I stumbled across a blurb about Jenny McCarthy and her autistic son, Evan, the other day. I discovered that Jenny identifies as an "Indigo adult," and considers her son a "Crystal child." You are probably wondering, as was I: what exactly does that mean? Upon further reading and research, I discovered a huge amount of online information about Indigos and Crystals, and the belief that "indigo/crystal phenomenon is the next step in our evolution as a human species."
Want to know more? Keep reading, but be warned: I'm about to drop some serious metaphysical shit on you. For real.
Following a link in the Jenny McCarthy blurb, I jumped over to IndigoMoms.com - "hosted" by Jenny - an online community forged to support and educate those who believe that they, and/or their kids, are Indigos or Crystals, which are defined as: awakened and enlightened Master Souls who
carry with them Divine wisdom and Universal Truths. They are here as a
soul group to share their gifts, insights, and vision, which help to
energetically shift the Earth’s frequency, as well as, raise the
consciousness of all of humanity. They are the Trailblazers, and
Spiritual Warriors, who are here to breakdown and remove old paradigm
systems and beliefs, which no longer serve the greater good. They are
the reminders of who we are and from where we came."
These "master souls" are broken down into two groups: Indigos and Crystals. Indigos have a "warrior spirit" - they are extremely bright, hypersensitive children with amazing memories who live instinctively, and often start out as colicky babies. These kids are often diagnosed as having ADD or ADHD, are non-conforming, "energy-tapping," and highly-intelligent kids who have trouble with authority figures. Crystal children are their opposite, characterized as being dreamy, detatched and loving, with magnetic, peaceful personalities. They are born with a strong desire to help others, and may have healing powers. They are highly sensitive, and often have clothing and food aversions, including allergies. They are often austistic, O.C.D., and clairvoyant. (More on characteristics here).
Are you questioning whether your child is one of the Enlightened? You will be able to tell if your child is one by determining the color of their aura (Indigos have, well, bluish/purple auras, while Crystals' are opalescent - crystalline.) The best way for the untrained eye to determine the aura's color? Pose the subject against a white wall, while wearing a white t-shirt, and take a flash photograph.
I am not making this shit up.
Really, I'm not. In fact, for full disclosure, I must admit that I only know this much about this phenomenon because when I visited IndigoMoms.com and read the list of Indigo characteristics, I was struck by the fact that the list described my daughter. It could have been written about her specifically. So I kept reading. I was surprised to find out there are books, therapy groups, mommy
& me activities, even schools, dedicated to "nurturing" these
"souls" and their families, while they do their work here on Earth. There is a movement afoot, to bring these superhumans, and their "quest," into mainstream society.
So as I read on and on, I got to thinking about how powerful a parent's need to see their child as "gifted" or "special" can be. We all want to think that to a certain extent, right? I thought about how what a parent had previously believed to be difficulties or special needs of their child, could be seen as "powers" or "enlightened actions," when viewed from a slightly different angle. That belief, in itself, could be a hugely powerful tool for a child, and for a parent - I mean, how liberating would it be to see a "problem child" as a universal problem solver instead? It could be incredibly empowering for a child to see his or her "difficulties" reflected back to them as sacred gifts, instead of obstacles. But would they grow up to be in touch with the universe - or out of touch with reality? Could it be potentially damaging to tell an unusually sensitive child that it is their duty to save the world from itself? Because they do not cover that in the public school system. At least, not that I'm aware of.
So now, I'm wondering... how much of the Indigo/Crystal child philosophy is based in actual study - and how objective are the observations that lead people to classify themselves/their kids as Indigo/Crystal? Can something like this even be studied objectively, and rationally? Is there really a "new generation" of children here on Earth, to lead humanity through the gateway of the universe, or is this whole movement rooted in a desperate attempt to make sense of the difficulties of modern life? And what is up with Jenny McCarthy? At the forefront of the "movement?" Jenny McCarthy??? What the fuuuhhhhhhh......?
Although I am skeptical, I must admit - I am intrigued by this whole concept. What do you think - is this a bunch mystical malarkey, or a legitimate phenomenon? Do you, or anyone you know, identify as an Indigo or a Crystal person? Believers and non-believers alike, lay it on me.
