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.

Jonathan Shay Is Still Missing

Jonathan Shay, who disappeared in July of last year, still has not been found. I was asked to do an updated reading, and this time, I am going to see if I can just hone in on possible locations. It has been much too long for a thirteen year old boy to be missing. Anyone who has seen Jonathan in person, or has information about his whereabouts should contact their local police or the FBI.

Grrr....this basis of this reading is the six of wands, reversed, (enemies and bad news) crossed by the ace of pentacles, also read reversed, which is monetary corruption and ill-gotten gains. The message is already troubling, and we are only two cards into the reading. As a foundation to this situation, we find the magician, reversed. This is someone who used a skill, and quite likely Jonathan's trust, for abusive purposes. Moving along to another card describing events in the past, we have the ten of swords, which I do not like at all in this position. This is a card of endings, often sad or violent endings. But we will corroborate this with the other cards.

As a possible future event, we see the two of wands. This tells us that there are some people close to Jonathan's case who have not given up on finding him, and are still looking for him. At this point, details that would seem insignificant, along with obvious clues, are very important. The next card is the ten of wands, reversed. Here, we have not only separation and loss, but separation through duplicity; this sheds light on the reversed Magician. Somehow, the person represented by the Magician has had an opportunity to lie in person to investigators.

The first card on the staff, describing, in this case, the lies told to Jonathan, is the four of wands. He was promised a happy adventure. What actually happened is the Chariot, reversed. This is perversion, collapsed plans, and sometimes revenge. On mundane levels, this card sometimes refers to vehicles. Perhaps a Mercury Cougar.........as it has fallen reversed, I would expect the car to have mechanical problems or to have sat, stationary, for a while. Temperance reversed is the next card. This tells of unfortunate mixes, such as bad friendships or the mixture of bad business associates and friends. Perhaps it is merely a friendship that involved individuals who are not compatible, but this aspect has somehow played a role. The nine of swords is the last card. This is not only a card of worry, but when it falls reversed, it tells of imprisonment of some kind or other. I think it is possible that the whoever was involved in Jonathan's disappearance is already in legal trouble.

Honing in on location: the abundant presence of swords in this reading points us first to the east, then we are also pointed south by wands. I keep coming back to the Chariot....not only in its more spiritual meaning, but its literal and mundane meaning. Finding a vehicle that was connected to this incident will yield some evidence, and it is a vehicle that is not terribly reliable and has probably sat, neglected, for a time. Perhaps the owner isn't even in a position to retrieve it. But it must be located. All the speculation in the world will not take the place of solid evidence.

I always hope I am wrong when an interpretation such as this is apparent. I will keep hoping and praying that I am this, time, too. In the meantime, I hope Jonathan is found; no child should be missing this long.

Lorrin Whitehead

Lorrin Whitehead, forty-three, pictured to the left, was last seen in February of this year, in Bannockburn, Victoria. She had been grocery shopping for her family. There has been no activity in her bank account, which is always a reason for concern, and she is also diabetic. 

The basis is Temperance crossed by the four of pentacles. Temperance is good management with time and resources, but the four of pentacles crossing it shows a challenge in that area, but what could that possibly have to do with Lorrin Whitehead's disappearance? Below this, we have the ten of swords, which is not a good card in a reading such as this. It is a card of violence and ruin. Behind the basis is the three of wands, which looks like help planning........someone may have asked her for assistance with something. The wands would point south. Following this, we have the nine of cups, reversed. When this card falls reversed, it tells of mistakes, and I think the mistake here had to do with trust: Lorrin somehow placed her trust in the wrong person. The next card is the Empress. This is likely the reason Lorrin was in the position to trust the wrong person; a desire to help someone, from a nurturing standpoint.

The card at the base of the staff, in the place of self image, is the three of cups, reversed. This indicates someone with self indulgent tendencies and it sometimes indicates endings. Cups are water and emotions, and so far, there have been two reversed cups in this reading. Somehow, misplaced trust with someone who should have been congenial rather than violent is key in this situation. The next card, describing the general environment surrounding the disappearance, is the Chariot. This is conquest, and playing two extremes, successfully, against each other. On purely mundane levels, this could also be transportation by vehicle. So we see Lorrin transported in a vehicle that is not her own. Next we have the eight of cups, which is dissatisfaction with the very thing from which the subject expected satisfaction. The final outcome is the ace of wands, reversed. This is a disappointment. Whoever is indicated in the three of wands.......and that card DOES speak of involvement of at least one other person, has not reaped the benefits expected from his or her actions. I do not like to see the ten of swords in any reading about a missing person, but I always hope, until the case is closed, that the person is found safe. Here, I would expect the perpetrator to have had several changes of heart concerning the concealment of evidence, possibly trying water first, then burning evidence. West was considered, but south was somehow more convenient, and there could be multiple places containing or related to evidence. I would expect three miles south and three miles west of the last place Lorrin was seen to be important.