Field Report: I Asked the Universe for a Sign (It Did Not Go to Plan)

📚 JOIN “ACTUALLY TRYING” at https://rosehoneymorgan.substack.com/subscribeThis month’s book:👉 Atomic Habits by James ClearYou’ll get:• Weekly breakdowns you can actually implement• Private podcast episodes• Cheat sheets & summaries• Anti-brain-rot knowledge topicsOr sign up free for the notes part in your email. Field Report: Psychic Signs, Spirit Messages & When “Woo-Woo” Gets a Bit MuchThis week’s Field Report is the follow-up to Monday’s episode on signs from the universe, mediumship, and whether humans secretly need meaning to function.I promised to test it myself.So naturally, I:✔ Went to a celebrity psychic✔ Asked the universe (and possibly my dead dad) for a very specific sign✔ Emotionally spiralled slightly✔ Learned an unexpectedly useful life lessonThis episode contains psychic predictions, Ocado logistics, grief anthropology, and the first ever Guru & Granny agony aunt segment — which immediately descends into curtain-related chaos.You’ve been warned.🔮 PART 1 — The Psychic VisitI revisit the psychic reading I had while pregnant and unpack:• The eerily accurate pregnancy and birth prediction• The very weird pocket watch story• The food/content creation prediction that aged… suspiciously well• The possibility my mum believes psychics just hire private investigators• The big question: coincidence, cold reading, or something stranger?👻 PART 2 — Asking the Universe (and My Dad) for a SignI tested the theory properly by requesting one specific sign:👉 The name “Tim”👉 Offline only👉 Within three daysThe results include:• Stick-based desperation• Ocado driver Timothy (plum van edition)• The Reticular Activating System explained in real life• Why looking for signs made grief feel… louder, not lighter💔 FAIL OF THE WEEKWhy deliberately searching for spiritual reassurance actually made my mental state worse — including:• Emotional dwelling• Grief resurfacing• Incense-fuelled crying sessionsNot exactly the influencer wellness journey promised.💡 FIND OF THE WEEKTurns out:👉 Asking actual living humans for support works surprisingly wellFeaturing:• Asking Old Ma for help• Adult children still wanting their mum to tidy their room• The emotional science of support vs isolation👵 NEW SEGMENT — Guru & GrannyOur first listener dilemma arrives:“How do I persuade my husband to fund bespoke home renovations without murdering him?”Expect:• Alarmingly traditional advice• Weaponised porridge window insulation• Manipulation strategies that should absolutely not be peer reviewed🧠 Bigger TakeawayLooking for signs might comfort some people.But this experiment raised bigger questions about:• Grief processing• Pattern-seeking human brains• Why meaning matters psychologically• And when “self-help spirituality” quietly becomes avoidance✉️ WRITE INTO GURU & GRANNYSend your dilemmas, chaos, or questionable life decisions via DM or to my instagram @rosehoneymorgan or @field.notes.podYou can remain anonymous. Highly encouraged after this episode.🎙 ABOUT FIELD NOTESA self-improvement podcast for people who are:• Chronically online• Mildly overwhelmed• Trying to improve their lives without becoming insufferableEach week I test internet advice so you don’t have to.⭐ If You Enjoyed This EpisodePlease follow, rate, and share with someone who has either:• Googled angel numbers at 2am• Booked a psychic once “just for fun”• Or owns at least three types of incense Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.