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Labels Labels: I know we all agree that labels are a pain. They define people who are in and people who are out. This is divisive and supports separation. So in that sense, it is best to avoid them. However, they do serve a purpose in helping us to communicate with each other. One of the first things we do with our children is teach them labels. This is a spoon. I am your mother. This is your school. Words or labels help us to communicate. They are stepping stones to higher order thinking. Since these new children are being born in larger and larger numbers lately (since about the 1980's), and since they carry a different energy that requires different parenting and educating, it seems important to define their characteristics for ourselves, themselves, and everyone else. So, we are going to use labels or definitions so we'll know we are talking about the same thing. Indigos’ Mission The authors of many of the Indigo books say that the Indigos' purpose is becoming clearer, and more urgent. Older Indigos tell me that a large number of the Indigos are waking up now to their purpose. Many are awakening in their twenties, as though they were cicadas growing and sleeping underground for years. They say their purpose includes waking us up to a full awareness of what we are doing to our planet and to each other. They are to hold up a mirror to help us see clearly ourselves and our actions and their effects. Basically, they are strong change agents. Some also say they are here to help us to raise the vibratory frequency of everyone on Earth and the Earth herself, and that they are to hold a space to give all of us a leg up on attaining the next higher vibrational level if we chose to do so. The following quote was said by Nancy Ann Tappe, in her interview in The Indigo Children by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober: At about age 26, 27, you're going to see a big switch in the Indigo Children. The switch is going to be that their purpose will be here. The older ones will get really solid in what they're doing, and the younger ones will come in with a clearance on what they're going to do in life. ( Tappe was the first person to publish on the phenomenon of the Indigo children, in her 1982 book Understanding your life thru color: Metaphysical concepts in color and aura,) Meg Blackburn Losey describes the purpose of these children in her book, The Children of Now, this way: The Children of Now bring possibilities of remarkable evolutionary change to our world. They have a mission and an immense purpose, and they need our help. Their giftedness brings enlightenment to us, and their wisdom offers reminders of times and worlds we have forgotten. They are not only on a mission to teach us about greater reality from within their innocence and their clarity of truth; they are also the future of our world. In fact, if we pay attention to the Children of Now, the future of humanity can change direction from the destructive way it is currently in to a much enhanced, much more positive reality - one that is more globally oriented and offers the highest benefit for everyone. Perhaps there is no more obvious time of great need in our recorded history. Our experiencing so many Earth changes on a very grand scale since the turn of the Millennium must be telling us something . Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, makes an excellent case for immediate changes in the way we utilize energy resources. We are seeing the Earth changes that have been predicted for decades. Tsunamis killing hundreds of thousands of people, hurricanes changing the coast line of the United States and taking the homes of thousands of people in Indonesia, killing wars taking the lives of thousands and maiming tens of thousands soldiers and civilians, airplanes flown intentionally into buildings killing thousands, committed people tying bombs to their bodies and blowing themselves up and taking hundreds of people with them, God-fearing religious leaders encouraging their people to murder. We have surely hit bottom! Something has got to change. It seems that the Indigos are here to assist us with making these changes. An Indigo young woman told me that somehow, eons ago, we got way off track as humans. She told me that we humans made a collective choice to get off track back then, and that the Indigos are here to remind us that we can make a different collective choice now to embody love --- and that we must do this now.back to top Indigos’ Characteristics The Indigos started coming here long ago, but only very sporadically. Think of historical or current people who are creative, independent, keep their own counsel, gifted, and swim against the tide. Examples may include Leonardo DaVinci, Ben Franklin, the Wright brothers, the 41 singers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Walt Disney, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and George Lucas. However, in Jan Tober's interview with Nancy Ann Tappe in The Indigo Children, Jan asked, "And the people who feel they're Indigos - do they have the same traits as Indigos or not?" Tappe answered, "They have the same consciousness as the Indigo. ... They will have some of the similar traits, but more important, the Indigos have their own traits." Tober also ask Tappe, "Many who are in their 40s and 50s feel that they meet all the Indigo criteria. Could it be that they are forerunners to the Indigos?" Tappe answers, "These people are violet." Tappe distinguishes people by their auras, though she also tells us, "It's not the hue or shade; it's the matrix within it." (page 127-129)Most people agree that the Indigos started coming in greatly increasing numbers in about the 1980's. In The Indigo Children. by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober, the authors quote (page 10) Nancy Ann Tappe as saying, "My statement is that 90 percent of the children under ten are Indigos." This book was published in 1990, which means that Tappe would say that in 2007, 90% of the young adults in their twenties are Indigo. In The Indigo Children The following characteristics listed here have been gathered from published material and from talking with Indigos and others who have knowledge of them and their mission. Clearly, not all Indigos have the same characteristics. I list these characteristics as though they were absolute. They are not. As one adult Indigo told me, "Absolutes are good for learning, but bad for living." If you or your child have many of these characteristics, though, it is likely that you are, or he or she is Indigo.
Not Demi-gods: All of us are special in our own ways. Indigos tell me that they are not demi-gods. Some have psychic abilities, but not all of them do. They do not all have a special talent or gift, such as music, art, singing, etc. They are not here to use some special power to save the world by themselves. They are humans and are here to do what everyone is here to do. They do come here with a purpose, though. Appearance: Some people can identify Indigos by recognizing their wise demeanor. Even as infants, they look at you through wise old, mischievous eyes. Those who can see auras will recognize their indigo colored aura. They come in all sizes and shapes. Systems Busters / See Whole Systems: One of the ways the Indigos are going about achieving their purpose is challenging the status quo. They question the systems they encounter. Many of them see whole systems and think in whole systems from an early age. They are here to help us to become more aware of the systems that we take for granted. They start with their parenting systems, their family systems, their playmate systems, and then move on to their educational systems. They have warrior energy. Truth Seekers and Educational Systems Busters: Because they see no purpose in learning some of the things our school systems try to teach them, or they see untruth in what they are supposed to learn, they question it and so bring it to our awareness. Because few adults listen to them when they do this, many Indigos drop out of school. Here's an astounding statistic: A Time magazine special report (April 17, 2006) stated that 30% of America's high school students will leave without graduating. Some Indigos do poorly, or do just enough to get by and get their degrees. Some also get into it and excel in school if they have a wise, creative, flexible teacher who takes an interest in them. High Intelligence: Many Indigos are classified as having superior intelligence. Their abstract thinking is often obvious at a young age. Many are able to read at a very early age. Learning Styles / High Intelligence / Easily Bored: Because many Indigos have superior intelligence, are easily distracted and bored, and can do many tasks at once, they do not learn best in the traditional ways that schools teach. Many Indigos learn best through project-based learning and learning that uses all their senses. They do well in smaller classes and with one-on-one help from their teachers. Some teachers are able to respond to their needs by giving them special projects. (One Indigo told me that her wise teacher had her working on a special individual project to research AIDS when she was in the first grade!) Strong Sense of Self / Willpower / Royalty / Independent: Because they are strongly independent, critical and sometimes outspoken, they are described as "systems busters." They are not easily influenced. Often they are angry. They know their own minds and keep their own counsel. Some seem to act like royalty - entitled to be here and listened to. (Doreen Virtue in her book, "The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children, describes an Indigo as independent and proud, even if he constantly asks for money.) And they get their feathers ruffled when they aren't listened to. Some Indigos feel similar to the Greek's Cassandra, who had a curse on her that enabled her to be able to prophecy clearly what was going to happen, but could not get anyone to listen to her. Difficulty with Rigid Authority / Truth Seekers: Indigos have a very difficult time responding obediently to authority figures who expect them to do things because I said so. They need to be told the reasons why they are being asked to do something, and to understand the logic. They definitely do not respond to guilt trips and other manipulative devices. They can tell very quickly when someone is lying to them, and anyone who does lie to them quickly loses all their respect. They are truth seekers; sometimes they are direct and honest to a fault. Queuing is Torture: Many Indigos have a very difficult time waiting in line for anything. back to top Intuitive: Some Indigos are highly intuitive and some are psychic. Not all are, though. And some do not access their deep intuition until they grow up. High or Low Emotionality: Indigos can display emotionality in polar opposite ways. Some Indigos display empathic sensitivity and compassion. Other Indigos appear very cold and even callous. They may either cry at every movie or at no movie. Gifted and Talented: Some Indigos are classified as gifted and talented by our school systems - but not all of them are recognized this way. Often, they have a special talent, such as music, writing, art - but not all of them do. If they have a special talent, they often discover this talent at a very early age. Other times, this talent is not recognized until they are older. Distractible / Hyperactive / Somewhat Depressed / Sleep Problems: Some Indigos display high distractibility and are very active. Some have difficulty sleeping, disturbed sleep, or nightmares. Some Indigos experience symptoms of depression and some have suicidal thoughts (perhaps in order to escape from a world that does not accept who they are or listen to them.) Mislabeled ADD, ADHD, Bi-polar: Because of their high activity and distractibility, many are misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or bi-polar disorder. Some are treated for these disorders and given dangerous Class II substances like Adderal and Ritalin, which create havoc with their minds and spirits. Escapism: When they are not listened to as children and youth, Indigos’ natural response is rebellion. Some drop out of school. Some of those who have not developed spiritual means of coping, such as meditation and yoga, turn to drugs to rebel and escape reality. (It's no secret that drug use is climbing alarmingly in our society.) Marijuana is popular as an escape because of its meditative effects. Some use LSD. Other Indigos spend a lot of time alone in their rooms. Some are fortunate because they hook up with other Indigos and form a support group with each other - to the exclusion of other people. Indigos also tend to turn to alcohol to escape. And some use heavier drugs. Unfortunately, some even escape by committing suicide. Fortunately, when Indigos awaken to their purpose and who they are as they get older, and when they find their tribe, they don't need these forms of escape any longer. Some may continue to use drugs, but not as an escape, but for the meditative effects. Sense of Being Protected: Many Indigos tell me life stories that include living under a kind of protection. They can screw up like other kids but seem frequently to avoid serious consequences or being caught. Or they are caught and get off with a light amount of consequences. The police raid a party they are attending, and the Indigo had left five minutes earlier....that kind of thing. The characteristics of these four types of Indigos are from Lee Carroll's and Jan Tober's book, The Indigo Chidren: The New Kids Have Arrived. Carroll and Tober credit Nancy Ann Tappe with being the first person to publish a description of the phenomenon of Indigos, which she did in her 1986 book, Understanding your life thru color: Metaphysical concepts in color and aura. These descriptions are from Jan Tober's interview with Nancy Ann Tappe, as published on pages 10-12 ofThe Indigo Chidren: The New Kids Have Arrived. I find these descriptions very helpful in determining whether a person is indeed Indigo, and they will assist parents to determine how best to support the development of their Indigo. 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