What is an 'Indigo'?

I want to talk about why I decided to name my company The Indigo Jo.

Indigo, as you may know, is a dark bluish-purple color. How I was always taught to remember the rainbow's colors is the name/acronym "Roy G Biv": Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

When I started to get more interested in meditation, I learned about the 7 chakras of the body: The Root, The Sacral, The Solar Plexus, The Heart, The Throat, The Third Eye,  and The Crown. Each one has a color that corresponds to it, and it follows the acronym I learned at a young age:

Red = Root

Orange = Sacral

Yellow = Solar Plexus

Green = Heart

Blue = Throat

Indigo = Third Eye

Violet = Crown

The Third Eye chakra is the area in-between your eyes. It is said to be the area that controls visions and intuition; communication with the unseen/spiritual realm. So Indigo, being the color of the Third Eye Chakra, is a very special color to me.

Even more important to me is idea of the "Indigo child". An Indigo child is a child that is precocious and wise beyond their years. They have a strong intuition and simply understand the way the universe or world works without even being taught. Sometimes they can even see things that others can't like auras or spiritual beings. Weird huh?

Since learning what an indigo child is, I've resonated with the definition. I remember being young and being curious about every little thing, and questioning everything I was told. I knew there was so much more out there that we as humans have yet to question or explore. My mom told me once that I was "born an adult" because of my independent and mature spirit. So I feel like in my youth I may have been an indigo child, but unfortunately, I grew up and conformed to a capitalist society and that spirit left me for a while.

Luckily, I've since returned to my old self and I feel like a kid again. Light and playful. I nicknamed this new me: Indigo Jo. Now I'm excited to share more interesting facts I've learned with everyone who will listen.