practical insight from the heavenly spheres
I was correct in predicting that the Edmonton Oilers would end up losing to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup finals, but I got some of the details wrong. Let’s review my predictions together.
I predict the Florida Panthers will beat the Edmonton Oilers to win the 2024 Stanley Cup. And I hope I’m wrong!
Mel has been watching the 2024 NHL playoffs and using astrology techniques to predict the winning team.
You can now buy recordings of several astrology webinars that I’ve done for various groups in the past.
This is my official goodbye to my 15-year wine writing career. May this post stand as an epitaph marking the end of this era and the beginning of what comes next.
Mars is red and signifies bloodshed and violence; Saturn is the last planet visible to the naked eye and signifies boundaries. Join Mel for a presentation exploring why astronomy and astrology really aren’t so very different.
Mundane astrology is the oldest form of astrology dating back over 4000 years to ancient Mesopotamia. It focuses on large groups of people organized into nations, states and cities, and is used to forecast world events.
Mel is doing a presentation for the Edmonton Astrological Society about mundane astrology and Edmonton’s natal chart on Friday, November 11, 2022.
I meant to share this in the newsletter I emailed out earlier today (click here to subscribe to my list). But I definitely forgot to do that, so I’m sharing it here! I serve on […]
It’s probably a dumb idea to make predictions about anything these days (says the woman who’s studying astrology), but I gave it a shot in my latest piece for Edify. I took a look at […]
I often get asked where people can find the wines that I write about. There’s actually a really simple, quick answer: go to Liquor Connect and search for the one you want. Liquor Connect is […]
My latest wine story in the newly-minted Edify Magazine talks about the changes that local restaurants are making in light of the massive disruption caused by the COVID-19 lockdown/shutdown and subsequent restrictive re-opening. Scroll down […]
2025 is the second-most astrologically active year of the current decade, after 2020 itself. Join Mel as she takes a look at what’s coming in the year ahead, which promises to be a wild ride. We’ll start by taking a look at the major astrological transits of the decade to gain a broader perspective, then zoom in on some of the specifics of 2025 itself.
Annual profections are a simple yet powerful timing technique in traditional natal astrology. Using this technique, you can identify the specific planets and houses that will be activated for any given year, and therefore learn which themes and events might manifest during that time period. This presentation teaches you how to calculate annual profections and apply them to natal charts.
This is a recording of a webinar that was presented to the Tucson Astrologers’ Guild on September 9, 2023.
Twin charts present a particularly fascinating challenge for astrologers. Twelfth parts (also known as dwadasamsas/dwads or dodecatemoria) are a simple and surprisingly effective technique that yields useful results when applied to twin charts. You can use this technique for any natal chart, no need to be a twin! This presentation is a recording of a weinbar presented to OPA on July 16, 2023.
This presentation will intrigue you with fascinating astronomical facts and astrological connections, dazzle you with gorgeous astrophotography, and inspire you to reunite the two halves of the heavenly spheres. This is a recording of a workshop presented to the Toronto Astrological Society on November 19, 2022.
Join a born and raised Edmontonian to learn about the astrology of Edmonton’s natal chart. Find out what was happening in the sky during key events in Edmonton’s history, such as the Black Friday tornado in 1987, the Leduc No. 1 oil discovery in 1946, and the Edmonton Oilers’ first Stanley Cup win in 1984. This is a recording of a lecture that was presented to the Edmonton Astrological Society on November 11, 2022.
In this presentation, learn the astromonical basics of eclipses, how to spot them in an astrology chart, how to interpret them in both mundane and natal astrology, how to incorporate Saros cycles in your interpretations, and some remediation techniques for eclipse season. This is a recording of a lecture presented to the Atlantic Professional Astrologers’ Association on July 12, 2023.
