practical insight from the heavenly spheres
The Huber Age Point Cycle is a timing technique that divides the astrology chart into 6-year increments. It can be used in both natal and mundane astrology and yields surprisingly accurate results when applied to historical cycles.
Fatigue, eye pain, crazy dreams and shocking events are just some of the symptoms of eclipses. Read on to learn about the astrology of eclipses and what you can expect to experience during eclipse season.
Mars has an odd, asymmetrical retrograde cycle that causes a lot of disruption. This article teaches the basics of Mars’ retrograde cycle and things you can do to make it go more smoothly.
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.
Join Mel for an online workshop called Meaningful Matter: Pairing Astronomy with Astrology on February 24, 2024.
This is part of Astrology Niagara’s 2024 speaker series: The Visible Sky.
Join Mel for Daytime Darkness: The Astrology of Eclipses – a live presentation on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 8:30pm MT.
You can now buy recordings of several astrology webinars that I’ve done for various groups in the past.
The solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 is intimately connected to the history and fate of Israel and its people.
My all-time favourite movie is Tremors and I was thrilled to talk about it on the Soapbox podcast. This was a wonderful, rambling conversation about the movie itself, the astrology of why it bombed at the box office, movie magic, real magic, conspiracy, “the floor is lava” and more. Check it out and tell me if you agree or think I’m crazy.
Does astrology have a scarcity mindset problem? Mel recently went on the Dragonstone Podcast to talk about this issue with fellow astrologers Mat Dragonstone and Zamboni Funk. We talked about finding astrology community and the dumpster fire that is astro Twitter, competing (or not) for clients, being threatened (or not) by AI, and our journeys as consulting astrologers.
Join Mel for a live lecture on annual profections, an astrological timing technique that reveals your annual time-lord, or chronocrator. Hone your prediction skills by learning which planets and houses will be activated for any given year.
Join Mel for Daytime Darkness: The Astrology of Eclipses on July 12, 2023 at 4pm MT.
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.
