New Age Beliefs – Indigo Children
In the 1970s and 1980s, a new belief system developed that was known as the New Age movement. The basis for this system was a combination of a variety of elements which included alternative medicine, esotericism, religion, and environmentalism. The theory of the indigo child developed around this time as well.
These indigo children were children who were born after the late 1970s and are thought to represent the next stage of human evolution. These youngsters are believed to exhibit a variety of signs of their advanced state, such as psychic abilities or simply a greater degree of creativity and empathy towards others.
The term itself was coined by Nancy Ann Tappe, who claimed that she could see the aura that surrounds every human being. This aura is defined as a field that illuminates colors around all individuals. The color of a person’s aura can define the mood they are in or the type of person that they are.
Beginning in the late 1970s, Tappe claimed that she began to notice babies that had an indigo colored aura (thus the name for these children). This aura proved that these children were more advanced than any children that had been born in the past. She further claims that 60% of people aged fourteen to twenty-five are indigo children, while 97% of the children born in the last decade belong to this group.
The characteristics of these children include independent thinking and the ability to tune into other individuals around them. They are wise beyond their years and do not accept conventional ways or authority. Tappe felt that many of these indigo children are being misdiagnosed as having ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), ADD (Attention Deficit
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