Indigo Children: Next Step In Human Evolution?

Does that mean it is a claim that won't stand up to a scientific test? The doctor was (is?) a psychiatrist etc, and the study was cited as a possible pre-curser to this subject (indigo kids) - so I feel that my points were fair. Further, if the idea that the indigo kids represent an evolutionary leap, then science must certainly be invoked e.g. biology, evolution theoriests (and evolutionary psychology). If, however, you are asking me to go along with the 'whacky, oggie boogie' spirit of the stance, then fair enough. I believe I must say something like " It is interesting because it is interesting and represents a cultural sub-genre".
 
My point is simply that it's probably not a particularly reliable source, nor is it one that's likely to write about studies using all the rules of research/psychological experiments and I'd be surprised if they took anything that you were talking about there into consideration when writing that article.
 
Apologies. I wasn't being silly, just trying to point out a few defects. I always get worried when I hear anything that suggests that one group is better than another (not that this can't happen; just how it is phrased and what people draw as conclusions). For example, a group of professional football players are going to be way better than me (and my friends who don't ever play football). I agree that the tests were probably not well designed, nor the current subject of indigo kids well researched. Ach...look at me getting all sciencey. Apologies once more.
 
, the doctor decided to investigate the level of intelligence among school children, and undertook to test 5,000 children all over England with the assistance of the British Medical Research Council, the physicists at Harwell, and a number of University professors.
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A study that big should leave some sort of trace, but I can't find anything other than what's repeated on New Age sites.
Anyone else?
 
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Super kids: Indigo kids debate


Updated: 12/5/2006 5:55:00 AM
By: Ivanhoe Newswire


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Little Kai looks and talks like any other 3-year-old.

"I like to play chicken games and another game about tigers," he said. But his mother, Lon Bloomfield, says he has supernatural gifts ... and remembers past lives.

"Maybe about a year ago, he told me, 'Remember Mom, when I was your dad?'" Lon said.

Do you know a child like this?

Smart, intuitive, sensitive, strong-willed, and full of energy, they're often called "Indigo children" -- a popular label for kids who are especially gifted. Many psychologists and parents believe these children have psychic powers and are more evolved.

Shannon Parsons says her four kids are also Indigos. "They're always talking about when they were in heaven and what they knew and who they knew," she said.

Her 7-year-old son Chandler frequently talks to an imaginary friend he says he met in heaven ... "We talk about everything in the world," Chandler added, "[like] what he did on his vacation."

Parapsychologist Nancy Ann Tappe was the first to describe these children more than 20 years ago. She says they're called Indigo because of the dark blue aura that surrounds them. And she believes Indigos are more evolved than past generations.

"They're straight-talkers," Tappe, formerly of San Diego State University and currently represented by Spelling Publishers, explained. "They don't want to be talked down to. They'll catch you at three if you do."

She says you can recognize Indigo children by their large, clear eyes. Other Indigo traits:

  • • High IQs
    • Self-confidence
    • Resistance to authority

Tappe continued, "These children demand to be individualistic. It's not a request." She says scientists know humans and animals can evolve over time, but Indigo children are evolving at an unusually fast pace -- what she calls "quantum evolution."

But psychologist Russell Barkley, Ph.D., of Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, says Indigo is just a cover-up for behavior problems like ADHD or bipolar disorder. He said, "It is possible that some parents who have children with psychiatric problems would like them to have a label that is more socially acceptable, more uplifting and positive."

Dr. Barkley says there's no scientific evidence to support Indigos. "These kinds of nonsensical and lunatic fringe ideas literally do prey on the desperation of other people," he said. "And in that sense, I find them morally reprehensible."

But many parents do believe their kids have special gifts. Integral Elementary School/Rainbow Kids Integral Preschool in La Jolla, California -- one of a few emerging schools designed specifically for Indigo children -- has more than 100 attendees.

"They need more stimulation because they're two steps ahead of where we are," Integral Co-Founder Carla Gerstein, said.

Shannon and Lon's children all attend the school. They say their children need to be treated differently.

"[Kai] does not do well if I order him around," Lon said. "So, I've gotten in the habit of talking to him almost like an adult."

They say raising an Indigo is a challenge, but it's one they're prepared to take on -- even if others aren't convinced. "You can be a skeptic all you want, but they're here," Shannon added. "They're here. They're now, and it doesn't matter what you call them. They're different and everybody knows it!"

Special gifts or special problems? That's for you to decide.

If you would like more information, please contact:

Nancy Ann Tappe
Starling Publishers
P.O. Box 278
Carlsbad, CA 92008
[email protected]

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BACKGROUND: They're called Indigo kids. Many believe they are here to show us the way. Indigo children have high IQs, high self-confidence, and resist authority. They often have trouble in school and display disruptive tendencies. The term "Indigo" has become a popular label for these children. In fact, there are now schools designed specifically for Indigo kids because many believe they learn differently.

Nancy Ann Tappe, a parapsychologist in Carlsbad, Calif., says the kids also have psychic powers and are more evolved than past generations. She says: "I call it quantum evolution, where we have done generation after generation, and they all have moved so slowly. But now, we've got these children who are doing a high-tech number. They're moving at a much faster pace than we do."

She says they're called Indigos because of the dark blue aura that she sees around them. "They're more into having things move fast, quick. They're straight talkers. They don't want to be talked down to," she says. Tappe says as small children, you can recognize Indigos by their unusually large, clear eyes.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF INDIGOS: Tappe says there are four distinct types of Indigos. These are:

  • • The Indigo Conceptual: These are project people. Their task is to introduce new concepts in technology, design and mechanical processes. They are more likely to become engineers, architects, project planners and computer programmers. Tappe says they are the ones who will love the military.

    • The Indigo Humanist: These comprise the largest group of Indigos. They are people-persons who can talk to anyone about anything. As teens and young adults, their peer group is their life. In relationships, they are very sensitive and cannot tolerate being betrayed. Tappe says they have to act out their emotions, and they are excellent communicators.

    • The Indigo Interplanetarian: These Indigos are interested in introducing new philosophies and religions. They are curious about everything.

    • The Indigo Artist: As children, these types of Indigos often try a dozen or more activities until they settle into one art form. In relationships, they try to get along with everyone, and they love being dramatic. They are picky and usually do not like choices that others make.

IT'S A COVER UP! Many doctors do not accept the new-age belief about Indigos. They say the label is just a cover-up for real behavior problems like ADHD or bipolar disorder. Russell Barkley, Ph.D., a psychologist from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, says: "There is no scientific evidence for the idea of Indigo children. In fact, it's utter nonsense from a scientific standpoint." He says the label may appeal to some parents because it's more positive and socially acceptable than a behavioral disorder. "There is nothing useful about this concept," Barkley says. "In fact, it's simply an effort to defraud the public, I believe, by making these kinds of spiritualist claims. It simply can't be validated."
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www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_sto ... rID=130979

There is also a video there covering a debate. I haven't the energy to check it out yet.
 
Its so rubbish. If I read that I have to say that I was and indigo child and I still feel different from others, problem is I was born in 1967.
So do I not count?
I had a ghostly playmate [who I think was real but it's in another thread], I used to get angry about unjust things [like not being allowed to step on the lawn] even though I was only 2 1/2. I had common sense as a child and didn't like being talked down to. I was frequently told that my eyes where shiny and special as a child. Now I am a scientist and can talk to anybody about anything. My IQ is 126 [ok, slightly lower than those geniuses but hey...] and I resent authority. Does that make me an indigo brat?
No and neither are they special.

Also I am not the only one, there are many like this on this forum and elsewhere, who are not recently born. I believe people like that have always existed the only difference is that there is now a word for them. As for those disruptive little things whose parents think they are the new race...give em a slap I say!
 
The Indigo Conceptual: These are project people. Their task is to introduce new concepts in technology, design and mechanical processes. They are more likely to become engineers, architects, project planners and computer programmers. Tappe says they are the ones who will love the military.
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Hang on, if they hate authority they are really not going to like being in the military. Oh why am I bothering.. :roll:
 
"Quantum evolution" - what the devil is that supposed to mean? Really really small evolution? I wish new agers would give up the idea that sticking the word "quantum" in front of anything makes it sound scientific.
 
graylien said:
"Quantum evolution" - what the devil is that supposed to mean? Really really small evolution? I wish new agers would give up the idea that sticking the word "quantum" in front of anything makes it sound scientific.
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It always just makes them sound really stupid as they always mean completely the opposite of quantum.

She says scientists know humans and animals can evolve over time, but Indigo children are evolving at an unusually fast pace -- what she calls "quantum evolution."
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Duurrrrrr.
 
graylien said:
"Quantum evolution" - what the devil is that supposed to mean? Really really small evolution? I wish new agers would give up the idea that sticking the word "quantum" in front of anything makes it sound scientific.
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It's because none of them have any idea what they are talking about, for some reason the popular perception of the word Quantum is large rather than small.
 
zoltan_g said:
It's because none of them have any idea what they are talking about, for some reason the popular perception of the word Quantum is large rather than small.
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It stems from the phrase 'quantum leap' or quantum jump' from one energy level to another in an atom - there are no in-between energies possible, so the 'jump' does seem quite dramatic, in atomic terms.

But it's true that these energy levels are (usually) really tiny compared to the everyday energies we are used to. However, when first discovered, the quantum leaps were very surprising - no-one had thought nature would work in such a way - so the expression escaped from its original scientific context to become a sort of metaphor in everyday language for a bold and innovative change in all sorts of other things.

Quite poetic really!
 
Mmmn, i just found out that one of the friends i dumped recently (when she decided it was a good idea to date a coke dealer) had ideas about being an indigo child.

There's a group for them on devient art:

Whats an indigo child?

Indigo Children are the current generation being born today. They are different. They have very unique characteristics that set them apart from previous generations of children. The name itself indicates the Life Color they carry in their auras and is indicative of the Third Eye Chakra, which represents intuition and psychic ability. 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.
About 85% or higher of children born in '92 or later are Indigo Children! Does this mean you aren't one if you were born prior to 1992? No! There are reports that they started coming in the 80s, but that means coming in larger numbers.So can you be a 24 yr old Indigo or a 50 year old one? Yes!
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i don't really know the groups on devient art, but if they're anything like some of the ones on livejournal *shudders* well, the main thing you'll find there is more flakes than a confectionary counter...
 
Like Dingo says, there have always been people like this about.
It's just that a few new-agey, indulgent parents have got so obsessed with their little darlings that they'll let them get away with blue murder. Or should that be indigo murder?
Kids today aren't any more talented, clever or psychic than kids before them, and there is certainly no evidence to support this idea.
 
In-dey-go!

Indigo kids as special? Personally I go with the spoiled brat hypothesis in most of these cases as I see nothing to suggest that they are any better than any other kids but I do believe that Aspergers Syndrome (Bill Gates, Temple Grandin and others) do have a creative gift for the world and can prove it in physical improvements and improvisations, unlike most of these kids.

As for them talking of remembering past lives - this is not a new phenomena but quite an old one, most kids losing this faculty as they get caught up in the school system.
 
just a note: recently my dad met smeone in his line of work, who told him that his children were 'crystal children'. 'Crystal children' are apparently the next step in evolution, after the indigos!
 
Oh, I saw something about that on tv. It was a program on psychic children, and this "crystal child" could supposedly communicate with the dead....just like her mom! :roll:
 
the whole oneupmanship to it sucks... some people just have to be special and different... and in their eyes, more than you are... :(
 
Seriously though, would you want your child talking to dead people?

(at least its not fairies...)
 
Xanatic* said:
When will those now grown up indigo children come and save us all?
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I was just thinking along those lines - if Indigo Children were/are a real 'thing' then now there should be many super-intelligent, hyper-creative 30-40 year olds who are leading the world and teaching/working for the betterment and collective good of all the planet.

If, however, they were just spoiled-AF snotty kids with dysfunctional woo-woo parents brought up to feel entitled then.... hmmmm.... Influencers? Instagram 'celebrities'? Younger Q-Anon types? Terrifying Tech Bros?

We now have 2+ decades of hindsight on this 'phenomenon' and the evidence so far, I feel, tells us it's not real and never was.
 
AnonyJ said:
I was just thinking along those lines - if Indigo Children were/are a real 'thing' then now there should be many super-intelligent, hyper-creative 30-40 year olds who are leading the world and teaching/working for the betterment and collective good of all the planet.

If, however, they were just spoiled-AF snotty kids with dysfunctional woo-woo parents brought up to feel entitled then.... hmmmm.... Influencers? Instagram 'celebrities'? Younger Q-Anon types? Terrifying Tech Bros?

We now have 2+ decades of hindsight on this 'phenomenon' and the evidence so far, I feel, tells us it's not real and never was.
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I think you hit the nail on the head.
 
My eldest daughter, whom a lot of people tried to diagnose as an 'Indigo Child' when she was around six or seven (I had a lot of New Wave friends back then) because she quite 'different' (deep thinking, very intelligent, 'alternative') has been diagnosed with ADHD and autism subsequently. She is in her mid thirties. I wonder if a lot of the Indigo Child thing was caused by people meeting people who were 'different' but in ways they didn't understand.
 
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