MM asks: "Is there any truth to the idea that some of us are "indigo children" who are born with special supernatural qualities? Some friends of mine are buying into this about their child, who has ADHD, and it just sounds so New Age to me."The reason why it sounds New Age is because it is!
The concept of Indigo children was concocted by a psychic known as Nancy Ann Tappe in the 1970's. Tappe subscribed to the New Age rather than the scientific definition of auras and classified people according to the color of these halos.
"Usually each universal age is accompanied by a preponderance of people with that life color," Tappe writes in her book, Understanding Your Life Through Color. "For instance now most adults are either Blue or Violet, the two colors with the attributes most needed in this the Violet Age of transition. During the next age, the Indigo Age, Indigo colors will be the norm."
According to Tappe, people with indigo auras are now being born and they are believed to be members of the next stage in human evolution and/or to possess paranormal abilities such as telepathy.
"The Indigo phenomenon has been recognized as one of the most exciting changes in human nature ever documented in society," Tappe writes. "The Indigo label describes the energy pattern of human behavior which exists in over 95 percent of the children born in the last 10 years … This phenomena is happening globally and eventually the Indigos will replace all other colors. As small children, Indigo’s are easy to recognize by their unusually large, clear eyes. Extremely bright, precocious children with an amazing memory and a strong desire to live instinctively, these children of the next millennium are sensitive, gifted souls with an evolved consciousness who have come here to help change the vibrations of our lives and create one land, one globe and one species. They are our bridge to the future."
New Agers have taken this idea and run with it. For instance, The Skeptics Dictionary (TSD) reports that according to Peggy Day and Susan Gale, authors of a book called Psychic Children: A Sign of Our Expanding Awareness, the emergence of Indigo children was predicted by famed psychic, Edgar Cayce.
In another book entitled, The Indigo Children, by Lee Carroll, a psychic who claims to be channeling an entity known as Kryon, the claim is made that many children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) represent "a new kind of evolution of humanity." Supposedly, these children don't need drugs but are special children and need to be treated accordingly. In spite of the fact that there is not a shred of scientific evidence to support these claims, the idea of Indigo children has caught on, particularly among parents of children with ADD, ADHD, and other learning disabilities who do not want their children to be regarded as somehow imperfect. Unfortunately, some are even foregoing established pediatric treatment for these children.
Carroll's book contains articles written by dozens of other subscribers to the idea of Indigo Children, such as Robert Gerard, Ph.D., who wrote a piece called "Emissaries from Heaven" in which he talks about his daughter, who he believes is an Indigo Child. "Most Indigos see angels and other beings in the etheric." According to TSD, Dr. Gerard runs Oughten House Foundation, Inc., and sells angel cards.
According to The Indigo Children website, an Indigo Child is recognized by their aura and by certain characterists such as:
• Self-worth is not a big issue. They often tell the parents "who they are."
• They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without explanation or choice).
• They simply will not do certain things; for example, waiting in line is difficult for them.
• They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and in school, which makes them seem like "system busters" (nonconforming to any system).
• They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no others of like consciousness around them, they often turn inward, feeling like no other human understands them. School is often extremely difficult for them socially.
• They will not respond to "guilt" discipline ("Wait till your father gets home and finds out what you did").
• They are not shy in letting you know what they need
I don't know about you, but I know a lot of kids who think they know everything, hate waiting for anything and don't like authority. Does this mean they're all Indigo Children?
Hardly. They're just kids being kids - and the rest of it is nothing more than New Age hooey.
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