Who believes in indigo children....?

Question

this is weird and so Im assuming there will be alot of answers.

if you dont know what an indigo child is, here,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_children

my mother thinks I am one. she tells everyone, relatives mostly. And Im not sure whether I am or not. I do fit all of the charaistics on wiki. And I feel alot older than I am. Im seventeen, and I feel Ive been on this planet fighting hate for alot longer. She called me a crystal child when I was a baby cuz apparently I could gaze into people souls with my wide bright blue eyes. And now she calls me indigo. I dont know what to believe.

I feel I have a sense, a purpose on this planet, but.... I cant .... I just cant quite see what it is, I can feel it, just not see it. you know what i mean....

anyways, i was wondering if there was someone out there who really new something about this stuff. Maybe could corresponde with me about it. or send me to a site that was useful.... just something... i feel rather torn...

Answer 1

yes I do believe, there have always been children that to them were given gifts.

Answer 2

All mothers like to think their children are special in some way.  Psychic abilities are nothing new - old as the hills in fact.  I have two children born in the nineties, both of them are special to me, but I don't claim they're indigo or crystal or anything else for that matter, even though I've been told by various psychics that they are.  I'm in my forties and I've always been able to pick up on various things - like knowing who's about to call or I'm about to receive a text from someone, premonitions sometimes  - whatever.  I think most people have that ability.  It's nothing new, you're not the first and you certainly wont be the last.

Answer 3

you put your left foot in, your left foot out, your left foot in and you shake it all about

Answer 4

Sorry but it sounds like a complete load of codswallop to me.

"when I was a baby .... I could gaze into people souls with my wide bright blue eyes"

Most babies have big eyes and like to stare at things - how on earth could your mother justify the idea that your were staring into their soul. You were probably wondering if their nose was edible or whatever it is that normal babies think.

Stop trying to believe you are special when you are clearly not, you will feel a whole lot less torn.

Answer 5

This is an intresting topic. The term Indigo Children was brought about in the 80's, which was the whole "me" generation. Now 20 years later, we are coming out of the me and realizing greater good as a whole. Honestly I think that our population is going through a transformation together, just some people, as relating to your question, are more intune with things.

Answer 6

Sounds to me like nicole is psychic. She seemed to know what you were thinking.

I'm glad Aanya answered. She probably knows more about this than any of us. She's very smart about a lot of things.

I remember the dr. saying something to my mother about me...and others said things too. They were secretive about it. I figured they were saying I was retarded. If that was it...some miracle got me through college. lol

Answer 7

I am not familiar with the term, "Indigo children," however, I do think there is another way to describe the type of person you are.  Here is what I was taught years ago by a philosophy instructor:

You are someone who operates on a different plane than the average person.   It is a "higher" level in a spiritual sense.  

The reason for your operating on this stratum is because your spiritual core is more developed than the average person.    Material acquisitions do not interest you; you are consumed with pursuits of the heart, mind and spirit.

You are highly sensitive and intuitive about other people and what they are feeling.   People matter to you more than things.

People like you are not typical, although there are others who also possess the qualities you have.  You are easily able to identify those people who feel and think as you do, and who exist on that "other" tier with you.

Answer 8

Hi Mandy,

To be honest I dont agree with the above dear...

I was born in 1977 umm i dont think I was born Indigo.

Indigo actaully is the color of the 3rd eye chakra (the brow or  the 6th sense chakra)

If a kid suffers from attention deficit or autism..I certainly do not believe that he/she has supernatural abilities

and from the Hindu belief system (As well as newage)..every1 has the potential to be psychic...u just need to realise it

But that can happen only via 'Tapasya' or rigourous dedicated meditation..since God will reveal himself to only those who truly desire to see him

If you even look at famous saints and 'seers' like Buddha..they were not born Indigo..they worked very hard to acheive it

Best of Luck

Answer 9

I believe in them even though i dont know much about them. I sometimes feel the same way but maybe you are just going through a stage, or maybe your mum is making you believe in it and so you are just exepting it. But if you really think you are one I suggest you do more researching and try to understand more about it.

Answer 10

I believe in the indigo girls....

Answer 11

This is one subject I do not believe in.

Answer 12

I believe it's more like parents who just want to apply a *special* title to their child. Like they almost wish for their child to be a Saint or something.

Now, for the kids who are told they are this from the time they are little, will this raise part of a generation to be arrogant and act like they are special above others? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Not to try to tell you what to think, but to respond to some things...

"feel alot older than I am" At 17, many/most do. I did. By 25 I could see it a lot differently though.

"could gaze into people souls" Um...well that's kind of an assumed thing.... "with my wide bright blue eyes"... a lot of babies do that.

"I feel I have a sense, a purpose on this planet" Many people do, and those that act on it the most often get involved in organizations, etc that help the world is some way, it's call philanthropy. If you are to be a philanthropist, than someday you will know what cause(es) are important to you, but at 17 it's not surprising that you don't know yet.

It's understandable if your own mother sees you as special and wants you to be, but it wouldn't be quite fair if she causes you to feel like you have to live up to some "magical" label that very likely isn't even real, especially when there is no solid info of what even qualifies as living up to it.

Answer 13

You are what you are but don't let other people put too many of their ideas,hopes and dreams on your young shoulders. Yes you may feel as if you are meant to be here for some purpose, that's part of you developing from a child to an adult.

Whether or not you have special physic abilities will come clear to you alone in time.

Answer 14

I believe me daughter is an indigo child the minute I read about them so many things clicked

She is definitely older and wiser than her years not just in intelligence but in spirit as well

I know what you mean about feeling you have a sense of purpose on this planet for she at the age of 8 feels this way already

No one explained to her what that concept meant either she just says so and I quite believe her

Answer 15

indigo children, like blue-ray, crystal and rainbow children have come here to help raise earth's vibration as it moves into a more spiritual age. the vibratonal changes on earth are needed for us humans to spiritually evolve and accomplish what our souls were meant to accomplish here on earth. indigo children tend to be more sensitive to the psychic world and have an attraction towards spirituality no matter how they were brought up. i honestly do think i am one. many mediums told me that i was one and i also started having these strange experiences during my early childhood. indigo children were born since the 1930's but there was a big wave of them born from the 1970's onwards. a study has shown that 90% of children born from the 1990's are indigo children.

honestly, you may start to notice that ppl are becoming more spiritual.. there is generally more spiritual awareness now than there ever was and it will continue to grow until we have finished what we were meant to accomplish here on earth.

these are my 3 most fav websites with the best info you can get..

http://www.namastecafe.com/evolution/ind...

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/cienci...

http://www.indigochildrennow.com/

p.s i am one.. i can talk to you and see if you are one.

edit.. to the girl in bikini below me. i am a hindu and an indian. i would now what the hindus say being one. yes.. all have the potential to have extra abilities.. but they have to meditate a lot. indigo kids and all are kids born to help raise earth's vibration.. earth is moving into a new age now. the new energy moved in december last yr... this is not mumbo jumbo..

look .. for those of you who dont believe.. there is a whole other world.. a wonderful one.. its the real world and you all are pushing it out.. honestly .. i feel so sorry for you.. you are throwing away your real life.. those of you who are gona call me crazy.. save it.. you dont wanna do that.

i soooo agree with miss k..we are going thru a transformation.. all of us.. we are entering a more spiritual phase.. just some more intune..

Answer 16

Indigo children is an especially silly new age concept.It's used by parents to explain or excuse their children's behavior.Some parents,not seeing the wonder in a normal child.Choose to convince themselves and the child they're"special".Even imagining they have super powers.It's pretty much the new age term for spoiled brat.

Answer 17

my husband is one.. his mom had loads of miscarriages... prayed to have him and then did...

was born in the sign of VIRGO...

here is a link to his music some of which is free...

http://markgordonbrown.fuzz.com

he refers to his indigoness on the CD "I was born an alien"

Answer 18

In my opinion, you come off like a martyr.

Like the weight of the world is on your shoulders.

It takes more than one voice to change things in the world.

And you're up against people that put more value on money, power, and manipulation.

Concentrate more on making your Private Idaho a better place.

Volunteer at retirement homes, animal shelters, and hospitals.

Kindness never hurt anyone.

Answer 19

Some People believe that our ancestors that they call The Ancients are going to be reborn into powerful families.  The thing is they hold all the old knowledge about how to live right with the earth. that we have forgotten since we started living in "civilizations" about 3000 years ago.

My grandparent said that these Ancients would be born into rich families that will be able to change the politics that are harming the Earth and they will have to even fight their families to do so, but they will succeed.

I hate to sound like some prophecy goon but if it helps people have some peace with all the bad "armegeddon" like stuff that they are trying to panic people with I say why not have a little faith.   We can all be more effective if we keep our kool frame of mind.

I was told they are probably starting to be born now in what is called the Seventh Generation so,

Indigo or Ancients, whatever you call these children I say, Welcome  Home!!!

Answer 20

Before we received our bodies we were spirits. We entered our bodies, and those spiritual qualities over time get out of shape from a lack of focus because we are trying to adapt to physical form, and  some people retain some aspects of this spiritual side despite becoming a physical being. We are all special some are more in touch with their spiritual aspects because everybody does not have the same ranking sort to speak we are all equal, yet some are more powerful according to their work. Just like intelligence we all have it, but in varying amounts in order to  carry out our life's work.  I don't believe in the labels like indigo children etc...I do believe we come from a powerful God, and we exhibit some of his traits because of this. God bless Jesus saves!!!

Answer 21

ndigo children refers to a New Age belief that some children, especially those born after the late 1970s, represent a higher state of human evolution. The term itself is a reference to the belief that such children have an indigo colored aura.[1] Beliefs concerning the exact nature of Indigo children vary, with some believing that they have paranormal abilities such as the ability to read minds, and others that they are distinguished from non-Indigo children merely by more conventional traits such as increased empathy and creativity.

Contents

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    * 1 Origins

    * 2 Characteristics and beliefs

    * 3 Criticism

    * 4 Education

    * 5 Media

    * 6 Commercialization

    * 7 In popular culture

    * 8 References

    * 9 Further Reading

    * 10 External links

[edit] Origins

The term Indigo children originates from the 1982 book "Understanding Your Life Through Color," by Nancy Ann Tappe. Tappe, a synesthete and psychic, claimed to possess the ability to perceive people's auras. She wrote that during the late 1970s she began noticing that many children were being born with "indigo" auras. Today, she estimates that 70 percent of children age 15 to 25 and 97 percent of children under ten are "Indigo."[1][2]

The idea of Indigo children was later popularized by the 1998 book The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived, written by the husband-and-wife team of Lee Carroll and Jan Tober.[3] According to Carroll he learned about the concept of indigo children while channeling a being known as Kryon, Master angelic energy. Tober has said that she and Carroll do not talk much about Kryon in interviews because they see this as being a potential barrier to them reaching out to mainstream audiences that exist outside of the New Age movement.[4]

[edit] Characteristics and beliefs

According to New Age beliefs Indigo children are highly sensitive with a clear sense of self-definition and a strong feeling that they need to make a significant difference in the world. They are empathic and can easily detect or are in tune with the thoughts of others, and are naturally drawn to matters concerning mysteries, spirituality, the paranormal and the occult, while opposing unquestioned authority and contradictory to convention. They are also said to feel a strong sense of entitlement. Some beliefs hold that they are often labeled with the psychiatric diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and also Autism, and that they become unsociable when not around other Indigo Children. They are also believed to be prone to depression and sleep disorders such as insomnia and persistent nightmares.[5][6][7][8][9]

[edit] Criticism

According to psychiatric expert Russell Barkley, the New Age movement has yet to produce empirical evidence of the existence of Indigo children and the 17 traits most commonly attributed to them were so vague they could describe "most of the people most of the time" and put him in mind of the Forer effect. Barkley also expressed concern that labeling a disruptive child an "indigo" may delay proper diagnosis and treatment that may help the child.[10][11] Others have advised that many of the traits of indigo children could be more prosaically interpreted as simple arrogance and selfish individualism, which parents with New Age beliefs see as being something that they are not.[12]

It has also been hypothesized that rather than being a new step in human evolution, the Indigo phenomena may be the reaction of children watching television shows with an emphasis on magic and New Age-compatible language. An example of this was illustrated in a Dallas Observer article discussing indigo children, a reporter recorded the following interaction between a man who worked with indigo children, and a purported indigo child:

    "Are you an indigo?" he asked Dusk. The boy looked at him shyly and nodded. "I'm an avatar," Dusk said. "I can recognize the four elements of earth, wind, water and fire. The next avatar won't come for 100 years." The man seemed impressed.[11]

Readers of the Dallas Observer later wrote in to inform the newspaper that the child's response appeared to be taken from the storyline of Avatar: The Last Airbender; a children's cartoon showing on Nickelodeon at the time of the interview. The editor of the Dallas Observer later admitted they were not aware of the possible connection until readers brought it to their attention.[13]

[edit] Education

Although the mainstream teaching profession does not recognize New Age beliefs about the existence of Indigo children some alternative education groups have set up programs based around the concept.[3][14]

[edit] Media

    * Indigo Magazine International

    * Children of the New Earth Magazine

    * Star Child Website

[edit] Commercialization

According to Lorie Anderson of Skepticreport.com, belief in Indigo children has significant commercial value due to sales of book, video, and one-on-one counseling session for children, as well as in donations and speaking engagements.[15]

[edit] In popular culture

    * The film Indigo is about the relationship between a man and his indigo child[16]

    * The computer game Fahrenheit, known as Indigo Prophecy in North America, features an indigo child prophet

    * The CSI episode The Unusual Suspect features a character described as possessing the traits of an indigo child

    * The band Puscifer's album 'V is for v****a' contains the song 'Indigo Children'

Answer 22

I'd love to chat with you sometime if you'd like to email me. First Aanya, now you, I'm finding a whole bunch of my siblings! Seriously, though, I'd love to answer any of your questions. And if you're really unsure if you're one of us, the first thing you should do is find out what colour aura you have. There are several online aura screenings, or if you have the cash, you may be able to find a psychic who's not a con.

And to all the people above who are simply trying to pass us off as mentally disfunctional kids with hippie parents, I must speak my story. I'm an "alternative christian", I have no history of mental illness, I'm becoming quite good at reading minds and in some cases controling people's thoughts, I discovered all this on my own, as my parents don't seem to have time for me when they're taking on my brothers. In any case, if you still want to categorize us all in a steryotype of mental disfunction and childishness, then I can do nothing but forgive you. For everything is love, and that's our message.

I'll add you to my contacts, and you can drop me a line sometime. Okay?