What happens when an intuitive hits the open road with no schedule and no appointments, and simply stops wherever life points? The Motorcycle Medium with Colette Baron-Reid follows Colette across the country on her motorcycle, giving readings to people she meets along the way and bringing messages of healing, hope and transformation. It is available on Next Level Soul, and the trailer above gives you the feel.
This guide goes much further than a review. It tells Colette’s story, from a Toronto music career to the stages of the world’s biggest spiritual events, walks through her books and oracle card decks with links to each one, explains the ideas behind her work, and offers a simple practice you can try today.
Who Is Colette Baron-Reid?
Colette Baron-Reid is an intuitive, author, speaker and creator of oracle card decks, and one of the best-known voices in modern intuitive teaching. She grew up in Toronto, Ontario, in a family with European roots, and by her own account she had her first clairvoyant experience at the age of three. As she grew older, dreams and glimpses of the past and future became part of her life.
She did not set out to become a public intuitive. Her early path pointed somewhere else entirely, and that is a large part of why her story resonates with so many people. It shows that a spiritual calling does not always arrive on a straight road.
From the Music Stage to the Spiritual Path
At eighteen, Colette left home and joined a disco band, then other bands. For about a decade she worked in bars and nightclubs, chasing record deals and management deals that did not come together. It was a hard, restless stretch of life, and she has spoken openly about it.
At twenty-eight, she entered a treatment program and began her recovery, and she has remained open about her sobriety ever since. After getting sober, she worked with aromatherapy and began to share the visions she had about the people she met. In 1998 she released a meditation recording, Journey Through the Chakras, which the Toronto Star reviewed. She also made music again, recording two albums with EMI Music Canada, Magdalene’s Garden (2001) and I Am/Grace (2005), before turning fully to writing and speaking.
If you are in the middle of a winding road yourself, hold onto this part of her story. The musician, the person in recovery and the intuitive are all the same woman, and each chapter prepared her for the next.
Becoming a Public Intuitive
Colette’s breakthrough came through Hay House, the publisher at the center of the modern spiritual book world. She became one of its most visible authors, and she has spoken on its stages around the world. Her work has brought her onto some of the largest talk shows on television, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil and The Dr. Oz Show.
She also became a sought-after teacher of intuition. Her approach emphasizes that intuition is a skill, something you can develop with practice, not a rare gift reserved for a few. That idea runs through all of her books and decks.
The Oracle Card Decks
Colette is perhaps best known for her oracle decks, which she describes as tools for conversation with your own intuition. Oracle cards differ from tarot in that they have no fixed structure. Each deck has its own images, themes and messages, which makes them approachable for beginners. Here are her major decks, with links to each one.
- The Wisdom of Avalon Oracle Cards (2007): her first deck, rooted in Celtic and Arthurian imagery.
- The Wisdom of the Hidden Realms (2009): a deck of nature spirits and unseen helpers.
- The Enchanted Map Oracle (2011): a deck that works like a map through a story.
- The Wisdom of the Oracle (2015): her signature deck, often recommended as a starting point.
- The Good Tarot (2017): her take on tarot.
- Postcards from Spirit (2017)
- The Spirit Animal Oracle (2018)
- Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards (2018): created with Alberto Villoldo and Marcela Lobos.
- The Goddess Power Oracle (2019)
- The Crystal Spirits Oracle (2019)
- Oracle of the 7 Energies (2020)
- The Shaman’s Dream Oracle (2021): created with Alberto Villoldo.
- The Dream Weaver’s Oracle (2023)
Where should you begin? If you are new to oracle cards, The Wisdom of the Oracle is a friendly first deck. If you love nature and animals, try The Spirit Animal Oracle. If you prefer to work with crystals, try The Crystal Spirits Oracle.
The Books
Colette has written several books, each one exploring a different side of intuition and life.
- Remembering the Future: The Path to Recovering Intuition (2006): her first book, on reclaiming your inner knowing.
- Messages from Spirit: The Extraordinary Power of Oracles, Omens, and Signs (2008): a guide to reading signs and omens.
- The Map: Finding the Magic and Meaning in the Story of Your Life (2010): a way of seeing your life as a story with a meaningful path.
- Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much (2013): a book for sensitive people on emotion and the body.
- Uncharted: The Journey Through Uncertainty to Infinite Possibility (2018): on finding your footing when the future is unclear.
- The Oracle Card Journal (2022): a daily practice for working with oracle cards.
If you are choosing one, start with Messages from Spirit for the signs-and-omens side of her teaching, or Uncharted if you are facing change and want steady companionship. For more reading, see our best spiritual books list.
The Big Ideas, Simply Put
Intuition is a skill. It can be noticed, trusted and strengthened with practice. You do not need to be born psychic. You need to learn the way your own inner voice speaks.
The universe speaks in signs. A recurring number, a song at the right moment, a stranger’s remark: Colette teaches that these can be messages, and that attention is what turns an ordinary event into guidance.
Your life is a story with a map. In The Map, she invites you to see your history as a path with meaning, not a pile of random events. Seeing the pattern helps you choose your next step.
Oracle cards are a conversation. The cards do not tell you what to do. They give you words and images to start a dialogue with the part of you that already knows.
Uncertainty can be a doorway. In Uncharted, she writes about moving through times when the old map no longer works. The invitation is to stay present, ask for guidance and take the next honest step.
The power is within you. Every one of these ideas returns to the same point. A reading or a card can reflect something back, but the listening is yours to do.
The Motorcycle Medium on Next Level Soul
The series takes Colette out of the studio and onto the open road. She rides her motorcycle across the country with no fixed schedule, and the route is only part of the story. The real structure comes from the unexpected stops: people she meets, readings she offers and messages that arrive in the moment. Because the encounters are unplanned, the series carries a sense of surprise. Neither Colette nor the viewer knows who is coming next, and that openness is the heart of the show.
Why the Road Trip Works
Road-trip structure suits spiritual storytelling surprisingly well. Travel loosens routine, and people tend to be more open on the road. The series uses that to create moments that feel genuine instead of staged. A stranger at a diner or a gas station is not in a performance mindset. When Colette offers a reading, the moment lands with real emotion.
Colette on Screen
Her presence anchors the series. She is warm, direct and visibly invested in the people she meets. Readings are delivered with care, and the emotional beats land because the series gives them space. You may find yourself tearing up at a stranger’s story. Her humor helps too. She does not take herself too seriously, which makes the quieter moments feel earned.
The Motorcycle Itself
The bike adds character. It signals freedom and a willingness to be exposed to the elements, which mirrors the vulnerability of the readings. It makes the show visual and kinetic in a way many spiritual series are not, and it gives the viewer a natural reason to keep moving from one encounter to the next.
What You Take Away
The value lies in the messages of hope and healing, and in the human connection. A reading, in this series, is less a prediction than a doorway to conversation. People feel seen, and that alone can be healing. The series carries a quiet idea as well: the right message may find you in an ordinary moment, and staying open increases the chance you will notice it.
Reading Signs and Omens: A Beginner’s Guide
Much of Colette’s teaching, especially in Messages from Spirit, is about learning to notice signs. If you would like to try this yourself, here is a gentle way to begin.
- Set a question or an intention. It can be as simple as “What do I need to know today?”
- Stay curious, not desperate. Signs are easier to notice when you are relaxed. If you are clutching for an answer, you may miss the quiet ones.
- Notice repetition. A number, a word or an animal that shows up several times in a short span deserves your attention.
- Check how it feels. A real sign often comes with a small shift in the body, a sense of recognition or a lightness in the chest.
- Write it down. A sign journal helps you see patterns over weeks, which is where much of the meaning lives.
- Act on what you learn. Guidance is meant to be used. Take one small step in response.
You do not need to believe that every coincidence is a message. The practice is simply to pay attention, and to see what attention teaches you.
How an Oracle Card Reading Works
An oracle card reading is simpler than many people expect. You hold a question in mind, shuffle the deck, and draw one or more cards. Then you look at the image and read the message, noticing what stands out to you before you look anything up.
A Simple One-Card Reading
- Take a few slow breaths and settle yourself.
- Ask a question that begins with “what” or “how,” not “will.” For example: “What do I need to understand about this decision?”
- Shuffle until it feels right, then draw one card.
- Look at the image before you read the guidebook. What do you notice? What do you feel?
- Read the guidebook message and compare it with your first impression.
- Write down one sentence about what the card is telling you.
A Three-Card Spread
For more depth, draw three cards and read them as what is behind you, what is around you and what is ahead of you. This is a gentle way to see how your past, present and next step connect. Colette’s decks each come with guidebooks that offer spreads and prompts, so you can learn at your own pace.
The cards are a mirror, not a master. They help you hear yourself.
Colette’s Story at a Glance
- Early life: grows up in Toronto and has her first clairvoyant experience as a small child, by her account.
- Age 18: leaves home and joins a disco band, then other bands.
- Age 28: enters a treatment program and begins her recovery.
- 1998: releases the meditation recording Journey Through the Chakras.
- 2001 and 2005: records the albums Magdalene’s Garden and I Am/Grace with EMI Music Canada.
- 2006: publishes her first book with Hay House, Remembering the Future.
- 2007 to 2023: releases a long line of oracle card decks, including The Wisdom of the Oracle in 2015.
- 2018: publishes Uncharted.
- Today: continues to write, teach and read for audiences around the world, and stars in The Motorcycle Medium on Next Level Soul.
Oracle Cards and Tarot: What Is the Difference?
People often ask whether oracle cards and tarot are the same thing. They are related, but they work differently. A tarot deck has a set structure, traditionally seventy-eight cards divided into major and minor arcana, with long-established meanings. An oracle deck can have any number of cards, any theme and any structure, because the creator decides. That is why oracle cards can feel more personal and approachable. You do not have to memorize a system. You read the image, feel your response and check the guidebook.
Colette works with both. Her The Good Tarot offers her own take on the tarot tradition, while her oracle decks lean on themes like angels, animals, crystals and dreams. If you are curious about tarot, The Good Tarot is a friendly place to begin.
Signs People Often Notice
Colette’s teaching invites you to work with your own sense of meaning, so there is no official dictionary. Still, here are common signs people describe, along with questions to ask yourself instead of fixed answers.
- Repeating numbers: such as 11:11 or 333. What were you thinking about when you saw it?
- Feathers: many people read them as a sign of support. What did you need in that moment?
- Animals: a bird, a deer or a butterfly that shows up at the right time. What qualities does it have, and where might you need them?
- Songs: a tune that plays just as you ask a question. What do the lyrics say to you?
- Dreams: vivid or repeating images. What feeling stayed with you after you woke?
The meaning that matters is the one that rings true for you. Trust your own response first, then look outward for ideas.
Questions About Mediumship
What does it mean to call someone a medium? A medium is someone who says they receive messages from those who have passed on. Many people who attend a reading hope to feel close to someone they have lost.
Do I need to believe in it to benefit from a reading? No. Many people find that the value of a reading is in the reflection and the human connection it offers. You can listen, notice what resonates and set aside what does not.
How should I prepare for a reading? Come with an open mind and, if you like, a few questions. Avoid giving away too much so that you can notice what the reading brings. Afterward, write down what stood out.
What about grief? A reading can be tender and comforting, and it is not a substitute for the support of friends, family or a counselor during hard times. Use it as one part of your care.
Can I do a reading for myself? Yes. Oracle cards are designed for self-reflection, and Colette’s guidebooks teach you how. Start with one card a day and a short note in a journal. Over a few weeks you will begin to see how your own intuition speaks, which is the real purpose of the practice.
How often should I read? Less is often more. Many people find that one card in the morning, or a longer reading at the start of a new season of life, is plenty. If you notice yourself reaching for the cards in anxiety, set them down and take a walk instead. Guidance works best when it comes from a settled place.
How do I choose a reader? Look for someone who listens as much as they speak, who leaves your choices in your hands and who treats your story with respect. A good reading leaves you feeling clearer and more capable, not dependent.
Key Terms in Plain Language
- Intuitive: a person who works with inner knowing and sensing to offer insight and guidance.
- Medium: a person who says they receive messages from those who have passed on. Colette describes herself as an intuitive and medium.
- Oracle cards: decks of illustrated cards with messages, used for reflection and guidance.
- Omen or sign: an event or pattern that feels meaningful, such as a repeated number or an unexpected animal.
- Clairvoyance: the experience of “seeing” inner images or information beyond the ordinary senses.
- Reading: a session in which an intuitive shares impressions and messages with another person.
Where to Start: A Reading and Viewing Order
- Watch the trailer and the series. It is the best way to meet Colette and see how she works.
- Listen to her on the podcast. Her two conversations with Alex Ferrari, below, show her thinking in real time.
- Pick a deck. The Wisdom of the Oracle is a friendly start.
- Read a book. Messages from Spirit for signs, The Map for life story, Uncharted for uncertain seasons.
- Try the seven-day practice below.
A Seven-Day Intuition Practice
You do not need a deck or a motorcycle for this. You need a notebook and a few minutes a day.
Day 1: Quiet
Sit for five minutes. Notice your breath. Afterward, write down any impressions that came up.
Day 2: Ask
Choose a small question. Write it down. Do not try to answer it yet.
Day 3: Notice
Carry the question through the day. Jot down any sign, image, song or remark that seems connected.
Day 4: Feel
Check in with your body. Where do you feel yes, and where do you feel no? Write down what you notice.
Day 5: Draw
Pull a card, or pick a word at random from a book. Read it as a message to you, and write one sentence about what it says.
Day 6: Act
Take one small step in response to what you have learned this week.
Day 7: Reflect
Read your notes. What patterns do you see? What did you learn about how your intuition speaks?
Why Colette’s Message Resonates Now
Many of us are living through a time when the old maps no longer seem to work. Institutions feel shaky, the news is loud, and it can be hard to know what to trust. In that setting, Colette’s steady message lands for a simple reason: she points you back to yourself.
She does not ask you to hand over your power to an expert, a deck of cards or a guru. She teaches that your own intuition is a reliable companion, and that a reading, a card or a sign is a way of warming up that inner voice. That is a grounded, practical take on a subject that can sometimes float away into mystery.
There is also her honesty about her own road. A woman who left home at eighteen, lived through a hard decade, found her way into recovery and rebuilt her life around listening is not selling perfection. She is offering company. Many viewers say that is what they feel in the series: not a performance, but a person who has been lost and found her way, helping others find theirs.
If you are in a season of change, this may be the best reason to watch. Let the series remind you that you do not need to know the whole route. You can take the next turn, trust your inner guidance and let the path reveal itself.
Using Intuitive Readings Well
A reading can be a gift when it is approached with an open heart. It works best as a reflection, something that helps you hear what you already sense. Keep your own judgment close, and use what resonates.
It is also worth knowing that Colette has spoken about growth in her own work. In 2021, in a public conversation about cultural appropriation in the spiritual world, she said she had faced her own biases and come to see how she had taken part in a harmful system. She said she hired diversity and anti-racism coaches, and she asked her publisher to update publications that used Native American imagery. That kind of honesty is a good model for any teacher or student of spirituality: keep learning, and keep making things right.
The power is within you. Readings can reflect something back, but the work of listening to yourself is yours to do.
How to Watch It Well
Let it be an uplifting evening watch, and keep a notebook handy. These questions can deepen the experience:
- Which message in the episode felt as if it was meant for you?
- When did you last follow a gut feeling, and what happened?
- What would a small, unplanned detour look like this week?
Who Will Connect with This Series
It is for fans of Colette Baron-Reid, readers of her books, people who use oracle cards, and anyone who loves a road story with heart. It is also a gentle introduction to the world of intuitives if you are new to it.
Keep Exploring
Keep exploring with the Mediumship Mastery audio course, Confessions of a Catholic Psychic Medium with Julie Ryan, War, Economy and the Future of Humanity with Colette Baron-Reid and the Spiritual Cinema collection.
Watch Colette on the Next Level Soul Podcast
Colette has joined Alex Ferrari on the Next Level Soul Podcast twice. The first conversation looks at where humanity is headed and what she sees as the next stage of our evolution. It is a warm, wide-ranging talk and a good way to hear her voice before or after the series.
The second goes into the pressures of the present moment, including world events and the economy, and how to stay steady through them.
Want the full episodes? Read Humanity’s Bright and Challenging Future and War, Economy and the Future of Humanity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Motorcycle Medium with Colette Baron-Reid?
It is a series in which intuitive Colette Baron-Reid rides across the country on her motorcycle, making unexpected stops to give readings with messages of healing, hope and transformation.
Who is Colette Baron-Reid?
Colette Baron-Reid is an intuitive, author, speaker and creator of oracle card decks. She grew up in Toronto, worked as a musician before her spiritual career, and is published by Hay House.
What books has Colette Baron-Reid written?
Her books include Remembering the Future, Messages from Spirit, The Map, Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much, Uncharted and The Oracle Card Journal. This guide links to each one.
What oracle card decks has Colette Baron-Reid created?
She has created many decks, including The Wisdom of Avalon, The Wisdom of the Hidden Realms, The Enchanted Map Oracle, The Wisdom of the Oracle, The Spirit Animal Oracle, The Crystal Spirits Oracle and The Dream Weaver’s Oracle.
Which Colette Baron-Reid deck is best for beginners?
The Wisdom of the Oracle is often recommended as a friendly first deck. If you prefer a theme, try The Spirit Animal Oracle for animals or The Crystal Spirits Oracle for crystals.
Where can I watch The Motorcycle Medium?
It is available on Next Level Soul. Watch the trailer on this page and find the full series on NLS TV. Watch The Motorcycle Medium on Next Level Soul TV.
Do I need to believe in intuitive readings to enjoy the series?
No. The series welcomes open minds and focuses on human connection, hope and healing.
Is the series planned or spontaneous?
It is built around unexpected stops, which gives the encounters a spontaneous, surprising quality.
What is the difference between oracle cards and tarot?
Tarot has a set structure with traditional meanings. Oracle decks can have any theme and number of cards, so they tend to feel more personal and approachable.
Has Colette Baron-Reid been on the Next Level Soul Podcast?
Yes. She has joined Alex Ferrari for two conversations, one on humanity’s future and one on war, the economy and what lies ahead. Both are embedded on this page.
Where did Colette Baron-Reid appear on television?
She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil and The Dr. Oz Show.
What other series feature mediums on Next Level Soul?
Browse the Spiritual Cinema collection for more series on mediumship, intuition and the spirit realm.
