Soul Reading for the Week Ahead: Your Inner Child Knows the Truth

Dear Moon Muser,
Happy to report that my new Zodiac Goddess Power deck has officially launched!  I've also got 5 reviewers lined up from the US, Canada and Australia so expect some juicy reviews soon!  For all of you who purchased during the Pre-Order - thank you so much - you light up my life! And yes, your decks are on the way from my US manufacturer and should arrive soon.

Within this blog you will find Goddess Goodness for the week ahead plus my weekly Soul Reading Video and accompanying guidebook wisdom.

Sparkly Blessings!
Kathy Crabbe
Soul Reader, Artist, Astrologer

Moonday Soul Reading Video

Empower Your Inner Goddess

This is a 32-card deck filled with Goddess Paintings I channeled with the help of Mama Moon. It comes with a 20-page hard-copy Guidebook which will quickly become your go-to source for creating a Moon Cycle Goddess Altar. Everything arrives packaged in a lovely illustrated box with goddess poems printed on the inside.

I've worked with this deck for over 25 years and it IS powerful. The Goddesses of the Zodiac work strong, healing, protective magick to help you move forward in your life with spirit, purpose and love.

Oracle Card Reading for the Week Ahead

Brigid: Scorpio Goddess (Zodiac Goddess Power Deck)

Scorpio the Scorpion, Phoenix & Eagle
Time of Year – October 21 - November 21
Quality – Fixed
Element – Water
Planetary Ruler – Pluto
Anatomy – Sex organs
Natural Sign of – 8th House
Color – Blood red, maroon
Gemstone – Malachite, opal, topaz
Tarot Card – Death
Goddesses – Brigid, Hecate, Morgan, Selkhet

Scorpio Meditation

Deep inner knowing,
Her arms snakes, her belly the depths,
Slowly she transforms
Vulture claws spreading open,
Wings of magic, reborn glory,
The Phoenix.

Scorpio Affirmations

• I am motivated, resourceful and determined

• I risk honesty

• I transcend earthly concerns and soar to new heights

• I am magnetic and mysterious

• I am Phoenix Rising

• I have no fear of death

Scorpio Goddess ~ Brigid

Brigid’s reign as sacred muse
spans centuries timeless truth
Priestess or nun
tending her fire
Brigid’s power
always inspires.

Brigid is one of the few early goddesses to survive intact through the Christian era. Brigid means ‘bright one’ as symbolized by fire. She is worshiped as a Triple Goddess by the Celtic Irish, called Brigantia in England, Bride in Scotland and Brigandu in Celtic France. In her ancient form as carrier of the cauldron she was ruler of smithcraft, poetry, inspiration, healing and medicine. The Christian Saint Bridget is often invoked as both muse and healer in continuation of her ancient rites and her rituals were preserved for more than 1000 years after she ceased to be called a goddess. Today little is left of the ancient Celtic legends describing her.

Spirit Animal of the Week: Otter (Elfin Ally Oracle Deck)

Keyword: Shimmer
Meaning: Everything is easy and flowing right along.
Reversed: Are you missing the point and feeling left behind?

Affirmation: I am playful.
Astrology: Moon
Element: Water

Medicine: Your playful nature keeps me forever young.

Lore: In her mind's eye she was swept away by the beauty and the joy of Otter, her ally in whose captivating Sea Dance she could get lost, happily, forever.

You are my beloved, my playful friend, my trickster. You keep me a mermaid-at-heart and I dance in the water each time you visit my mind. You bring me joy!

Last week in La Jolla, California with my sweetie 💗 #mermaidtime

About the Creator: Artist, author, teacher and soul guide, Kathy Crabbe invokes Faerie Goddess Spirituality to heal, make whole and holy. She is Mother of the Lefty Oracle and Elfin Ally Oracle decks. She’s also sort of ambidextrous. Drawing with her non-dominant left hand led to the creation of her first deck, the Lefty Oracle and becoming a Soul Reader.

How To Develop Your Psychic and Intuitive Abilities

This blog post was written a while ago in response to a question from a client and I’ve just updated it.

Andrea’s Question: "Do you have any recommendations about how one should go about furthering their psychic abilities? I've read tarot cards on and off, and seem to have a knack, and then of course there's my natural ability to "read" people. But not necessarily with dates & times and all that predictive stuff."

My Response: I personally like to learn experientially in a hands-on fashion, but my very earliest experiences with the intuitive realms involved private exploration of dreams and dream journaling, astrology, tarot and paganism. I began learning about these things in my early teens and have gone on to develop my natural intuitive abilities (which we all have) with the help of teachers, through group classes, workshops, lectures, books and private sessions with healers and intuitive guides.

Dreams

I started out by working with my dreams and recommend keeping a dream journal by your bed where you can record dreams when you wake up or by setting an alarm clock to wake yourself up at an odd hour to facilitate dream remembrance. Significant dreams will stay with you and resonate for years to come and you will begin to know which dreams are significant with practice. You can also work with lucid dreaming or by asking yourself a question before falling asleep and requesting that the answer come to you in a dream. Often dreams will allow you to re-connect with deceased friends or relatives and sometimes you may astro travel as well.

Update: Now that I’ve been dream journalling for so long I don’t like to request dream guidance very often because I often find that it disrupts my sleep. But sometimes on special occasions (significant moon phases/equinoxes etc) I will.

Recommended books: “Symbols for Self Understanding” by Betty Bethard

Astrology

There is much more to astrology than just your sun sign (determined by the day you were born.) Becoming involved with the study of the planets and stars will expand your awareness on a universal level connecting you with the bigger picture crossing generations and even universes. My own studies in metaphysics began with dreams, which led to astrology.

Recommended books: “The Only Way To Learn Astrology” (6 Volumes) by Marion March & Joan McEvers, “Planets in Transit” by Robert Hand, “Astrology for the Soul” by Jan Spiller, “The Liquid Light of Sex” by Barbara Hand Clow, “The Changing Sky” by Steven Forrest
Recommended magazine: “The Mountain Astrologer”
Recommended authors & teachers: Steven Forrest, Barbara Hand Clow

Tarot

Tarot decks are a whole world onto themselves and can involve you in an ancient study of images and symbols with mysterious origins. Working with tarot cards has allowed me to access the many realms depicted in the cards. By working with a Pre-Celtic Shamanistic deck called “The Greenwood Deck” I first encountered one of my main spirit guides while meditating upon the Ancestor card.

Update: I’ve self published 3 oracle decks (as of 2020). Oracle Decks also help to stimulate our intuition connecting us with universal archetypes. I prefer to create oracle decks because I can create my own system rather than working within an established system such as the Tarot.

Recommended books: “Tarot For Yourself” by Mary K. Greer

Paganism
& Goddess Worship

I became involved with the study of paganism and ancient goddess religions when I was at university taking a Women’s Studies class. On a more personal level I was first introduced to this topic by a male friend of mine who liked to dress up as Pan on Halloween. I have attended several goddess groups and pagan rituals but prefer to practice my own solitary, eclectic and personal blend of reverence for Mother Earth.

Update: Currently I work within the tradition of Third Road Celtic Faerie Shamanism and was initiated into this tradition in 2017 by Francesca De Grandis.

Recommended books:”The Language of the Goddess” by Marija Gimbutas (archaeology), “The Motherpeace Tarot” deck and book by Vicki Noble, “The Book of Goddesses & Heroines” by Patricia Monaghan, “Be A Goddess” by Francesca De Grandis.

Recommended authors, teachers & leaders: Starhawk, Szusanna Budapest, COG (Covenant of the Goddess), Francesca De Grandis

Upcoming posts will delve into: shamanism, energy healing, herbs, mediumship, crystal healing, channeling, psychic work, meditation, yoga and past life regression.

To read more posts about My Psychic Background please click here and for Psychic Development please click here.

About Kathy Crabbe

I’ve been an artist and astrologer forever and a soul reader since awakening my intuitive gifts while painting with my non-dominant left hand. I’m here on this planet to be of service. My Lefty Oracle, Elfin Ally Oracle, and Zodiac Goddess Power decks can help awaken your intuition and creativity and my readings heal and guide. I am proud to have my work featured in women-centric places such as We’Moon Datebook, Women’s Museum of California and Sage Woman Magazine. I write for Witches and Pagans, belong to Hey Grrrl Collective and teach a Divine Feminine eClass at Wise Woman University. I make my home in Southern California with two pooches and architect partner, Mark in an adobe style home we built ourselves.

Gemini Full Moon Luv + New Paintings Inspired by My Favorite Fae Books

Dear Moon Muser,
It's the Gemini Full Moon which is alllll about communication so I share with you some intuitively chosen quotes from my favorite books (faeire infused!) and my latest paintings directly inspired by them.

Sparkly Blessings!
Kathy Crabbe
Artist + Soul Reader

Twisting to the Sea

“Only his feet are red
from holding the head of the poet
red with the blood of the poet
with his countenance of night.”

"European Poems and Transitions: Over All the Obscene Boundaries" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

La Vie in the Wild Forest

"but so far have unearthed no Albert Camus. Here comes il addizione. And an espressoed kiss.
Yolanta."

Karen Elizabeth Gordon, "The Red Shoes and Other Tattered Tales"

One Was Enough

"I was so desperate
for a laugh my brow had curdled. Then, in a surprising
burst of kindness, the Ha took pity on my sorry soul"

"Leaks" by Susan Mrosek

Transparent

"the birds, if they had stayed,
could see us,
and i do not mean white here,
but as we are, transparent women and transparent men."

Lucille Clifton, "Quilting Poems 1987-1990"

I WISH

"but the rain was too hard for them to keep their heads up-and all the time more and more frogs filled the road til it really seemed as if they must be falling with the rain."

Enid Blyton, "The Children of Cherry Tree Farm"

To Die in Secret

“to die in secret
or not at all,
to sew her body
to the ground with worms”

"Songs of the Sea-Witch" Poems by Susan Musgrave

“When we took the tree back into the woods and replanted it, grandfather said we must remember the spot, so we could find it next Christmas and see the fairies again.”

"The Fairies’ Christmas" by Charles Van Sandwyk

About Kathy Crabbe

I draw with my non dominant left hand. I started doing this in 2000 and it helped develop my intuition so much that I became a professional soul reader (psychic) and turned my artwork into oracle decks! My third deck is planned for release in 2020. I was born in Canada but now live in sunny Temecula, Southern California with my two dogs and architect husband in an adobe style home we built ourselves.

Kathy’s work has been featured in We’Moon Datebook, Sage Woman Magazine, Sawdust Art Festival and the Women’s Museum of California. She writes a moon column for Witches and Pagans and is a mentor at Wise Woman University where she teaches a Divine Feminine eClass.

Taurus Full Moon Giveaway for Museletter Subscribers Only!

This Full Moon when you join the Museletter you’ll have a chance to win one of my handpainted one-of-a-kind wood necklaces! You can sign up below. The Taurus Full Moon is Nov. 12.

About the Necklaces/Ornaments/Talismans

My necklaces also work as an ornament and a wall art piece. They are cut from a slice of California Oak, Sugarbush or smooth wood disc.

You can choose a necklace cord and color of your choice!

This is a unique and lovely little ornament and a magickal piece of jewelry and wall art.

The art is original, hand drawn, hand painted, varnished and hand signed and dated on the back and no two pieces are ever the same.

Your ornament, wall art, necklace come in a sweet little organza bag with tissue to keep it safe.

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All Kathy Crabbe’s wood slice pieces are ethically hand foraged from her property in Southern California and created entirely by hand. No stencils were used and all art is original. To purchase a necklace please click here.

Oracle Deck NAME REVEAL!

Drum roll please!!! AND the NAME of my new oracle deck IS:

Elfin Allies Oracle Deck

Designed to awaken your inner elf and spirit animal. Inspired by the wild creatures of forest and desert that inhabit our waking and dreaming life.

This deck was birthed in the Frontenac Arch Biosphere of Ontario, Canada, where five forest regions merge, creating a tremendous wildlife diversity. It was completed in the desert valley and elfin forest of Temecula, Southern California.

This is a 72 card square affirmation and oracle deck plus a 40 page saddle stitched Guidebook.

Spring 2019 RELEASE DATE

Click here to view some of the artwork from the deck available as prints.

(Photo credit: Chad Woodward)