Airline Travel Safety In The Future, Part One

To shift gears a bit, and focus on issues in the news and in national discussion, I decided to do a few readings on questions that are on the minds of a lot of us, such as peace efforts worldwide, climate change, economies of various nations, travel, and sometimes politics. Today, since we have had quite a few airline mishaps in the recent past, I am going to ask the Tarot about the future of air travel. 

Yesterday, I started to post about this, and for some reason, had trouble publishing. I was completely unaware that at that very time, there was another plane crash, this one involving Delta Airlines, and in Canada. I will try this again, and divide this question into two readings. Today's reading will focus on air travel in the United States, and measures that the Unites states is willing to take to make travel safer for everyone. I will do another reading in the future, focusing on worldwide measures. 

This reading is a Celtic Cross, and I focused on the time period of the rest of this year. We begin with the Knight of Wands crossed by the Knight of Cups. Both Knights are read upside right, here, and I am very encouraged by that. The Knight of Wands, when he is not an actual person, is often travel and change of residence, so this card is very apt. It is crossed by the Knight of Cups, which is usually a romantic, well meaning young man. I interpret this to mean that there are people in charge of the travel industry in this country who actually do care about safety and the future of airline travel. Beneath this, in the place of distant past and basis, we have Temperance. This tells us that in the past, we have usually been able to temper safety against danger successfully. The other card depicting the past, the more recent past, is the four of cups. This card shows dissatisfaction and  describes a situation in which travelers and airports have sacrificed safety for speed and convenience. We really need to get back to basics, here, and use fewer flights at airports that already have airspace that is too crowded, and keep our air traffic controllers. 

The ten of wands appears, reversed, in the position of a likely future. This points to lawsuits, and the possibility of financial loss for airlines and airports. Part of this is because of recent events in the past, and part of it is because of future events. The next card, in the place of things that WILL happen, shows the Queen of Pentacles, reversed. This is duties neglected, plainly and simply. Because this queen is from the suit of pentacles, we can be sure that money is one of the reasons that duties are neglected. This would go to skimping on air traffic controllers. 

Justice falls at the bottom of the staff, in the place of fears. The message is quite clear: airlines and airports are afraid of lawsuits and other expenses. Will it be enough to make improvements? I am hoping so, but the Page of Pentacles has appeared in the place of environment, here. This gives us an environment of financial corners cut. It also shows that there will be more problems with this industry before tangible change is made. In the place of hopes, we get the two of wands, which is good advice and good legal council, so we do have some hope! The final outcome, the last card, is the eight of cups, reversed. When this card falls upside right, we see disappointment, but in reversal, it means the opposite. I do see positive change here, but sadly, it will come about because of loss.

Rachel Lenore Battancourt

Rachel Lenore Battancourt was born in Kansas City in 1963, and disappeared under dubious circumstances in California in 1965. There are rumors that she was taken to Texas, and, possibly to Tennessee, but the family apparently lost track of her. It is possible that a babysitter was involved. Today, she has at least one sibling, a sister, who is very interested in learning the whole story. I will do a horoscope layout to see what I can find out, through the Tarot.

We begin with the six of pentacles, in the first house. This card, in mundane matters, refers to monetary exchanges and transactions. Rather a sinister card to begin a missing child's reading, but this tells us the nature of the situation. It looks like a de facto adoption, or as it Rachel was abandoned to a specific person or organization; yet there isn't a bona fide record of adoption. The second house, of material desires, gives us the six of cups, which is a card of childhood memories. This is a much more hopeful card. It shows a desire for the resolution of childhood events, both for Rachel and for other family members. I am happy to see this card. In the third house, the place of communications and short journeys, we have the nine of wands, There are circumstances, right now, that limit travel and communication, and everyone is going to have to be patient, both with each other and with life, in general. (yes.....it looks like I am doing a reading for a living person) The fourth house, of physical environs, shows us the Page of Wands, reversed. This tells us that there have been miscommunications in the past, perhaps recently, family members have not succeeded in finding Rachel, yet. There may also be name changes and other covert information that has yet to be verified. Communicating is definitely hard, here. 

The fifth house, of creative endeavors, has the Knight of Pentacles, reversed. This search has not exactly reached a dead end, but has slowed down. Once again, this is circumstances. Life often.gets in the way of this type of pursuit. In the house of inconveniences and enemies, or in this case, "nay sayers" we have the five of swords. At some point, in the past, there has been doubt and even anger connected to this. This is, to be blunt, blame toward Rachel's adults at the time she went missing. It is also going to be a difficult bridge to cross in finding her. 

Moving along from the five of swords in the sixth house to the seventh house of partnerships, we have a much more positive card: the Star. This is insight and inspiration. Yes, it IS possible to reach out! But okay, back to mundane matters of communication and trust, we have the eight of pentacles in the eighth house, of things that result in the shared efforts of the seventh house. The message here is simple: the wrong means have been used to communicate and reach out. It might be time for the parties involved to find a private investigator or someone who specializes in this type of communication to reach out.

The five of pentacles turns up, reversed, in the ninth house of ideals and spirituality. This is very encouraging; it shows new interest in meeting old friends and relatives. It is also a suggestion of a church or clerical help. This card in the ninth house leads me to wonder if a church or a religious organization was involved, here, from the beginning. The tenth house, of public life and government, shows the four of cups, reversed. This is renewed activity replacing prior lack of interest. I am encouraged to see it, here, because it shows that new options and new relationships are possible. This will come from public information, though. We have the Fool, reversed, in the eleventh house of hopes, wishes, and organizations. This is caution to move slowly and let everyone process information carefully. I think Rachel is aware that she has siblings; but isn't sure what to make of the situation. The last card, in the twelfth house of endings and dispositions of matters, shows the Ace of Wands. This, too, in encouraging. It shows a new direction and a new adventure. 

This reading didn't focus on Rachel's whereabouts, but gave communication as the avenue for finding her, instead.

Kristen Galvan

Five years ago, on January 2, 2020, fifteen year old Kristen Galvan

  of Spring,Texas disappeared. Kristen was last seen on January 2, 2020, and there have been very few leads as to her whereabouts, since then. I decided to see what the tarot had to say about it, specifically the question of how she can be found. This is a horoscope layout, which gives me more information and details than other layouts for this type of question. 

The card that turned up in the first house is the King of Swords. This king is often law enforcement, and the message is clear: law enforcement is going to have to crack this case. It is followed by the King of Wands, in the second house, which represents material desires...specifically that Kristen will be found. This is a male who isn't law enforcement, but who is very interested in seeing this case solved. He brings a lot of creative ideas to the table. Next, in the third house of communication and short distance travel, we have the four of wands, reversed. When this card falls upright, it is a card of rest and dormancy, but seeing it upside down tells us that there is renewed interest in the case, and that it won't always be dormant. Swords deal with written and spoken words, as well as short trips, so this could easily be a tip shared with law enforcement. In the fourth house, we find the five of swords, reversed. I do not like this card, here. The fourth house is the house of environment and the five of swords, when it falls reversed, screams, "revenge". It also details violence. Sadly, this element is part of the picture. 

The fifth house, of creativity and procreation, gives us the nine of swords, reversed. In the upright position, this card speaks of patience, but when it falls reversed, patience has run out. It is really starting to look as if there is someone, out there, with information that they no longer want to keep hidden. This also reiterates the message of the four of swords, showing that matters are going from dormant to active. We find the ten of pentacles in the sixth house, of inconveniences and mundane enemies, so we can expect searches and extra work on the case to be expensive. As the card falls upright, I interpret this to mean that challenges concerning resources will be met.

In the seventh house, of partnerships, the six of cups appears, reversed. This shows two things: new approaches are needed, and Kristen ended up somewhere unfamiliar. The people involved were not complete strangers, but were not well known to her, either. The next card, in the eighth house, which deals with resources of those partners we see in the seventh house, gives us the two of pentacles. This is another card that references communication; once again, I think a valid tip will solve this case. The suit of pentacles tells us that there will be a price for the tip, though. The ninth house, of hopes, gives us disappointment in the form of the eight of cups, though. Either there is information that does not pan out, or the findings are disappointing and sad. I always hope I am wrong about findings like this.

In the tenth house, of law and government, we have the nine of swords, which is a card of worry. This worry goes for everyone: family, law enforcement, and perpetrators. We have the Page of cups, reversed, in the eleventh house of hopes and ideals. This is a combination of bad information and dilettantism; sometimes it is good to revise search methods and look at cold cases with fresh ideas. The last card, in the twelfth house of endings and dissipation, we have the ten of swords, reversed. This tells us that this whole matter isn't over. The advice is to reach out for more help and to have courage. 

In mundane terms, I would say start looking between four and five miles to the east of where Kristen was last seen. I would also listen, once again, to all the tips that have been given, with the understanding that not all of the tipsters have been completely honest or completely knowledgeable.

Elijah Vue

 

Three year old Elijah Vue, has been missing from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, since February 20 of this year. His mother, Katrina Baur, had left him in the care of her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, and claims that she has not seen him since. Both are currently facing charges connected to Elijah's disappearance. The state of Wisconsin and the community from which Elijah disappeared have conducted intense searches that have yielded nothing. So what has happened to little Elijah Vue, and where is he? I decided to see what the cards have to say.

I used a horoscope spread for this reading, because it covers more of the bits and pieces of information that can lead to a viable conclusion in a case like this. The first house, which is the "face" of the situation, gives us the three of pentacles, reversed. This tells us that the whole thing started because of a work related matter; someone involved here didn't have childcare, or someone was unable to juggle the demands of parenting with the demands of work. The second house card, which represents material goods and possessions, gives us the Queen of Cups. This is a woman who is involved heavily in this matter. She is upside right, rather than reversed, so I will assume that she initially did not intend harm. The Moon, reversed, lands on the third house, of communication and short journeys. When the Moon falls reversed, we see deception and bad intentions. There was not only a failure to communicate, but a secret desire to harm someone. Also, as a mundane observation, water is an indicated physical location. Moving along to the fourth house, of family life, and latter days of life, we have the four of pentacles, reversed. This refers to waste of resources, and in this case, it looks like a waste of an effort. So far, search efforts have also failed.

The fifth house deals with entertainment, creativity, and often children; and we have the King of Wands, reversed in it. This is a man directly involved in Elijah's disappearance, and when this king falls reversed he represents a man who is intolerant and nasty. As this is the fifth house card, I deem it to mean that Elijah was the victim of a man who does not like children. In the sixth house, of inconveniences and obvious enemies, (not hidden enemies.....that's the twelfth house) we find the seven of pentacles, reversed. This speaks of impatience, and it tells us why this whole situation happened: impatience with children. 

The card of the father, the Emperor, appears in the seventh house, of partnerships. This is an interesting card to fall upside right in the house of partnerships: has anyone checked the properties of the fathers of either of the suspects? Also, this shows us that Elijah's actual father is kindly disposed toward him, and wants to find him. The eighth house, representing the assets of partners and sometimes of those who have died, shows the two of swords, indicating a stalemate of some type. This shows that Elijah is still missing, and that one or both of the suspects has something to gain from not coming forward with information. 

The ninth house, of community, ideals, and long journeys, gives us the Queen of Pentacles. I believe this is a woman who has the skills and the experience to find Elijah and possibly, to work with the defendants who have been charged. This is followed by the two of cups, in the tenth house of public life and government. The Queen of Pentacles may have the ability to not only work with the community in the search, but also with Elijah's mother, to get the necessary information concerning his whereabouts. The eleventh house, of hopes, wishes, and organizations gives us the King of Swords, reversed. This king represents a lying man and dishonesty, in general, when he falls reversed. I think, in this case, he represents an attorney connected to one or both of the defendants. The last card, representing the twelfth house, of hidden enemies and dissolution, is the eight of cups, which gives a scenario in which a goal is attained, only to be discarded. This shows difficulty in finding Elijah. I think Elijah will be found after the search has been expanded by at least eight miles, and I think it will be in an area that is not completely rural, but rural enough to hide someone or something. The four of pentacles and the six of pentacles both refer to earth; the six of pentacles showing a tree. The eight of cups suggests that a river or a stream may have been crossed. The outcome looks very sad, and I always hope that I am wrong about a reading such as this.