All indigos share a yearning for truth, knowledge, and understanding. While they may appear outwardly calm or collected, they tend to feel things very intensely, and have a deep need to live in accordance with their beliefs and convictions. Indigos understand the interconnection between all things, whether that is interpreted through a metaphysical or scientific lens. While not the most common color, it is perhaps the most well known due to the widespread prevalence of the term Indigo Child. Despite assertions to the contrary, indigo is not an inherently spiritual aura color. A good portion of indigo individuals actually identify as skeptics or atheists, or go through periods of being such. Some try to run away from their intuition or spiritual calling, which they perceive as a burden or cross to bear. Even those who do not believe in spirituality seem just as interested in alternate ways of thinking and quantum physics as those that do however. They are able to quickly and intuitively understand overarching systems or concepts, and can easily perceive how individual parts play into the whole. Indigos who tap into their psychic abilities can become sensitive to energy with every atom of their being, and give off a tangible charge that can be felt by those around them—sometimes even by people who usually don’t notice or feel such things.
They are deeply sensitive and have a tendency to become overidentified or overwhelmed with suffering. Many social justice activists and advocates have this color around them. Traditional gender roles rarely apply to them, and many reject or don’t identify with a rigid gender binary. They seem far more likely to identify as queer than other aura colors. Indigos usually have an otherworldly or androgynous beauty to them. They tend to wear grey, black, or dark colors in general; which are said to deflect external energy. They are typically born into families that do not understand them, or hold traditional belief systems that do not align with their own strong convictions. Indigos are born to break down outdated ways of thinking and doing things. As such, they come into life with a lot of resistance, and tend to face more pronounced obstacles in general. It is very possible for an indigo to lose themselves to a sense of victimhood, but in truth, their soul intended to become the light in the darkness for others.
Indigos tend to have well-developed psychic abilities which can go unrecognized, or worse, suppressed. Many become withdrawn or retreat so as to not be overwhelmed by the energy of others. Even those with more extraverted colors still require plenty of alone time to recharge or access personal truth. They can be quite telepathic, seeing or hearing the thoughts of others, and often say the thing you were just thinking about.
These people have little patience for small talk or formalities, and are quickly depleted by such conversations. This aura can be intimidating to some without the indigo person trying. Some are extremely technological savvy, whereas others seem to have a tendency to overload machinery. Either way, they are likely to replace electronics often. They tend to do quite well as entrepreneurs and starting online businesses.
They often have unique learning styles—many expressing neurodivergence in the forms of ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or autism. An indigo aura person is not here to fit into the mainstream education system which does not consider personal interests or gifts while trying to set children on a career path. Yet they tend to be extremely intelligent and possess very obvious talents from a young age. You can find them as drop-outs or students in gifted programs, with very little in-between. An indigo child in particular needs to be supported in their interests and talents, and will either become disengaged or oppositional with teachers in traditional settings. An indigo has to realize or see the truth or underlying mechanisms of something for themselves—often leaving their instructors or loved ones feeling like the indigo doesn’t need them at all. They will pick up one piece of information and apply it in many different ways and frameworks beyond what the teacher or curriculum conceived of.
As big picture and idealistic as indigo personalities may be, they are easily disheartened by the contrast of how things are versus the way things should be. Depression, pessimism, and even hopelessness are states the majority of indigos know quite intimately. And for as psychic as they can be, this does not always equate to having a strong spiritual foundation. An indigo doesn’t need to be spiritual, per say, but they need to have a vision or faith in something greater than them. Of course, many indigos have a deep sense of faith in their inner knowing or purpose, even if they struggle with the fears, doubts, insecurities on the surface of their minds.
It is easy to feel sorry for the indigo individual, who often seems harmed by the very systems that are intended to help or “fix” them. Yet, many seem to incarnate with an intention of experiencing these faulty or broken systems so they can disrupt them or create new ones. Similar to turquoise individuals, they experience the dysfunction of society and its systems first hand. Unlike the turquoise that will often be called to work within these systems, however, an indigo is only going to be able to work in a mainstream setting that incidentally works within their own framework or ideals. Most indigos end up creating their own career. Unfortunately they do seem especially prone to dying at a young age, especially from suicide or drug overdose. An indigo very often wants to lose themselves, whether that is through a substance, relationship, or other avenue.
An indigo never fully belongs to a group or community, so much as they are there to reconstruct it, which can in turn feed the profound loneliness they are so prone to feel. They are hardwired to perceive (and seem magnetically attracted to experience) the problems and incongruencies of social groups and hierarchies. As such, they seem to subconsciously seek out a level of intimacy or belonging that feels spirituality unified, but is often unrealistic. As painful as it may be for them to admit, their tendency to hold out for the perfect relationship, career, or situation is probably not sustainable or serving them—it is a well-constructed defense mechanism to protect their vulnerable core from getting hurt. The indigo that chooses to embrace the apparent imperfection of life connects with the universe at large—the sense of unity they crave deep down. An indigo person is one of the rare incarnate souls who can truly see beyond the illusions which separate us and share this universal love with others, but they must first brave the darkness within and around them to see it. Most are conditioned to believe that there is something wrong with them or their emotions, but in truth, they are showing us what is wrong with the world.