Ep. 222: Psychic Medium Barbra Banner on Spirit Messages, Trance Channeling & Life After Death

Episode Summary Zach opens with some personal reflection — starting with a story about getting a facial and hearing his husband called exactly that: his husband. It's a small moment that lands big. He also unpacks a news story about a civil engineer suing his employer over a Pride flag, and shares a conversation with a dinner guest who said he didn't "understand" transgender people — and what Zach told him that just might stick. Then, Zach sits down with Barbra Banner, a psychic evidential trance medium who discovered her gift during the pandemic when Spirit literally would not stop knocking. Barbra is also certified through Helping Parents Heal and brings a rare combination of humor, warmth, and jaw-dropping evidence to her readings. Episode Notes • Barbra describes how she went from never having meditated to booking six practice sessions a day on Very Soul — and hanging a shingle within seven months of her first class. • She explains the difference between psychic readings and trance mediumship — and how she learned to "get out of the way" and let Spirit take over completely. • Barbra shares the stories that stopped her in her tracks: the husband who knew his wife watched Outlander during the pandemic, the skeptic whose father-in-law had just invented a bagel scooper, and the boy in heaven riding a giant butterfly. • She and Zach talk reincarnation, past life regression, soul pods, and why "home base" is on the other side — not here. • Zach shares his own past life regression experience: a 1940s farmer with a wife and two sons, and a second life on a planet where the water was pinkish purple. • Barbra reflects on ego, gratitude, and why she credits her guides — not herself — for every message she delivers. • She explains why she doesn't maintain a waiting list: if you need a reading, you should be able to get one now.  Connect with Barbra Banner Website: bannermedium.com Instagram & TikTok: search Barbra Banner Medium  Mentioned in This Episode • Suzanne Giesemann (Barbra's first teacher) • Very Soul (mediumship practice platform) • Arthur Findlay College • Helping Parents Heal (organization Barbra is certified through) • Maya Roth (past life regression practitioner) • Next Level Soul (podcast where Barbra appeared) • Edgar Cayce quote: "He's not gone. He's just going a little ahead of you." • James Van Praagh quote: "Once you find your purpose in life, you stop aging."  Follow Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay 🎙️ everythingandanythingpodcast.com 📺 YouTube: Everything and Anything and a Bit Gay 🗞️ Daily LGBTQ+ news: Listen Up Girl podcast Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.