The Gypsy Witch Fortunetelling Playing Card 40 Wine does not always mean “cheerfulness and gaiety” as described in the “fortune” on the card. For one thing, it’s a person card: the Queen of Clubs. As such it could be referencing an Earth sign person (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) or a person who largely operates in a friendly, helpful manner or one who possesses a practical, results-oriented mindset.
Consider also what happens when someone (Earth sign or not) becomes inebriated. Their thinking process may be interrupted, possibly blocked. They may find it difficult to think logically and/or make well-thought-out decisions. Actions they may take while “under the influence” may not turn out so well, etc.
Gypsy Witch Fortunetelling Playing Card 40 Wine – Living with Cards
All card readings are contextual. By that I mean you must take into consideration not only the actual question/ situation/ circumstance being explored, but also the energies surrounding either the Querent (if it’s their question) or the subject/ person the Querent is seeking to gain information on.
Below I will discuss a reading showcasing Gypsy Witch 40 Wine and show you the card combinations that led me to my conclusions regarding the matter.
The Situation That Prompted the Reading
Two family members (A & B) are somewhat at odds regarding how to address a situation impacting a third family member (C) who is not capable of making their own health decisions. Family Member A’s approach seems “way over the top” to Family Member B, who as the local family member will be the person who ultimately handles the matter. Family Member B wants to get a better understanding of the energy surrounding the situation in light of Family Member C’s real needs at this time.
The Question: What Does B Need to Know about C’s Situation and the Way A is Dealing with It?
After a thorough shuffle of the cards, I pulled the nine card spread seen above, laying the cards out starting with the central card (Anchor), Left (Mountain), Above (Scythe), Right (Heart), Below (Key), Top Left Corner (Wine), Top Right Corner (Railroad), Bottom Right Corner (Lightening) and Bottom Left Corner (Lion).
I then flipped over cards in the remaining deck one by one until I uncovered Tree (health) which I selected along with the card before (Lilies) and the card after (Snake).
The Analysis
In order to intelligently explore this question we first need to determine Family Member C’s general state of health, which would be indicated by Gypsy Witch 5 Tree.
Gypsy Witch Fortunetelling Playing Cards Lilies + Tree + Snake – Living with Cards
Here we are seeing health issues (Tree + Snake) that are exacerbated due to aging (Lilies). Quite simply, Family Member C is getting older. Their declining health is to be expected. I saw no red flags that would indicate Family Member C was on death’s doorstep.
With that portion of the analysis clear, we go on to the nine card spread which addresses Family Member A’s reactions to the situation and explores the energy behind how they are dealing with it:
Two cards immediately struck my attention: the central card Anchor and the first card Wine. Equally interesting, both these cards suggested two layers of meanings to me.
Anchor, as the central card told me that Family Member C’s health was stable at the moment. It also suggested that Family Member B, the Querent, was the stabilizing force in the matter.
It was immediately obvious that the first card, Wine, did not symbolize “cheerfulness and gaiety” within the context of this question/ situation. I noted with interest that Family Member A, the person under examination, was both female and an Earth sign, making Wine which features the Queen of Clubs an appropriate significator.
A quick look at the four corners brought more insight: Railroad is a distance card; this could denote actual physical distance as well as emotional and/or psychological distance. Here it appropriately mirrored Family Member A’s physical distance from the situation as they lived out of state. Lightning in the bottom right corner suggested a “disagreeable surprise,” fortified by Lion in the bottom left corner, presaging “a sudden shock from bad news.” Just the four corners alone suggested Family Member A was thrown off their game by this situation concerning C’s health. I wrote in my notes:
Q♣ is catastrophizing from afar.
Wine (Q♣ representing Family Member A) + Scythe (snap decisions) + Railroad (distance).
Where’d I get “catastrophizing”? That came from the “testimonies” of Lion and Lightning which together with Scythe give the sense of jumping to conclusions (out of fear).
The cards went on to describe Family Member A’s fear and trepidation (Lion, Lightning) that C’s heart might stop (Heart, Mountain). Key shows the certainty in their mind that the worst would happen.
In a way, Family Member A’s mind was “bubbling over” (Wine) with every disturbing, unpleasant thought possible concerning C’s situation, which they were sure meant C was not long for this world, a “diagnosis” that is contradicted by Tree and its surrounding cards.
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Please note: I am not making any medical diagnosis here and the altercation between the two family members does not involve a health crisis. Rather, the two family members need to make decisions concerning C’s future health care in general and they have differing views on how to proceed.
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As a result of this reading Family Member B decided to put more effort into alleviating A’s fears by helping them better understand the procedures B was considering putting in place regarding C’s future health issues.
Blessings,
Mary Hawkins
Note: in this reading the Gypsy Witch Wine card did not testify that Family Member A was actually “inebriated” or acting out of any drunken stupor. However, in light of the card combinations, it was pointing out a similar type of reaction one might observe in a person who was “under the influence:” namely, blurred, blocked, fuzzy or delayed thinking (Wine + Mountain), interrupted thought process (Wine + Scythe), agitated, fear-based thinking (Wine + Lion with Lightening in the spread), etc.
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UPDATE 5/31/2019: Police have found remains in the search for missing Texas 4-year-old Maleah Davis after the suspect in her disappearance allegedly confessed about where he dumped her body. … the remains were found in southwest Arkansas, after a “mowing crew found a black garbage bag emitting a foul odor.” The discovery comes after local activist Quanell X said … the suspect and the ex-boyfriend of Davis’ mother, told him he had “dumped [Davis’] body off the road” in Arkansas. According to The Houston Chronicle, Quanell X said he passed along the information to police. [The suspect] who was meant to be taking care of the toddler while her mother was out of town, initially claimed that he was ambushed on a highway and Davis was abducted.
[Note: this post was published on May 13, 2019] – Maleah Davis is a four year old girl who allegedly was kidnapped during a carjacking in North Houston, Texas on Friday, May 3, 2019. As I publish this post, we now know the story was a fabrication designed to cover up the murder and disposal of yet another innocent little child.
First, I will lay out the story line as reported by news media, followed by the forensic astrology chart (with commentary) and the card reading I prepared and posted on Instagram last week (Sunday, May 5th) before many of the details were made public.
Maleah Davis, age 4, reported missing from North Houston TX May 4, 2019
What We Know via News Sources
Friday, May 3, 2019: According to the girl’s “stepfather,” he was driving to the airport with Maleah and his own 1+ year old son in tow to pick up his fiance (Maleah’s mother) when he heard a popping noise. He pulled over to the side of the road and while inspecting his tires, a truck approached him. Two Hispanic men got out. One man commented on “how sweet, how nice” little Maleah looked. Next thing he knew, he’d been knocked unconscious, and spent the next 20+ hours in and out of consciousness, along with the the abductors and the two children in their truck until finally, he found himself on the side of another road with his son, but no car and no Maleah. Somehow he managed to get himself to the hospital (how, we’re not sure)… Eventually someone (we don’t know who but not him) called the Houston Police to report Maleah missing. This report to police occurred “just before midnight” on Saturday, May 4, 2019, according to a law enforcement spokesperson.
Sunday, May 5, 2019: Houston Police issued an Amber Alert for Maleah Davis at 8:27 a.m.
Monday, May 6, 2019: 10:30: Texas Equusearch joined the search effort at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 9, 2019: The Nissan Altima, the car stepdad was driving at the time of the alleged abduction, was located in a Missouri City shopping center parking lot at approximately 10:07 a.m. There were no visible signs of foul play and the car was taken by police for further processing.
Friday, May 10, 2019: News reports surfaced that Maleah was last seen alive on surveillance video in her family’s apartment complex on April 30, the same day her mother left town for a funeral, when security cameras captured the stepdad bringing her back into their family apartment that morning. Investigators say he was never seen with her after that. On May 3, apartment complex security cameras once again captured the stepdad, this time leaving the apartment with his 1+ year old son and a laundry basket with a black trash bag inside of it.
Saturday, May 11, 2019:Maleah’s stepfather was arrested and charged with “tampering with evidence, mainly a corpse.” His bail was set at $1M. Police found blood evidence at the apartment where the family lived. The laundry basket he’d been spotted with on surveillance video and a gas can were found in the trunk of Nissan Altima. While death has not been confirmed, investigators do not think Maleah is still alive.
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I cast three charts: the Reported Missing, the Alleged Abduction and the Amber Alert astrology charts and gave them all a good look over. Ultimately, I decided to use the Amber Alert chart (8:27 a.m., Sunday, May 5, 2019) due to its reliable and exact timing. In case you were wondering, none of these charts seemed to be talking about a kidnapping caused by two (or three) Hispanic guys. The charts did not seem to be talking about a kidnapping at all. Rather, they appeared to be talking about a child’s death, possibly accidental, possibly a homicide that happened in the heat of the moment.
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Note: When analyzing missing person astrology charts from a forensic perspective, I usually place the greatest weight on the Reported Missing chart. Here, however, I did not have an exact time nor was the report made by the stepdad. While the Reported Missing chart in this case provided what I consider to be valid testimonies, I found the testimonies contained in the accurately timed Amber Alert chart more compelling.
Note: While it is not my intention to bore or frustrate non-astrologers with boatloads of technical jargon, a certain amount is needed to illuminate my thought process. That said, please feel free to skip right over it if you are so inclined and head straight for the snippets I have highlighted in red which explain my findings in plain English.
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The Amber Alert chart presented several red flags. I will briefly discuss a few that caught my attention. If you are an astrologer, you may see more, including some I may have missed.
Maleah is assigned to the 5th House of Children which contains hidden information (interceptions). The planets that represent her, MERCURY and VENUS, are “hidden” (intercepted) in the 11th House of (among other things) unbonded relationships. This is a strong indication that Maleah has been “hidden” and that the stepdad has something to do with it.
Both of Maleah’s planetary significators are peregrine (unable to help themselves). MERCURY is peregrine and under the Sun’s beam; VENUS is peregrine and in detriment (very poor condition). Maleah was at the mercy of stepdad, unable to help herself.
The MOON is the natural significator of Missing Persons and serves as Maleah’s co-significator as well. While strong in Taurus, the MOON is combust the SUN and in the Kill or Be Killed degree (22° of any sign) and approaching a conjunction with the malefic (evil) Fixed Star ALGOL (associated with losing one’s head, either literally or figuratively). MOON last trined SATURN (a death indicator in and of itself and in this chart the ruler of the 8th House of Death) and the malefic (evil) SOUTH NODE, and is about to trine PLUTO (all three are death indicators) before going void of course, all in the radix 8th House of Death. In addition to co-signifying Maleah, MOON shows the action of the Event under analysis. Its recent past contact with SATURN and the SOUTH NODE strongly suggests Maleah was likely dead at the time the Amber Alert was issued.
SUN and MOON are both in the 12th House of Misfortune, Sorrow and Woe. Emerson’s Point of Death lies between them at 16° Taurus. House placements of the SUN and MOON show strong death testimonies.
The anaretic 29th degree (“end of the train ride” degree) is on the 5th House cusp which is the House assigned to Maleah. This exact degree is also on the 8th House of Death cusp in Maleah’s relocated natal chart cast for sunrise. (While this birth chart is symbolic and not her true natal chart, I have repeatedly found such charts “work” in forensic astrological analysis despite the fact that the Moon position, house cusps and Arabic Parts positions are “incorrect.”) The degree on the cusp of the 5th House of Children suggests a crisis (at best) and an ending (at worst.)
The Arabic Part of Fortune is normally considered “fortunate” in Gemini and in the 1st House. Here, however, it becomes the Part of MISFORTUNE due to its conjunction with MARS (violence) and its square to NEPTUNE (Pisces/12th House connotations of misfortune, sorrow & woe). The placement of the Arabic Part of ‘MISFORTUNE’ in the 1st House indicates violence and unfortunate conditions.
Further comparisons of the Amber Alert chart to Maleah’s natal chart showed additional unfortunate impacts, causing me to fear that the worst had already happened.
Most seriously, Maleah’s natal SUN at 17° Aquarius closely squares the Event chart’s SUN/MOON conjunction at 18° Taurus while her natal MOON estimated here at 15° Virgo squares the Event ASCENDANT 14° Gemini. Additionally, her Secondary Progressed (SP) SUN at 21° Aquarius exactly conjuncts BLACK MOON LILITH (a strong death indicator) with both placements close square the Event MOON in the Kill or Be Killed 22nd degree of Taurus. It is difficult at best to hold out hope when the natal and secondary progressed SUN and MOON are as badly afflicted as they are here.
Where Might She Be?
The astrological placements of Maleah’s significators (MERCURY and VENUS both in Aries, a fire sign) in the Amber Alert chart suggested she could be found “near a fireplace, stove, heater, chimney or outdoors where there has been a fire and near something made of iron… burned ground… unfrequented areas (hiding places)…” (Ivy Goldstein-Jacobson, Simplified Horary Astrology). According to Ivy’s methodology, Maleah should be found within 12- 15 miles of her Last Seen location (the family’s apartment) in an East to SSE direction or conversely, West to NNW. While I’ve only had spotty success with Ivy’s methods of locating Missing Persons, when news of a gas can being found in the trunk of the stepdad’s car came out on Friday, May 10, this “testimony” became more chilling.
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The Cartomancy
I read the Lenormand cards on Sunday, May 5, 2019 after casting the Reported Missing astrology chart, and posted the following card draw to my Instagram account:
The reading was not at all comforting. It showed a domestic partner or house mate (House + Birds) and a snap decision/ accident/ cutting or severance (Scythe) that led to death (Coffin + Cross). I took this to mean that the stepdad did something, either intentionally or accidentally, that caused the death of Maleah Davis.
Additional Lenormand card spreads:
On Tuesday (May 7, 2019) I threw three more Lenormand card spreads (which I didn’t publicly post) and got the following:
Read from a forensic perspective SUN + TOWER symbolizes “the authorities” / “officials in charge.” BOUQUET is a tip and placed over ANCHOR, it is a “solid tip.” MICE + STORKS is something decomposing/ decaying that has been relocated. So what we have here is that the authorities/ persons in charge receive a solid tip concerning a decomposing/ decaying body that has been removed/ placed elsewhere. (On Friday, May 3, apartment complex surveillance captured the stepdad leaving his apartment with his 1+ year old son (and no Maleah) carrying a laundry basket containing a black plastic trash bag. This information was not released to the public until the following Friday, May 10.)
The Lenormand STORKS card carries the meanings of changes (usually for the better), and of moving/ moving house. In forensic cartomancy, however, I’ve found it can symbolize a relocation, a migration of sorts: the moving of someone or something from one place to another. In the spread above, my sense was that was what happened.
It was the card before STORKS, however, that really got to me… MICE suggests deterioration, decay, garbage, soiled articles, and other extremely unpleasant things and states of being. It gave me the impression of a corpse. And of a garbage pile, making me wonder if she was in a landfill.
While shuffling, I deliberately charged CHILD to represent Maleah which I then selected along with two cards before and two cards after. FOX mirrors CROSSROADS and MOUNTAIN mirrors LILIES. This spread suggested to me that Maleah is buried/ under ground (LILIES) in a remote area/ isolated place (MOUNTAIN). FOX is likely the stepdad in con-artist mode, trying to throw authorities off-track (CROSSROADS). BIRDS as Base Card could suggest either that the stepdad eventually talks or that cell phone data could lead to the location where he put her.
Here are my thoughts as I jotted them down in my personal daily journal: A written confession?? (RING + LETTER). Accidental death or a deliberate snap decision to kill (COFFIN + SCYTHE). He put the body in his car (SHIP) and drove to wherever he placed / buried her, then got rid of the car and concocted his cover story.
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Comment:
In the hope that somehow by the grace of God a miracle could occur, I postponed publication of my findings until today. If you’ve been following this case you know that news released over the weekend pretty much confirmed that Maleah Davis is no longer with us.
As I publish this post, the perpetrator’s hearing has been postponed. There has been no confession and Maleah’s remains have not yet been recovered. I can only pray that either a confession and/or cell phone data can lead authorities to wherever he hid her, allowing family, friends and the concerned public to lay this precious baby to rest.
Note regarding my process: I will only examine a Missing Persons case when I have a reasonable understanding of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance, a reliable timeline including the date, time and place the person was either discovered missing and/or reported missing to police, and the victim’s birth data. The birth data of the perpetrator/ prime suspect is helpful as well. I prefer to work with current cases.
Unlike psychics (no disrespect intended), I do not base my findings on dreams or visions, nor do I pull information out of the ethers (or my butt, depending on your level of skepticism). Rather, I read the ‘star language‘ contained in the forensic astrology charts that I examine and interpret it to the best of my ability.
The first step (after familiarizing myself with a case) is always the casting and examination of the relevant astrology chart(s), which are carefully compared to the victim’s natal chart before drawing any conclusions. Once that’s done, I may or may not throw a card spread or two to gain additional information, as I did here. Yes, intuition is involved. So is common sense. Everybody has both of these faculties to some degree or another.
Suppose you have a problem. Not just some trivial, inconsequential, problem that will ultimately resolve itself in a day, a week, a month. I’m talking about a problem of consequence. An issue, problem or circumstance that’s been impacting your health, wealth, peace of mind, marriage, career, family dynamics … your very quality of life … over a period of time.
In today’s post, I’ll show you a simple tarot card spread you can try that was specifically designed to provide deeper insights into difficult, ongoing problems, as well as point out solutions and what steps to take next.
“The Querent, a female, has experienced increasing frustration with her ongoing inability to turn a deeply-loved hobby into an income source…”
The question:
“Why Am I Having This Problem and What Can I Do About It?”
Instructions: Shuffle the cards thoroughly while thinking about your question/ problem/ situation. When ready, cut the deck into three stacks. Take the top card from each stack and lay it out left to right as shown in the image. Place the bottom card from each stack below the corresponding top image.
The top card in column 1 shows the Problem/ Question/ Concern (or the aspect of the problem/ question/ concern that the cards wish to discuss) and the bottom card shows its underlying basis, reason or cause. Because the cards in column 1 denote a problem, cards that are normally positive should be read as if they were reversed.
Here, while the Querent believes she can or should be relying on herself to resolve her issues (IX-The Hermit), her problem is being exacerbated by a negative expression or influence of the 9 of Cups. This could include overindulgence/ addictive behaviors, wishful thinking, focusing on disappointments over lack of fulfillment in financial matters, or other negative interpretations of 9 of Cups. Because the suit of Cups is associated with the Water element, there is a strong emotional component in play. Because 9 of Cups symbolizes an underlying factor of the problem, the Querent may not be consciously aware of how emotions are impacting her situation. In essence, her ability to rely on herself (IX-The Hermit) to resolve her issues has been disabled because she’s constantly being undermined by emotional influences of which she’s likely not aware (negative 9 of Cups).
Column 2
The top card in column 2 gives the answer or solution, supported by the message contained in the bottom card. Here we see 8 of Wands supported by the Queen of Swords.
In general, 8 of Wands points to the end of a period of stagnation and delay, something which would surely bring great relief to the Querent. It is also a strong communications card and could suggest something as simple as beginning to promote oneself and one’s offerings to the public, whatever those may be. As the underlying card, the Queen of Swords suggests that the Querent adopt a head-over-heart attitude concerning her problem and not let her emotions and feelings (negative 9 of Cups) interfere with her goal of swiftly putting into motion (8 of Wands) a plan that could release her from a situation that is keeping her boxed in, frustrated, socially isolated and (probably) lonely (IX-The Hermit).
Column 3
The top card in column 3 gives advice on how to proceed, supported by the message contained in the bottom card. Here we see the 8 of Pentacles supported by the Knight of Swords.
In the context of the question, 8 of Pentacles, a card of cultivation, implies that whatever it is that one is devoting their time and effort to will pay off in the long run. As such, it accurately mirrors the Querent’s situation; she’s certainly put a lot of time and effort into her creative projects over the years and has been wanting to lay down a financial foundation based on her skills. 8 of Pentacles is a reminder that such endeavors take time but eventually pay off should one remain dedicated. The Knight of Swords points out that the Querent will need to stay steadfastly committed to her goals and, like the Queen of Swords, reiterates the advice of following her head, not her heart, as she proceeds. Decisiveness and clear vision is of the essence.
Additional Information or Factors to be Considered Cards
For a continuation of advice or to receive additional guidance from the cards, turn the three stacks over and read, in order, the bottom cards:
Additional Guidance Cards: 8 of Swords, Knight of Pentacles and 6 of Pentacles
Here we see the 8 of Swords (interference), the Knight of Pentacles (slow and steady progress) and the 6 of Pentacles (financial success and gain). The message is clear: the Querent is the cause of her own problem; she is doing this to herself (8 of Swords), likely because she has let her fears and negative thinking blind her to options that others can see clearly. This is the “trap of your own making” card and it succinctly shows the Querent how she’s been shooting herself in the foot. The advice follows: the Knight of Pentacles is the “plan the work, work the plan” card and the 6 of Pentacles assures the probability of financial gain should she do so, particularly if the Querent’s offerings benefit others. This is the route the cards advise taking to achieve the goal.
The double carded tarot card spread for problem solving with additional guidance cards has given the Querent plenty of food for thought. Whether she heeds and acts upon the advice is up to her.
Blessings,
Mary Hawkins
Note: the Princes in the Crowley-Thoth tarot deck correlate to Knights in Rider-Waite style decks. I have referred to the Prince of Swords and the Prince of Disks in the above example as their Rider-Waite equivalents, the Knight of Swords and the Knight of Pentacles since most readers are more familiar with the Rider-Waite system.
It may come as no surprise to some of you that it took a Missing Child case to drag me back to Living with Cards.
Little five year old A.J. Freund from Crystal Lake, Illinois has been dead for two weeks now and I’m still brooding over the disturbing facts surrounding his case. I didn’t know A.J. There was nothing I could have done to prevent his death. Still, the little guy got to me. Enough to make me draw up his Reported Missing and Last Seen charts last week and throw a few cards. I didn’t like what I saw but as I said, there was absolutely nothing I could have done about it. Andrew (A.J.) Freund was already dead by then, murdered by his parents. That’s what the charts and cards said. The police confirmed a day later via televised press conference.
Andrew “A.J.” Freund, age 5 reported missing from his Crystal Lake, IL home on April 18, 2019. Found dead April 24, 2019 in a shallow grave, wrapped in plastic.
The Facts
For those of you who are into facts, here’s the timeline:
June 2012: first family contact with the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services – more than a year before A.J. was born – when his mother was investigated for drug abuse and neglect of a foster child.
October 2013: two days after A.J. was born both he and his mother tested positive for opiates and benzodiazepines causing DCFS to remove A.J. from the home for the first two years of his life.
After his return to the family, DCFS intervened multiple times, responding to reports of abuse and neglect of A.J. and his siblings. All of these investigations were “closed … due to lack of evidence.”
December 2018: four months before his disappearance and death, A.J. wound up in the Emergency Room with “cuts, welts and bruises” that were, at first, attributed to a snarl-up with the family dog. But an ER doctor who had examined A.J. told DCFS what the child had allegedly told him: “Maybe someone hit me with a belt. Maybe Mommy didn’t mean to hurt me.” Eventually, similar to previous investigations, the abuse allegation was deemed unfounded due to lack of evidence.
DCFS was called in again when A.J. allegedly went missing. According to Freund Sr.’s 911 call to police on Thursday, April 18, 2019, the last time he saw his son was the evening before, Wednesday, April 17th, “around 9:30” when the child went to bed.
After determining a kidnapping was unlikely, police attention turned to the parents. By Tuesday, April 23rd, public reports came out that canine units had hit on A.J.’s scent in the trunk of his parents’ car. By the next morning media outlets reported that multiple police vehicles had converged in Woodstock, IL, seven miles northwest of A.J.’s home. They removed a mattress and a shovel. They found the little boy’s body in a shallow grave, wrapped in plastic.
On April 24, 2019, both parents were arrested and charged with first degree murder and are being held in jail on $5 million bond. A.J.’s younger brother was placed in a relative’s care. Court documents allege that A.J.’s parents killed him by making him take long, cold showers and beating him. An autopsy determined A.J. died of blunt force trauma to his head. He had been struck multiple times. Date of death was determined to be on or about April 15, 2019, three days prior to the 911 call.
It was just as hard for me to write out the timeline above as it probably was for you to read it. I had to step away from the keyboard and collect my thoughts. Now that I’ve had a moment to clear my head, I’ll go over some of the astrological highlights, followed by the cartomancy of this case:
Astrological Highlights
A.J. had already been missing for a few days when I decided to draw up the charts. I really didn’t want to go there. Just from the news that had already been released, I had a bad feeling, made even worse when I learned that canine units had picked up A.J.’s scent in the trunk of his parents’ car. With so many reports of abuse already public and made factually available, who needed an astrology chart or a card deck to figure out what had probably happened? Despite this, I felt compelled to cast the charts.
The first chart I cast was the Reported Missing to Police, for which I had an exact time due to the fact the 911 call was released to the public. A.J.’s father called the Crystal Lake, IL Police at 9:04 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2019 to report his son missing. He stated that he had last seen A.J. the night before, “around 9:30 when he went to bed.”
I am not going to go into microscopic detail regarding this chart, but I do want to point out a few things. For those of you who are not astrologically oriented I will highlight in red plain English observations. First, notice the degree on the ASCENDANT, 22 Gemini. This is the Kill or Be Killed degree according to Serbian astrologer Nikola Stojanovic (22° of any sign). I have seen this degree prominent in other cases involving death/ murder. [The Ascendant degree is associated with death/ murder.]
In a Reported Missing chart for children I usually assign the ruler of the 5th House to the child. This is because the 5th House rules children. In this chart, A.J. is symbolized by Mercury, the ruler of the 5th House of Children. A missing child (or person) can also be signified by the Moon. Here, the Moon is intercepted (hidden) in the 5th House of Children and quindecile (165°, an aspect of obsession/ compulsion) both the Sun (the event) and Mercury, the ruler of the 5th House of Children. [The Moon, which symbolizes the child, is “hidden” in the chart and thus the child may be “hidden” in reality since in astrology, “As above, so below.”]
Notice Mercury (A.J.) is conjunct Chiron, an asteroid symbolizing woundedness. In forensic astrology charts Chiron often is connected with death.
Further, Sun (the event) is conjunct Uranus (accidents) in the 11th House of Circumstances Beyond One’s Control. This gives me the sense some sort of “accident” happened. With the MARS/SATURN midpoint at 01° Aries smack conjunct Lord 5 the Child Mercury, I fear the “accident” involved a brutal attack. (MARS/SATURN is a cruel, heartless, brutal testimony in forensic astrology.)
The Arabic Part of Death at 19 Virgo is exactly opposite Black Moon Lilith 19 Pisces and parallel Chiron, two more strong death testimonies.
But it is the nodal axis and attending planets that disturb me the most: the Nodes are at 21 Cancer/Capricorn, with the South Node in Capricorn conjunct Saturn and Pluto. All three of these are death indicators — South Node, Saturn and Pluto.And this entire aspect pattern is exactly square A.J.’s natal Sun at 21° Libra. This is compelling evidence of death.
Usually, the Reported Missing chart will tell the tale. I also look at the Last Seen chart, if available, which should agree with and/or at least complement the Reported Missing chart. I’m not going to show that chart but would like to mention that the alleged Last Seen time of “around 9:30” p.m. when the child supposedly went to bed had me beyond suspicious that the father was fabricating a tale. 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in Crystal Lake, Illinois gives an ASCENDANT of 20°31′ Scorpio — mere minutes past the malefic (evil) 19th degree of Scorpio. This degree is referred to as Serpentis, “the accursed degree of the cursed sign.” In over 20 years of examining astrology charts from a forensic perspective, I have never seen a positive ending when this degree is prominent.
The Lenormand Card Reading
After evaluating the testimonies given by the charts I decided to throw a few Lenormand cards. I was rattled enough to ask a compound question, which can be tricky to evaluate.
Exact question: “Where Is He? / What Happened?”
Lenormand cards drawn for Missing Child A.J. Freund, reported missing from Crystal Lake, Illinois April 18, 2019: 17 Storks – 08 Coffin – 36 Cross – 04 House – 11 Whip
I have to admit Storks threw me off a bit. Generally a positive card, it couldn’t be here. Not with Coffin, Cross and Whip in the spread. I decided it referred to repeated abuse (Storks + Whip) since Storks can indicate repetitions and recurrences according to Anna K., a published Lenormand deck creator. The rest of the cards told me that abuse (Whip) in the home (House) led to death (Coffin, Cross).
Andy’s interpretation really hit me hard and I appreciate that he took the time to offer his insight on my reading. Now, in retrospect and knowing the outcome, I can also see Storks as an indicator of a change of location, which actually is what happened. I think this was Lenormand’s answer to the “Where Is He?” portion of my question. Storks is connected to moving, moving house. The parents moved A.J. to another location after allegedly killing him within the premises. So the cards gave Storks + Coffin, change of location necessitated by death.
Concluding Thoughts
In the hope that perhaps in some small way I could help prevent even one tragedy similar to what happened two weeks ago in Crystal Lake, Illinois, I’d like to call your attention to one more astrological testimony I observed in the charts: little A.J. was born with the asteroid Dejanira partile conjunct (in the same degree) his natal Sun. Dejanira is an asteroid of victimhood and the Sun represents one’s very life. So what we have here is potential for a lifetime of victimization. While this particular conjunction does not and would not result in such a horrible outcome for everyone having the placement, it could be a serious indicator of abuse that perhaps should be investigated should it be noted in someone’s chart. I’ll go as far as to suggest that such investigation could be critical in helping save some other child’s life.
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The above 11 card Tarot Reading was done with Pam’s Vintage Tarot, an indie deck available at drivethrucards.com
Blessings,
Mary Hawkins
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