Indigo children.
I had never heard this term until I stumbled across an obscure and wildly popular article on Whisper titled True Life: I am An Indigo Child.
I’m sorry… you’re a what now?
But yes, the article told me. This is quite a new term for “children who are believed to possess special, unusual, and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities”, formerly known as ‘Crystal Children’.
So, are they legit? (Look, they’re almost definitely not, but there’s no harm in a little internet deep diving, now is there?)
Writing on Reddit, user glittersocks explained: “I can’t help be attracted to the idea that I may be one. I’m skeptical but the idea of it is intriguing.”
So, what exactly is life like when you have ‘supernatural abilities’? Pretty difficult, glittersocks says.
“I’ve always felt like I never belong anywhere. I remember as a child I was in my kitchen one night with my mum who was cooking. I looked up into the night sky and I asked my mum ‘can we go home?’ It was the strangest thing. Even now I’m older and home is my heaven on earth, but when I stare into darkness I can’t help but wonder if I’ll ever find a place I belong.”
The anonymous commenter has also blamed their mind for being a misfit their entire life.
“I always thought I was born in the wrong time period – like I was born too early,” they wrote. “My mind holds the greatest emphasis on peace and on understanding that I just can’t help but feel that the world isn’t ready for someone like me just yet.”
Mainer345 kept their account of Indigo life nice and brief, writing: “As a kid I remember getting out of my crib and hanging out with beings of different colours. At night.”
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Of course, not everyone who grew up being told they are “Indigo children” bought into it.
“My neighbour tried to tell me that her child (and mine) were ‘Indigo Children’,” ZLMom wrote. “Not just ADHD, but super special beings. I cringed inwardly, accepted her little booklet, and moved on with my life.”
“People around me insisted I was psychic growing up. I’m not. Seriously,” wrote another Redditor.
“There were hundreds of coincidences that could be explained away, like the sex of my sister when she was born. The doctor said she was a boy, but I was a stubborn kid, so I was adamant.”
Not all of his spooky childhood moments can be explained, though. And there’s a lot that he has to put down to having a strong intuition.
“The only odd times that I can’t explain very well had to do with illnesses. I used to suddenly flip sh*t and make my mum call people,” he wrote.
“I knew my grandma had breast cancer, and made my mum call her the day before she knew herself.
“I also knew the second my great grandpa died, looked up from drawing, said ‘grandpa died’ and started crying. My mum called him to put my mind at ease. My aunt answered. He had an aneurysm. He wasn’t even sick prior.”
Looking back, he thinks people often confuse psychic abilities with something incredibly simple and arguably equally as powerful.
"As far as [great grandpa] dying, I think sometimes you just know when a loved one is gone. That's not psychic, that's just love.
"I just have amazing timing, but it's not just with this stuff, it's almost every aspect of my life. I'm always at the right place at the right time, even if I have no reason to be. Some people just have good timing, and pick up on subtle things even if they themselves aren't aware they're picking up on it. That doesn't make you psychic."
Where do you land on "Indigo children"? Are they legit or something fit for a fairytale?
Top Comments
Everyone wants to be special, don't they.........There are no indigo children. There are just smart, intuitive people.
When my daughter was about 2, a woman from India approached her and gave her a little stuffed toy. Because her own children were with her, I felt awkward when she said, 'I don't know what it is, but your child's special'. She just kept repeating she didn't know how she knew...she just did.
Fast forward 14 years and I realize my daughter is special. She is highly intelligent but also has amazing common sense. She is highly emotionally intelligent. Sometimes she says things that one would only expect from a much more mature and educated person. Perhaps it's the ease of finding information and education on the internet. Perhaps it's because she never had the conventional interest in Barbies or dolls even. She's not vain or selfish. I don't think she's ever said a negative thing to me a day in her life. She seems to possess a sort of 'universal knowledge', for lack of a better term.
I became aware of the concept of Indigo Children over a decade ago, and immediately believed that she was one. My doctor, whom I mentioned the idea to, didn't know what an Indigo Child was, but she didn't argue once I explained.
My question is: is there a bigger purpose for them on this earth? Can they change the world or are we just being biased parents?
lol to your last paragraph!
I'd go with the latter.
of course the doctor didn't argue because who would, with a very determined parent in the grip of an idea that somehow their snowflake was the most super-special, with her own category of specialness?''
Silence isn't compliance. How very deep. Maybe I too am Indigo!!
I would like more context with the stuffed toy incident...where were they? I thought at first it occurred in India and sounds like it's a tourist scam thing. That would be funny! When our kids are bright, good natured, intelligent, sporty or good looking we all tend to think they are the cream of the crop. I know I can be 'biased' with mine at times but I rarely let it be known (outside of family) how ace I think they are...just get chuffed when people give them compliments! And I appreciate different things in different kids too! This Indigo Crystal child thing is bullshit. It was all the rage when my first was about two and the amount of hippies that told me he was one was ridiculous. At fourteen, he farts in his hand and smells it, won't have a shower and is addicted to Fortnite.....