Mary Poppins knew it was time for her to fly when the wind changed direction. Did you expect anything less from your beloved Elf and Witch? One of the hardest and most tender Earth School lessons is knowing when to say goodbye, and today, we do just that. With grace and gratitude, Julie and Brenda give thanks, sharing the themes, dreams, insights, and Love that have connected us here weekly for the past five years, and will continue to do so infinitely. Tune in for this very special and bittersw...
Sep 04, 2024•39 min
Let's do a wellness check-in: Have you been feeling angry, full of doubt, or uber-judgemental? Brenda Rose refers to this as "spinning out." She's noticed this pattern lately in her readings, and within herself. So, why are all the high-vibe people currently so stressed out? Join us today as we discuss how you can shift the energy of any given moment to release the frustrations that are bubbling within. Remember, when we forget to pause before reacting, our emotions come out sideways, but you ha...
Aug 28, 2024•36 min
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's.... a Dragon?!? Invoking fear and flying with flourish, Dragons have mystified humans since the birth of recorded time. Today we'll discuss how Dragons have been perceived through the lenses of Literature, Art, Film, Science, History, and Religion. Julie and Brenda share real and personal tales of these powerful beasts, lending fact to these oft-dismissed fire-breathing beauties. So tune in for Part Three of our Folklore series, because... Earth School is hard, bu...
Aug 21, 2024•37 min
Alright, gather your notepad and pen because today’s episode is full of happening-right-NOW Astrology you're going to want to take note of! We’ve got Mercury, the Moon, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter hosting one big Rave in the sky, with no need to RSVP because you’re already there baby! Today, Brenda guides us on how to navigate this giant Cosmic Situationship like a boss, giving you the tools you need to stay in sync with the cosmos ever-changing dance. Because Earth School is hard, but oh-so-fun wh...
Aug 14, 2024•31 min
Fairies: sinister, sweet, mischievous, or myth? Today is part two of our folklore series where you’ll learn the rules of fairyland, offerings faeries cannot resist, Brendas first encounter with faerie, and the history of fey throughout the centuries and across the globe. Because Earth School is hard without the charming, realm-hopping fair-folk at play 🧚 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 07, 2024•38 min
Can you guess what today's episode is about? Here are your clues: 😊 "Smiling's my favorite!" 🦷 "I want to be a dentist!" 🧦"Dobby is free!" Today, we begin a Folklore series, and our first subject is Elves! Elves love to show up where you least expect them. Except, don't look for them in your dreams or meditations. They reside solely on the Earth plane, and despite pop-culture legend, they're rarely in trees making cookies. Tune in to learn the facts and fun surrounding these little trickers, ...
Jul 31, 2024•36 min
This week, we're revisiting an episode from 2022. This topic still resonates with the high sensitivity and edginess we're all dealing with between the heat of the summer, travel delays, Covid on the rise, and politically charged conventions. Throw in supercharged astrological shifts, such asMars, the planet of action or war, is next to (conjunct) Uranus - the planet of sudden change, and both are working with (trining) Pluto, the planet that digs up dirt you don't want to deal...so you're going ...
Jul 24, 2024•38 min
Lessons and messages from the Other Side often channel through unexpected sources. After hearing of the loss of a beloved friend and visionary colleague, Julie rediscovers the meaning and impact of Karma via the early 2000's sitcom, My Name is Earl. Join us today as your Elf flies solo and discusses the importance of reaching out to those you love, righting your wrongs, gratitude, and the unstoppable force of universal checks and balances. This episode will inspire you to take a step back and gi...
Jul 17, 2024•31 min
Not everyone gets to travel to Cannes, but all of you Cannes bring your award-winning superpowers wherever you go. Today, Julie shares the magical surprises during her recent trip to Cannes. You'll hear about the events that led her to read French Oracle Cards for a Brit and how she became an unexpected spiritual advisor between courses while out to dinner. You'll see how divination decks choose you (not the other way around) and how numerology and repeated numbers are often the stepping stones ...
Jul 10, 2024•31 min
Sacred spaces invite sacred connections between humans, nature, and Spirits on the Other Side. Today we re-cap Brenda Roses' recent trip to The Esalen Institute, where she facilitated her powerful and highly sought-after Spirit Guide workshop. During this workshop, students learned how to access and communicate with the Spirit Guides that have been beside them since the day they were born. But the students weren't the only ones learning new things. Spirit had plenty to share and surprise Brenda ...
Jul 03, 2024•30 min
Did you know one in forty humans have experienced a connection with alien life-forms? Today, we continue our discussion of alien close encounters and abductions inspired by alien researcher and author Preston Dennett's gathering of personal stories. We'll discuss: 👽 signs you have been abducted 👽 things commonly experienced during and after an encounter or abduction 👽 what 'masking' is 👽 why there's a generational trail of this type of experience and more... 🛸 Because Earth School is hard, ...
Jun 26, 2024•35 min
The best road trips are full of unexpected adventures and memories; sometimes, those moments change your life forever. On Sept 19th, 1961, Barney and Betty Hill went on a drive that would become one of the first known incidents of an alien abduction. Through conversation, dream analysis, and hypnosis, Barney and Betty pieced together their experience, which eventually became a book, The Interrupted Journey , detailing their claims. Today's episode centers on this historical event and is part one...
Jun 19, 2024•41 min
Near Death Experiences, or NDE for short, are a consistent topic of fascination for our listeners (and us too!). When you've had a NDE, it can be difficult to process, let alone speak about. But that's what we do today as we are blessed with the story of not one, but the TWO NDE's Debra Prum wrote an article about. By sharing her story, Debra allows us to talk about the brevity and beauty of Earth School, the messages that can be found through having a NDE, how death is not 'the end', and what i...
Jun 12, 2024•36 min
How can you create active meditations that support the life you're living and the life you want to create? Meditation is an activation of your energetic self. Inspired by meditations that accompany Brenda's Tarot class, today we discuss: 💜 what is "the higher heart? 🙏 how to drop into your higher sacred space 💫 what is a spiritual satellite? ⚔️ how to go from worrier to warrior 🧘 how to access meditation space throughout the day BONUS: Brenda shares her meditation prep and practices, and Jul...
Jun 05, 2024•34 min
What do you get when you mix color-changing sparkles, a ringing in your ears, a talking cat, and a suspicious-looking aardvark? Highly activated energy fields, that's what! After a medical procedure tuned our listener into frequencies with a whole new vibe, she wrote in to ask the Other Side Guides: What the heck is going on? Today's episode demonstrates how Spirit works in wondrous ways to support healing, grab your attention, and protect you. So tune in to find out what the chatty kitty was tr...
May 29, 2024•33 min
Can you, or should you, interfere with someone's karma? When you're witnessing or have knowledge of information you feel someone should be privy to, should you speak up, or not? Inspired by listener Jessie Cat's inquiry, would spirit prefer we stand for what is right? But, of course, what's right or wrong is subjective. Ego, status, and the urge to be 'in the know' can pull us to places we should be hesitant to go. Join us as Julie opens up about a personal experience that beautifully illustrate...
May 22, 2024•32 min
We talk a lot about family of birth and family of choice, and one thing they both have in common is soul contracts made on the other side. But what about in-laws? Could you possibly have selected them, too? Extended family can bring many blessings and, often, challenges. How can you manage yourself and others when family dynamics are upsetting? Today, we'll discuss how to set intentions that foster positive engagement, ways (and why) to avoid victimhood, when to let the emotions around a situati...
May 15, 2024•34 min
Here ya go: It's time for another round of Insiders Insights, where we answer your questions and curiosities! Today we explore inquiries about: 🗝️facts and fads related to generational trauma and inherited DNA 💫traits of the top three astrological placements (sun, moon, and rising)🙏Brenda's upcoming Spirit Guide workshop at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California (this June!) Have a question you'd like spiritual guidance on? DM us on IG @OtherSideGuides For more information on Brenda's worksh...
May 08, 2024•33 min
What begins as a story involving golf and facing your truth transforms into a bittersweet tale where dreams, decisions, and death intertwine. Join us today as Julie shares how a cross-country journey altered her life path and the people she loved and lost along the way. Tender, touching, and relatable, sometimes 'time' is irrelevant when wounds are left open, but that's how the Other Side holds space for the tears that still need to flow. Because Earth School is hard, but the Other Side is forev...
May 01, 2024•45 min
Today, you get front-row seats as our guest Ronan receives his first Reading. Astrology takes center stage as actor Ronan learns why he does the things he does, where his heart, intellect, and creativity are drawn to, and how he can flow with his water-based chart when he feels too pulled to dive under. With Brenda as his guide, Ronan's joy shines through, for when we learn more about our cosmic connection and Divine plan, self-doubt and self-sabotage naturally melt away. So join us today for th...
Apr 24, 2024•56 min
A Spirit Portal is a cosmic doorway or energetic gate linking one space or realm to another. Have you ever wondered: 🍥 Why do portals form? 🍥 Are there ways we can initiate forming them? 🍥 How can you close a portal? 🍥 Are there ways portals can assist us in times of need? A portal can be natural, created, or conjured (⬅️ don't do that). So grab your salt and an old key and follow along as we take a peek at Earth School's portals. And while you're here, wish Julie's furbaby, Suki, a very hap...
Apr 17, 2024•33 min
How much choice do we have when it comes to Reincarnation? Do we choose our gender, race, challenges, and time period of rebirth (or as Julie likes to call it, do we choose our “birthday suit”)? Launched into conversation by one of our listeners questions, today we dive deeper into Reincarnation—the who, what, when, where and why of it all. Much like the Wheel of Fortune card in Tarot, getting “back on the wheel” of life is a process full of duality, one you’ll discern before re-entering this lo...
Apr 10, 2024•36 min
Do you have a favorite tree, animal, or place of solitude in nature? That's because Nature heals and inspires, and Spirit loves to commune with you in this most organic way. Inspired by Julie's recent trip to White Sands National Park, today we discuss the biggest Spirit we have on the planet: Nature. Nature's magic is always available to you. Whether it's through gardening, hiking, or traveling to familiar or new outdoor spaces, every single one of us exchanges energy with the natural world in ...
Apr 03, 2024•34 min
What is a reincarnationist? And what does the collective soul of our animal kingdom have to do with it? Inspired by each of their news feeds, Julie and Brenda come together today and talk all things reincarnation. From deja-vu to ‘downloads’, life here on this planet is all practice for the next go-around. So, as the birds dance in sync and the elk run in formation, you, too, are in tune with all that’s been and all that will be. Because Earth School is hard, or is it really just a continual pre...
Mar 27, 2024•30 min
What is an animal communicator and what exactly do they do? Today you'll meet Coryelle Kramer, Animal Communicator and Creator of the Dynamic Pet Personalities. Coryelle has had the gift of animal communication since she was a child. Through shared gifts of telepathy and empathy, Coryelle connects with the beloved pet(s) in your life, bringing awareness and healing to the forefront of the connection you share with these very special members of your family. Coryelle also shares how integral the s...
Mar 20, 2024•52 min
If you were an alien, how would you send probes down to the Earth? That's exactly what we explore today in conversation as we dissect Harvard Theoretical Physicist Avi Loeb's 2023 research on alien lifeforms. Loeb believes meteors found on the ocean floor are probes sent here by extraterrestrial beings. Do you? Throughout history and all around the globe, stories and legends of aliens enchant some and disturb others. Join us today as we discern the fantastical from the factual, the possible from...
Mar 13, 2024•29 min
Some of you carry energy that heals and welcomes unsought messages from the Other Side. But how do you settle into this knowing and fully believe it to be real? This is one of the questions listener Jeff wrote in to share with us, and today, we answer both him and you. We'll discuss techniques that help you: 💫 confirm your intuition 👂 take notice when spirit speaks to you 🔮 claim your sacred space 💜 acknowledge children's spiritual gifts 🙏 receive messages of gratitude from the Spirit World...
Mar 06, 2024•36 min
Today Brenda flies solo, giving Other Side Guides Producer Joey a live reading we can all learn from. As Joey learns more about themself, we all learn more about what it means to be human. Incorporating Astrology, Numerology, and Tarot, Brenda's readings give comfort, confidence, and insight into all the mystical forces that guide us along our path here in Earth School. So sit back and enjoy, for when we share our lives and stories, we inspire others to embrace their own personalized journey. Be...
Feb 28, 2024•59 min
Pop Quiz: If Earth ceases to exist, where will the reincarnated souls go? If the same Tarot card keeps appearing in your readings repeatedly, what does that mean? Bonus ?: Do you need a PSA about amateur exorcisms? (yes, you do... and we're here to give one...) No, these are not the midnight thoughts of an existentialist. They are the questions submitted by our number one fan Cop Suey, who is forever on the quest to figure this whole Earth School thing out. Citing both Biblical script and tappin...
Feb 21, 2024•29 min
You asked for more, so today we dive deeper into how you can leverage the energy of 2024's Numerological 8-year... The 8-year in Numerology vibrates with the energy of success, balance, goals, power, and prosperity, much of which is connected to your professional world and public reputation. Staying dedicated to your goals is key, but finding that balance between bringing your full self to a situation while navigating the realities of business can get tricky. Julie shares how shifting her mornin...
Feb 14, 2024•35 min