Reading for Perp description by blog author - Adrienne Salinas
8/17/2013 1:05pm - 

This reading is for Adrienne Salinas whose body has just been found in Arizona. I have already done a reading for location and a reading for circumstances surrounding her disappearance that night, so now I will do a reading for suspect description.

The card that Adrienne has chosen while shuffling is number 6, The Lovers. I have asked her to please select the card that will most accurately describe the person who did this to her, in numbers, star signs, and description as well as meaning.

This card shows a naked man on the right and naked woman on the left, both standing upright with their hands outstretched to their sides, palms showing.  The woman represents Adrienne to me in this reading.

The palms of the hands seem to be important here.

The woman is looking upwards to the sky where there is an angel with red eagle wings and hands outstretched as well and bleeding red palms (again, the palms of the hands seem important here). The "angel" has strange hair that looks like a forest fire, with trees and flames and perhaps even the shape of an airplane seems to be hiding within this strange hair-halo, I know that sounds crazy... This angel is not really an angel to my eyes though this time, but someone who is watching over and almost orchestrating the whole thing or otherwise has knowledge and has "the blood on their hands" too, maybe someone has told them that phrase? I don't know... but this person is somehow entangled in this and appears to have the ability to bring it to an end, as shown by their being situated in such a way on this card as to be overseeing and overshadowing the lovers below.... this "angel" person has a triangular shaped face with slightly pointy ears on top, a wider and or more prominent nose, strong eyebrows or brow ridge/line and/or darker thicker eyebrows in some way, and thinner lips. they may in some ways resemble a pixie or fairy with their angles and shape of the face/ears. They appear very very much to be female. She may have long slender fingers and nicely manicured nails.

Also, the sun is shining so so brightly, and behind the woman is an apple tree with a yellow ribbon swirling down it.

 The man has a tree behind him with what looks like flames on all the tips burning, but ma be red leaves but I believe it is a tree on fire.

There is a volcano looking pointy mountain behind them in the backtound and the ground under their feet is dry and cracked and appears to have marks /striations in it that look like ruts.

 The man has short hair but longer or thicker, naturally curly or wavy, than many men might wear it. He has fair to pink skin tone and he has a thin long nose his forehead is low or his hairline is low on his forehead rather, and he has a soft chin, not prominent. he is average to slender build, not skinny but not heavy at all.

He may have had a shoulder injury at one point or his right shoulder might have something about it that is notable. the sky is a greyish blue, and looks like the color of a rainy day or a day with smog or smoke, and there is a cloud in the sky that looks like it is a puff of smoke almost. Yet the  bright light of the sun is above it all and behind the angle and has many many rays.

The Lovers card is always associated with the sign of Gemini, so this person (either the male on the card or the "angel" female on the card) may have a birthdate between May 21 - June 21. This card also suggests a direction of "East - above" which is not "northeast" but rather it means "East" and indicates an element of being "above ground".. I don't know if this means a second floor apartment or some kind of elevation or what, but this is what it means.

The number six should be important here, since I did ask that the number be relavent to the suspect. Sixes can indicate adjustments in thoughts, attitudes, or conditions, and in this case I believe this is an indication that this person has recently been behaving differently, having different thoughts, possibly suffering from some kind of mental breakdown, or is acting out due to drug abuse or something else that would cause someone to behaving and even talking "differently" than normal.

 This card often indicates somebody who is feeling trapped from a situation they can't control or handle, and it also indicates a person who is having problems forgetting about their lover/object of their affection; they can't put this person out of their mind, and they are trying to be extra social to numb themselves and to try to block everything out, going to many parties and surrounding themselves with friends, but they're just "off" and people are noticing this.

The outcome indicated by this card is very promising, IMO.... this person is almost certainly going to have to suffer through unavoidable consequences as a result of some action they have taken, but they will do the right thing in the end.


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Tarot for Location: Adrienne Salinas, Tempe, AZ

Reading was done on July 29, 2013 by blog author:


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For this reading I did what I usually do, laid my things out and prayed etc, "my ritual", then got started. This time I asked Adrienne specifically to help choose the card that best shows by my physical description of the card itself the place she is located right now, AND to please also consider the cards usual meanings as well as the number of it so that I can read it to find out what happened that night, specifically.

I usually shuffle and either turn a card that feels right, or get a "jumper" of a card that just kind of falls out, but this time I felt A. wanted me to spread them out on the floor upside down and let her pick one while my eyes were closed, so we did that after shuffling awhile and realizing she wanted to do it  differently.

The card she chose was Justice - number eleven - 11 - 1+1 is 2, so 1, 2, and/or 11 may be important in relation to where she is now, or perhaps to what happened that night though I feel this is more relevant to where she is now. Gut instinct.

My first thought and sense when looking at this card is overwhelming... the card's dominant color is yellow into orange. yellow yellow yellow - I keep hearing that .... this card shows an androgynous person, looks more female to me in this reading, wearing a crown with three squared blunted "points" and a single gem that may be the faintest lightest aquamarine or other light blue stone (for some reason the word "aquamarine" instantly came to mind when I saw it, which is why I included it here), sitting between two pillars that look more like trenches filled with sand to me, if i were looking down at the ground form an arial shot rather than looking straight on at vertical items.... this is just how I am seeing them for whatever reason...

The person has hair to their shoulders, straight, or just to their chin really, and it's blonde or strawberry blonde.. full lips, angled nose longish flat on top, heavy eyelids.... this person sits wearing a heavy red robe, or dark orange like fire, and there is a shawl or cape-like item over the robe just over the shoulders that are like two triangles with a yellow tan color but to me they look like twin peaks, two mountains, two rocky outcroppings of some sort (this seems important).... 

The person holds a sword upright in their right hand and the left hand is holding the scales of justice. One foot is sticking out just slightly, perhaps just some toes, and there is a white shoe or other item on the foot. It is the only bit of white on the card (looks almost "shiny" or reflective.. the brilliant white). 

The floor appears to be a slightly raised wooden platform and the chair appears to be made of two by fours or other basic uncut rectangular wood pieces. 

There is a drapery of some sort hanging behind the person and it is also dark orange or almost reddish, with several pleats in it, pinned up at two corners but drooping a bit in between, like a cheap window covering .. a sheet.. in a rundown home....

Especially Significant points to me to note, among the rest:
1, 2, 11
two mountains/peaks/rocky outcroppings
yellow yellow yellow, orange, red
sword/knife
foot/toe sticking out a bit, rest (of body) covered
wood, rectangles, maybe 2x4s?
red sheet/blanket/makeshift drapery or red sheet/blanket draped ?
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Reading the card now for "what happened that night":
The card Adrienne picked was number 11, Justice, and 11 is 1+1=2 ... twos in a reading indicate a waiting period where some bits of information will come out but everything will not be known until later. there may also be some surprise element, or even a reunion.

Generally speaking, the focus of the Justice card is on legal matters or income, health, and there is an inward focus on considering one's destiny and planning one's life and future out.

I asked Adrienne to do two things, please pick the card whose physical description would give the most clues as to where she is now, and also which would tell the story best of what happened to her that night. I did ask her to please consider the card number if possible, so I do put some significance in the numbers 1, 2, and 11. 

The Justice card indicates that (this should all pertain to the events that were significant on the night she went missing, no other time frame) she wanted to "fix" some problem area regarding an emotional situation where she wished for more expressions of feeling to come from another person.. this person has been putting a lot of thought into the quality of her life and relationship and had that what she wanted at this point in her life is quality rather than quantity ... but realized so far it's been the other way around. 

This card also indicates that she was made to feel vulnerable, insecure, and defenseless, and it further often suggests that she was not happy in her living situation due to it either no longer suiting the original purpose that brougth her there, or she had "outgrown" the place, either physically or emotionally... and so she would've been getting ready to start her life out someplace new. Literally a move to a new home is in this card.


The Justice card shows that she may have been made to feel, at work, that she was inferior or that she wasn't needed or may even have recently lost a job or been turned down for work. There is a definite lack of income shown here and stress about finances because it may seem like every time she turns around something else goes wrong that is a financial strain, one thinng on top of another. Things will be beginning to improve, but something else important is missing in her life that she feels compelled to deal with now. This card definitely says that if she did address a relationship that she felt was in disorder, she had a sense that if she didn't take care of  the situation, nobody would, or that she was the only one who could make the relationship right again, by taking control of the issue.

Justice card indicates that there could be legal matters, as suggested earlier, but more specifically that a lawsuit may have been settled in her favor or some sort of contract may have been signed that would be a good thing for her and a step in a new/right direction. There is an indication that a stressful situation was going to be ending soon and a new phase of her life would be beginning. 

There is a lack of emotional fulfillment that she felt was essential and missing... she may have been much more productive recently because of the excitement of moving forward in her life and starting new things, and perhaps did some shopping (specifically new clothing).

This card says there will be mail/letters/calls/correspondence about some legal issue that is impending, and she was troubled by a new dilemma and had no choice but to "wait it out". In fact, problems that exist were soon going to be ending on all levels and a bad time in general was coming to an end, but there was a sense, still, of having to wait for time to take its course in some things.

A lot of changes were on the horizon for Adrienne, but there was some unhappiness remaining due to dissatisfaction in her personal/emotional life, and financial issues were going to soon be ending, likewise a new home was on the horizon. She was working on her relationship due to feeling a lack of something emotion-related, and was in the process of becoming her own person and was actively and consciously working on her own destiny. 

Also - random, I know - There may be something significant involving a dentist or her teeth, either recently before the day she disappeared or else in helping this investigation, or a bitemark or something with her teeth.

the Justice card corresponds to the star sign of LIBRA. He holds a sword upright.. swords are EAST and upright is NORTH (to me) so (to me) this card signifies NORTH EAST. (howeer the sepher yetzirah says northwest which is what I would usually suggest the meaning to be, so for now only NORTH is consistent)
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UPDATE: 8/15/2013 - body found in Apache Junction, AZ that is thought to be Adrienne Salinas. 

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Skeletal-remains-in-Apache-Junction-possibly-those-of-Adrienne-Salinas-219763351.html

Mapping the location of the body found, we can see that it is DUE EAST from her last seen location (I really must stop second guessing myself in readings like I did above on the direction!). When sufficiently zoomed out from the location, one can also see that the body was located directly between GOLD canyon and RED mountain (yellow and red/ gold and red).

Also of note, She was found exactly 2 months after going missing. Her body was washed from where it was originally placed to where it was found during the strong rains and flooding on July 21.
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UPDATE: 8/17/2013 - description from the property owner who found Adrienne's body:

"A property owner made the discovery near a wash on his land near Foothill Street and Goldfield Road. "Under the bushes, I saw the legs, called the sheriff's [office]," Dan Kelly said. "

source - http://www.azfamily.com/news/Skeletal-remains-in-Apache-Junction-possibly-those-of-Adrienne-Salinas-219763351.html
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Tarot For Location of Elizabeth and Lyric, Missing Iowa Cousins

Originally posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:03am EST:

I know this is going to sound random, but I just did a quick tarot reading for location and got the following:

- the number five
- two pillars or tall large in diameter tree trunks without branches until way up, creating the look and/or feel of a passage way between them and a tree stump is between them - maybe its' used as a bench or has been fashioned into one or is commonly used to sit on.
- letter "b" feels like a first name initial
- possible use of sign language (did the girls know the sign language alphabet? hm)
- a man with a walking stick
- a red shirt with white details
- corn on the cob (fresh, maybe growing? or feed corn? pretty sure still growing)
- a checkerboard (game or design)
- F.F. (?? no idea)
- possible overalls, carhart style

standing in the doorway "you can't go through"

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Also posted July 21, 2012:

"I can hear the sound of wind whistling - not blowing or anything else, WHISTLING, but it's not windy here. I hear a whistle though, and know it's from wind. and I WANT OUT OF HERE I WANT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT"
"i'm stuck. i got stuck between the skatepark and artbus, on the trail. there's a field between that and fran street, which runs parallell. i'm stuck around there for whatever reason. 42.463114,-92.282926"

NOTE: Also of interest - Hanson lake. Very much so.
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Posted August 7, 2012:

"all of my instincts tell me the girls are gone.

And WHERE is the cornfield that will help locate them?? I *know* there's a cornfield. I know it. *sigh*"
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UPDATE: 12/6/2012 - Hunters have found two dead bodies in woods, believed to be Elizabeth and Lyric. Awaiting forensic ID - news conference later today.


www.kctv5.com/story/20274236/families-of-missing-iowa-girls-await-ids-of-bodies

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20121205/NEWS/121205018/0/innovation/?odyssey=nav|head

NOTE - It has been five months since the girls went missing.
Initial reports has them being found in the woods.

UPDATE 12/7/2012 - This photo shows police officers walking near the Seven Bridges Wildlife area in Bremer county where the girls' bodies were found. Note what appears to be a cornfield taking up the right hand side of the screen.
 
(source: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Families-community-reeling-from-discovered-bodies-4098588.php )

Another shot, this one courtesy of @markwcarlson on Twitter at
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A9c5WW8CIAABypO.jpg:

NOTE: I believe now that my "man with a walking stick" may have really referred to a "man with a long thin item", i.e. a hunger with a shotgun, since the girls were found by hunters.

UPDATE: 12/7/12 6:45pm - this photo shows the two white sheets covering the remains where they were found in Seven Bridges Wildlife Area - note they are in a clearing between the trees:



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Tarot For the Location of Justin Brian Hall

This Tarot reading was originally done on December 16, 2011.

This tarot reading is for Justin Brian Hall, 40, who has gone missing from Coconino county, Arizona. He has been missing since Sept. 7, 2011; he was house-sitting at a residence on Leupp Road near milepost 442, just west of the Navajo Reservation, in Coconino, Arizona, when he disappeared.

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I have asked tarot to please tell us "What happened to Justin Brian Hall, and where is he now?". I have used the Major Arcana for this reading.

The card which tarot has given in response to this question is Number 3, The Empress.

The Empress sits upon a lavish couch/seat in the middle of the wilderness and her robe appears to be decorated with many instances of something that is red with black spots on top and white on the bottom. I am seeing it as a mushroom today in my mind's eye, very clearly. ("Officially" speaking, they are pomegranates.)

She wears a crown of stars*. The scenery surrounding her is of both evergreens and deciduous trees, a winding stream ending in a small waterfall, and browned grasses underfoot (said to be a field of wheat). The sky is yellow, reminding me of sunrise or, even more so, of sunset. This is a very female-related card, but the overall sense I get from it in this reading is one of "Mother Nature".

I refer to several guidebooks when interpreting tarot cards, as well as relying on my gut instinct. One of my books regards this card as a sign of "number of days" in regards to the questioned event.. while I did not ask tarot when Justin would be found, I will note that this card's number is 3 and that this card is said to represent "number of days", because I wouldn't want to leave that information out and find out later that it was relevant. Of course I do not know if this would be "3 days from today" or "third day" of something, or what. This will remain to be seen.

I will also note that the number 3 often indicates a situation involving more than one person.

The Empress card can indicate something "clandestine" as well.

This card describes someone who is currently very thoughtful - it describes a focus on "being" rather than "doing", and hints at a person who is currently in between "projects" or "obsessions" .. someone who is seeking something fulfilling/creative to spend their time and energy on but who hasn't found that focus quite yet. There is a sense of wanting to create something but not knowing what it is that the gut feeling is telling them to do, which creates a sense of disease or feeling "antsy".

Nature is going to be the relaxing, calming element that will be a response to this urge to "do something" and may lead to a sense of inner realization or deeper understanding of one's spiritual side.

There may be a female connection here, and/or a relationship that needs to be thought out, and a conclusion of "I have to stop worrying and go with the flow on this situation" will be/will have been reached regarding this situation that caused such introspection for awhile, but not without spending a good bit of time holding back and "biting one's tongue" first. There's a sense of not being able to really communicate what's going on inside, and this causes feelings of frustration.

The Empress also indicates the thought of a move, but the choice to wait. There is a definite outdoors and nature connection to this card, and the sense of travel without travelling.. maybe going for a hike? A short day trip that intends to end with returning home? But definitely some kind of short travel is involved though it is definitely intended to end with returning to the place where he left from (not a permanent move away).

There could also be problems with paperwork, and the tendency to just deal with it later isn't going to work this time. These papers should really be looked at by a professional who will understand the full meaning of them, or at least they need to be REALLY scrutinized.

The Empress card can indicate that something has been overlooked which leads to a delay in something. I have to wonder if some clue has been missed which is causing a delay in locating Justin..

The Empress' sign is Venus which relates to love/intimacy/artistic talent. She is usually a sign of maternal love and fertility.

Overall this card tells me of someone who is quietly dealing with emotional/relationship questions that they are feeling, and who is currently feeling the urge/need to be creative and/or be one with nature. To me, in this particular reading, this card encompasses the realm of emotions and thoughts and puts a back seat on actions.

I almost want to interpret this tarot reading as "he has gone off to be alone and think things through" but I don't know why that is my overwhelming urge.

I hope that is true of course but I cannot know for sure what has happened to Justin until he is found -- hopefully very soon, and safe.


- JenniferB, December 16, 2011

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The card I got when I read Justin's tarot for location was The Empress card, pictured here: 

I posted the following comment regarding this reading on December 17, 2011:

"I Think my " sunset" and "3" could refer to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument on Route 3, but it's an hour away by car so don't know .."

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I posted the following comments regarding this reading on December 18, 2011:

"It looks like she's sitting in that volcanic ash stuff..."


"Yesterday [December 17, 2011] I felt frustrated and stuck ... and thought maybe I was empathing "frustrated and stuck" [from Justin]. I kept staring at stuff [on the map] that didn't make any sense to me, it looked like craters and ash and sand. Turned out it WAS volcanic ash craters!! Today it looked much clearer to me than yesterday."
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I posted this December 24, 2011 at 11:30pm:

"This photo gives me chills - it's description and captions say:
"Finally, a road winds north from Sunset Crater toward Wupatki National Monument; along this road, the Cinder Hills Overlook gives a look at the northeast side of Sunset Crater, including the red-rock rim that gave it its name."

"Sunset Crater's northeastern side. A thousand years old, and the upper part of the cone is still bare rock."

source: http://www.jwoolfden.com/gc_sunset_crater.html "

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(I now know the significance of the above post I made last December. The northeastern side of Sunset Crater would have been perhaps the most notable landmark from where Justin was recently found, as noted below. I was not the only person working this case who asked Justin to show them what he saw as if they were looking out of his eyes. I'm so very sorry that I did not understand until it was too late.)


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UPDATES - November 29, 2012 - Justin's earthly remains have been found:

"A skeleton found by a rancher northeast of Flagstaff has been identified as a man who went missing in September 2011.

The remains were found over the weekend in the area of Roden Crater outside Flagstaff. Coconino County Sheriff's Office officials say they been identified as those of 40-year-old Justin Brian Hall."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/29/remains-man-missing-from-2011-found-in-arizona/#ixzz2Du2KadVm

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His sister, Jenny Lynn Hall, has been in close contact with me throughout Justin's disappearance and eventual recovery. She shared the following information with me regarding Justin's remains being discovered:

"He was found 12* miles NW of where he was housesitting on a cattle ranch. It was a flat area with a lot of bushes and very deep cinders, almost like walking in snow. he had a small black backpack and a road map of the area where he was found. He also had 2 head lights with him (you know the flashlights you wear on your head). The coroner called us earlier and said that they could not determine a cause of death from the remains."

* I feel bad that I neglected to mention that traditionally there is significance found in the 12 stars that make up The Empress' crown.

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Other Misc. "hits" on this case:

On December 24, 2011 I said that I had gotten a reference to "Eagle" from Justin. Later the housemate he was house-sitting for replied that she and Justin had rescued and helped to raise and rehab a baby golden eagle.

On December 20, 2011 I got "Holy shit, snow!" from Justin strongly. Whether this was literal, or a reference to the cinders being "as deep as snow" as his sister stated, I am unsure since there actually was a ton of snow in that general part of Arizona last year.

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Tarot Reading For Holly Bobo and Information Regarding Her Disappearance

Originally posted November 24, 2011:
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What happened to Holly Bobo?



I selected only the Major Arcana and began to shuffle while stating out loud that "this tarot is for Holly Bobo". Before I could finish shuffling, or even stating that fact, a card jumped out of my hands and landed face up before me - Number 18, The Moon. I looked at the card and said "okay then" and began.

This card shows a grassy rural area in the foreground with a path leading to a hilly, then mountainous, area in the background. It is a moonlit night; there is much dew. There are two towers midway between the foreground and background, one to the left and one to the right. A dog bays at the moon on the left as a wolf on the right does the same. The foremost part of the image has a rather still looking body of water with a few grasses and rocks lining the edge and a large crayfish emerging onto land.

This card is number 18 and 1+8 = 9; so, the number 18 or number 9 may be significant here.

This card gives a sense of foreboding and dread, which could mean that Holly had a bad feeling relating to the person or situation which led to her disappearance. This card also implies deception, usually relating to that which one is most focused on in their life at the time.. I would read this to mean that somebody tricked Holly in a way that had to do with her studying to be a nurse. It also indicates that she received distressing news about someone she cared about.

It is possible, with this card, that Holly had an inner sense of conflict in that she wanted very much to accomplish her dream of getting her nursing degree but had a deep-rooted feeling that she would not be able to do so without something getting in her way and fouling things up for her.

The Moon card, to me, says that Holly experienced a huge, crushing sense of disillusionment and disappointment in one of her close relationships; she thought that "this one's a keeper" and was blindsided by the fact that she had been mistaken. Her emotional response may have been one of utter devastation, as it will be such an unexpected person to have let her down. She may have recently had a date or other get together with this person or people and come away from it feeling as if she had been seeing things as she had wanted them to be, not as they truly were, until now.

This card implies that Holly was surprised or caught off guard while at work, and suggests an altercation taking place. It further suggests that Holly struggled with her desire and urge to try to help someone to become a better person, someone who Holly felt had an "inner light" that was being blocked, perhaps by "bad" behavior.

There is a lot of conflict in this card, and it is said that much emotional control is required to have a good outcome in the face of The Moon - thankfully this card contains the indication that Holly would do so masterfully, being able to separate in her own mind what was happening to her from what she needed to do and say for her own safety. She may formulate an elaborate plan in her mind while pretending to go along with people around her, biding her time.

Also contained in this card is the idea that Holly went on a trip that she may have initially thought would be pleasurable but which she regretted almost instantly and which would test her emotional and perhaps physical strength for a prolonged period of time. It also indicates that she will endure very confusing, unpleasant, and even disturbing and threatening circumstances during this trip/time away, and her time there will be riddled with unforseen problems. This card suggests that Holly would be emotionally overwhelmed for a time, and unable to deal with it all.


The Moon card suggests that Holly may have had a period of time before or during her disappearance where she slept and/or ate more or differently than usual - this could be due to depression, drugs, or even pregnancy (though I don't think that's true in her case). This card also indicates that Holly would suffer from "muddled thinking", as well as have a mental struggle with confusing, disjointed bits of information but would eventually make sense of things and overcome the situation just as she is about to give up.

Interestingly, The Moon card suggests that Holly may have had feelings of dread or foreboding/premonitions of what was going to happen before it even occurred, and that she may have had problems sleeping or perhaps have had nightmares about being kidnapped and/or having other bad things happen to her prior to her disappearance. She may have been uncertain about or felt disillusioned about someone she had thought was a friend or lover and have been unable to sort out her feelings. When an unexpected caller arrived she was not pleased to see them, as a result of these conflicted feelings.

The best part of this card is that it says very much that after a major crisis event, despair over old wounds or grudges will cease to exist, and Holly will see the bright light of a new day. This will occur as the result of a new group effort of some sort, or as the result of her making a new friend and/or the result of some fortunate coincidences that occur when dealing with a stranger.

A challenge will have to be encountered and surmounted by Holly in order for her to greet this new day, and it will require a "strong will and strength of character" on Holly's part. She will have to take a very neutral, middle path in order to emerge from her situation safely. We will find that something we thought was hopeless and/or lost or impossible to get back will in fact be retrieved. After a period of despair and devastation, a happy ending will be accomplished.

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Since Holly has not yet been found, I have bolded the information from the reading that seems most pertinent at this time.

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Tarot For Karen Johnson Swift

Originally posted on November 27, 2011 -

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What happened to Karen Johnson Swift?



I used only the Major Arcana for this reading. I began by shuffling the cards and asking "Where is Karen Johnson Swift? What happened to Karen?" and as I continued to shuffle and look at her picture, one card fell out.

Number 5: The Hierophant (otherwise known as the High Priest or Spiritual Father).

This male religious leader sits on a throne between two pillars and holds a triple-cross tipped scepter in his left hand while making the age-old sign for esotericism with his right hand. Two balding men of the church kneel before him, and two keys are laid out crossed before him. He wears a triple crown and his robe has three crosses down the front. His shoes each have a cross as well.

It seems the numbers 2, 3, and 5 may be significant.

In the very basic sense, The Hierophant signifies the man who the subject of the question "answers to". Because the subject of this question is married, the Hierophant in this case would most likely signify her husband.

This card also signifies, in it's most basic sense: marriage and alliance; servitude and captivity.

The Hierophant is a card whose focus is on change, challenge, and groups/organizations and structures, including the family structure; also new thinking, new opportunities, and the search for understanding and Truth. This card indicates that someone found a great deal of pleasure/satisfaction in their new-found spiritual insight, enjoyed talking to and offering advice to others, and gaining insight into situations via "unconventional" means.

This card indicates that someone was looking to "unbind the bonds" the restrict them or stop them from getting what they want. They are unfulfilled in their relationship and feel deeply dissatisfied. A conflict will arise between this person and a loved one which they will not want to have to deal with, and this person will want above all else to keep the peace within the family and not "make waves". This will cause deep anxiety within this person, but they will deal with the conflict head on, initially trying to deal with it alone but eventually reaching out to others for help and guidance in the matter at hand.

Romance has again entered their life but they chose to abandon the budding relationship rather than choosing to settle for a love that would be superficial rather than deep and enduring; they would rather do without than settle again.

The Hierophant also shows that someone is surprised and disappointed by a business venture that didn't pan out, despite trying to establish some sort of outside partnership that they expected to be beneficial. They will begin to question whether their work has value, and they may feel overwhelmed and be "this close" to quitting, but won't. Money that is owed probably won't be paid, due to someone giving the runaraound to someone else, but it won't "make or break" them.

This person has found an end to the complications at their work, but in doing so a potential partnership with another business was ended. However, they have moved on to working hard towards their next business venture and haven't looked back.

This card suggests that travel may be thought necessary in order to get one's needs expressed and heard, but also suggests confusion regarding travel plans. There are also unforeseen obstacles regarding medical or family institutions in this card, and a letter or bill relating to one of those things upset someone.

The Hierophant card also states that someone suffered shortness of breath, respiratory problems, or chest pains.

The worst part of this card, for me, is this direct quote from Nancy Garen (a tarot book author) regarding this card - "You are going to get a very unexpected and upsetting phone call, and if you were anticipating the arrival of a loved one, you are going to be disappointed." Obviously with a missing person, this is accurate.. but we can't forget the idea that perhaps she got an upsetting phone call that night.

The second worst is another direct quote - "Don't allow yourself to be pulled under or overcome." This paints a mental image that is ugly I'm afraid, though I know it wasn't written that way..


However, The Hierophant does go on to tell us that someone will be gifted with great spiritual insight, and will gain great insight into a situation that had been previously a mystery; someone will have an opportunity to teach others, and their greatest achievements will come via "unestablished sources".

(Perhaps Karen was a believer in the supernatural and will be a great psychic help from beyond, now or someday in the future?)

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UPDATE:  December 13, 2011 - Karen Johnson Swift's body was found in kudzu weeds at Bledsoe cemetery, known as "cross bluff" to some locals because of the large crosses that stand out against the landscape.

Her body was three miles from her car, which had slashed tires. (This explains tarot's reference to "travel" and "confusion regarding travel" - it would likely be a confusing situation to be driving in your vehicle that was fine earlier in the night, only to find yourself driving on flat tires after a short way.)

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As I commented on December 14, 2011:

"Amazing, tarot mentioned a holy man and holy men bowing before him and it was the cemetery's church pastor who found her body.

Also I, for some unknown reason, took great pains to describe all the crosses on the card -- she was found near a cross.

I also noted something about teaching, being a teacher.. an article I read about Karen said she had been teaching classes at a local community center (or some such place) and they have since been discontinued since she was "irreplaceable"."
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Tarot For Location of Marble "Ace" Arvidson

Marble "Ace" Arvidson disappeared from Brattleboro, VT just prior to, or during, Hurricane Irene sweeping through on August 27, 2011.





Asking the tarot where Ace is and requesting information to be in the form of "how far in relation to where you were last seen on Marlboro and Western ave" I had the Knight of Cups jump from the deck while shuffling.




Cups are water.
Cups are west.
Knights signify long-term conditions suddenly changing; a new situation emerging or an old situation ending.

This card's scenery is of a brown ground (dirt, mud, drought-ridden grass?) with a stream or creek winding through it, meandering almost, with brown rocky mountains/hills in the background and some trees at the foot of the hills/mountains. Not evergreen, but rather deciduous trees that lose their leaves in autumn.

The knight and his white horse face right/eastward. This knight has wings on his helmet and on his boots, which reminds me of the "Air" card which was the Fool, and makes me think again of falling through air, or wind. He also has three red fish on his clothing, indicating water.

The sky in this picture is curiously all white (like the horse) - no clouds, no dark night, no sunny day.

The Knight of Cups has a focus on friends, social situations, and travel as well as educational advances. It also indicates a desire to change residence, and often indicates a sudden change of environment. It also mentions a surprising budding romance, and suggests a person who might be thinking differently than usual due to this new romantic mindset.

Very interestingly, a reference guide I am looking at which I have owned for some 20 plus years specifically says, and I quote, "watch out for small accidents around the house... pay attention."

It may mean nothing but this card also suggests that someone may spend some time in the home of a relative, or may spend time housesitting for someone.

Also, the Knight of Cups definitely suggests a social invitation/gathering, and once again it brings up the idea of getting together with someone to collect on money owed.

This card generally suggests changes in living situation but they are supposed to be positive changes that will offer advancement in this person's life, and particularly have to do with education.

Another strange and somewhat startling direct quote from a manual which I refer to from time to time on tarot readings is a reference to "a bridge over troubled water". I believe that in this particular reading the reference is literal.

This card most definitely suggests leaving home willingly, a tie-in to collecting money owed and a social situation, advancement in education, and again bridge/water concerns. The scenery again reflects the area which he likely is in (mountains, stream, muddy looking ground).


HOWEVER, I asked tarot to specifically give me a card to which I could look to find information specific to WHERE ACE IS NOW in reference to the Marlboro/Western Ave area. So I have to look more closely at this card.
Cups are a female element as well as "west", and "water", as I said. But this card has no number on it so I have to look more deeply.

Since the knight falls after page, and page falls after 10, I could hypothesize that this knight card could mean "12" for the purposes of this reading and the question that I asked (and how I asked it), which could indicate 12 miles to the west. But of course having no background experience with this location method that I'm trying to work out, I cannot possibly know if this has relevance at this time.

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Since Marble (Ace) hasn't been found yet, it's difficult if not impossible to know what parts of my reading have the most relevance, so for now the bolded items in the reading above are things that I feel strongly about.
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