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.