Spirit Sisters - the podcast

The lawyer who channels a team of spirits - the extraordinary story of how Alicia came out of the spiritual closet

Karina Machado speaks with Alicia Dumais Temmerman. Alicia, who lives in Melbourne, is an Energy-Healer Coach, Relationship Coach, lawyer, speaker, author and the founder of The Global Soul Centre. She's also a mum of four.

Alicia’s soul mission is to help people connect back to their souls and help them understand the Laws of Energy - to learn how to boost, clear, nourish, charge and protect their energy, which she calls “our most valuable commodity.” 

All these beautiful and practical teachings come courtesy of a team of ascended masters, who speak through Alicia via direct-voice channelling. The story behind how the channelling first began in 2012, when Alicia was a frazzled and exhausted workaholic, is unforgettable, and in this episode, Alicia dives deep into what was going on in her life prior to that moment, and her six-year struggle to accept and incorporate the channelling, which was quite confronting for herself and loved ones, into her life, to “come out of the spiritual closet.”

Alicia tells us why she’s on a mission to help us remember who we are, and tells us all about the different guides who share their wisdom through her. She also reveals how as a lawyer, she was on a quest for evidence to validate what she was experiencing, and the mind-blowing revelation that finally convinced her.

Alicia talks about the power of intention, shares lots of tips to raise our frequency and cope with energy zappers and discusses forgiveness as the most powerful way to restore our energy leaks and imbalances. Make sure you stick around to the end when Alicia offers some wonderful insights into the spiritual significance of 2020 and Covid-19, and reveals the ultimate importance of self-love and self-acceptance.

This is a really jam-packed episode, you might want to make notes. Enjoy my conversation with the wonderful Alicia Dumais Temmerman, a true ambassador for “women healing women.”

 

Visit Alicia’s website to learn more about her work and book, Pure Energy http://www.aliciatemmerman.com

Learn more about The Global Soul Centre https://www.globalsoulcentre.com

Join the Facebook group, Breathe Love Laugh FB, where Alicia shares her channelling and more Facebook Groups

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The death-defying power of love - how little Tom returned to comfort his mum after tragedy struck

Karina Machado speaks with the courageous and open-hearted Michelle McLaughlin, a nurse and mother of three from Sydney who shares a very moving story about the after-life contact she had with her gorgeous little boy, Tom, who was 4 when he tragically passed away in a road accident in 2014. His loss led to Michelle launching The Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation, in honour of her beautiful boy and as a means to prevent further tragedies of the kind that took Tom’s life.

In our conversation, Michelle talks openly about the profound spiritual experience involving her late grandfather on the morning of Tom’s death, about the spirit encounters Tom himself reported in the months leading up to the accident, and the many ways he offered precious signs of his presence afterward. Notably, this includes the time Michelle woke up and saw Tom by her bedside, looking solid as life.

There’s also a wonderful story about a dream Tom’s sister, Sophie, had, a couple of months after he passed, which, as the then-seven-year-old told her mum, made her feel good.

My hope is that this episode helps to lift your spirits too, especially if you too have lost a child and are familiar with the kind of grief Michelle takes us into in such a raw way in this conversation. Remember, if you need support, you can contact Lifeline in Australia on 13 11 14.

Ultimately, this is a life-affirming story about the bonds of family and the death-defying power of love.

 

Learn more about Michelle’s foundation, Little Blue Dinosaur at the website.

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“I Carry Your Heart,” the poem by E.E. Cummings that Michelle discusses.

 

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The Light, the Beings and the Life Review – Part 2 with psychic-medium Lynda Cramer, and her amazing near-death experience

In part two of a double episode featuring Brisbane author and psychic-medium Dr Lynda Cramer, Karina Machado speaks to Lynda about her amazing near-death experience.

If you haven’t listened to part one yet, I encourage to scroll down to the episode below this one and press play to hear Lynda sharing all about her experiences with ghosts, spirits, phone calls from Heaven, and much more.

As I mentioned in the introduction to that episode, that show was full of unexplained sounds, chatter and other anomalies, almost as if an alternative conversation was going on in the background to ours. This episode is no different, as you’re about to find out.

What really counts, however, is the story Lynda shares about her near-death experience in 2001. There’s so much to this: from her understanding of the oneness that underpins all life as she spent time in a majestic landscape she calls Home, to her intricately detailed life review and meeting with a trio of light beings as well as an ancestor who was something of a kindred spirit. Stay tuned until the end as Lynda shares her understanding about what really matters in life, and how to bring Heaven to Earth.

Lynda also shares candidly about the challenges she’s faced in her life, including domestic violence. If you’re experiencing domestic or family violence, please call the national free counselling service 1800RESPECT or visit their website, 1800respect.org.au.

 

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"My life is like The Sixth Sense" - Psychic-medium Lynda Cramer lives among the dead

Today’s show is the first of a double episode which I believe you’re going to love. My guest is Dr Lynda Cramer, PhD in Metaphysics. Lynda is an author, psychic-medium and near-death experiencer from Brisbane, Australia. She’s been seeing and communicating with ghosts and spirits since she was a toddler.

I spent an enjoyable and enlightening couple of hours with Lynda talking about ghosts, spirits, phone calls from Heaven, the purpose of life and her wonderfully detailed near-death experience. As we talked, I noticed something that no doubt you will pick up on as well: there seemed to be another conversation going on beneath ours. 

Calling all experts, or even dabblers, in EVP – electronic voice phenomena – I want to hear your thoughts on this intriguing double episode, because it’s right through both.

As exciting as all of that is though, I hope it doesn’t distract you from the topics Lynda covers here, which took me back to my earliest fascination with the spirit world and the question of ghosts. Did you know that the expression on a ghost’s face is usually utter astonishment that someone has seen them? Here’s Lynda to tell you about that, as well as the many encounters she’s had over the years with people who’ve crossed over yet refuse to accept that their time on earth has come to an end. Always, she responds to them with respect and compassion.

 

Buy Lynda's books at her website.

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"She was the angel of death and birth": Jo's NDE, miraculous healing and stunning past-life revelations

Karina Machado speaks with Josephine Martorana-Nicotra, a spiritual light worker, tarot counsellor and healer who lives in Sydney. I met Jo at a meeting of IANDS, the international association of near-death studies. She began to share a little of her story with me and I was absolutely stunned by what I was hearing.

Jo shares an astounding story that encompasses a near-death experience, an angelic visitation, past-life revelations, a miraculous physical healing and much more. Jo’s NDE was the culmination of a severe illness she developed as part of PTSD caused by a traumatic incident that took place while she was studying for her PhD in Science Education.

This near-death experience is unlike any I’ve ever heard or read about, and its ramifications are still unfolding, 22 years later, with the most recent piece of the puzzle falling into place last year. I’m beyond excited to introduce Josephine. If you’re fascinated by the idea of past lives, this episode for you.

 

Contact Josephine at Jo's Harmony Healing: 0490 215 549

 

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"The angels were singing love into the world" - Susan reveals the lessons of her astonishing NDE

Settle in to listen to one of the most intriguing near-death experience stories you’ve ever come across. My guest is Susan Redwine, from Franklin, North Carolina. I first came across Susan on a Facebook page about near-death experiences. To me, her posts seemed infused with something otherworldly, and I later found out that indeed mystical poetry was one of the gifts she came back with following her NDE.

Susan's multi-faceted and hauntingly beautiful near-death experience came at a time in her life when she was at her absolute lowest. In our conversation, she shares all about the point of absolute surrender that triggered her journey "Home", entering "the Void," meeting the soul group whose transmission of love helped her heal. Susan speaks about her "Book of Sorrows," the River of Life, the Music of the Spheres, seeing her past lives and pre-birth planning ceremony, the message for humanity from the angels, plus so much more!

Please note that Susan's story contains references to suicide, family violence and sexual abuse. If you need support, please contact Lifeline in Australia on 13 11 14. If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, phone 1800 RESPECT, in Australia, or visit 1800respect.org.au.

 

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The Light in the Darkness - Part 2 of how God's messages sustained Sonia through horrific trauma

Today’s episode is the conclusion of my two-part interview with Sonia St. Claire. If you haven’t listened to part one yet, it's worth starting there. To briefly recap, when Sonia and her twin sister Sandra were babies, their mother handed them over to the first of five orphanages the girls would live in until age 14, when Sonia almost died in the nuns’ care, leading to a profound NDE. The girls suffered physical and sexual abuse all their young lives, and sadly, the abuse followed them into adulthood as well.

Throughout, however, Sonia never lost her connection to the divine; an ongoing conversation which she’s written about in her book, God’s Messages, which documents a lifetime of guidance and hope she’s received, even during the darkest times. In this conversation, Sonia shares more about the healing effects of meeting her mother’s spirit, and tells us about her encounter with her late brother's spirit when she was a teen. She shares about meeting God in a profound meditation, her thoughts on the ripple effects of our energy and the immense power of prayer. At the end, she offers a heartfelt message for anyone who’s suffered as she has. 

This is the harrowing story of one courageous woman and some details may be upsetting. This episode mentions suicide; if you need support please contact Lifeline in Australia on 13 11 14. The organisation Knowmore also offers free legal advice and support to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. Please visit knowmore.org.au or call them on 1800 605 762.  If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, phone 1800 RESPECT, in Australia, or visit 1800respect.org.au.

Finally, I’m dedicating this episode to the children who’ve died in institutional care in Australia and around the world. We don’t know their names but they are not forgotten. The episode picks up as Sonia reveals more about the fascinating, extended reunion with her mother’s spirit that offered an opening into forgiveness and healing.

 

Email Sonia at sonia.sc@bigpond.net.au to inquire about purchasing her book God's Messages.

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Buy the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters as a paperback at Booktopia.

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The Light in the Darkness - How messages from God sustained Sonia through horrific trauma

In part one of a two-part interview, Karina Machado speaks with Sonia St. Claire. Sonia, who lives in Queensland, Australia, is the author of the 2014 memoir The Girl in the Locker. When Sonia and her twin sister Sandra were three months old, their mother gave them up to an orphanage. That was the first of five orphanages the girls lived in up until they were 14, when Sonia fell ill and had a near-death experience. After this, the sisters, who’d suffered horrific abuse all their young lives at the hands of adults who were supposed to look after them, were returned to their mother. This only launched a new chapter of pain and trauma.

Yet, throughout unimaginable horrors in childhood and into her adult life, Sonia never lost her connection to the divine, which she calls God. If you’re uncomfortable with that term, I encourage you to rename it Love, Life, Source, or anything else, but keep on listening, as Sonia’s experiences are testament to the healing and sustaining power of remembering our spiritual spark. In her most recent book, God’s Messages, Sonia shares a lifetime of stories about her ongoing conversation with the Divine, and the hope it’s brought, even during the darkest times.

This is the harrowing story of a very courageous woman. Please note, it mentions physical and sexual abuse, and domestic violence. If any of this raises issues for you, you can call Lifeline in Australia on 13 11 14. The organisation Knowmore also offers free legal advice and support to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. Please visit knowmore.org.au or call them on 1800 605 762.

Email Sonia at sonia.sc@bigpond.net.au to inquire about purchasing her book God's Messages.

Connect with Karina Machado at the new and updated karinamachado.com

Buy the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters as a paperback at Booktopia.

Buy the e-book of the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters at Kobo.

Buy the audio book of the original Spirit Sisters (narrated by me) at Audible.

"I was on the human hamster wheel" - how Theresa's NDE transformed her life

Karina Machado speaks with Theresa Byrne, a martial-arts and self-defence expert living in Colorado, whose near-death experience in 2014 following a hit-and-run impacted every facet of her life. From the physical after-effects of a Traumatic Brain injury, to the spiritual inquiry sparked by the NDE, and being diagnosed with PTSD, depression and anxiety, Theresa had a lot to cope with during her two-year recovery. Her experiences led eventually to her acclaimed TED X Talk, The Danger of Your Inner Bully. 

I so enjoyed my conversation with Theresa. We spoke about the two prayers she spontaneously uttered as her car was about to collide with a brick wall, the ineffable peace she felt in a "grey" place, the life review that showed her she was on a "human hamster wheel" and never stopped to appreciate the good she'd done for others, how our thoughts and words are so powerful, the answer she received when she asked about "the name of God" and the importance of fulfilling our soul's mission in a self-honouring way. Plus, so much more!

As her story unfolded, I found much I could relate to, and learn from, and I think you will too. Stick around to the end when she shares three of the most powerful takeaways from her life-changing near-death experience. 

Connect with Theresa at her website.

Watch her TED X talk, The Danger of Your Inner Bully

 

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Buy the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters as a paperback at Booktopia.

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When Courtney met Krishna - channelling the Hindu deity, and his chilling warning about 2020

My guest, Courtney Beck, has an utterly fascinating story that incorporates many timely gems of wisdom regarding the current pandemic. For Courtney, a dark night of the soul led to a spiritual awakening that completely overhauled her life. Courtney went from being a strategist in the highest echelons of the corporate world, to a healer, coach and channel for the Hindu deity Krishna. That bond between them led to the channelled book, Conversations with Krishna, the first of three books they would publish together. Here's part of Courtney’s bio:

"Courtney Beck appeared to have it all. She worked in advertising as a well- respected and well-paid strategist for some of the world's top brands and after years of climbing the corporate ranks, Courtney finally attained her dream position. She had a wonderful family, a close circle of friends and lived in a beautiful home by the water on Sydney harbour.

Just shy of Courtney's thirty-fifth birthday and only two months into the role she had worked her entire career to land, she experienced what those in the spiritual world know as “The Dark Night of the Soul,” a time of unexpected and unplanned deep introspection when we question our very purpose here on earth. A divine voice called out to her asking her to pursue a path she never imagined. The problem for Courtney was that this deeply personal transformation was not easy to explain to her loved ones, nor was there a box for it on a company form. She could ignore it and continue down the traditional path she had trod or she could answer “The Call” knowing that life as she knew it would change forever."

That’s just the beginning. Settle in for a truly mind-stretching conversation encompassing Courtney’s introduction to Krishna, and how he told her in 2016 about the “rebalancing” that would change everything in 2020. Among other eerily prescient warnings, Krishna said all of the planes would land this year. Talk about goosebumps ... Enjoy my conversation with the warm, wise and delightful Courtney Beck.

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Buy the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters as a paperback at Booktopia.

Buy the e-book of the 10th anniversary edition of Spirit Sisters at Kobo.

Buy the audio book of the original Spirit Sisters (narrated by me) at Audible.