buddy, about all kinds of weird stuff they saw that they weren't EVER supposed to mention.

Musie	13 Mar 2003
I'm pretty sure my 6 year old is an Indigo child, actually I'm 99.9% positive about it! That link Amyel sent is an excellent site and fits my daughter to a "T". I dread her teenage years to come (goddess help me) as she is already super rebellious at home and she is still a child! The first 24 hours after her birth, she was good at making her presence, needs known to every nurse, patient, doctor and microbe in that hospital! She even put up a fight coming through the birth canal. I'm sure she has never had an earthly incarnation. She is THE QUEEN of the house and I didn't bring her up this way, as my two year old is nothing like her. As much as I love my daughter, she is frustrating to handle. They just will not bend, conform, obey to squat *LOL* It is her way or no way and you can argue with her until the cows come home, it doesn't matter. However, it is exactly what this world needs to make some changes. I remember a psychic told me once, she would have very complicated relationships and she had come to the earth to heal and she was a very old soul. Doesn't surprise me! Being that she is total Leo and like an adult in a child's body, she will do well as an adult! She is very special gift. Ravenal, interesting mention of the dolphins and whales. I've always told my daughter she is a Mermaid spirit. She is such a water baby!!! Could be a connection there, who knows? =)

RedWood	13 Mar 2003
My son is a water boy..Pollux has been saying he is buddha incarnate...he wont listen..but he will...He is willing to compromise..IF HE HAS TOO...spirited little person.>Dont know if he is indigo..but i know is definately something out of the ordinary...Who knows...He is just a great little person.

Kyrielle	15 Mar 2003
So how many of us see ourselves in the Indigo profiles, either as adults or as children? I was never a fidgety ADHD type of kid, but I was considered "gifted" and always asked questions. My kindergarten teacher said that while all the other kids played with toys, my best friend and I would sit at a table and discuss "politics." I was always more shy than confident, but I suppose that might have turned out differently if I had ever felt that anyone understood me as a child. These kids need someone to reach out to them and challenge and support them, not to tell them they're crazy and throw them some Ritalin. Their energy and curiosity needs to be channeled and focused, not degraded and tamed. -- Kyrielle

Macavity	15 Mar 2003
I worry about some of this categorisation. A search on "indigo" websites reveals a worrying trend? Whereas I am totally in favour of EVERY child being given the opportunity to maximise their unique abilities (and remain medication-free), I also worry about those who might segregate them from "normal" society and reinforce beliefs that they are somehow "special" etc. - Something they (apparently) already "know" anyway? Isn't a modicum of humility a traite we might rather encourage? Yes, it's something I throw in as a bit of devil's advocacy. But I'm sure many are aware of past "lebensborn" programs, where selection was based on blue eyes and blonde hair? Aside: Having (unwittingly) become involved with a minor cult for a couple of years, I also remember how we had our OWN disparaging words for "normal people" and the "party-line" considered our (usually!) MOST disfunctional members to be bearers of the some "message" and destined to lead the select (only?) to utopia. It was one of many reasons I left. I was lucky. There's an ever increasing amount of it about? :( On the "where does it come from" question. Rather than aliens, I was interested by a paper I read on borderline autism. It comments on the vastly(?) increased number of those children disgnosed, in areas where the major employer is of the "silicon valley" or "NASA" type. It correlates with the rise of the INTERNET (among many other things!). BUT the hypothesis is that many "gifted" couples are now getting togeather, via e.g. online dating, Email, Chat rooms. The first meeting is of "Boy meets girl over cube wall" (sic) type! The author notes that previously such couples would have either got togeather with more "normal" types or possibly, in earlier times, entered ivory-tower academic groups or celibate religious orders. Having worked in "academia" for a fair fraction of my career, I have to admit he may have had a point! Note: I implicity include myself in this... }) Clearly we should NOT discourage anyone from experiencing the joys of a child - of right(!) - But I do think there are some virtues in the human condition of "reverting to the norm" which seems to be biologically inate? Simply I'm all for biodiversity! On a personal note, I merely remark that I had a H*LL of a lot more FUN in the company of "ordinary" people too, rather than associating with those aspiring nobel laureates or the future Bill Gates's. It can tend to fry those remaining brain cells though - another builtin safety feature of human condition? ;) Macavity

RedWood	15 Mar 2003
Absolutely True macavity!! Some people go to extremes..it is the way of life...Personally..If my son wants to be a garbage man when he grows up..Thats fine..Whatever makes him happy..I have no GREAT expectations of him...I just expect him to do his best...and Aspire to do something he will love...Who knows what that will be... I know i am not or ever was an Indigo child...I never aspired to be anything...I still dont ahve the dicipline i need..I was never fidgety...never liked school..I am ok with all that lol..I am making up for it now.

Indigo_lady	25 May 2003
Hey everyone ! Well.. that's what these forums are about, sharing right???? I've always been pretty interested in the indigo children topic, done my share of reading, done my share of observing around me too and so on... but I've never really had a chance to speak out in the open about it with anyone besides my mother since most people around me are not really interested or aware So I would like to know what you guys have seen about it. Basically because it's not the same thing to read Doreen Virtue's articles, for example, than to recognise certain traits and behaviours in your own children, the kids around, or even urself ... likewise everyone has got a different approach to it I guess ohh by the way, last week I came accross the "crystal children" term for the first time... they are someone of the *next step* a penny for ALL your thoughts... ;)

XLCR	26 May 2003
found a webesite you might find interesting. I love reading about the new generation of children...lets me know that one day there will be heavan on earth http://www.thecrystalchildren.com/crystal.html

sagitarian	30 May 2003
amyel, WOW, talk about some insight! Thanks for posting the link. I really appreciate it. So basically an Indigo child/adult is what I've been calling a witch all these years. I've tried explaining to many people that there are many different types of witches. Not all witches are spell casters, or what have you. And that some don't even know they are a witch. I never really knew how to explain it before, but this puts it in words that describe how I feel/felt all along as well as how to describe it to other people. I have three children, and from what I can tell, all three of them are indigo children. Their ages are still young (my oldest is 3). From my own life experiences of my own trials of being misunderstood, I have an intuitive motherly feel of how I want to raise my children, yet I'm also sensitive to REALLY listening to them, and not passing off their emotions as "oh how cute, she's all mad" instead I talk to them about it, and through it, taking their feelings seriously and listening to them. It's hard enough for them to communicate to me at all being so young, I can't imagine just ignoring how they feel, or pass it off as "oh how cute" and it irritates me to no end when I see other parents do that, then they wonder why their child is throwing a complete tantrum. My kids do throw their own tantrums, but theirs is mostly from not getting what they want (like cookies right before eating dinner) and again, I explain it to them very carefully of why they have to eat dinner first. In any case, sorry to ramble, but I just find this whole thing fascinating as I've never heard the term indigo children. I'm an indigo myself (and I'm sure my lovely sister Alissa would agree that She is one too!). Everyone keep posting what you think, and books to read on this, and what not, this is FASCINATING!

Alissa	30 May 2003
Quote: Originally posted by sagitarian I'm an indigo myself (and I'm sure my lovely sister Alissa would agree that She is one too!). Everyone keep posting what you think, and books to read on this, and what not, this is FASCINATING! Yeah, sag, I recognized aspects of Indigo to my personality, alright. But I think it's important to make the distinction that I don't think you have to be ADHD to be an Indigo. And, ADHD isn't always manifested in jittery, disjointed energy. It also includes the one who thinks-long-thoughts-that-travel-and-spends-time-longer-than-she-thinks-gone-inside-her-head-as-she-imagines ... You see where I'm going with that. I'm more that personality type of an Indigo, but I don't consider myself ADHD, nor have I been diagnosed as. AND~! XLCR~!!! :D I love that Crystal Children link!!!!! :D :D OMG that is my son! I knew he wasn't an Indigo, although he had certainly similarities at points. He *definitely* fits the Crystal Children type, and I'm excited to get her book on this. What little I've read thus far, I find Virtue's work intriguing. My eldest niece is CERTAINLY an Indigo. OMG yes ;), huh sag? I think my nephew is a Crystal Child though.

sagitarian	30 May 2003
WOW, just got done reading about the crystal children. Ya know, I don't know now, about Ryann, Indigo and Crystal both fit her, or at least crystal fits her now, but she is hyper, I don't know. My son (Alissa's nephew) I agree, if either, he is a crystal child, and I think if either Jaiden is a crystal child too. I agree with Macavity though too, that this shouldn't inhibit developing every child to their full potential, they are all very special, unique, beautiful, and a blessing to us. wow, what a wonderful thread so far! Keep it comin! I am SO getting that book about the crystal children too! I also need to check out some of these indigo books too.

coldsuns	01 Jun 2003
'These are the children who are often rebellious to authority, nonconformist, extremely emotionally and sometimes physically sensitive or fragile, highly talented or academically gifted and often metaphysically gifted as well, usually intuitive, very often labeled ADD, either very empathic and compassionate OR very cold and callous, and are wise beyond their years.' Quoted from http://www.metagifted.org/topics/metagifted/indigo/introduction.html This passage sounds like me. Im not quite sure. But i hope to see more about it. I hope to know who are the Indigo children around me. Are everyone borned onwards from 70s a Indigo child? Or only some?

coldsuns	01 Jun 2003
Can someone tells me whether im an Indigo Child? Im 14yrs borned in 1989. I always shows pity or rather feel sad when saw someone like someone being abuse by parents, the elderlys that are abandone by their children or animals being abuse by owners. I always call my parents around at home acting like as a king. And the more they want me to do something, the more i dont want. But in school, i dont have good grades. But i always listen to what my teachers ask me to. Im rather impatience. I often walk away after waiting for a person to 10 minutes. The longest only 25 minutes. I dont really know whether im talented. Im in a poor family. So dont have much chances to learn new things. I always rather have my own ways of doing to others. I've very high-esteem. I often see and understand others better. I often look at a person in different way. Im now a Peer Support Leader of Interact Club in school. Sorts of mediator soon. To bring peace in school. And help the aged and mentally disable people. We often visit SPCA a place the thousands of pets are abandoned. I cannot study with music. I very easy get distracted. Added characteristics- I never never accept 'No' answers. I've diffculty in gender identify grades 7-10. I need alot of sleep. Around 10 hours. Comments? ^_^

Kyrielle	03 Jun 2003
From how you describe yourself, coldsuns, and from what I read on the websites, I would almost lean toward Crystal. You do seem to have some Indigo qualities, though. A more realistic way of looking at this colored-aura approach to appreciating people is this: People are not "purely" one color or type. We are all a combination to some degree, although some people lean more strongly toward one color than others. By the self-test in the book "Life Colors" by Pamala Oslie, I am a Yellow first, but Indigo runs a close second. And when I read the website on Indigos, I identified with most of the characteristics, but not all of them. We're all unique and need to be appreciated as such. But it is human tendency to categorize, and it is SO cool to find a method of categorization that values the Indigo and Crystal qualities rather than degrading them. -- Kyrielle

coldsuns	04 Jun 2003
It sounds..fun. Do you mind sending me the characteristics of all colours? Will it be too long to do so? I hope that im able to read the book one day. Or..whats the website? Thanks ^_^

Kyrielle	04 Jun 2003
Pamala Oslie's website is www.auracolors.com . It has brief profiles of the colors, as well as a self-test to find out what color you are. However, it doesn't go into great detail -- for that, you have to order the book (a wise idea from a marketing perspective). If you want to get the book, you can ask any local bookstore to special-order it for you. -- Kyrielle

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