When the Universe Doesn’t Whisper

We always hear about signs showing up in soft, subtle ways. Feathers on your path, repeated numbers on the clock, a warm breeze that feels like a hug. And those moments are beautiful, no doubt. But what happens when the universe skips the gentle approach and throws something right in your face?

That’s what I’ve been experiencing lately. Signs that don’t just nudge me, they practically shout.

It started with a vision of eagles I had one night just before falling asleep. I didn’t overthink it, just noticed it and drifted off. The next day, I was teaching a class and pulled a card from the Fortune Oracle deck. It was the Eagle card. I figured it was a message for the group, so I shared it and moved on. Of course I should have known better than to disregard it. The reason was shown to me when I taught a second class in the afternoon. Different group, same deck, shuffled thoroughly. Pulled a card again. Same card Eagle. Again. That’s when it hit me. This wasn’t just a message for them. This was clearly for me too.

The Eagle card is number 9 in that deck. Which just happens to be the day I was born. Forth sign. And this year? It’s a 9 year in numerology. Nine is about completion, wisdom, coming full circle. Eagle energy is about rising above the noise, seeing life from a higher perspective, owning your vision and power. When I looked at the pattern, I couldn’t unsee it. The signs weren’t just showing up, they were practically circling overhead.

And still, the universe wasn’t done. The next day, I decided to do an Akashic reading on myself. I wasn’t looking anything up, wasn’t on my phone or computer, just dropped into meditation and asked one simple question, what’s blocking me from manifesting? What I saw surprised me. I found myself in a past life as a spiritual teacher. The place felt like Bahrain, somewhere around the 1600s or 1700s. And the word that came through was “Baha.” I had no idea what it meant. I didn’t recognise it, had never heard it before, so I planned to look it up afterward.

But before I even typed a thing, I opened my phone and ended up on Facebook, as you do after a deep meditation ;)

Anyway the very first thing in my feed was a short clip from 60 Minutes featuring actor Justin Baldoni. I clicked it without thinking. And in the very first minute, it was mentioned that he’s spiritual and follows the Baháʼí teachings.

I froze.

I hadn’t searched anything. I hadn’t even written it down. And there it was. The exact word I’d just heard in meditation, delivered straight into my feed as if someone had hit “send” on the message.

The Baháʼí faith is a more modern spiritual path, long after the lifetime I saw. But something in me just knew, what I was teaching in that past life held energy that was connected to this, and certainly was connected after doing some research on it. I can’t explain it logically, but I felt it. Like the timeline curved just enough to meet me here, now.

That’s what these signs are like for me. Just a couple examples of how the uinverse and my higher self communicate with me. They’re not always soft and poetic. Sometimes they’re wild and obvious and honestly kind of hilarious in how hard they try to get my attention. I used to look for signs like feathers, and number synchronicities it's how it all started for me. Now I pay attention to everything. It always whispers but sometimes it speaks loudly. You just have to be open to it, without judgement.

And look, I still have moments of doubt. I still catch myself thinking, “Am I making this up? Is this all just coincidence?” But then something happens, something too aligned, too specific, too perfectly timed, and I remember. This is how Spirit speaks. Not always in language we can rationalise, but in moments that speak to the soul.

If you’ve ever had those moments too, trust them. You don’t have to explain them to anyone. Just honor them. Let them guide you. That’s where the magic lives. Because sometimes the universe doesn’t whisper. Sometimes it looks you straight in the eye and says, yes. You’re not imagining this. Yes. You’re being guided. And yes. It’s time to listen.

How is the universe talking to you?