Indigo child

English Etymology Coined in the 1970s by Nancy Ann Tappe, a synaesthete who claimed to perceive most children under the age of ten with an indigo aura. Noun Indigo child Indigo children en New Age A child believed to be the next stage of human evolution; believed to have paranormal abilities like telepathy, or to be more empathic, independent, and creative than their peers. en 1989 What Color is Your Aura? Barbara Bowers 203 Adults misunderstand this behavior as being contrary or difficult, when it is simply the Indigo child attempting to find emotional respite. Further reading en Children Occult People Pseudoscience