practical insight from the heavenly spheres
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.
I’m sipping a glass of non-alcoholic sparkling Chardonnay as I write this. No, I don’t think the world is ending. (Though recent events in Canada sure have had me wondering this several times over the […]
One of my favourite things about the Canadian wine industry is the little pockets of the country that are on the very fringes of wine country, where a few pioneering wineries are continually testing the […]
I have basically given up on wines under $20. That sounds dreadfully snobby of me – and it is – but it’s also a reflection of the cost of wine in Alberta. When I first […]
If this wine is any indication, Maynard James Keenan does indeed know shit from Shinola. I’ve been exploring the world of celebrity wines again recently. Most of them are pretty crap, but occasionally you find […]
I just finished writing a story for Edify about celebrity wines. The story will be in the September issue; I’ll share the link here when it’s out. Celebrity wine was one of the first topics […]
A little while ago I had the opportunity to try a few Okanagan wines that are part of the portfolio under Encore Vineyards: TIME Winery, McWatters Collection and Evolve Cellars. Encore was owned by the […]
My latest story in Edify is a deep(er) dive on natural wines. I really wanted to dig into this topic further and explore what’s going on with natural wines in Edmonton particularly. I spoke with […]
Tonight I’m enjoying a unique wine from Ukraine. That’s right, Ukraine. This is the first wine I’ve ever tried from this country, which has a pretty tiny wine industry. The winery, Kolonist, is new to […]
We are already well into February and the New Year seems like it was a million years ago already, but I’ve been meaning to post about the lovely bottle of Grower Champagne that I drank […]
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 […]
Just a quick post today, on this last day of 2020, to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I hope you are all raising a glass of something delicious tonight whilst wishing 2020 a […]
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.
