Mellie Uyldert

Along her books Mellie Uyldert frequently advocates relation among man and nature, gardens, mystical beings, natural life as the way for a better life. "Water lily pond " by Monet, 1899.

Mellifica "Mellie" Uyldert (31 May 1908 in Blaricum – 10 May 2009 in Bilthoven) was a Dutch New Age writer, alternative healer, occultist, and astrologer who published about 30 esoteric books, selling over a million copies, making her a recognized person in the Netherlands. Of a conservative, peculiar, poetic, eccentric character, she was also controversial because of several unsettling claims that caused antagonism. In the 1970s she became a celebrity on Dutch television. Her publications cover fairy tales, herbal medicine, stones, metals, health, and gnomes. She also wrote poems.

Biography

Early life and education Uyldert was the daughter of Marie Calisch, a teacher, and Emil Uyldert, both vegetarians who were followers of the back-to-nature Chaste Life movement. In 1912 her father Emil deserted the family, going to the United States and leaving Mellie's mother the task of raising their daughter.

At eighteen years old she became interested in astrology, taking her first lessons with a Freemason called Mr. Ram in Hilversum. In 1928 she joined the Dutch Philosophical Society (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Filosofie) but at age twenty-one she left it for lessons in esoteric philosophy including Theosophy and Indian-style astrology.

Career In 1928 she began teaching astrology, she began writing in De Kaarsvlam (The Candle’s Flame), a bimonthly magazine produced in both English and German, and later published by the Mellie Uyldert Foundation. She was also a journalist for Onkruid, a widely read Dutch New Age magazine, and wrote for the magazine Overleven van de rechtse Ekologische Beweging (Surviving the right Ecological Movement).

Meanwhile, she was a teacher at naturopathic institutes such as the Academie voor Natuurgeneeswijzen (Academy of Natural Treatment) and De Kosmos in Amsterdam. However, in 1984 she was discredited by a booklet which accused her of alleged racist theories. Following these events, Onkruid magazine ended its relation with her.

Later life Uyldert moved to Kalmthout in Belgium, where eleven years earlier she had established the Oasis Mellie Uyldert Foundation, a center for natural therapeutic treatments.

Uyldert writes about healing, mystical, cultural, and magic properties of metals, stones, colors, and their influence over religions and traditions. She delivers her own interpretations of folkloric tales, human behavior, and many subjects, merging all with her astrologic knowledge. Sometimes producing very questionable assertions, she seems to balance the issue with many mystical verses and bucolic poems like those in her book "Het Levensritme" (The Rhythm of Life). Ultimately she affirmed that her life was dedicated to rescuing contact between the occult world and living people.

Books 50 Horoscope Forms (50 Horoscoop formulieren) Heartily - a collection of articles of Onkruid magazine (Van harte - een bundeling van artikelen uit het tijdschrift Onkruid) Amnesty International Annual Report, 2003 (Amnesty international Jahresbericht) Astrology I: Cosmic Association (Astrologie I: Kosmische samenhangen) Astrology II: Aspects (Astrologie II: Aspecten) Astrology III: Medical Astrology (Astrologie III: Medische Astrologie) Earth's Living Body (Aarde's levend lichaam) Beings and Forces of Metal, 1977 (Wezen en krachten der metalen) Heal Yourself (Genees uzelf) Herbs in the Kitchen (Kruiden in de keuken) Hundreds of Medicinal Herbs (Honderd geneeskrachtige kruiden) Inspiration from life - Autobiography, 2002 (Leven uit inspiratie een autobiografie) Lexicon of Medicinal Herbs (Lexicon der Geneeskruiden) Love (Liefde) Manual for the Modern Kitchen, 1934 (Handleiding voor de moderne keuken) My Heart is on the Other side (Mijn hart is aan de Overzijde) Occult powers of Gemstones, 1972 (Verborgen Krachten der Edelstenen); Occult Wisdom of Ancient Rhymes (Verborgen Wijsheid van oude Rijmen) Occult Wisdom of children's games (Verborgen wijsheid van kinderspelen) Occult Wisdom of Fairy Tales (Verborgen Wijsheid van het Sprookje) Plant Wisdom: Allies, Friends and Helpers in Your Garden, 1980 Plant’s Souls, 1974 (Plantenzielen) Stars, People, Herbs, 2005 (Sterren, mensen, kruiden ) Symbolism in The Lord of the Rings, 1974 (Symboliek In de ban van de Ring) The Language of Herbs, 1980 (De Taal der Kruiden) The Psychology of Christianity (De psychologie van het Christendom) The Rhythm of Life, 1977 (Het Levensritme) The Solar Year, (Het zonnejaar) The Symbolism of the Winter Solstice (De Symboliek van de Midwintertijd)