THE NEW CHILDREN –
ARE THEY REALLY INDIGOS?

P.M.H.Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.) P. O. Box 7691 Charlottesville, VA 22906-7691

© 2004 P.M.H.Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.)

"Let us think again about what we are doing in labeling these 'new children.' I believe this is the new sub-race of individuals for which our fifth collective has been preparing. It corresponds to new growth on an old tree - the family tree."

… Rev. Carol Parrish-Harra, Ph.D. Founder, Sancta Sophia Seminary

I no longer have any doubts that humankind's long predicted quantum leap in evolution is indeed happening and on several fronts: kids being born "different;" and children "changed" - either because of an intensely powerful life event or from an encounter with the "power punch" that best describes the impact of a near-death or otherworldly experience.

Although my work in the field of near-death studies began in 1978, I have tracked the impact of consciousness transformations, especially with children, since 1966. Of my seven books containing my findings, The New Children and Near-Death Experiences compares children who had near-death experiences (kids who "changed") with those born from 1982 onward (kids who were "different" since birth). These two groups compare in ways that are both startling and unsettling. Because of this, I wrote Beyond the Indigo Children: The New Children and the Coming of the Fifth World, due on bookstores shelves September 28, 2005.

I'd like to briefly address this phenomenon, at least to the extent that we can in this article, before the book is published. Revelations from psychics and visionaries, claims and counter-claims, sensation seekers, skeptics and investigators, are speaking out now about so-called "Indigo Children" and "Crystal Children," as well as other "categories" in the labeling of our newest citizens on planet Earth.

The phenomenon of new children covers not only kids with unusual character traits and supposed purple or indigo colors that are said to predominate in their auras (the electromagnetic field around them), but the concept of "root races" (the basic root stock of humankind's gene pool) and what is happening overall to the human race as a species. There are many voices speaking out about this and much to consider. Some of the more well-known claims and sources for them follow.

Lee Carroll and Jan Tober, in their popular book, The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived, state that the new kids are Indigos ("Sixth Root Race" in esoteric traditions) because they have purple auras. They write of how technologically oriented the new youngsters are while at the same time being highly intuitive and creative, confident, strong, non-attached, with quick, sharp minds. Much of the information in their book comes from channeled sources through a medium, with additional comments from a few professionals and parents.

Another personage is Drunvalo Melchizedek, a self-realized mystic. In an interview with him, conducted by Diane Cooper about "Children of the New Dream," he explained that there are three different types of children now emerging: those in China who are super psychics, the Indigo children, and kids born with AIDS. He describes the Chinese youngsters as "psychic beyond belief." He says they have scored 100% on every test given to them, no matter what kind of test it was or how difficult. This has puzzled their parents, who often lament, "I have a kid who knows everything ∆ what do I do about this?" He reports that such children are showing up in Russia and the United States, and that these super psychics are similar to Indigo children. (A man who writes at length about the Chinese children is Paul Dong in his book, China's Super Psychics.)

What excites Drunvalo the most, though, are the AIDS kids. "About 10 or 11 years ago in the U.S.," he offers as an example, "there was a baby born with AIDS. They tested him at birth and at 6 months and he tested positive for AIDS. They tested him a year later and he still tested positive. Then they didn't test him again until he was 6, and what was amazing is that this test showed that he was completely AIDS free! In fact, there was no trace that he ever had AIDS or HIV whatsoever!" He goes on to reveal that, in close monitoring by medical researchers at University of California/Los Angeles, the discovery has been made that youngsters like this particular boy exhibit a unique DNA patterning no one else has ∆ 24 active codons. (In human DNA the world over, 20 of the 64 different patterns or codons are "turned on" and active, 3 operate like "stop/start" codes similar to a computer, while the rest remain inactive.) He claims that the children with 24 active codons, instead of the usual 20, have shown a resistance to disease that is quite remark-able. They seem to be immune to everything. Drunvalo believes this DNA advancement heralds "the end of disease" in that anyone, by choosing to align with 4 unity and interconnectedness, as the kids do, can achieve the same result.

James Twyman in his book, Emissary of Love, shares his own personal story of meeting an unusual child from Bulgaria and afterward discovering that he suddenly possessed psychic powers. He found that he could alter the form of matter, read people's thoughts, and even transmit images to others via pure intent. Four months later he traveled to Bulgaria and, through interactions with the same boy and those like him, he learned that just by opening up to the consciousness of these children he could hear them telepathically no matter where he was, and he could manifest abilities they said were latent within him and in everyone else. His travels not only to Bulgaria, but Bosnia and other war-torn areas on peace missions, brought him face-to-face with many of what he calls "psychic children." He has since purchased land in Oregon where he holds large retreats for members of the "Beloved Community" (what he calls those who receive his e-mailed "Letters from James Twyman").

This sampling of claims about today's youngsters necessitates that we ask the question: how much of what is being said about the new children is true and how much is fantasy? Although there is no way to check every tidbit, I can comment on some of it.

Children born with AIDS who recovered without a trace, even of HIV:

The original tests done on AIDS babies which made the news about a decade ago have since been discredited. In rechecking protocols, physicians discovered that none of the children ever had AIDS or HIV to begin with but, rather, other conditions which were misdiagnosed. Only a few cases of unexplainable recovery exist worldwide. Hardly a trend by anyone's standards.

Children from war-torn countries who exhibit unusual psychic abilities:

It is well known in psychological/medical circles going back over a hundred years that most children who are abused, troubled, painfully shy, shell-shocked by wars and similar traumas, or suffering from neglect, become quite psychic. Typical are reports of out-of-body experiences, telepathy, being able to affect physical matter with thoughts, know the future, see and communicate with angels/disincarnates/demons. A child's natural intuitive faculty tends to expand automatically into a survival mechanism during times of crisis.

Children propelled into almost super-star status by well-known adults.

Oprah Winfrey, a super star herself, has always used good judgment and care in how she handles child guests on her television show. So have many other media personalities. The record of James Twyman, however, is questionable. What he has accomplished by holding Peace Concerts around the world is incredible. His 2004 performance in Baghdad, Iraq, with mortars exploding only a few blocks away, is the stuff of legend; a home for orphans established there by members of his "Beloved Community" has saved lives. Yet he has been heavily criticized of late as being a "P. T. Barnum" for taking advantage of fears about war and the desire for peace to capitalize on his claims about psychic children. (P. T. Barnum was a promoter and circus owner in the late 1800s who made a fortune lying to the public about his performers.) Twyman, in answer to his critics, admitted to exaggerating claims he made in his book, Emissary of Love. He said he did it for "effect." This rue, however, did not slow him down. He had his center in Oregon registered as a church organization so a program could be offered through its seminary to grant Peace Minister ordinations and a Master of Peace divinity degree, and hold large conferences featuring gifted children. He has many projects to fund this, such as training people to bend spoons with their mind, improving children's psychic ability, and experimenting with the healing properties of a flower called Nard or Pikenard (supposedly rare and grown only in a small region of Nepal). I cannot comment on the circus atmosphere this man creates, but I can counter the claims he makes about Nard. The flower can easily be purchased throughout South America and at a small fraction of what he charges, even higher grades of the plant. In Twyman country, distinguishing truth from fiction is a challenge.

Children unusually psychic now widespread, some even beyond belief:

Many of these claims are true. Hundreds of schools for psychic children have sprung up globally, as have conferences, articles, and magazines on the subject. What is also true, but overlooked, is that all children by right of birth are psychic and display some or all of the same abilities now being credited to those who are "special." I wonder if it's rather a case of today's open climate for such things and parents being far more willing than in the past to allow their children to express themselves, that accounts for the unusual number of successful demonstrations of psychic ability with kids. Admittedly, as our environment continues to change (less oxygen, decreased magnetics, increased storms), we will see people of any age become more psychically aware ∆ as a form of self-protection, and, as a type of adaptation. As concerns the super-psychic children of China, researchers have noted that the majority lose their clairvoyant, telepathic, and mind-over-matter traits after puberty. This finding is consistent with what has been discovered in other countries and established throughout reams of parapsychological research conducted for over a century in England and Europe (later in the United States). Psychic abilities are affected by states of mind, hormonal balances, and environmental influences. They are real, valid, and deserving of wider acceptance than being linked to superstition or subject to religious condemnation or sensation seekers.

Children who possess a wisdom beyond their years:

Adults are now turning to youngsters for advice on a multitude of issues, and receiving words of wisdom that they say have changed their lives. When you examine what the children said, most of it is the simple truths we all know but take for granted. Their counsel reminds us of what really matters: love one another, pretend and it is so, keep the faith, no one is ever alone, each person is precious, God is real and God loves us. Keep in mind that modern kids communicate in multiple ways. Many have their own website, publish books of inspiration, are featured on radio and television talk shows, even produce e-magazines and e-mailed newsletters. Or, they have relatives who do it for them. It wasn't so long ago when people flocked to the beds of stricken or dying children to hear what they might say, believing that "out-of-the-mouths-of-babes" came great truths. Of interest is that most of the more exceptional youngsters are suffering from major illnesses or handicaps, are paralyzed (some use speaker boards as their voice is gone), or are facing imminent death. What is different with these kids is their admission that "I chose to be born this way so you would listen to me" or "I'm here to spread love." Marshall Stewart Ball, a brilliant 15-year-old from Austin, Texas, is like this; his website is well worth visiting, his books are treasures. This is also true of Mattie J. T. Stepanek, age 11 of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who, despite a rare form of muscular dystrophy, triumphed in uplifting books of poetry.

Children unusually calm and loving regardless of circumstances:

Today's junior citizens have a certain calmness about them that puts adults at ease, and bespeaks a time when children were well-mannered and courteous. But this calm demeanor often hides confusion, indifference, and a restless impatience. Current newspaper headlines shout out titles like: "Younger Students Getting Violent" ("I'm scared to even go to school," says a fifth-grader), and "Rug Rat Rage" (detailing an epidemic of anger that seems to begin right after toddlerhood). In March of 2003, a reporter, investigating the story about a father who killed his three sons and then himself, spoke with a child who knew the younger son. The boy asked rather matter-of-factly, "Do you think all dads should kill their children?" There is no doubt that the new children are loving and exceptionally generous; yet, just below the surface can lurk a different "face." These kids will talk back and question authority to a degree that is surprising and disconcerting.

Children with mutations, DNA helix alterations, additional codons (patterns):

Nothing in medical literature backs up any discoveries or findings about the activation of additional codons in the human being, which is curious considering how important this news should be. What is gathering "steam," however, at least in the alternative press, are stories about mutations in the helix spirals of DNA and of additional strands forming. A few of these claims have received a preliminary nod, pursuant to rigorous medical study. One holistic practitioner, however, by the name of Dr. Berrenda Fox (doctorates in physiology and naturopathy) publicly stated that she already had solid evidence proving such mutations. A short time after her announcement she closed her clinic, saying she was forced to "after a harrowing battle with the American Medical Association." Rumors are still circulating concerning her whereabouts and whether or not any of her claims were ever true. Most toss off the whole affair, and with reason, since Fox was once a writer for television shows such as "The X Files" and "Sightings." Numerous psychics and channelers have said similar things to that of Dr. Fox. One in particular, Susanna Thorpe-Clark of Australia, states: "We are being changed physically from carbon-based beings with two strands of DNA into crystalline beings with 1,024 strands of DNA (eventually), because only crystalline substances can exist on higher dimensional levels. We are in fact having our bodies merged with Sirian DNA strands, as this format is close enough to our own to be able to integrate with relatively little side effects." Susanna is well-known and well-regarded; so are others like her. Yet evidence to back up these revelations remains undetermined - whether from channeled sources, health-care practitioners, or medical investigators.

Children who are geniuses, intelligence on the rise:

Scores on standard IQ tests are soaring by leaps and bounds. We used to think that intelligence was inherited, that it was "in the genes," and that environment had little effect. Yet, what is happening today defies nature and nurture. Psychologist Ulrich Neisser of Cornell University joins a growing chorus when he admits: "This shatters our belief about the rigidity of IQ. It's powerful evidence that you can indeed change it." Psychological Review carried a provocative article by William T. Dickens of Brookings Institution that at least addresses the IQ puzzle in a way that makes some degree of sense. He advanced the idea of "the Flynn effect" (an observation made by James Flynn in 1987 ∆ Flynn, by the way, co-authored Dickens' paper), that "People's IQs are affected by both environment and genes, but - their environments are matched to their IQs." He continued: "Higher IQ leads one into better environments, causing still higher IQ." Suggested here is the multiplier effect, especially when kids are exposed as a group to flash cards, "brain-twisters" and "brain-teasers" (even games on the back of cereal boxes and crossword puzzles). It doesn't seem to matter in such groups if choice is involved or exposure is incidental. Intelligence is still heightened. Take a moment just to reflect on what the new kids are exposed to - they can't help but know more than their parents. Caution: some of the genius superstars are phony. They were caught being coached by their mothers. This doesn't change the intelligence phenomenon but it does change how we regard the innocence of our children.

Children who look different, like "aliens," enlarged prefrontal lobes:

Absolutely true. Tales are told of children with alterations in brain structure, the nervous and digestive systems, unusually sensitive skin, ears, and eyes. Those I have researched in the general populace closely resemble what happens to children who have undergone a near-death episode. The pattern of aftereffects includes physiological as well as psychological changes, and our newest kids match this, almost trait for trait. This fact does not suggest that each child who displays these characteristics had a near-death episode, but it does confirm my notion that we can use the near-death phenomenon as a "model" to better understand what seems to be happening to the human family as a whole. What I recognize is the handiwork of evolution. Other researchers are coming to the same conclusion, among them Joseph Chilton Pearce. In his book, The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit, and specifically on page 251, are photographs of toddlers with a protruding prefrontal cortex (lobe). This protrusion curves outward from the top base of the nose to the hairline creating a large and amply curved forehead. I have a granddaughter like this, and I have seen hundreds more. Pearce showed me some of his other pictures, of little ones who looked as if they were wearing "helmets" or had "football heads" (startling extensions of the prefrontal cortex as well as out through the back of the head). During followups, he obtained current photos illustrating how, as their hair lengthened, the anomaly was no longer visible (except for their unique foreheads). He found that these children were so advanced and so intelligent, they appeared to be "otherworldly." "The mothers of such children whom I have spoken with at any length," he explained, "have strikingly similar backgrounds. They are self-possessed women of strength and self-confidence and are deeply spiritual in a personal rather than formal sense. Many are in their late thirties or early forties."

Children who have indigo and/or purple auras, a predominant trend:

Precursors to the Sixth Root Race began arriving, as near as I can tell, in the late 1800s. More are coming in today but in no where near the numbers currently being claimed. Although traits like higher intuition, mind-over-matter, various psychic abilities, mental and technological expertise, are the province of Ascended Blues (the "Fifth Root Race" in ascension ∆ heightened in energy and vibration), for the next 400 years or so it may be difficult to distinguish one root race from the other as characteristics will blend during the early stages. The notion that children with indigo/purple auras are now commonplace, is greatly exaggerated. What is common, and becoming more so, are sightings of a deepening in aura colors, especially that of blue, around both young adults and children. Aside from aura colors, though, body type, behavior characteristics, and mental/intuitive acuity are important to note. True Indigos, and so far I've only met a few of them, do not have the same physical stamina so prevalent with Fifth and Ascended Fifth Root Races. What I mean by "true Indigos" are those who bring in the more developed states relative to the Sixth Root Race. Seldom do you find "developed" individuals in the early waves of any evolutionary changeover. Each root race improves on the body type and consciousness of the one before it. The Sixth will be more refined, able to thrive in significantly higher states of mental and spiritual realities than what presently exists on the earthplane. True Indigos are challenged to appreciate sexual differences, seem to have "no skin" with regard to personal boundaries, and tend to objectify hygiene and health-care chores. Their "grounding" is not in the physical, but in the mental. It is the Ascended Blues (Fifth Root Race) who are "made-to-order" for tackling the immensity of today's problems. They are powerful "fixers," broad-minded, and virtually unstoppable once they commit to a goal. They will never be satisfied with anything less than an overhaul of society itself, globally. To categorize our new children, as is being done in popular missives, with labels like Indigo Hero, Crystalline, Psychic, Star Seed, Alien Hybrid, Blue Ray, Wonder Kid, etc., serves no one. . . and does more harm than good.

As you can readily see by this brief "expose," some of the claims made about the new children have merit, some are hoaxes, some are visionary revelations, and some are currently outside of our ability to either verify or discredit. One thing's for certain, though. We are changing as a species, even on a cellular level. Our children are proof of this, and, oh, what amazing children they are!

References:

The New Children and Near-Death Experiences, P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D. Rochester, VT; Inner Traditions/Bear & Co., 2003.

Beyond the Indigo Children: The New Children and the Coming of the Fifth World, P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.) Rochester, VT; Inner Traditions, 2005.

The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived, Lee Carroll and Jan Tober. Carlsbad, CA; Hay House, 1999.

"Through the Eyes of a Child," a two-tape video by Drunvalo Melchizedek, should be available at most video outlets.

China's Super Psychics, Paul Dong. New York, NY; Marlow & Co./Avalon, 1997.

Emissary of Love, James Twyman. Charlottesville, VA; Hampton Roads, 2002. "Letters from James Twyman," sign up on list@emmissaryoflight.com.

Kiss of God, Marshall Ball ∆ Prodigy: The Wisdom of a Silent Child, and A Good Kiss, all three by or about Marshall Stewart Ball. Available from Thoughtful House Press, P. O. Box 340045, Austin, TX 78734, or over his website at http://www.MarshallBall.com.

Heartsongs, Mattie J. T. Stepanek. New York, NY; VSP Books/Hyperion, 2001. He died in 2004.

Susanna Thorpe-Clark's website is http://www.hotkey.net.au/~korton/index.html.

Psychological Review: "Heritability Estimates Versus Large Environmental Effects: The IQ Paradox Resolved," William T. Dickens and James R. Flynn. April 2001, Vol. 108, No. 2, pages 346-369.

The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit, Joseph Chilton Pearce. Rochester, VT; Park Street Press, 2002.