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The Children of Now
The Children of Now is a groundbreaking work that shows that a large number of kids come into the world bearing inherent gifts that are beyond strange?they are telepathic, understand subtle energies, and/or have amazing psychic abilities. Fascinating to anyone with an open mind, this book tells the life-illuminating stories of these incredible kids.
Dr. Meg Blackburn Losey is a regular guest on national and
international TV programs including Good Morning America. She hosts The Dr. Meg Show: Conscious Talk for Greater Reality and has been featured in Children of the New Earth newsletter. More information on Dr. Meg, her writings, and her workshops can be found at www.spiritlite.com, which receives more than 400,000 hits a month.
Dr. Meg Blackburn Losey is a regular guest on national and
international TV programs including Good Morning America. She hosts The Dr. Meg Show: Conscious Talk for Greater Reality and has been featured in Children of the New Earth newsletter. More information on Dr. Meg, her writings, and her workshops can be found at www.spiritlite.com, which receives more than 400,000 hits a month.
251 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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December 3, 2010
Recently, I watched a short documentary made by a young autistic woman. The video conveyed that the interaction of one who appears to be having a very limited sensual experience with the world may actually be having a more intense perpetual dialogue through every level of being all the time. I was incredibly impressed by this woman's ability to artfully raise awareness through this documentary. I find it no coincidence that on the heels of this unique expansion of my own consciousness I read "The Children of Now," by Meg Blackburn Losey. It is in the same spirit of Champion that Losey prescribes the practice of a full sensory life experience in order to successfully raise today's children.
Despite the fact that many of us who are now raising children are the Star Seeds and Indigo Children of the last few decades, we are still forced to work from within institutional parameters to meet our children's needs. Losey helps us recognize what our children's special gifts are and gives us information to help them grow on all levels. I admit that throughout the book I wanted her to explicitly say what changes to make in the household to bolster the children, what to demand of schools, how to help their doctors see past disabilities and prescriptions, how to keep the children engaged with the tactile world while fostering their spiritual evolution. In truth, mine was the rote thinking that is outdated and impedes growth in these dynamic children. Certainly Losey does give insight into how to recreate environments, education, medical care, self-confidence, and entertainment for these special beings. The one thing that she states most unapologetically is that the adults of now must expand their awareness, must allow their consciousnesses to be open to extraordinary possibilities in order to help their children root and blossom.
Despite the fact that many of us who are now raising children are the Star Seeds and Indigo Children of the last few decades, we are still forced to work from within institutional parameters to meet our children's needs. Losey helps us recognize what our children's special gifts are and gives us information to help them grow on all levels. I admit that throughout the book I wanted her to explicitly say what changes to make in the household to bolster the children, what to demand of schools, how to help their doctors see past disabilities and prescriptions, how to keep the children engaged with the tactile world while fostering their spiritual evolution. In truth, mine was the rote thinking that is outdated and impedes growth in these dynamic children. Certainly Losey does give insight into how to recreate environments, education, medical care, self-confidence, and entertainment for these special beings. The one thing that she states most unapologetically is that the adults of now must expand their awareness, must allow their consciousnesses to be open to extraordinary possibilities in order to help their children root and blossom.
April 9, 2016
Hi, Have you met me? Then you will know I LOVED this book!
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December 28, 2013I have known about Indigo Children since my mom started reading up on them about 6 or so years ago in an attempt to better understand my brother and sister who were struggling in school at the time. This book only covers the very basics with regards to this 'type' of children on the basis that there now exist many other books on this topic.
The book felt a bit disorganised for me, though it provided some very interesting information. I had a bit of a hard time understanding the differences between the different types of Children of Now, though the author does point out that it is difficult to pigeonhole such children anyway because they don't fit conventional categories. In conjunction, I felt the author focused a bit too much on the 'extreme' cases in her case studies (though maybe this is because these are the first people to come forth asking for help), which gave the impression that all Children of Now will have psychic, healing, teleportation, etc. abilities, which is not necessarily true.
Admittedly, the phenomenon of Children of Now is relatively new, so there is not too much information that any one author can provide. As a result, it is a bit difficult to assess whether a child or an adult is a Child of Now (I looked up defining characteristics on a few different websites, and while people agree on the general categories, they use them different and assign different characteristics, which makes it slightly confusing). For instance, according to one website, I would be a Crystalline, while according to another I would be an Indigo, while according to yet another, I would not be any.
Overall, it is a useful book for people who have children who are definitely 'special' or adult Indigos. It also provides some generally sound advice on how to raise any kind of child, especially important are the changes suggested for improving the school environment. I will definitely be pursuing this topic further.
The book felt a bit disorganised for me, though it provided some very interesting information. I had a bit of a hard time understanding the differences between the different types of Children of Now, though the author does point out that it is difficult to pigeonhole such children anyway because they don't fit conventional categories. In conjunction, I felt the author focused a bit too much on the 'extreme' cases in her case studies (though maybe this is because these are the first people to come forth asking for help), which gave the impression that all Children of Now will have psychic, healing, teleportation, etc. abilities, which is not necessarily true.
Admittedly, the phenomenon of Children of Now is relatively new, so there is not too much information that any one author can provide. As a result, it is a bit difficult to assess whether a child or an adult is a Child of Now (I looked up defining characteristics on a few different websites, and while people agree on the general categories, they use them different and assign different characteristics, which makes it slightly confusing). For instance, according to one website, I would be a Crystalline, while according to another I would be an Indigo, while according to yet another, I would not be any.
Overall, it is a useful book for people who have children who are definitely 'special' or adult Indigos. It also provides some generally sound advice on how to raise any kind of child, especially important are the changes suggested for improving the school environment. I will definitely be pursuing this topic further.
May 13, 2010
I didn't find this book helpful at all. There were some nice stories, but mainly I felt the author talked mainly about her gifts and just repeated over and over "we must understand and honor the children" without much guidance beyond those words. It is too bad too because I have enjoyed Dr. Meg's newsletter and find the newsletter more inspiring than this book.
July 9, 2008
I forgot to add this to last year's reading list. Mostly read it to understand how New Agers themselves framed this supposed phenomenon, also to study it from a psychological/sociological standpoint. Not really surprised by how much it all irritated me.
January 19, 2020
I love some of the concepts in this book but for me it was too messy. The author mixed personal experiences and opinions in with various peoples stories. They all muddled together and were subjectively described without going into any deep detail....
November 2, 2020
A must read for parents, teachers, psychologists, psychotherapist and counsellors of this generation.
December 21, 2023
Fascinating and divinely found its place in my life.
March 6, 2017
In The Children of Now, Dr. Meg Blackburn Losey presents her argument that today's exceptional kids, often understood to have "special needs" or certain limitations, are in fact exceptional in another way: they are telepathic, understand subtle energies, and/or have amazing psychic abilities. Through telepathy, Dr. Losey has interviewed many of these children, and here shares her findings.
Fifty years from now, we may look at Dr. Losey's findings and marvel that she was so far ahead of her time, understanding exceptional children not as challenged but as gifted. She may be one of the first to have made this discovery, and to take the time to look more closely at a situation others may perhaps have miscalculated or misunderstood. In this case, Dr. Losey has done a fine job of explaining her premise and offering case studies to support her claims. Of course, since her interviews took place telepathically, it's difficult to verify their accuracy. But taken at face value, Dr. Losey certainly makes a compelling and appealing argument: that our children with ADHD, Asperger's, cerebral palsy, etc. have much greater access to communication and cognition than we might have originally understood -- in fact, their brains function at a much higher level than ours!
But what seems too good to be true may in fact turn out to be too good to be true, and it's there that I grow wary of Dr. Losey's premise. If all her interviews and case studies were conducted telepathically, what proof do we have that what she posits is true? And without proof, perhaps her work is one of opinion rather than fact. Is it possible that she is preying on the emotions of parents desperate to find a glimmer of hope for their non-verbal or troubled child? While I do not believe that is Dr. Losey's actual intention, I do believe it is an unfortunate byproduct of such a sweeping premise with so little proof.
If Dr. Losey can indeed help to drop the veil compromising the communication access of so many exceptional children, then her work is groundbreaking and laudable. But I remain skeptical. her approach, though fascinating and compelling, still resides a bit too deeply in the realm of hocus-pocus for my preferences. I'd like to see stronger evidence, and hear from others in this fascinating field; otherwise, this book reads more like a memoir than a study.
One additional note: Following Dr. Losey's descriptions, it seems strange to me that most of her exceptional children are white children. If what she posits is true, it would seem that it would be evident across races. Or perhaps she only works with white kids? Hm.
Fifty years from now, we may look at Dr. Losey's findings and marvel that she was so far ahead of her time, understanding exceptional children not as challenged but as gifted. She may be one of the first to have made this discovery, and to take the time to look more closely at a situation others may perhaps have miscalculated or misunderstood. In this case, Dr. Losey has done a fine job of explaining her premise and offering case studies to support her claims. Of course, since her interviews took place telepathically, it's difficult to verify their accuracy. But taken at face value, Dr. Losey certainly makes a compelling and appealing argument: that our children with ADHD, Asperger's, cerebral palsy, etc. have much greater access to communication and cognition than we might have originally understood -- in fact, their brains function at a much higher level than ours!
But what seems too good to be true may in fact turn out to be too good to be true, and it's there that I grow wary of Dr. Losey's premise. If all her interviews and case studies were conducted telepathically, what proof do we have that what she posits is true? And without proof, perhaps her work is one of opinion rather than fact. Is it possible that she is preying on the emotions of parents desperate to find a glimmer of hope for their non-verbal or troubled child? While I do not believe that is Dr. Losey's actual intention, I do believe it is an unfortunate byproduct of such a sweeping premise with so little proof.
If Dr. Losey can indeed help to drop the veil compromising the communication access of so many exceptional children, then her work is groundbreaking and laudable. But I remain skeptical. her approach, though fascinating and compelling, still resides a bit too deeply in the realm of hocus-pocus for my preferences. I'd like to see stronger evidence, and hear from others in this fascinating field; otherwise, this book reads more like a memoir than a study.
One additional note: Following Dr. Losey's descriptions, it seems strange to me that most of her exceptional children are white children. If what she posits is true, it would seem that it would be evident across races. Or perhaps she only works with white kids? Hm.
October 29, 2015
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Wow. Just wow.
This is a book is about the children of the New Age. The next step in both physical and spiritual evolution of the human race. These are children who are gifted, but often misunderstood, and there for mistreated or disregarded often. They have purpose in the next step of changing the world, just like many other children for generations who were born gifted with knowledge and the abilities to guide others and bring peace and love to the world. This is who they are now, this is how we've changed as humans.
The author speaks from experience of encountering and working with all type of Children of Now, she tells personal stories, and quotes the children's profound wisdom. They are all wiser then their years, they know so much more then you'd expect from a child or even an adult.
She talks about the children, but also how to care for them as a parent, teacher or caregiver.
Iv'e read some articles on the matter that are scattered around about these children, but mostly about the Indigo Children, so this really set the the differences straight. Loved all of the children's quotes, they left me in awe.
I'd recommend this wonderful book to anyone, as long as you can keep your mind wide open.
Wow. Just wow.
This is a book is about the children of the New Age. The next step in both physical and spiritual evolution of the human race. These are children who are gifted, but often misunderstood, and there for mistreated or disregarded often. They have purpose in the next step of changing the world, just like many other children for generations who were born gifted with knowledge and the abilities to guide others and bring peace and love to the world. This is who they are now, this is how we've changed as humans.
The author speaks from experience of encountering and working with all type of Children of Now, she tells personal stories, and quotes the children's profound wisdom. They are all wiser then their years, they know so much more then you'd expect from a child or even an adult.
She talks about the children, but also how to care for them as a parent, teacher or caregiver.
Iv'e read some articles on the matter that are scattered around about these children, but mostly about the Indigo Children, so this really set the the differences straight. Loved all of the children's quotes, they left me in awe.
I'd recommend this wonderful book to anyone, as long as you can keep your mind wide open.
March 28, 2014
I read this book when I was single and without children and I thought it was amazing! From the children that I do know or have run into I thought that this book made a lot of sense. Some adults I know had been classified as having learning disabilities because of their sensitivies or behavior. Some put on medication through their teenage years. And then as adults, later to be told that they didn't really need the medication that they were on. They were mis-diagnosed, etc, etc. I think parents, caregivers of children, school teachers, people with education backgrounds and counselor should certainly read this book to learn a bit more about certain characteristics they can pay attention to so that they may be able to see gifts instead of disabilities. And help them grow these gifts. The adults they have the potential of becoming is amazing.
January 25, 2008
What I like about this book is the interesting concept of the children of Now and how they are the balance to this world. That they bring healing and peace. I differ with the author when she defines these children as a chosen few. I believe all children are born with this great love and understanding. It isn't until we beet it out of them that they then become thoughtless drones.
We all have the potential for goodness and to change the world for the better. We choose, that is why choice is important.
She does get strange every once in a while about orbs and such. I would never want an orb to visit me and the proof she gives is weak. She also uses exclamation points way too often.
Overall the book had interesting ideas and produced thoughts in my head. I gave it three stars.
We all have the potential for goodness and to change the world for the better. We choose, that is why choice is important.
She does get strange every once in a while about orbs and such. I would never want an orb to visit me and the proof she gives is weak. She also uses exclamation points way too often.
Overall the book had interesting ideas and produced thoughts in my head. I gave it three stars.
June 16, 2008
My mom gave me this for my birthday. She thinks it may explain some of the unique-ness of my little Maegan!
It was interesting and very FAR OUT to say the least!!! It definately gave me a new thought process to children with ADD, Autism, or kids with severe disabilities. I see it explaining my niece Emily far moreso than Maegan. Emily had an angel that she could speak to and see when she was a little girl. I believed her then, adn I definately believe her after reading this book!! Maegan is a VERY bright girl, and I do believe she has a recollection of previous lives and when "God was her parent" before me as she puts it. An eye opening and thought provoking book, but I don't know that I buy into all of it.
It was interesting and very FAR OUT to say the least!!! It definately gave me a new thought process to children with ADD, Autism, or kids with severe disabilities. I see it explaining my niece Emily far moreso than Maegan. Emily had an angel that she could speak to and see when she was a little girl. I believed her then, adn I definately believe her after reading this book!! Maegan is a VERY bright girl, and I do believe she has a recollection of previous lives and when "God was her parent" before me as she puts it. An eye opening and thought provoking book, but I don't know that I buy into all of it.
May 2, 2013
Second time around with a 4 year old already in the house, this book made a lot more sense. I am not particularly fond of the way the author writes, but her information is wide and personal, and her guidelines at the end of the book is solid and practical advice.
This book is not for everyone though, and although there is a lot of things that can be interpreted either way when it comes ot these special children, I love how the author reminds us that kids are kids and need to be treated with love, but also within a boundary structure.
Overall a good book if you are open to this message.
This book is not for everyone though, and although there is a lot of things that can be interpreted either way when it comes ot these special children, I love how the author reminds us that kids are kids and need to be treated with love, but also within a boundary structure.
Overall a good book if you are open to this message.
July 24, 2013
This book surprised and amazed me. It seemed like it "jumped off the shelf" at B&N one day. I'd never heard of this author & had no clue what it was about but I just knew I had to read it, and Wow! It described my son in ways that I had never been able to put in to words. He is no longer of this Earth, left at age 21, but I understand him so much better now. It has been a comfort to me and an enlightenment to have read this book. For someone who's child doesn't fit "the norm," you may enjoy and learn from and about your child after reading this book.
November 17, 2013
(Audiobook) It was a very interesting book on an interesting topic but I found it went over my head at times. It was difficult to comprehend all the information contained in this book, perhaps it's because I'm not well educated on this topic. I purchased this audiobook because my son is a crystal child and I wanted to learn more about this topic. It certainly opened my eyes more on crystal and star children.
July 10, 2013
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water was my motto while reading this book. It's very interesting and I had to definitely keep an open mind. Though I can say some things I'll keep, some I'll put on a shelf and some will get tossed out with the bath water. I am glad, however, that I read this book. It did open my eyes to some things and make me more aware.
February 17, 2010
I have read about the Indigo Children and this book goes a bit further. I'm not quite sure what I believe about this whole idea of special children. If you believe in this phenomenon then this book will be very helpful to you especially if you have young children and you believe that your child is one of the Crystalline Children, Indigo Children, Star Kids, etc.
February 10, 2008
This book makes interesting reading...the author is some kind of mystic so many of the things in it made my common sense scream- but it was fascinating to read how many people believe.Who knows? Maybe we the skeptical are the delusional ones? UFOs, ESP, Orbs, Auras...more than meets the eye.
December 27, 2009
what many of the younger generation of children are experiencing in terms of psychic gifts, connection to spirit, and other dimensions, and how to help them grow their gifts and become more healthy integrated in life as they grow up.
January 31, 2008
very interesting if you like it a little out there
March 13, 2008
This gave somewhat of an introduction to Indigo Children. It tells how to identify them and a little about how to help them. I would have liked to seen more on that.
March 15, 2009
eye opening - encouraged me to seek out the Children of the Now! They are all around!
December 15, 2010
This could have been so much better if the author didn't come off sounding like a flake so often.
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July 30, 2011Excellent! Could not put it down. Will read again.
September 10, 2011
Powerful and amazing. In my heart, and sometimes over my head.
July 14, 2012
Fascinating
July 10, 2014
It was an interesting book, especially the last part was useful. Some parts were hard to believe though, and I'd have given more stars without the God-angels mumbo-jumbo.
February 14, 2015
Brilliantly done and well written.Easy to find the way around and hard to put down when started reading .
February 5, 2023
Very clear book for those who want to understand their rainbow children
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