👤 Link to our guest: https://www.channelingwhitelight.com/

Psychic mediumship is often misunderstood — seen as either entertainment or blind belief.

In this episode of the Holistic Circle Podcast, we explore what mediumship actually is, how it works, and why discernment matters more than belief. How Mediumship Really Works (And Why It’s Not What Hollywood Shows).

Philip Kobald sits down with Kelly Palmatier, a professional evidential psychic medium, to discuss how communication with spirit happens, why it cannot be forced, and how both the living and the spirit world must actively participate for a connection to occur.

This conversation covers the reality behind psychic and mediumship work, including the limits of accuracy, the role of intuition, and why even legitimate mediums are never perfect.

You’ll also learn how to recognize ethical spiritual practitioners, avoid common psychic scams, and understand the difference between intuition, developing ability, and fraud — especially during periods of grief.

• How mediumship works beyond Hollywood portrayals
• Why spirit communication isn’t available on demand
• What happens to consciousness after death
• Why grief can affect psychic readings
• How to identify real mediums versus con artists
• What ethical mediumship looks like in practice

• Mediumship is an energetic interaction, not a performance
• Accuracy in psychic readings fluctuates and evolves
• Discernment is essential when seeking spiritual guidance
• Consciousness may continue beyond the physical body

• “Spirit lowers their vibration. We meet somewhere in between.” — Kelly Palmatier
• “The illusion that we are separate collapses the moment the body falls away.” — Philip Kobald

Kelly Palmatier is a full-time professional psychic medium with decades of experience working in the energetic realm. She specialises in evidential mediumship, providing detailed, verifiable connections intended to bring clarity, comfort, and healing.

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• 📚 Access Kelly’s free Psychic Credibility Scoring System via her website

• 00:00 Introduction to Mediums and Psychics
• 00:24 Welcome to Holistic Circle Podcast
• 00:38 Meet Kelly Palmatier
• 02:28 Kelly's Background and Mediumship
• 04:28 Society's View on Psychic Abilities
• 09:54 Developing Psychic Abilities
• 11:50 Kelly's Journey to Mediumship
• 19:38 Identifying Authentic Mediums
• 23:31 Exploring the Concept of the Soul
• 24:07 Connecting with Spirits: A Medium's Perspective
• 25:14 The Role of Spirit Guides
• 26:03 Challenges in Spirit Communication
• 28:12 Reincarnation and the Afterlife
• 37:16 The Importance of Grieving and Mediumship
• 39:24 Ethics and Red Flags in Mediumship
• 46:18 Services Offered by a Medium

#holisticcircle #spiritualconversation #medium #afterlife #consciousness #spiritualawakening #healingjourney #energywork

P 79/25 (E 0098) - Nov 24, 2025

100 Episodes of Asking Why: A hundred conversations later, and the question remains the same: why do some of us keep searching?

What Drives the Spiritual Search?
In this milestone 100th episode, Philipp Kobald sits down with Svetlana Ćopić—the first guest he has ever met in real life—to explore why certain people are pulled toward deeper questions, while others move through life without ever stopping to look underneath the surface.

This is a conversation about restless curiosity, the intersection between creativity and spirituality, the growing spirituality marketplace, and the delicate balance between evidence, intuition, and belief.
If you’ve ever lived in the tension between skepticism and longing, between wanting proof and feeling the truth anyway—this episode will feel like recognition.

⭐ What you’ll take from this episode

• Why some people are wired to ask the questions others avoid
• How spirituality and creativity often open the same doorway
• The risks vulnerable people face in today’s booming spiritual industry
• Why birth rituals, de*th rituals, and shared meaning matter more than we admit
• Where evidence ends—and how intuition and faith begin

📝 Memorable lines

“I was tormented with these questions since I was born.” — Svetlana Ćopić
“At some point, when evidence runs out, you still have to decide whether you dare to believe.” — Philipp Kobald

👤 Guest Bio

Svetlana Ćopić is a Belgrade-based creative director with more than twenty years of experience in branding and advertising. She is the founder of a creative agency focused on socially positive, culture-shifting projects.
Guest link: https://noagency.club/

If you’re drawn to conversations about meaning, consciousness, intuition, creativity, and the inner life, the full episode is now available on the @HolisticCircle YouTube channel.

CHAPTERS

• 00:00 Introduction and Opening Thoughts
• 00:41 Celebrating 100 Episodes
• 02:35 Guest Introduction: Svetlana Ćopić
• 02:48 Svetlana's Professional Journey
• 04:32 Exploring Spiritual Curiosity
• 05:52 The Spiritual Industry and Vulnerability
• 09:10 Balancing Spirituality and Real Life
• 21:03 Trust and Intuition in Spirituality
• 25:09 The Paradox of Clairvoyance
• 26:17 Scientific Research on Clairvoyance
• 27:57 Skepticism and Faith
• 28:55 The Role of Organized Religion
• 32:04 Rituals and Community Support
• 37:17 Modern Society and Death
• 41:28 Artificial Intelligence and Society
• 46:18 Creativity as Spirituality

#holisticcircle #spiritualconversation #modernspirituality #innerwork #searchformeaning #creativelife #awakeningjourney #consciousliving

P 81/25 (E0100) 28. November - 2025

🌐 Guest Link: https://www.stuartkmasters.com/

In 17th-century England, women weren’t meant to preach, write, or speak in public. And yet, in the chaotic swirl of civil war, collapsing institutions, and religious upheaval, early Quaker women did exactly that. Women Who Refused to Be Silent spoke, they travelled, they wrote, and they claimed spiritual authority—risking imprisonment, public flogging, and social humiliation. This was The Real Quaker Beginning.

In this episode, Stuart Masters joins host Philipp Kobald to discuss the radical faith that made this possible. The early Quaker movement empowered ordinary people—women and men alike—to experience a direct, inward connection to the Holy Spirit. This faith encouraged personal transformation, bold public action, and a spiritual agency previously denied to most, particularly women.

You will learn how the social, political, and religious turmoil of the time created the perfect conditions for a revolutionary movement to emerge. The episode also traces the charismatic lives of early Quaker leaders like George Fox, James Naylor, and Margaret Fell, whose courage, vision, and devotion shaped the movement’s enduring principles.

📌 Key Takeaways

• How early Quaker women defied societal limits to speak, travel, and preach
• The ways social and political upheaval created space for radical spiritual movements
• The embodied, transformative power of faith in action
• How Quaker principles of truthfulness, peace, and equality were forged under persecution
• Why their courage and radical inclusivity still resonate in a modern context

💬 Quotes from the Episode

• “Women preached in public, travelled, wrote, and confronted authority—and society treated it as a direct attack.” —Stuart Masters
• “Only an Englishman can stay this calm while talking about flogging.” —Philipp Kobald

👤 Guest Bio

Stuart Masters is a researcher, writer, and teacher who has spent nearly twenty years with Woodbrooke, an international Quaker research and learning centre.

CHAPTERS

• 00:00 Introduction to True Faith
• 00:30 Welcome to Holistic Circle Podcast
• 00:35 Meet Stuart Masters
• 03:15 Historical Context of Quakerism
• 05:24 Emergence of Quakerism
• 06:52 Quaker Beliefs and Practices
• 11:00 Quakerism's Radical Social Impact
• 21:57 Persecution and Suffering of Early Quakers
• 26:58 George Fox and the Early Quaker Movement
• 27:28 James Nailer: A Charismatic Leader
• 28:01 Margaret Fell: The Organizer and Advocate
• 29:47 Dramatic Public Signs and Persecution
• 31:17 Survival and Adaptation of the Quakers
• 34:21 Women's Role in the Quaker Movement
• 36:50 Core Beliefs and Practices of Quakers
• 43:36 Challenges and Reflections on Quaker Life

#holisticcircle #philippkobald #quaker #womeninhistory #spiritualconversation #radicalfaith
#historypodcast #englishcivilwar #religionandpower

P 82/25 (E 0101) - Nov 27, 2025