The Paranormal Podcast – Sharon Newman: Reiki, Spiritual Healing & The Spiritual Magpie

Sharon Newman, a spiritual practitioner and Reiki level two healer based in the UK, describes herself as someone who has become "very awake" across all areas of spirituality. She runs The Spiritual Magpie, where she combines mediumship readings, energy healing, and paranormal investigation into a single practice. Her core claim is direct and unfussy: everyone has spiritual gifts, most people just haven't learned how to use them.

The childhood origin and the orb

Newman traces her spiritual awakening to a traumatic childhood experience. Locked in a dark bedroom by her mother, she became terrified of the dark to the point of vomiting. That night, a large orb of multicolored light appeared at the foot of her bed and hovered. She was so frightened she hid under the covers. The next morning, she overheard her mother describing the same orb in her own bedroom. That confirmation—that she had seen something her mother also saw—made her question reality from a young age. She was raised in a spiritual family; her mother ran a Sunday night spiritualist church for many years. Newman was also adopted, and she believes her "vast knowledge" comes from her biological mother, whom she describes as "true Roman Egyptian."

Energy, intuition, and the difference between negative and demonic