Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes references to the death of a child, the death of a loved one, and themes of illness, loss, and grief.

“It’s my hope that this book will teach you how to tune in to this language and help you see light where before there was darkness, and meaning in places where before there was confusion. This knowledge can lead you to shift paths, push you toward love, help you find joy, and maybe even save your life.”

Jackson uses the first-person direct address to engender trust with her reader at the outset of the book. This vantage point affects a heartfelt tone that attempts to endear Jackson to her reader. By laying out her goals and hopes for Signs, she is also inviting her reader into the text while establishing her overarching themes. She positions the book not as a static body of information but as a living text that the reader might interact with and use as a tool.

“The oranges reinforced four truths for me: We are all constantly being watched over by a Team of Light; We are loved; We are all connected and invested in one another’s journeys; When you ask for signs from the Universe, the Universe speaks back.”

Jackson’s use of the first-person plural point of view enacts the Interconnection Between Life and the Afterlife. She argues that everyone is a part of a spiritual community—herself included. While she is indeed a psychic medium, she is also learning from her Team of Light and a part of an ongoing journey, just like the reader.

“‘After the reading, some of the grief and the terror went away, because I truly believed Caleb was in this beautiful place,’ Eliza says. ‘The loss was still devastating beyond words, but I now understood that we were all part of this profound karmic thing that happened—this plan for us and for Caleb. The realization that we are all connected, and that because we are, we can never really die.’”

Jackson incorporates her subject Eliza’s reflections on receiving a sign from her late son, Caleb, to authenticate Jackson’s belief in the Transformative Power of Engaging with the Unseen. When Eliza opens herself to her late son’s presence in the corporeal world she finds relief from “the grief and the terror” she was feeling.