New Moon in Gemini Blessings: Goddess of Rivers, Daughter of Seas

Dear Moon Muser

For this month's New Moon in Gemini I'd like to share the Hermit card from my upcoming Siren Song Mermaid Tarot deck.

Mer-Blessings!
Kathy 'Kat' Crabbe
New Moon in Gemini
May 26, 8:02 pm PDT

The Hermit Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot)

The Hermit Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot)

Hermit Mermaid from the Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck

I am pleased to announce that the new 22-card Majors Only circular Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck is done! But many edits are still needed so hang tight.

If you'd like to pre-order the deck at a special lower price for a limited time only you can do so here. Please note that it may not be released until the end of the year.

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The Hermit Card from the Siren Song Mermaid Tarot by Kathy Crabbe

The Hermit Card from the Siren Song Mermaid Tarot by Kathy Crabbe

Hermit Mermaid

Song: I seek peace within & without.

Gifts: Cautious, detached, introverted, patient, prophetic, self study, spiritual quest, teacher,
therapist, truth seeker, wise woman, witch.

Shadow: Corruption, disguise, fear, lack of a teacher, Peter Pan complex, treason, unguided.

MerMagik: Amber, conch, crab shell, dew, hagstone, jet, lavender, mullein, pink jasper, sapphire, valerian, violet.

MerSpell: When at the crossroads awaken to the waters of the womb to heal, divine, craft magical potions and sing your song for Mama Moon.

Astro/Deity: Capricorn, Mercury, Saturn, Virgo / Cerridwen, Circe, Uisg.

*This magickal info can be found on the back of the Hermit card*

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The back of the Siren Song Mermaid Tarot by Kathy Crabbe

The back of the Siren Song Mermaid Tarot by Kathy Crabbe

TAROT QUESTIONS for the Time of the Hermit

Here are some questions to ask yourself to help resonate with this New Moon in Gemini since the Hermit card is ruled by the planet Mercury which is also the ruler of the sign of Gemini. These questions are from the excellent workbook by Mary K. Greer: Tarot for Yourself.

1. What are you doing with the time you have to yourself?
2. What are you looking for?
3. Or what do you need to know?
4. Who can help you find out?
5. What concerns about time do you have?
6. What do you need to keep silent about?
7. What would be the prudent thing to do?
8. What do you need to complete?

My Poem Inspired by the Hermit Mermaid

Strong
Viable
I am Mermaid
Siren
Merrow
Mer-Folk
Sea Witch
Selkie
Kelpie
Nyx
Goddess of the sea, oceans rivers, streams, waterways
Daughter of the ocean, ponds, tributaries, swamps
Mother   Mere   Mer
Beloved

The Hermit Mermaid Original Painting by Kathy Crabbe

The Hermit Mermaid Original Painting by Kathy Crabbe

Detail of Hermit Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe

Detail of Hermit Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe

Detail of Hermit Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe

Detail of Hermit Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe

About Kathy Crabbe

I channel healing magick through my work as an artist, soul reader and creator of six divination decks. Dividing my time between California and Canada, I travel by caravan to mer-faerie cottages lovingly built by my beloved Mark and myself.

First Sneak Peak of Siren Song Mermaid Tarot - New Moon in Taurus

Dear Moon Muser

The new 22 card circular Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck is done! But many edits are still needed so hang tight.

If you'd like to pre-order the deck at a special price you can do so here. Please note that it may not be released until the end of the year.

For this month's Taurus New Moon I'd simply like to share the Empress card from the new deck.

May she inspire your New Moon Wishes and help you set intentions for the moonth ahead.

Mer-Blessings!
Kathy 'Kat' Crabbe
New Moon in Taurus
April 27, 12:31 pm PDT

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot)

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot)

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck by Kathy Crabbe

The Empress Mermaid

Song: I open my heart to beauty and grace.

Gifts: Abundance, desire, fertility, harmony, love, nurturing, passion, prosperity, sensual, spontaneous.

Shadow: Excess, inactive, repressed, self indulgent.

MerMagik: Abalone, aphrodisiacs, clam, cockle, dove, emerald, hagstone, jasper, magic mirror, moonstone, mussel, myrtle, octopus, pearl, rose, scallop, swan, vervain.

MerSpell: You are the Triple Goddess Queen of Love. Open yourself at the Full Moon to the feeling of possibilities in celebration of self and community.

Astro/Deity: Taurus, Venus / Aphrodite, Mari, Oshun, Tiamat.

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Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck by Kathy Crabbe

Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck by Kathy Crabbe

TAROT QUESTIONS

I wrote a poem in response to these questions about the Empress from The Tarot Workbook by Mary K. Greer:

1. How are your nurturing and mothering qualities being used right now?
2. What creative projects are growing and developing?
3. What are you attracting to you?
4. Who is inspiring and nurturing you?
5. How are you indulging your senses?

There is a place
guiding you
back
into your own embrace.

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

The Empress Mermaid by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

The Empress Mermaid (detail) by Kathy Crabbe

The Empress Mermaid (detail) by Kathy Crabbe

The Empress Mermaid (detail) by Kathy Crabbe

Kathy Crabbe Soul Reader

About Kathy Crabbe

I channel healing magick through my work as an artist, soul reader and creator of six divination decks. Dividing my time between California and Canada, I travel by caravan to mer-faerie cottages lovingly built by my beloved Mark and myself.

Pisces New Moon Oracle Goddess Blessings

Dear Moon Muser,

Simply rest your attention on the images below.
No other action required.
I channel healing magic through my work.
Absorb it.
Feel it.
Rest in the energy.

New Moon in Pisces Goddess Oracles

Pisces. Mixed media on board, 6 x 8 inches.  © 1997 by Kathy Crabbe

Pisces, mixed media on board, 6 x 8 inches. © 2000 by Kathy Crabbe

Pisces – The Fish

Time of Year – Winter to spring
Quality – Mutable
Element – Water
Ruler – Neptune
Anatomy – Feet, lymph system
Natural sign of – 12th house
Opposite sign – Virgo
Color – Sea green, turquoise, lavender
Gemstone – Aquamarine, chrysolite, moonstone
Tarot card – The moon
Goddesses – Atanu, Dahud, Nix, Oto, Ran

Pisces Meditation

To feel love is pure warmth, wholeness, open-ness, selfless-ness, shameless, guiltless joy – that is love.

Pisces Affirmations

  • I believe

  • I relax in solitude

  • I am a mystic of the spirit realm

  • I create to my heart’s content

  • I open my heart to other’s realities

  • My dreams, visions and intuition guide me

  • I am the mermaid

Take Time for Dreams

- Pamper yourself, just because
- Take time to empathize with a friend in need
- Meditate, relax, recharge and space out
- Honour your feelings within sacred space
- Attune to the music of the spheres
- Listen and accept your intuitive, psychic, mystical side

Pisces, mixed media on board, 6 x 8 inches.  © 1997 by Kathy Crabbe

Ran, mixed media on board, 16 x 20 inches. © 1997 by Kathy Crabbe

Pisces Goddess ~ Ran

Magical Ran of the Scandinavian Sea,
gave birth to nine daughters, nine mermaids set free.
They capture dead sailors in their magical nets,
carrying them under the waves for a rest.

Ran was a great Scandinavian sea-goddess and mermaid, also known as Queen of the Drowned. Scandinavian sailors kept gold coins in their pockets as tokens of admittance to her domain in case of death by drowning, also known as “faring to Ran” in Eddic poetry.

Pisces, mixed media on board, 6 x 8 inches.  © 1997 by Kathy Crabbe

Pisces, mixed media on board, 6 x 8 inches. © 1997 by Kathy Crabbe

During the Pisces Meditation I questioned Love. Love is everything from pain to pleasure and I needed to listen and love myself first before I could love anyone else.  But how do we know if love is true? Love is warm, whole, open and selfless. Love is shameless, guiltless joy. Later that night I had a dream where Love poured through me unlike anything I’d ever felt before.

My Pisces painting flowed magically and gracefully onto the illustration board and I felt Her energy calm, serene, peaceful and knowing.

Allow Piscean energy into your life by letting love in. Share your creations because you know they are coming from a place of love. Love IS everything.

New Moon in Pisces Mermaid Tarot

High Priestess by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

High Priestess by Kathy Crabbe (Siren Song Mermaid Tarot Deck)

High Priestess Song: I am at peace in deep opening to intuition as I journey within.

Gifts: Dreams, inner knowing, prophecy, psychic mediumship, self reliance, tarot, visions, yoga.

Shadow: Conceit, ignorance, superficiality.

MerMagik: Ammonite, crab, coral, duck, dulse, emerald, gull, hagstone, lotus, moonstone, opal, otter, pearl, seahorse.

MerSpell: Envision yourself as a Sea Star astral travelling to your perfect paradise. Breathe in balance for you are the crystal spirit keeper.

Astro/Deity: Moon, Neptune, Pisces / Lady of the Lake, Nimue, Yemaya, Tiamat.

New Moon in Pisces Fairy Herbal Oracle

Plantain Fairy Affirmation: “I am energized and strong.”

Named one of the 9 sacred herbs by the Anglo Saxon ancestors it entered into almost every old remedy. This sacral and throat chakra herb aka Snakeweed brings strength, beauty, fertility, protection from evil and healing energy to any magical spell plus invisibility.

Astrology: Capricorn, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Pisces, Saturn, Venus
Deity: Angita, Demeter, Odin, Rhea, Woden
Element: Earth
Healing: Poultice for bites, etc.

New Moon in Pisces Lefty Oracle

Sadie by Kathy Crabbe (Lefty Oracle Deck)

Sadie by Kathy Crabbe (Lefty Oracle Deck)

Mantra: I am happy.
Affirmation: Today is for secret play.  
Element: Water                      

Song
I scooch down low
so the frogs will know
I can hear their chatter clearly.
Then it’s time for games & worms & water
and songs to greet the night.
Then quiet & slumber, mud & dreams
and a prince to kiss me softly.

When this card appears in a reading it’s time to acknowledge your gifts as the treasures they are; secret treasures though they may be. Perhaps they are disguised and hidden even from you. You need to find them, know them, treasure them and bless them. They are yours.

In my own life I have memories from my childhood that I cherish deeply. I hold them close to my heart where they nurture me and guide my art especially; secret talismans that keep me going, shining, glowing.

Creative Journal Prompt
Do you have a secret, special wish or dream? Something you want or desire, something you want to keep to yourself and not share with anyone else?  Take a moment to ponder this. Then describe/discuss.

What part of your vision appeals to you? What makes it so juicy? Why do you want it to be kept secret?

Describe the joy, the playfulness, the happiness that your secret could bring you and why.

If you could share your secret with one other person who would that be and how would they fit into it?

If you could share your secret with the world what would you say about it that would entice others to partake or help others understand and respect the special-ness and joy of it?

To protect your secret and to honour it completely what would you do to keep it safe? Then take one step today or this week to do just that and be proud of yourself for taking this challenge. It will have far-reaching effects in more ways than you can imagine.

Expressive Body Movement Challenge
Pretend you’re a frog, hopping and frolicking along amongst the grasses and leaves and trees, in the water and amongst the lily pads.

Non Dominant Hand Exercise
To bless, protect and honour your secret, it’s time to create an oracle card or a drawing in your journal along with an affirmation inspired by the journal prompt above using your non dominant hand.

About Kathy Crabbe

Kathy Crabbe Soul Reader

Are you ready to make a shift in your life? A soul reading can help you make the changes you need to move forward, connect with your guides and find hope in dark times.

Upcoming Moon Magic eClass
~ Pisces Term~
Begins Feb. 27, 2025

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