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How to Tell if Your Spirit Guides Are Saying NO with Medium John Edward

October 19, 2026

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How to Tell if Your Spirit Guides Are Saying NO

Medium John Edward joined Gabby Bernstein on Dear Guides to talk about the guidance we tend to ignore: the clear "no" from our spirit team. Edward, who has been working as a psychic medium for 41 years, argues that learning to recognize and trust a "no" is actually harder—and more important—than chasing affirmations. The episode walks through how to distinguish genuine guidance from fear, what happens when you override it, and a few concrete practices for getting the signal straight.

The Feeling of a No

Edward starts by establishing a baseline. Most people, he says, don't know what intuitive information feels like in their body because they have never calibrated the sensation. His fix is simple: pick three or four statements you know are true (like "two plus two is four") and three or four you know are false (like "Mickey Mouse is a rabbit"). Say them aloud and notice how each one lands in your body. That internal "click" or "nope" is the same feeling you get when someone praises a person you instinctively distrust. Once you know what a "yes" and a "no" feel like physically, you have a reference point.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:03) **Introduction: Why a "No" from Guides Is Actually Divine Direction** - Gabby frames the episode: we often ask for signs of affirmation but ignore the signs telling us to pivot or stop.
  • 2 (01:50) **Creating a Sacred Space for Spiritual Work** - John emphasizes the importance of designating one spot in your home for metaphysical practice to build up energy.
  • 3 (02:32) **Your Spirit Team: How to Visualize and Invite Your Guides** - John describes having multiple teams of energies, including an original team and a new overlay that came in around 2012 to help raise global vibration.
  • 4 (05:52) **The Core Problem: Ego vs. Intuition** - The hardest part of receiving guidance is getting your human ego out of the way so you can recognize what you're actually seeing, hearing, or feeling.
  • 5 (08:45) **The Shower Practice: A Daily Exercise for Receiving Guidance** - John offers a practical exercise to do in the shower to consciously release negative energy and open yourself to receive.
  • 6 (10:28) **What a "No" Feels Like: The Parental Energy of a Hard Stop** - A "no" from guides is more of a feeling than a sound, and it can feel like a strong parental mandate.
  • 7 (12:51) **Free Will and the Spiritual Dead End** - When you ignore guidance, you eventually hit a "spiritual dead end" and wonder how you got there. The answer is simple: you didn't listen.

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Show Notes

Have you ever ignored a sign that something wasn’t right for you, only to wonder later if you were meant to take a different path? What if that sign was spiritual guidance asking you to stop and pay attention? In this episode of Dear Guides, Gabrielle Bernstein sits down with renowned psychic medium John Edward to explore the messages your spirit guides may send when a path, opportunity, or decision isn’t right for you, and what it might mean when your guides go silent. John shares personal experiences that show the impact of trusting intuitive messages, along with practical exercises to help you strengthen your connection with your guides, tell the difference between fear and spiritual guidance, and become more aware of the signs guiding your path.

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