Indigo Children?

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Indigo Children?
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Sat, 07-15-2006 - 4:00pm

I'm currently reading The Indigo Children, by Lee Carroll & Jan Tober, and was wondering if any of you have heard of the Indigo/crystal children...

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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 4:22pm

*Indigo child
The term "Indigo Child" comes from psychic and synesthete Nancy Ann Tappe, who classified people's personalities according to the hue of their auras.*

I don't have any experience with it, other than my mother and her "new thought" church once sponsored a movie about these "indigo children". I am...ahem...just a tad skeptical.
Apparently they are "old souls" who have come back to save the world or some such hogwash.

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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 5:30pm
ooh - tell us how you really feel! LOL Seriously, I don't know much about this particular topic, but I'm interested in a lot of stuff like that, and I definitely don't consider it hogwash. Maybe I'll have to read the book myself, - then I can discuss it intelligently (or at least semi-intelligently!) ;-)
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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 5:45pm

I have not heard this term so I looked on the internet to see what I could see.

I found this (among other things):

Carroll and Tober identify ten attributes that describe the Indigo Child:

They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it).

They have a feeling of "deserving to be here," and are surprised when others don't share that.

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 get frustrated with systems that are ritually oriented and don't require creative thought.

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 it be known what they need.

I don't know about anyone else, but that sounds like *most* of the teens I know! (I realize they are probably speaking about little kids, but I know alot of 2 year olds that act the same way.) LOL

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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 6:08pm

Yes, I read that also and I was thinking the same thing: how is this any different from most teens and/or 2 year olds? I think it's just another attempt at "labeling".

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Tue, 07-18-2006 - 10:01am
ROFL - I"ve never heard the term 'indigo child' but I'm with you and mom_dragonfly - sounds like
Pam
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Tue, 07-18-2006 - 12:46pm
Hogwash is right. It is the "ME" generation having kids!
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Tue, 07-18-2006 - 12:47pm
Sounds like a bunch of spoiled brats.
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Tue, 07-18-2006 - 12:49pm

I've never heard of 'Indigo Children' before, but OMG! someone very close to me carries some of these characteristics and personality traits ...

I've always felt it was just arrogance ... and unwarranted arrogance at that.




Edited 7/18/2006 12:50 pm ET by hydrangea_blue

 

 

 

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Tue, 07-18-2006 - 1:44pm

Exactly my point. We used to call it "spoiled" or "arrogant" "selfish", but now a new label arrives and we can easily write off all that behavior to them being "indigo children". LOL. The author is laughing all the way to the bank...