Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

Jackson describes the transformative experience of having children. Motherhood has been life-changing for her; she has three children, Ashley, Hayden, and Juliet. Despite the beauty of having children, Jackson holds that deciding to start a family isn’t any easy decision; sometimes we need our Teams of Light to guide us.

Jackson uses Clayton and Natali’s experience as an example. The couple fell in love at first sight, but when Natali discovered she was pregnant she wasn’t sure she wanted to have the baby. She went through with the pregnancy and immediately fell in love with her son. She had another child not long later. Over the years following, the couple tried to decide if they wanted more kids. Neither was particularly open to signs from the beyond, but via Jackson they received a message from Clayton’s grandmother urging them to have another child. Moved, the couple got pregnant again. Since their daughter’s birth, Clayton and Natali have been more trusting of the universe.

Jackson acknowledges that it can be hard to know if we’re on the right path, but holds that opening ourselves to the Other Side can help. She uses Danielle’s story as an example. Danielle was at a crossroads and didn’t know how to change her life. At a conference with Jackson, she received communications from her late grandmother, Sally, telling her to take more risks. Shortly thereafter, Danielle turned down a lucrative job offer and gained the confidence to start her own juice line and yoga studio. In reflection, Danielle has told Jackson how much Sally’s presence guided and changed her.

Jackson shares Amy’s story. Amy was lost and confused when she discovered she was pregnant shortly after she and her boyfriend broke up. She wanted a family but because it didn’t seem like the right time she scheduled an abortion appointment. However, she still wasn’t convinced. Overwhelmed, she “turned to alcohol for solace” (185). Then her aunt gifted her a reading with Jackson. In the reading, Amy’s late dad told her to have the child because the baby would be a gift. Through Jackson, he showed her the image of a box with a big blue bow. Not long later, Amy encountered a giant bow and decided to have the baby. She is so glad that she had her son and can feel her dad’s presence in him.

Jackson argues that one of the most beautiful and powerful signs the Other Side can send is a rainbow. She shares Susan’s story as an example.

After Susan’s husband, Marc, died unexpectedly, her friend, Jill, gifted her a reading with Jackson. In the reading, Marc told Susan he would help her find a new partner because he wanted her to be happy. He would do so via rainbows and an acquaintance, Randy (Randy was Amy’s friend Barbara’s late husband). Susan was skeptical but soon started seeing rainbows everywhere. A few years later, Susan’s architect connected her with a man named David. She later discovered that David was Randy’s best friend. She realized Marc and Randy had created this connection for her. Since she and David have been together, she’s seen fewer rainbows, which she thinks is a sign that Marc is giving her and David space.

Jackson avers that all signs are inspired by love. However, they’re not always physical and can be feelings, sounds, or voices, too. She shares Sarah and David’s story as an example. After marrying, the two started a family. They were happy but weren’t sure they should have a third child. Around this time, they met Jackson at a mutual friend’s wedding. Jackson received a message from David’s father, encouraging David to get his teeth checked. David learned he had a severe dental problem and his father had saved his life. In the months following, David’s father kept sending the couple signs, and ultimately encouraged them to have a third child.

Jackson shares Marina’s story. Marina was a therapist and devoted all of her time to work. As she got older, she decided she wouldn’t have children. Then she fell in love at 50 and got pregnant with twins. The twins were stillborn. Marina gave up hope, convinced this was a sign she shouldn’t be a mother. Then she received messages from the beyond telling her otherwise. At 56 she became pregnant again and had healthy twins.

Jackson shares Elana and Steven’s story. Their first son, Noah, was a person with autism. They loved him but worried that if they had another child, this child would have autism too. Elana got pregnant again and had a miscarriage. Devastated, she was afraid to try for another child. Elana and Jackson met around this time. During their reading, the Other Side told Jackson that Elana’s second child wouldn’t have autism, but Elana had to make the choice herself. Elana received her sign from the universe when she was alone in an airport bathroom. Jackson argues that signs can be as small and powerful as the one Elana experienced.

Jackson shares her experience reading for a woman named Leslie. During the reading, she divined that Leslie’s son, Jonathan, had died. After Jonathan’s dad left the family, Jonathan grew depressed and developed an addiction to heroin. Leslie loved and supported him and always hoped he’d get better. Then when Jonathan was 28, he died by suicide on Leslie’s birthday. Leslie was devastated, hurt, and angry. She thought Jonathan was trying to punish her and couldn’t feel his presence. In the reading, Jonathan told Leslie that he was sorry for hurting her and wasn’t angry with her. He also wanted her to know he’d left her a sign in the form of a heart-shaped figurine under the tree she’d planted for him. The reading helped Leslie make amends with Jonathan. Ever since, she’s sensed his presence.

Jackson reflects on the stories she’s shared and the purpose of her book. She argues that a big part of experiencing the Other Side is surrendering. She shares a personal story as an example.

When Jackson’s daughter, Ashley, was about to start high school, she developed a rash on her back. The doctors couldn’t diagnose it and Jackson let it go. In the days and weeks following, Ashley’s personality began to change. Instead of being happy and compliant, she was anxious, moody, angry, and unpredictable. Jackson and her husband Garrett took her out of school but still couldn’t determine what was wrong. They took her to numerous doctors but found no answers. Then Jackson remembered to open herself to the Other Side; her Team of Light sent her the vision of Amy Tan’s The Opposite of Fate (a book about Tan’s experience with Lyme disease). Jackson took Ashley for a Lyme’s screening but the tests were negative. Months and years passed. Ashley showed no signs of improvement. Then Jackson got another communication from the Other Side, suggesting that Ahsley had PANS or bartonella. She took Ashley for these tests but the doctors scoffed at her. With the help of a friend, she found better specialists. Ashley had bartonella and Lyme disease. She received the proper treatment and began to improve.

Jackson holds that not all stories work out the way hers did. However, her story is evidence that our Teams of Light are always looking out for us. Once she surrendered to the Other Side, she could receive her Team of Light’s guidance.