DTN Podcast | Jim Alstott Ep. 70 | One Room. Six Practitioners. A Life-Changing Energy Shift.

The Drop the Needle Podcast - Jim Alstott

In this unique episode of The Drop the Needle Podcast, host Jim Alstott gathers five spiritual practitioners—Julie Grant, Connie Smock, Carolyn Siddwick, Gail Alexander, and Kerry Mueller—to

Key takeaways

• High-vibe energy can cause physical sensations like vibrations and buzzing, which may be mistaken for physical ailments.
• Group energy can raise individuals to the highest vibration of the group, leading to spiritual growth and subtle life changes.

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:02) Welcome to the Drop the Needled podcast, your backstage pass to the mystical realm. I'm your host, Jim Alstott, and here, Gifted Souls step up to the mic sharing their spiritual journey. We're hitting the high notes and the low notes of their awakening, creating a symphony of enlightenment. This isn't just another interview show. This is where divine insights are channeled and universal truths are revealed. So crank up your stereo and sit back because who knows, this just might help you compose the next transform. chapter of your soul's purpose. Are you ready? Let's go. I'm Jim Alstott and this is the Drop the Needle podcast. Today's a different kind of episode. I've got five of us here. Five incredible practitioners are on this table. We have Julie Grant, Connie Smock, Carolyn Siddwick will be joining us shortly, Gail Alexander and Kerry Mueller. So instead of five separate interviews, we're just going to talk. We're going to talk openly together. The way we will be doing very soon at the Eaglewood Resort in Itasca for the Listening Field Retreat, August 21st through the 23rd. My hope is that by the end of this conversation, you don't just understand what the retreat is about. You'll actually feel it. So why don't we just go ahead and dive in? And normally what I do is I invite each person to give a little background. But you know what? I'm not going to do. that this time because you can go to our website, which is thechillcru.org, and get a glimpse of the bios. So what we'll do instead today is we're going to open this up with some questions. Now, I got to be honest with you, I had a little help with some of the questions because I just needed it. Everybody's got such a cool background. I didn't want to dive in too much to give everything away as far as. is what's going to be happening at the retreat. So the questions we'll have should be pretty interesting. And so question number one, when you're in a room with people who are truly awake and open, not thinking about it, but actually feeling it, what happens in your body? What does that energy feel like? I guess I can go first. I start to buzz as well. My whole body starts to vibrate when I'm in a room full of people who, are a very high vibe energy, it feels like I've just had about three glasses of coffee. Everything is shaking and vibrating. And it's a really cool feeling, but sometimes people get nervous when they start to feel that. They think something's wrong with them. And I think you have to start to learn the difference between what's energy and what might be physical things, because energy can mimic physical illnesses as well. Hmm. How so? Like, what would somebody feel? Um, well, I think like when your energy is really vibrating and buzzing, sometimes it can feel like you're having a heart attack because your heart is racing. You feel like you might be having an anxiety attack because your energy is just pulsing and coursing through your entire body. And if you're not used to that, it can be very scary. I could see that. What about the people, no, I guess. you be speaking for them. But when you do these presentations or events, what do people tell you their feeling? Do people share that with you guys? I'll pop in. I get, I mean, some of the things that I have been privy to, especially sessions and classes that I have, is that not everybody and I think being in those spaces often, not everybody walks in the same, especially with where they are with regards to their process in life and what they're going through. I find from one class to the next, we have like a fluctuation of different vibrations. sometimes we have, you know, some classes feel like they're all, when we're just about to drop in, everybody drops in together and they're in sync. And other classes, people are still out here and some people just drop in. You can see these people are already battling and these ones aren't. And I think it's just, it depends because I've seen where, you know, it fluctuates the whole way through. And it's not a constant like, oh, this is a good vibe until like the, the end of the session. For me, I get, or I've seen a lot of fluctuations. Sometimes I get like where it's all and it's ever, every so often where everybody just like, are cold. And it's all you can see them just like in coherence together in the room. But that doesn't happen like very often. And there's normally one, two, three people that can't sink in with the rest of the... You get the snores, you get people snoring. The snores and then I get people that wake up and said, that was five minutes. And then the complaint because it was 50 and my back can feel it after 50. Yeah, I think it just goes from person to person. And especially in bigger crowds, you see it a lot more. The smaller ones are, I think they kind of pick up on each other. vibration a lot easier where you're in such a when you get the bigger groups you can see that's like if you were to look at a sound wave it kind of you know graduates by itself it's it's uneven it's not even if I'm explaining myself correctly yeah well the other wave moves it's not consistent it'll be up and down let's say more sort of your like decibel level when you've got the thing when you're too close to the mic and when you're not, yeah. Like this. Like that, exactly. Okay. And then it goes, be. Yeah. Yes. Yeah. So spike. You know, I was thinking about this because Gaila talked about the energy that she feels and then out in the groups. I had the opportunity to attend an event that Connie had recently in the Chicago area. And I'm curious, Connie, what's the energy you feel? Because it looks like you're just getting jolted with something. It just totally zapped energy-wise. You're on fire when you're doing your thing. Yeah, thanks, Jim. Yeah, you do get zapped. I mean, there's different things. But to me, it's zapped in a good way. And every crowd is different, going back to what Carrie was saying, as far as the dynamics where some, you know, some just seems to be a different vibe than others. And being a medium connecting with spirit, a high vibe is essential. So the higher, the vibe, the easier the connection is. And you can tell a difference in different types of settings. And not that something is good or bad. It's just you might have some people who are really struggling and grieving, which makes it a heavier energy. The beautiful thing, though, which I love about group energies, especially for people who are coming to this retreat, which is going to be amazing because when you're in a group energy, you get raised to the highest level of the person of the group. What that means for people coming, not only are they getting all these gifted people giving so many wonderful tips and techniques that they can actually go home with, they're actually getting vibed up. They're getting leveled up and they don't even realize it. A lot, if you're clairsensient, right, which we'll talk about in the group when we're there, if you're clersentient, you're going to feel that. You're going to feel that leveling up. Others may notice it as subtle shifts and changes, especially as they get home and they start integrating these energies into their everyday life. Things start to slowly shift. So some may have some dramatic changes like overnight, but most of them are going to have these subtle shifts that they can take with them and this energy that they, get back from this group collective, they're going to start seeing their life changing in positive ways. People will start energetically leaving without even having to do a thing that do not resonate with their energy field anymore. And it's not to fear. People think, oh my gosh, people are going to leave. No, this is people, they may be back when it's time when maybe they level up a little bit, but everyone's in our life for a reason, season, and a purpose. And the purpose of this is to really, not just see what the potential is for each person, for them to be able to see different aspects and areas of spirituality, but energetically, they're leveling up without even having to really do much, if that makes sense. So, and being a medium too, it's like trying to identify what is yours and what is spirit, because people don't realize how much energy spirit can weigh on you depending on the loved ones who are on the other side, or people who they just attract at the grocery store, right? Right. So that has an impact, but you're going to learn about all that too, which is a beautiful thing. So lots, lot of things about energy. That's very cool. And now, by the way, Carolyn Siddwick has joined us now. So, and I have to tell you everyone, too, Carolyn and Carrie are both in Doha, Qatar. Welcome. Welcome. Carolyn, I don't know if you heard this first question. And I want to hear from Julie as well. When you're in a room with people who are truly awake and open, not thinking about it, but actually feeling it. What happens in your body? What does that energy feel like? For me, for me, yeah. So when you're in that kind of environment, it's a feeling of just feeling connected, being understood. and I just think when you have people like that, the energy is just amazing. When you're in a room of people like that, you can just feel how positive everything is. And I just get a right buzz out of being with people that are like-minded and, you know, feel the same way. That's cool. Julie, how about you? I feel I see color first. The room always looks very colorful and the color vibrates. And I also, I agree with all the ladies. It can be a wave of certain people. Like you can tell people who are newer to their awakening. And I feel like sometimes I gravitate towards them to kind of try to help them feel more safe and that this is okay to allow their vibration to keep lifting up. But it's almost like your home. I feel like if you compare it to walking through the grocery, the grocery to me is very heavy. I have a really hard time at the grocery. I just get in and out. I think people are thinking all kinds of things. I think the food gives off a certain energy. But you walk into a workshop where the intention is to help yourself. The vibration is completely different. And then especially when the practitioners come together, it is literally vibrating in the room. You have to make sure you're grounded for sure. Yeah, right, right. And nobody has to worry about that. We'll make sure everybody's in a great safe space. So no concerns there. So you all do very different work. Constellation Therapy, sound, intuitive development, energy, hygiene, connection beyond death. But I bet each of you had a moment where you knew, without a doubt, this is real. This isn't in my head. Take us there. Oh, gosh. There's a bunch. I'll narrow that one down. Yeah. I think very, very early on is when I knew who was calling. and this is before cell phones. Like on the other end of the phone, I knew who it was and why they were calling. I think that was the very start of it. And then you just start paying attention and more and more coincidences start happening. And you have this knowing. It's this innate knowing. And it's your intuition that's starting to open up and you just start trusting it. But you know what I'm saying, with that because let's say for example people hear voices right and they're like okay am am I going crazy am I my losing my grip on things or is this what is it I would imagine there's got to be a little leap of faith in this too right well a huge leap of faith but that's when I personally reached out to a Reiki practitioner and said, this is what's happening. And she held my hand and mentored me for a year of helping me understand why I was starting to see spirit, hear spirit, feel spirit. And she was the one who gave me the terminology awakening and sent me to websites to start researching it on my own. and that's when Hayhouse Radio really landed me. I listened to this radio on a website, right? As much as I possibly could with all of these beautiful practitioners, and it felt like, okay, I'm not hallucinating, and this is real. And then all of these facts out there that help support me. That's cool. Hey, here's the thing I want everybody to know that's in the room here too, and I call it in our room, our studio. Don't worry about talking over or asking somebody else a question. This is definitely an opportunity for us to share and ask each other questions because the questions you have may be a question somebody else has. So don't worry about it. Just go ahead and chime on in. Anybody else? Yeah, I think for me, I was very psychic when I was little. I just knew stuff all the time. And then as I grew up, it got shut off, and then it came back. And having a psychology background, I thought it was really interesting because I knew I was having a psychotic break. Because I was living in two worlds at the same time. And I didn't know how to deal with that. And I had teachers at the time, and Julie had very supportive teachers. I had teachers who just kept trying to push me to see what else I could do. And so I think it's really important to find the right people to work with to help you in that process. Because not everyone has your best interest at heart. There's practitioners who are in it for all different kinds of reasons. And I think it's really important to find the people that you trust to help guide you on that path as you move forward. You know what? You hit something that's very important. Both of you did that you sought out a mentor. So how did you do that? I mean, Internet. How did you do it? I've just always relied on spirit, and I started looking. and if the name pops up online and just tapped into it. If this is for my highest good, may it be so. And I've got really lucky. But I also had a couple teachers along the way who taught me what not to pursue. So they go down a path that wasn't for my highest good, but I learned it real quick, and then I get out. And so you start learning different, It's a lesson that's not necessarily fun, but you start learning the differences in people out there who are supposed to be mentoring and guiding and teaching, and their frequency is different than yours. So you then learn that frequency in the future, that you just, that's not for me, it's for other people, and then you just keep moving. You know, you said something, too, Julie, that reminded me when about the awakening that you looked it up and that's what I did too because I was actually in one of the spiritual social club gatherings, the meetings. And I was describing some of the things that had happened. And I forget who it was that said it to me, but somebody said, oh, you had a spirit, that, that was a spiritual awakening. And I was like, I didn't even know what the hell that was. You know, what's a spiritual awakening? So that's when I started to GTS everything and Google that shit. Everything and really digging into, okay, what this was going on? What was this? Oh, it was this stage and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then that's why the book came out. But who else? Could I add one thing, because it’s just popping into my mind—because they want to make a distinction. is that it's important that we start to see ourselves as more than just the physical body, because we are light beings in physical structures. And so it's really important to start to see things differently as a consciousness and as human beings. And so I think that that's a lot of what this conference is going to do is to remind us all of who we really are, not what we were conditioned to believe. Yeah. That gave me chills, Gail. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. We all have the gift. We all have it. And that's where I think. We're born with it. We are. Look at the kids who think they have their imaginary friends. They're really not imaginary. They are born seeing and hearing and looking around, seeing spirits