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New name for rebel kids: Indigo Children
Some kids who are intelligent, defy authority and generally think outside the box are being called Indigo Children now... but they get special treatment, because they've been put on earth to save humanity, or so the story goes...
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Donna Cork knows her 9-year-old son, Logan, is different from other kids.
He's highly creative, resistant to authority, abhors violence and craves some flexibility in his day.
Traditional school was not a good fit for him; his kindergarten teacher suggested he be home schooled. The pediatrician diagnosed him with "oppositional-defiant disorder" and wanted to put him on medication.
But his mom has another label for Logan:
An indigo child.
"He's definitely a unique kid," says Cork, who lives in Post Falls. "You can't always put your finger on it, but he's definitely different."
Talk of so-called "indigo children" has swirled in New Age circles for decades, but the phenomenon is just now gaining widespread interest.
The 1999 book, "The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived" by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober, has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and unleashed a tidal wave of indigo books, Web sites and DVDs.
An indigo documentary, "The Indigo Evolution," was shown around the country (including Spokane's Unity Church) in January. And there's an indigo movie (simply called "Indigo") available for rent.
Indigos are said to share certain personality traits. They are intelligent, intuitive, often impatient and don't respond well to authority. But, more than that, some people believe these children radiate an indigo-hued aura, have psychic abilities and have been put on this planet to raise the consciousness of all humanity.
"Their thought process usually operates a little differently," says Sydnee Wright, director of School Indigo, a private alternative school in Coeur d'Alene. "They tend to think outside the box. They tend to think very large.
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Posted in: News on March 16, 2006 @ 12:00 AM
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ah jesus... someone please tell why the hell this new age bullcrap is considered news?
Because this 'new age' crap comes from people who hold some of the same opinions that we do; That people should be in charge of thier own education, and that those who aren't 'mainstream' aren't necessarily defunct and in need of repair. These people are for the most part on our side.
oh come on. psychic abilities? give me a break, they're all feng-shui obsessed hippies who want publicity.we don't want these people on our side!
There Is No Spoon :P
Don't bite the hand that feeds Rebelnerd. People have the right to belive what they want. Just because they go against your personal convictions doesn't mean that they should be excluded from the movement.
The one time they recognize us, and they call us Messiahs. =/
Lovely.
I object to this only because they don't realize that we all could be Indigo children. They make it seem like their kids are better and deserve to be out of the system just because they're special.
But NOBODY, NO CHILD deserves to be locked up in school all day for 13 years.
When ALL children are considered equal to each other and adults, then the school will end and children will all have the ability to think out of the box and creatively and learn the way EACH of their brains finds best.
We all have the ability to raise the consciousness of humanity, if we're willing to raise our own personal consciousness and learn.