Psychic House Detectives

In this intriguing feature, psychic Tracy Higgs and space clearer Chris Colgan visit Jo-Ann Wilson’s two-bedroom home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to uncover insights about her life through their mystical abilities. Chris detects lingering negative energy, emotional struggles, and unresolved connections to inherited furniture, urging Jo-Ann to reclaim her space. Tracy highlights Jo-Ann’s digestive issues, maternal nature, and emotional rebirth, sensing her readiness for new beginnings. Jo-Ann, a community team leader for young offenders, confirms the accuracy of their observations, sharing how the house symbolises her fresh start after a difficult divorce and a controlling relationship. This article celebrates personal growth, healing, and the transformative power of making a house truly one’s own.

THE CHALLENGE
Our experts, Chris Colgan, a space clearer, and psychic Tracy Higgs, arrived at this month’s property, a two-bedroom terraced house in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They spent an intense afternoon tuning their mystical intuition into the house’s decor and the inhabitant’s possessions. Any photographs, which may have given some clues to the owner’s identity, were removed. Emma Hibbs, Spirit & Destiny’s reporter, was on hand to note down their fascinating findings.

THE SPACE CLEARER
Chris Colgan left his internet job after a life-changing trip to Arizona and is now a space clearer and Reiki master. He uses his intuition to sense and banish negative energy. He holds his hand near objects or furniture to pick up vibrational imprints left behind by people.

“There are little pigs everywhere. I think this woman started collecting these ornaments but has stopped now—they’re not empowering.
At her dressing table, you can hardly see yourself in the mirror as it’s covered in concert tickets. This tells me that she doesn’t always see the whole picture or what’s right in front of her.
As I stood up, I felt like a puppet on a string being pulled by negative energy. Someone has controlled her in some way. And although this is a new house, it may have been built on the site of an older building.
Many women see their bedroom as a retreat, but she doesn’t spend much time here. I feel deflated in this room. She sleeps on the right-hand side of the bed, but I think she used to sleep on the left. Whatever the relationship was in this bed, it wasn’t good for her. There’s a sense of betrayal. I want to throw the bed out of the window because it holds negative energy.
I feel her mind has been in a jumble because she’s been thinking of too many things at once, as if she were walking through a fog.
The feng shui isn’t good in the bedroom. The TV’s tucked away and difficult to watch. As soon as she wakes in the morning, she’s staring at herself in the mirror. No one needs that!
Many women unleash emotions in the bedroom, but I feel this lady does so in the bath. That’s where she feels safe.
In the lounge, I’m picking up a man pointing an accusatory finger at her. I also don’t think this pine furniture is her personal taste. It feels like it’s been inherited and holds some heartache.
I don’t get the feeling she’s a domestic goddess in the kitchen. Cooking is a bit of a chore for her.
The kitchen has a prison-like feel. It looks out onto a small back garden, but it’s overlooked, and I don’t think she feels comfortable sitting out there.
It’s unusual for me, but I can’t sense how long she’s been here. She needs to chuck out some of this old furniture, put her own mark on the place, and find an identity on her own without her strings being tugged.”

THE PSYCHIC
Tracy Higgs only discovered she was psychic four and a half years ago. A mother of two teenage sons, Tracy has now opened her own healing and psychic center. She tunes into the energies left by the owner, seeing their home as an extension of their personal aura.

“As soon as I walk into the house, I get pains and a nervous feeling in my stomach. The woman who lives here has digestive problems and maybe issues with her bowel. She’s very aware of what she eats. She’s not into fad diets but feels the need to take care of herself.
The burnt-orange color of the walls in her bedroom is good for her as it’s the healing color for the stomach area or solar plexus.
Emotionally, she’s been through every experience you can imagine. But now she feels reborn and is embarking on new beginnings.
She’s a very feminine person, but I feel she’s shouldered a lot of responsibility over the years. Sometimes she’s felt like she has played the roles of both the man and the woman.
I don’t think she’s always been on her own, but I sense she had to take charge and is yet to meet her soulmate.
She appears to cope with any situation, and people tend to confide in her. She’s a bit of an agony aunt.
Now she wants to lean on someone else’s shoulder for a change and focus on her needs without the pressure of other people’s issues.
I feel she’s around a lot of people all the time for her work. This suits her as she has healing abilities.
The car statues in her lounge are of Bast, the Egyptian god, which tells me she’s spiritual.
She’s already giving a lot of her energy to others. She’s a maternal figure for several young people—everyone’s mother. People don’t really know her yet because she’s still finding herself.
This house is perfect for her because it’s quiet and tranquil.
Neither of her two mirrors is easy to look into. This tells me she doesn’t always feel the need to be the center of attention.
When she makes a decision to do something, she does it 100 percent. However, she may be a bit rigid, and this could hold her back.
I feel that last year she cleared a lot of clutter from her life. I think she struck quite a few people off her Christmas card list!
This woman has always felt surrounded by restrictions, but now she’s rediscovering a lot about herself.”

THE HOMEOWNER
Jo-Ann Wilson, 41, is a community team leader who works with young offenders. She moved into this house two years ago with her husband Paul, who she’d lived with for 16 years. A few months later, in March 2003, they decided on an amicable split because they had grown apart. Jo-Ann continued to rent the house by herself and sees it as part of her new start in life.

JO-ANN’S VERDICT
“I feel that both Tracy and Chris were extremely accurate with their comments. Tracy’s insight into my digestive problems was amazing because I’ve always suffered with my stomach. Chris’s comment about a man standing in my lounge pointing his finger at me was really spooky. I have been through a lot of emotional upset in the last few months as I’ve been getting over the end of my relationship with my ex-boyfriend. But now, this house is mine. I’m really looking forward to putting my own mark on it.”

WHAT CHRIS GOT RIGHT
Chris: “I feel like a puppet with my arms and legs being moved by strings. Someone has been controlling her.”
Jo-Ann: “Yes, after my husband and I parted, I started to get romantically involved with a male friend of mine. We went out for about a year, but he was very controlling. I found him jealous and possessive. He didn’t like it if I went out socializing with friends. It was usually me who compromised.”

Chris: “In the lounge, I’m picking up a man pointing a finger at her in an accusatory way.”
Jo-Ann: “Yes, that’s exactly what my ex-boyfriend used to do when he stood there. That’s spooky.”

Chris: “There’s a sense of betrayal linked to her bed.”
Jo-Ann: “After my marriage ended, I began a new relationship. But in September last year, I started to have suspicions that my boyfriend had been meeting other women via the internet. I thought things were going really well, so I was shocked and felt very betrayed.”

Chris: “I feel her mind has been in a jumble because she’s been trying to think of too many things at once.”
Jo-Ann: “True. At first, I thought I could cope with my suspicions, but I felt very hurt at the time because I’m a loyal person, and the thought of him betraying me was too much for me to handle.”

Chris: “I feel this lady unleashes her emotions in the bath, which is where she feels safe.”
Jo-Ann: “Yes, I do like to wallow in my bath as I feel secure there.”

Chris: “There’s heartache connected to the pine furniture, as if she’s inherited it from another person.”
Jo-Ann: “I did inherit the furniture from my marriage. My ex-husband and I bought it together. It does remind me of that relationship.”

Chris: “I don’t feel like she is a domestic goddess in the kitchen. Cooking is a bit of a chore for her.”
Jo-Ann: “That’s so true! I often come in from work hungry and grab something out of the freezer to put in the microwave.”

Chris: “The back garden is very overlooked, and she wouldn’t feel comfortable sitting out there.”
Jo-Ann: “No, I don’t go out there very often. I like my neighbors, but it’s a very overlooked spot. If they’re out there, I stay inside for the sake of their privacy as much as mine.”

WHAT TRACY GOT RIGHT
Tracy: “I don’t feel she’s always been on her own, but I do feel she had to take charge.”
Jo-Ann: “My ex-boyfriend was out of work for a while, so I used to lend him money and emotional support.”

Tracy: “Emotionally, she’s been through every experience you can imagine.”
Jo-Ann: “The last few months have been tough because my relationship broke up. My life was in turmoil, but now I’m making an effort to start afresh.”

Tracy: “The woman who lives here has problems with her digestive system, and maybe issues with her bowel.”
Jo-Ann: “I have always had problems with my stomach, ever since I was six or seven. I was very sickly as a child and do have to watch what I eat. Then, a couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).”

Tracy: “She’s very maternal. It’s like she’s everyone’s mother, giving a lot of energy to a number of young people.”
Jo-Ann: “That’s right, I do tend to mother people. I work with teenagers aged 13 to 19 who are due to be released from young offender institutions. I help them look for jobs, college courses, and places to live.”

Tracy: “She’s shouldered a lot of responsibility over the years.”
Jo-Ann: “I have a lot of responsibility in my job as I have 10 staff working for me. It can be harrowing at times, with some youngsters coming from troubled backgrounds. They often worry about how to talk about their convictions.”

Tracy: “People tend to confide in this lady and see her as a bit of an agony aunt.”
Jo-Ann: “Yes, that’s also true. I was on holiday recently, and one of the other guests instantly started telling me her life story. I didn’t mind—I’m good at sensing how people are feeling.”

Tracy: “She feels very much like she’s been reborn and is embarking on new beginnings.”
Jo-Ann: “I’ve never really lived on my own, but now I’m getting used to the single life. Yes, I am trying out new interests such as yoga, salsa, and guitar lessons.”

Tracy: “This house is perfect for her because it’s tranquil and quiet.”
Jo-Ann: “I do find my house very peaceful, so I can retreat here after a busy day at work.”