The Indigo Children

Somehow this New Age movement has slipped under my radar. A number of years ago a new color aura was discovered: indigo. People with this aura color are intelligent, hyperactive and overbearing. Gee, that kind ain't got ADD, he's not disturbing the class, he has an indigo aura! Personally, I hate this sort of hoo-ha. But, I think the new age movement is a legitimate expression of folk belief, even if most of it is founded on craptacularly misguided books (rather than being disseminated by word-of-mouth, ritual and tradition). BUt it fills in gaps of knowledge that science and official religion have trouble explaining. (Or, in other terms, the folk imagination takes over where official explanations end).

Article from the New York Times is archived here . To view you do need to subscribe to the online service, but, hey, don't worry, it's free.

Again, thank you Boing Boing for another great link.