Mar
01
2016
Articles By Melodie
Feb
29
2016
Tarot Card of the Week: The Phoenix
Tarot Card of the Week: Feb 29, 2016 – Mar 6, 2016
The Phoenix
This week may see you feeling like your carefully constructed world is falling apart all around you.
The Phoenix is the Incidental Tarot’s version of the Tower card. It refers to abrupt and unsettling changes that can take you outside of your comfort zone, through the sense that everything happening around you is completely outside of your control.
This version of the card puts some of those challenges into perspective. The references here are less about destruction and more about transformation.
The destruction is evident — and necessary — but the focus shifts to what is accomplished and gained by letting go of all that’s been holding you back.
There are trial-by-fire connotations here, in addition to the obvious alchemical references. Notice that the Phoenix is not just rising out of the ashes, but also rising above the tumultuous waves of emotion.
Feb
08
2016
Tarot Card of the Week: Wheel of Fortune
Tarot Card of the Week: Feb 8, 2016 – Feb 14, 2016
Wheel of Fortune
This week you may be looking at the ups and downs in your life and thinking about how they’ve led you to where you are today. The Wheel of Fortune card is associated with fate, destiny, “karma,” life cycles and both good and bad luck.
Sometimes we blame ourselves for the down times (assuming we’ve “brought it all on ourselves”) while viewing the up times as outside of our control.
We all experience these up and down cycles — and we all try to maximize the former while minimizing the latter. But the Wheel of Fortune — this version from the beautiful Feng Shui Tarot — tells us that both are necessary and that the good times wouldn’t be good without the frame of reference of the not-so-good times.
The Wheel in this version is balanced between solid ground and turbulent waters. Four colored lanterns — representing the four elements (fire, earth, wind and water) — keep it suspended in midair.
The Wheel of Fortune is tied to “luck” and you may see yours turning this week with a night sky lit up with planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto — and the New Moon in Aquarius, the sign related to sudden change and unexpected events.
Jan
11
2016
Tarot Card of the Week: Two of Swords
Tarot Card of the Week: Jan 11, 2016 – Jan 17, 2016
Two of Swords
This week’s card — the Two of Swords from the beautiful Mary-el Tarot — speaks of striving for equilibrium and trying to balance the opposing forces in your life.
You may feel like you’re being pulled in two different directions, or you may be struggling with an important decision that has been weighing heavily on your mind. The current Mercury and Jupiter retrogrades may also be playing tricks on you, causing you to feel scattered or less able to focus on what’s important.
The Two of Swords can refer to an impasse or stalemate that’s more likely than not a result of your own indecision.
It can refer to a pivotal moment in time where you recognize that the options before you are equally appealing (or terrifying) and that whatever decision you make will have a huge impact on your life.
In this respect it can refer to inaction and immobility. Sometimes this is due to fear: “What if I don’t have all the facts?” or “What if I make the wrong decision?” But it’s just as often related to a desire to not have to choose at all.
Dec
07
2015
Tarot Card of the Week: Six of Coins
Tarot Card of the Week: Dec 7, 2015 – Dec 13, 2015
Six of Coins
This week’s card — the Six of Coins from the charming and whimsical Joie de Vivre Tarot — speaks of aligning yourself with the Universal laws of abundance and prosperity.
It refers to the act of giving and receiving, sharing the wealth and attracting more and more of it into your life through your willingness to trust that it is meant to flow.
It’s a card of supporting one another and reaching out to help those who are less fortunate, while at the same time being gracious about receiving and about counting our blessings rather than focusing on what we lack.
It’s the energetic exchange in action: sending out to Universe all that we’re able to give — whether it’s time, money, assistance or just a few kind words — and seeing it all come back to us, even when we ask for nothing in return.
This week’s New Moon is in warm, dynamic, expansive Sagittarius — the sign known for its generosity and goodwill. As we move into the holiday season, it’s a good omen for the spirit of kindness and benevolence that each of us aspire to embrace.
Nov
01
2015
Melodie
My name is Melodie. I am a professional astrologer and spiritual advisor with more than 30 years’ experience. I am proficient in astrology, tarot, numerology, feng shui, and many other mystery schools.
While I do consider myself psychic, I absolutely subscribe to the belief that we all participate in our destiny. For this reason my forays into the psychic sciences has repeatedly led me back to the fascinating, interminable and wondrous world of astrology.
I am a writer, teacher and counselor — but most of all a student — of this fascinating study. I have an extensive clientele, both locally and internationally, thanks to the advent of the internet age. I write horoscopes and tarotscopes for numerous psychic sites. I am a member of AFAN, NCGR, ISAR as well as numerous other astrological organizations.
Oct
12
2015
Tarot Card of the Week: The High Priestess
Tarot Card of the Week: Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2015
The High Priestess
This week’s card — in honor of the New Moon at 19° Libra — is the High Priestess card, this version from Anna Klaffinger’s gorgeous Anna K. Tarot.
The High Priestess represents intuition, serenity and wisdom. She encourages you to seek guidance from within and to heed your inner voice. In this respect you may need to find your place of quiet and solitude in order to best access her messages.
She represents psychic impressions and psychic experiences, such as astral travel, lucid dreams or déjà vu experiences. While that may be a bit unnerving for you at first it can open up doors for you that you never dreamed possible.
The High Priestess is a strong feminine energy — regardless of gender. It speaks of feminine strength and wisdom and all the secrets of the Universe unveiled.
The High Priestess in this card is seated at the edge of a deep, dark pool. A portion of her robes are submerged in the water, and an old tree rises from its depths.
Sep
27
2015
Tarot Card of the Week: The Eclipse
Tarot Card of the Week: Sept 28 – Oct 4, 2015
The Eclipse
This week’s card honors the total lunar eclipse that takes place on the evening of September 27th into the morning of the 28th.
This is a Full Moon at 4° Aries 40′ that will peak at 10:50pm ET on the 27th (2:50am UT on the 28th).
The Eclipse card is the Whispering Tarot’s version of the Moon card, which from an astrological perspective is tied to feelings, emotions, intuition and primal instincts, as well as the unconscious mind.
It relates to security issues and needs which can translate to insecurity, uncertainty, fears and apprehensions. And these are all emphasized in the Tarot’s version of the Moon.
It can manifest as confusion, uncertainty or paranoia — especially when we try to analyze it logically, which is foreign to the realm of the Moon. Just as we can’t fully appreciate the beauty of the Moon in the light of day (consciousness), we struggle to grasp its archetypal meaning through the lens of logic or reason.
Sep
14
2015
Tarot Card of the Week: The Hermit
Tarot Card of the Week: Sept 14, 2015 – Sept 20, 2015
The Hermit
This week’s card is the Hermit from the beautiful Nicoletta Ceccoli Tarot. The Hermit card refers to the yearning for wisdom and knowledge that so many of us possess but so few of us take the time to nurture and develop.
You may be feeling the need to retreat from others in order to clear your head and recharge your batteries. Or you may be so distracted by the noise and interferences around you that you just want to escape.
The Hermit card responds to these urges by encouraging you to turn inward, to pause and reflect, and to seek your own inner light. It speaks of gaining insight and wisdom through solitude and introspection.
The central figure in this card is a woman dressed in a red-and-white tunic which transforms into a circular spiral formation behind her. She paces around the edge of another circle — this one a pattern painted onto the floor. Along the outer perimeter of the same circle stands her mirror image, in miniature version.
Together they wind their way around the circle, each with the light of a candle to guide their way. The candles provide illumination of a different sort, although they may not even need them: they seem to know the steps by heart. The circular theme is repeated in the shape of the room itself.
Sep
10
2015
The Three Card Tarot Spread
A few people have asked me about a three card tarot spread that I sometimes use to get quick insights into a client’s question.
In my private practice I generally do a 12-card hybrid astrology / tarot spread that I developed years ago and which has evolved over time.
But for quickie sessions or to provide added insight into a question that needs a bit more clarity, I highly recommend a 3-card spread. By this I simply mean laying down three cards and reading them from left to right (or left, right, center — in that order).
By the way, I didn’t invent this spread. There are numerous variations out there and many — like the comprehensive system developed by Robert M. Place and outlined in his book The Tarot: History, Symbolism and Divination — have proven themselves to be relevant.
There are a few ways to approach doing a three card spread, depending on the nature of the questions involved:
Sep
07
2015
Tarot Card of the Week: Seven of Swords
Tarot Card of the Week: September 7 – September 13
Seven of Swords
This week’s card is the Seven of Swords from Timothy Lantz’s gorgeous Archeon Tarot.
The Seven of Swords requires you to trust in your instincts and stay tuned into your environment. It’s a card of strategy, cunning and ingenuity, which can also translate as conniving and duplicitous.
The Seven of Swords — like all sevens — speaks of difficult choices and moral dilemmas. There are temptations disguised as opportunities, which could turn out to be more than you bargained for in the end.
The raven in this version of the card is perched before the light of a full moon, a glowing sun time-piece dangling from his beak.
A Native American legend tells of a snow white bird who steals the sun and moon and places them in the night sky. The sun is so hot that it chars his white feathers, rendering them permanently black.This becomes the raven.
Notice the four swords piercing the moon and the three that are penetrating the earth below it. The moon represents mystery, illusion and the depths of the human psyche; we can see this as a need to penetrate the veil that obscures our motivations.
Aug
06
2015
Ask a Psychic: Will I Get the Job?
This week’s question comes from client who recently interviewed for a job after having been out of work for the past several months.
He ended his last contract with enough money in savings to feel comfortable for awhile, but is now starting to feel anxious about upcoming job prospects.
He recently applied for and was granted an interview in a field that he’s extremely qualified for — perhaps even over-qualified for.
And even though he feels that the interview went well, he’s starting to get nervous because he hasn’t heard back from them for a follow up interview or job offer.
His questions were whether he would hear back in the coming days with a job offer and whether this was something worth pursuing if he did. Our client (we’ll call him James) provided his birth information as well, which Melodie looked at, along with a three card tarot spread using Mary El Tarot.