Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes themes of death, loss, and grief.

The “Other Side” is the terminology that Jackson uses to refer to the afterlife, or the beyond. In the introduction, she offers a more explicit definition of the idea:

The Other Side, simply put, is where our loved ones go when they pass, and where our spirit guides reside while they watch over us. It is the heaven many people speak of. The Other Side is our true home. It is the place we will all one day return to. It is a place ruled by love and only love (xviii).

Jackson places this definition at the forefront of the text to orient the reader to her ideas about the Interconnection of Life and the Afterlife. The Other Side isn’t a stagnant realm; neither is it inaccessible. Rather, Jackson believes that the Other Side is constantly trying to communicate with the corporeal world. She sees herself as a liaison between these two realms. She helps her clients receive messages and signs from their loved ones on the Other Side.

Jackson also holds that everyone can attune themselves to the Other Side if they are willing. She notes that some people might need her guidance if they’re blocked to the Other Side due to anger, grief, or skepticism.