What Is An Indigo Child?

An Indigo child is a child with special gifts or abilities. According to Nancy Ann Tappe, a pyschic that reads auras and wrote Understanding Your Life Through Color:

"Usually each universal age is accompanied by a preponderance of people with that life 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,

"The Indigo phenomenon has been recognized as one of the most exciting changes in human nature ever documented in society. The Indigo label describes the energy pattern of human behavior which exists in over 95% 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."

Actually, the phenomenon of Indigo Children was predicted by the famed psychic Edgar Cayce before he died in 1945. For more about Edgar Cayce, read this: Who Was Edgar Cayce? Be sure to read the second page which goes into more detail about his fascinating life.

According to the Indigo Children website, here are the characteristics of Indigo children:As a summary, here are the ten attributes that best describe this new kind of child, the Indigo Child (named by those who predicted it).

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 you know what they need.

Indigo Children are typically labelled as ADD or ADHD because the behavior patterns that many of them exhibit are similar to those of children with those conditions. I wouldn't assume that if you have a child with ADD tendencies, that they must also be an Indigo child.

If you are interested in exploring the subject further, there are many resources on the internet. In fact, much of my exploration started at the skeptic's site: Skeptic's Dictionary