# Indigo children... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 14, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998 "2012-12-14T03:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/21 "2012-12-14T13:29:35Z")
_These are not bad men These are not bad girls They just stray by In their own little world_ “Indigo Friends” - Reverend Horton Heat ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/22 "2012-12-14T14:45:24Z")
Indigo is passe! [Crystal Children,](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Indigo_child#Crystal_children) dude, that’s where it is now! Their auras are crystal-colored! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/23 "2012-12-14T14:47:40Z")
It’s actually caused by poor blood circulation. Could be a heart condition. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/24 "2012-12-14T15:04:17Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Did somebody mention fads from 10 years ago? Party on, Wayne and Garth! That one was 10 years ago 10 years ago. Wayne’s World is 20 years old now and came out when I was a baby. _gets off your lawn_ ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/25 "2012-12-14T15:28:09Z")
Maybe my Boston Terrier is an Indigo Child. I’ll have to look into this. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/26 "2012-12-14T15:37:43Z")
> [@pullin](#): > > Apparently, I have an Indigo Chihuahua. HAhahahah, /thread I died ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/27 "2012-12-14T15:45:12Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The “indigo child” thing is kind of ten years ago, guys. Try 30 years ago. (Holy shit! 1982 was THIRTY years ago!!!) [Understanding Your Life Through Color: Nancy Ann Tappe: 9780982270585: Amazon.com: Books](http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Your-Life-Through-Color/dp/0982270585) My mom had that first book. Thought it was a crock of shit, but she collected crock of shit self help books for the laughs. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/28 "2012-12-14T15:51:39Z")
**…won’t you come out tonight? come out tonight? come out tonight?** We had a thread about this ten years ago: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146578&highlight=Indigo+Children](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146578&highlight=Indigo+Children) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/29 "2012-12-14T16:04:31Z")
Sure they may seem spoiled, but I suspect that the less they seek their source for some definitive, the closer they’ll be to fine. ---
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/30 "2012-12-14T16:15:09Z")
Yeah, I’ve known a few people who were into the whole Star Children thing. Even for those who believe in it, Indigo Children supposedly aren’t being born anymore and ought to be all grown up by now. So any parent who claims to have an Indigo Child now, isn’t even getting the woo stuff right. If you’re going to do the new age stuff, at least stay with the newest. I thought Crystal Children was the newest version of this, but I did a quick Google search apparently even that’s like 10 years old now and the new thing is Rainbow Children, who are born to Crystal Children parents or something. It’s hard to keep up on this stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/31 "2012-12-14T16:17:43Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Sure they may seem spoiled, but I suspect that the less they seek their source for some definitive, the closer they’ll be to fine. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/32 "2012-12-14T16:27:21Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Indigo is passe! [Crystal Children,](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Indigo_child#Crystal_children) dude, that’s where it is now! Their auras are crystal-colored! The best part of that wiki page is the “See also: Psychopath” ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/33 "2012-12-14T16:38:26Z")
> [@Blaster\_Master](#): > > I thought Crystal Children was the newest version of this, but I did a quick Google search apparently even that’s like 10 years old now and the new thing is Rainbow Children, who are born to Crystal Children parents or something. It’s hard to keep up on this stuff. Crystal children are having rainbow babies at ten years old? That just ain’t right. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/34 "2012-12-14T16:43:31Z")
> [@Blaster\_Master](#): > > Yeah, I’ve known a few people who were into the whole Star Children thing. Even for those who believe in it, Indigo Children supposedly aren’t being born anymore and ought to be all grown up by now. So any parent who claims to have an Indigo Child now, isn’t even getting the woo stuff right. If you’re going to do the new age stuff, at least stay with the newest. > > I thought Crystal Children was the newest version of this, but I did a quick Google search apparently even that’s like 10 years old now and the new thing is Rainbow Children, who are born to Crystal Children parents or something. It’s hard to keep up on this stuff. If Crystal Children have Rainbow Babies, do Sea People have Anchor Babies? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/35 "2012-12-14T17:20:25Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **…won’t you come out tonight? > come out tonight? > come out tonight?** Maybe we could get the Indigo Girls to record it? 😉 > [@](#): > > We had a thread about this ten years ago: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146578&highlight=Indigo+Children](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=146578&highlight=Indigo+Children) Missed that one obviously - this is the first time I can recall hearing about it. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/36 "2012-12-14T17:43:03Z")
For those worried they might be indigo/crystal/rainbow children, this helpful [quiz](http://www.quiztron.com/tests/normal_person_an_ind_quiz_73891.htm) might set your mind at ease. I learned that 1) I am evidently normal, and 2) indigo children can’t spell worth shit. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/37 "2012-12-14T17:52:35Z")
> [@furdmort](#): > > Basically, you have a self proclaimed psychic “channeling” a space alien named Kryon. Kyron?? Seriously??? What a load of crap. Everyone knows Xenu is the only space alien worth listening to. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/38 "2012-12-14T17:57:56Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > For those worried they might be indigo/crystal/rainbow children, this helpful [quiz](http://www.quiztron.com/tests/normal_person_an_ind_quiz_73891.htm) might set your mind at ease. I learned that 1) I am evidently normal, and 2) indigo children can’t spell worth shit. Well, that was the worst quiz ever in the history of the planet. Thanks. > [@](#): > > You seem to be a normal person. > > No! Don’t be sad, normal people evolutes to, you can be a normal person an be very spiritual at the same time ! btw, normal people can be psychic too, So don’t be that dissapointed 😃 ! Just try to more curious, try to believe in things you can’t see and be more open-minded. There are very much things science has never been able to explane but these things still do exist. But don’t take it the wrong way, i might be wrong… ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/39 "2012-12-14T18:11:40Z")
I feel bad for these kids though. They “learn” from their parents that they’re special; that won’t work as an excuse in 99% of the world. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/40 "2012-12-14T18:24:53Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Well, that was the worst quiz ever in the history of the planet. Thanks. I aim to displease. 😉 It is indeed a train wreck of a quiz. For further amusement, see this board thread of people who just loooooove the quiz. [http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go\_detail&obj\_id=73891](http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&obj_id=73891) For those people who complain that despite the tagline, Dopers really aren’t that smart: this is the competition. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998.md?page=3)