What do you picture when you think of a psychic? A dimly lit room? Incense? A whispery yoga voice? What if the reality is two regular guys who curse, drink, and still manage to talk to the dead on a Tuesday?
In this debut episode of Psychics Not Saints, past-life psychic Ainslie MacLeod and medical intuitive Bryan Grijalva introduce themselves and immediately torch the spiritual pedestal people keep trying to put them on. Between them, they have nearly fifty years of real practice, a fifteen year friendship, and a long overdue podcast born from late night calls that always ended with "we should have recorded that."
Ainslie shares the story of running into his deceased uncle in Hawaii, the moment that cracked everything open. Bryan talks about growing up in a Mexican household where ghosts were not scary, just Tuesday.
Tune in to discover why the most spiritual thing you can do is simply be yourself.
Key Takeaways
Spirituality is not about being saintly. It is about being real.
You can curse, drink, and smoke pot and still be a profoundly gifted healer.
Integrity matters more than any certification or title.
Everyone is psychic to some degree. Talent without practice and ethics is dangerous.
Authenticity, especially when it is hard, is the highest spiritual act.
The most spiritual thing you can do is show up for other people.
In This Episode:
[00:00] Welcome to Psychics Not Saints
[00:59] Meet Ainslie and Bryan
[01:28] Ainslie’s past life psychic work
[02:12] Bryan’s journey as a medical intuitive
[02:48] Why they finally started the podcast
[04:08] “Who died and made us experts?”
[05:16] The moment Ainslie met his dead Uncle John
[07:17] Bryan explains feeling other people’s pain and emotions
[13:05] Evil, trauma, war, and the choices humans make
[17:48] Drinking, weed, and why psychics are still human
[25:10] The difference between mystical performance and real psychic work
[26:43] Psychic abilities as talents developed through past lives
[27:19] Why practice, discipline, and responsibility matter
[30:04] Authenticity over spiritual clichés and “yoga voices”
[31:20] Debunking fear-based spiritual myths and misinformation
[34:57] Why humor can easily be misunderstood in spiritual work
[41:06] The scientist who secretly believed in psychic abilities
[43:22] Life plans, old souls, and spiritual exhaustion
[45:35] A challenge to live more authentically this week
Notable Quotes
[04:34] "We are talking to invisible entities in another dimension. And it's just a Tuesday for us. This is normal conversation." — Ainslie MacLeod
[11:21] "You can't have all the love and light without the darkness. The duality is everything. It's yin and yang. You don't get one without the other." — Bryan Grijalva
[45:17] "To be truly spiritual is so much about how you turn up in this life, how you show up for other people, and the difference that you make." — Ainslie MacLeod
[46:04] "The most spiritual thing we can do is to be our authentic selves especially when it's hard, especially when it's challenging." — Bryan Grijalva
About the Hosts
Ainslie MacLeod is a past-life psychic with over 27 years of professional experience. He uses his abilities to explore past lives, resolve fears and phobias, and help people align with their soul’s intended path. His work began unexpectedly when his deceased uncle appeared to him in Hawaii, a moment that turned a lifelong atheist into a working psychic.
Bryan Grijalva is a medical intuitive and healer with more than 22 years of practice and a “shit ton of certifications” in various healing modalities. Raised in a psychic Mexican household, he learned early that feeling others’ pain was normal and later mastered the discernment to use that gift for healing. He works extensively with professional athletes, physicians, and everyday people.
Together, they’ve been friends and collaborators for over 15 years.
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