THE NEW CHILDREN - ARE THEY REALLY INDIGOS? - PT. 2
By P.M.H.Atwater, L.H.D., Ph.D. (Hon.)Psychic by 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 that 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 ruse, 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, and at even higher grades of the plant. In Twyman country, distinguishing truth from fiction is a challenge.

Unusually Psychic Children

Children unusually psychic, are 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 in children.

Changing Environment

Admittedly, as our environment continues to change (less oxygen, decreased magnetic strength, 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’s Wisdom

Children, who possess 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, believe 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 websites, publish books of inspiration, and 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" may come 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 with his uplifting books of poetry.



P.M.H. Atwater began her work as one of the original researchers in the field of near-death studies in 1978. Since then, she has published seven books about her findings. Her latest book is Beyond the Indigo Children: The New Children and the Coming of the Fifth World. www.pmhatwater.com/