# What are crystal & indigo kids? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 12, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794 "2005-02-12T22:16:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/1 "2005-02-12T22:16:53Z")
Does any one have any experience or knowledge about crystal or indigo children? And, what does a black aura mean on a person? (This is for my friend who is sitting right here and apparently cannot type this herself.) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/2 "2005-02-12T22:20:40Z")
If you hadn’t thrown in the New Age-y aura thingie, I’d have assumed that “indigo” was some new type of drug and went hand-in-hand with crystal (meth), and told you that crystal kids were folks using crystal meth and whatever drug that indigo thing is. Now, of course, I have to throw that hypothesis out of the window with the “black aura” (ooh, scary!) addition… Grrr… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/3 "2005-02-12T22:24:39Z")
Oh, Jebus… [Here](http://www.metagifted.org/topics/metagifted/indigo/) is an “Indigo Children” website. Apparently it’s a very spiritually-conscious, New Age-y, aura-seeing way of saying, simply, “gifted”. I’m assuming that it’s from the “fact” that their auras show a lot of deep blue/violet to those who think they can see such things. [Here](http://www.metagifted.org/topics/metagifted/crystalChildren/ChildrenOfTheNewEarth.html), from the same site, is an article “channeled” by the author on Crystal Children, who are apparently the Saviors of Our World ™… ---
**Author:** ![Primaflora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/4 "2005-02-12T22:27:05Z")
Indigo kids are a new spiritual type of child who need special types of parenting. It is really quite sickmaking the whole thing. [http://www.psykids.net/](http://www.psykids.net/) is a charming introduction to the whole theory. the books are a laugh as well. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/5 "2005-02-12T22:27:16Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Oh, Jebus… > > [Here](http://www.metagifted.org/topics/metagifted/indigo/) is an “Indigo Children” website. Apparently it’s a very spiritually-conscious, New Age-y, aura-seeing way of saying, simply, “gifted”. I’m assuming that it’s from the “fact” that their auras show a lot of deep blue/violet to those who think they can see such things. My bad…on further reading, it is apparently a distinction that makes absolutely no distinction except by age. ALL children born since 1992 are apparently “indigo children” to these folks. ---
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/6 "2005-02-12T22:33:34Z")
Well, there’s this [Skeptic’s Dictionary](http://www.skepdic.com/indigo.html) entry; “indigo” refers to the colour of their auras. To sum it up, indigo children are supposed to be wilful and nonconformist, and may have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. Crystal children are the generation after indigos. I think if I read any more of this I’ll OD on saccharine and light. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/7 "2005-02-12T22:46:57Z")
My kids are spiritually aware “Indigo children” … wait a sec… Dammit! … They’re just playing with the Easter egg dye again. See also [The colourful history of Indigo Blue](http://www.chennaionline.com/artscene/craftpalace/history/indigo.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/8 "2005-02-12T23:12:23Z")
After googling and reading a bit, I found this interesting excerpt on [this page](http://www.greatdreams.com/indigo.htm): > [@](#): > > The following is an excerpt from the new book, The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober > > What is an Indigo Child? And why do we call them Indigo? First, the definition: > > An Indigo child is one who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes and shows a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before. This pattern has common unique factors that suggest that those who interact with them (parents, in particular) change their treatment and upbringing of them in order to achieve balance. To ignore these new patterns is to potentially create imbalance and frustration in the mind of this precious new life. The subject of this chapter is to identify, qualify, and validate the attributes of an Indigo Child. > > There seems to be several kinds of Indigos, and we will describe them later in this chapter, but in the following list we can give you some of the most common behavioral patterns. Do these fit anyone you know? > > The ten most common traits of Indigo Children: > > 1. They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it). > > 2. They have a feeling of “deserving to be here,” and are surprised when others don’t share that. > > 3. Self-worth is not a big issue. They often tell the parents “who they are.” > > 4. They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without explanation or choice). > > 5. They simply will not do certain things; for example - waiting in line is difficult for them. > > 6. They get frustrated with systems that are ritual-oriented and don’t require creative thought. > > 7. They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and at school, which makes them seem like “system busters” - (nonconforming to any system). > > 8. They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no others of like consciousness around them, they often let no other human understand them. School is extremely difficult for them socially. > > 9. They will not respond to “guilt” discipline - (Wait till you father gets home and finds out what you did"). > > 10. They are not shy in letting you know what they need. Why yes, they DO fit someone I know. This is a dead-on description of “Calvin and Hobbes.” Conceived pre-1992. Which, by the way, was such a well-loved comic partly because _nearly everybody saw a bit of themselves in this kid._ Then there’s the sections about superhuman DNA. I’m not even going to touch that. Some people needed a paranormal new-agey way to explain “why my kid is soooo special.” No, Mrs. Teacher, Jimmy hasn’t been doing his math problems, but he’s an Indigo and homework is beneath him. And don’t try to discipline him, he doesn’t handle authority well. (Of course, the idea that up to 90% of children under 10 are Indigo kinda gives the lie to the “special” part.) Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/9 "2005-02-12T23:18:54Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Why yes, they DO fit someone I know. This is a dead-on description of “Calvin and Hobbes.” Conceived pre-1992. Which, by the way, was such a well-loved comic partly because _nearly everybody saw a bit of themselves in this kid._ This was my reaction to that list, as well. “Indigo children” sound pretty much like ALL children have throughout history before the mores and customs of their particular society have been imprinted on them. The only difference between children prior to 1992 and children since is that more parents are adopting parenting styles that allow children to retain their real personalities instead of requiring them to subsume them into “normality” or conformity. In other words, it’s not the kids that are different, it’s the parents. And that ain’t “mystical” or “spiritual” at all. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/10 "2005-02-12T23:35:25Z")
Shhhh…what’s that sound? Yep, it’s P.T. Barnum laughing his ass off. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/11 "2005-02-12T23:51:54Z")
I have it from a good source that a black aura is very bad – it means that the person is near death. Dark grey is not much better. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/12 "2005-02-13T00:26:59Z")
Hey, thanks for such a fast turn around! My friend is a teacher and had a parent bring up the " My child is an Indigo Child" on her and also said that this child mentioned she saw a black aura around this one particular very problematic child. So I showed her this place, hoping to lure her in with the crack that is here and you dopers did not let me down. It is hard, is it not, to try to explain this place to Outsiders? Astro, your line about egg dye I think was just what she needed to possibly suck her in deeper and sell her soul to this place. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/13 "2005-02-13T00:37:05Z")
> [@](#): > > The ten most common traits of Indigo Children: > > 1. They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it). > > 2. They have a feeling of “deserving to be here,” and are surprised when others don’t share that. > > 3. Self-worth is not a big issue. They often tell the parents “who they are.” > > 4. They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without explanation or choice). > > 5. They simply will not do certain things; for example - waiting in line is difficult for them. > > 6. They get frustrated with systems that are ritual-oriented and don’t require creative thought. > > 7. They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and at school, which makes them seem like “system busters” - (nonconforming to any system). > > 8. They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no others of like consciousness around them, they often let no other human understand them. School is extremely difficult for them socially. > > 9. They will not respond to “guilt” discipline - (Wait till you father gets home and finds out what you did"). > > 10. They are not shy in letting you know what they need. Back in my day we called those kids “brats”. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/14 "2005-02-13T00:47:56Z")
…and if they decide to play baseball, and can run fast but not hit well, the coach may signal them to take a bunt and try to run it out to get to first successfully. This technique, of course, is called… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/15 "2005-02-13T01:38:20Z")
So, all children born after 1994 are badly behaved brats? Well, okay, I’m with you on that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/16 "2005-02-13T01:58:21Z")
My local paper recently published an article about a local woman who believes her child to be an Indigo Child. One way we know he’s Indigo: When he was small, she reports, and someone told him “No” he would fall down screaming, because he just couldn’t tolerate his freedom being restricted. Very sensitive, apparently. My child was that sensitive, once. I worked very hard to DEsensitize him, using both punishment-reward techniques as well as aversion therapy. It worked remarkably well, considering how very sensitive his little pysche was. I SO want to develop a line of teeshirts and bumper stickers that say things like “I’m SO Indigo” and “My kid is Indigoer than your kid.” Heh. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/17 "2005-02-13T02:07:03Z")
Heh. I so want to get a t-shirt that says > [@](#): > > When the Bible said “And a little child shall lead them…” it wasn’t talking about YOUR child ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/18 "2005-02-13T02:08:34Z")
Auggh. Just what we need: yet another excuse for badly-behaved kids. :smack: I haven’t yet gotten over the last wave of excuses. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/19 "2005-02-13T02:37:32Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > Back in my day we called those kids “brats”. I still call them “brats”. Just back then, we parents thought it was something bad. These days some parents can’t admit their kids are brats, so they have to make them “special”. Which means these poor kids will never develop into caring adults, because their parents will believe they are a new step in evolution and treat them like little gods, who will become little despots. I caught a few minutes of “SuperNanny” the other night, and the 4-year-old twins featured must be “indigoes”. I fear for the world. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794/20 "2005-02-13T03:27:33Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > Auggh. Just what we need: yet another excuse for badly-behaved kids. :smack: > > I haven’t yet gotten over the last wave of excuses. A friend of mine has two young boys. She and her husband aren’t into to discipline too much. The boys, especially the older one, would act up in school. She took him to a pediatrician who told her just what she wanted to hear: “Your son has an attention deficit disorder, so I’m going to have you pump him full of drugs and that will solve your problem.” Guess what? It didn’t help one iota. As the other boy got older (both are under the age of 7), he, too, developed the same problem. Off to the doctor for more drugs. Again, no change. She then took them to another doctor who was more interested in helping the boys than his wallet. After much deep discussion on the subject of discipline, he told her, “Your sons don’t need drugs, they need discipline and routine. The longer you wait, the worse it’ll get.” One year later: the boys are off the drugs and now have a more structured home life filled with rules and boundaries every child needs. They are now well-behaved in school (and elsewhere). I’m sure they’d be Indigo children or whatever else New Age crap these charlatans can come up with. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crystal-indigo-kids/289794.md?page=2)