How to Find Calm Amidst the Storm this Leo New Moon

New Moon Reading Channeled by Kathy Crabbe
for the Leo New Moon on August 11, 2018

To begin, let's all create a shared, sacred, safe circle to join and blend and enhance all our powers of intuition and protection. Envision each one of us together across the globe sharing space, breathing in and breathing out together in honour of Mama Earth, Father Sky and all our relations. This is our time together to do with as we will. Blessed Be.

The Lefty Oracle card (below) I pulled for this reading asks us to stand (or sit) tall and proud, feeling our heart space filled with love, honour, pride and joy. You can also place your hand over your heart or a vein to feel it beating. You are very much alive and present in this moment. Acknowledge that.

Leo is a HEART SIGN; a passionate fire sign, and with the Sun now entering Leo and the planet Mercury (ruling communication) retrograde and Mars closer than it's been in 60,000 years since 2003 plus a Solar Eclipse, we are going to work with this energy to go within.

Often in an emergency our fight or flight reactions are so strong that they overwhelm us, so let's find some guidance around this right now. I'd like you to choose a color that calms and supports you, or pick a person (alive or dead) or an animal that can assist you in finding this calm.

Now, practice doing this by envisioning or calling up that color/person/animal right now as you relax your breath and get quiet. Allow your heart to fill with their presence and repeat or envision their name, the color, or the animal over and over until you feel calm.

Kidney Stones! My Story

The exercise above is based upon a recent bout I had with a 5 mm kidney stone. I thought I might be dying; the pain was intense. Whilst in the hospital having tests done I called upon my birth mother, Sally  (a nurse) who had passed away. I envisioned her as a lithe Green Goddess with long red hair just as I'd painted her previously to help me through her dad's funeral. Interestingly enough while in hospital awaiting tests, an orderly was calling out, "Is Sally here?" over and over. This was yet another confirmation for me, that yes, we are guided and protected just when we need it the most.

I also recommend Motherwort Tincture prepared in 100 proof vodka NOT grain alcohol for help with calming the nerves and the heart (as recommended by Susun Weed).

In Love & Health,
Kathy Crabbe
Soul Reader + Artist

Lefty Oracle Card for the New Moon: This beauty is killing me*

Mantra: I am empowered
Affirmation: I am beautiful in my own way.
Element: Fire

When this card appears in a reading it’s time to seriously look at how you might be damaging yourself, your health, your life. Wearing high heels, for example is extremely harmful to your feet and back and will cause pain for you at some point in your life. Are you hurting others or being hurt? Are you vulnerable? Do you need protection and education around protecting yourself, your loved ones, your home, or the natural world around you? This card is simply pointing out the price you are paying for so called ‘beauty’. Is it worth it?

In my own life here in Southern California I look around at all the plastic surgeries and there are A LOT. But what can I do? I can accept me and put myself proudly out there to share my idea of what beauty means at middle age. It’s silver hair, extra weight and wrinkles that add to my beauty, not take away from it. I have survived AND thrived and beauty IS middle aged and wrinkled. So deal with it.

*Excerpted from the Lefty Oracle Deck + 92 page Guidebook.

About Kathy Crabbe

Kathy is a Canadian born, self taught artist intuitively inspired by a shamanic exploration of the inner psyche. She is an intuitive guide, creator of the Lefty Oracle deck and a teacher at the Wise Woman University. Kathy is the founder of the Temecula Artist's Circle and co-founder of the Temecula Arts Mixer and the Writer's Cafe. Kathy lives with her husband and two mutts in homes they've built themselves surrounded by the desert and forest wilderness of Temecula, California and the 1000 Islands, Canada

Check out a recent San Diego Arts & Culture Interview with Kathy here.

Tingly Love: A New Moon Flower Meditation

New Moon in Cancer Meditation Channeled by Kathy Crabbe
July 12, 2018 - 7:48 pm, Pacific Time

Rest your eyes, nose, mouth, ears, face, heart.

Breathe deeply and sink into the delicate (or bold) colors of your favorite flowers. Allow yourself to be held and caressed by their gentle petals. Smell them (or not, if you're sensitive) and feel their gentle magic light up your soul tingling all your cells.

Say thanks or give a small blessing to Mother Earth.

Now, go even deeper within to where the still, small voice inside resides and ask your question (if you have one) allowing it to bubble up naturally, like breathing. If you don't have a question then set an intention for the moonth ahead. For more support turn to the Lefty Oracle of the month below.

New Moon Lefty Oracle: Gonna Fly*

Mantra: I change.

Affirmation: I am free to be me.

Element: Air

Song
I'm ready to go.
To fly right outta here.

I know no boundaries
on earth or elsewhere;
above or below.

I am a force of nature;
divine in body AND soul.

My magick fills me
with purpose and freedom
and yes, flight.

I surrender.
I let go.
I am free to be me.

If this card appears in a reading either your spirit or your physical body, or both are ready to fly, move, shake things up, make a change, shift directions, vamoose! Perhaps this will enable you to see things from a different perspective or perhaps you’ll actually shift your reality in a big way by making a major change in your life. Whether big or small, this card signifies change. So embrace it, welcome it, prepare for it ‘cause it’s a coming…soon.

In my own life I kept pulling this card over and over until it felt like my mascot. I didn’t yet know what direction it would take me, but I opened my heart to receive and surrender to guidance and change. And move forward I did without mental distraction. This is how the Lefty Oracle deck and guidebook was birthed and exhibited in a fine art museum for all to see!

*Excerpted from the Lefty Oracle Deck & Guidebook

Kathy Crabbe at Tios Tacos, Riverside, California, July 7, 2018

About Kathy: Kathy Crabbe is a Canadian born artist living in the wild of Temecula, California. She works intuitively inspired by a shamanic exploration of the inner psyche.

Among her many offerings are intuitive guidance, the Lefty Oracle deck, The Goddess Zodiac Playbook and her eClass, Awaken Your Divine Feminine Soul offered at Wise Woman University. Kathy lives with two dogs and her architect husband in homes they've built themselves surrounded by the desert and forest wilderness of Temecula, California and the 1000 Islands, Canada.

"Bravado" by Kathy Crabbe.

New Moon in Gemini Lefty Oracle Card Reveal!

Lefty Oracle Deck
New Moon in Gemini Reading
June 13, 2018
channeled by Kathy Crabbe
Soul Reader + Artist

Gemini; the inner child, the trickster, guides us during this New Moon time so working with my Lefty Oracle Deck is the perfect choice for helping us access our inner child.

Be still, quiet...let the chatter subside. Fill your inner space instead with Faery Blessings of moonlight and starlight and the songs of gods at play. Welcome!

If you've already chosen your Lefty Card for the New Moon from my previous blog post or social media posts then read on for the results of your choice.

New Moon in Gemini Lefty Oracle Card Reveal

Card No. 1: At night Karya dreams of wings

Mantra: I am magical.

Affirmation: My dreams have wings and so do I!

Element: Air

Song
There is magick in the night.
When small sounds become big,
and feathers form wings.

I fly to meet my maker,
angelic, pink and proud.
Heart aflutter.
Mind still.

Light years flash by -
Moon-Clear,
Heart-Wise.
Intuition awakens.

If this card appears in a reading your dreams are ready to take flight. So make them good dreams, dreams that light you up inside and add roses to your cheeks. Small dreams or big, it's not important, but you do have dreams and it's time to start believing in them by taking that first step towards realization. Let them come alive in your heart, your  soul, your body, your mind. Believe in YOU. You are Divine.

In my own life, dreams have always guided me although it's far from easy to pay attention to them. Often my body knows the truth when my mind does not, so I listen on as many levels as I can because truth can often be subtle.

Card No. 2: Demon

Mantra: I transform.

Affirmation: I journey into the dark to discover inner truths.

Element: Spirit

Song
Be brave dear Soul,

face your fright.
open the door,
welcome the light.

If this card appears in a reading expect the unexpected! There is a trickster in your midst. Maybe it's you? Not a mean trickster, but a true trickster; one who shifts your reality and helps you see things from a new perspective. Perhaps you've become complacent, or lazy, or overly self satisfied, and are no longer seeing the big picture becuase you're too caught up in small details and worries. This WILL change soon so get ready to open your eyes wide and see the world in a whole new way.

In my own life I do my best to see negative, challenging experiences on a deeper level and I ask questions, such as, "What is the teaching in this? What is being mirrored back to me about myself? What changes need to happen now?"

Card No. 3: I refuse to take sides

Mantra: I flow.

Affirmation: I stand for truth, beauty, intelligence and integrity.

Element: Water

Song
By my nature
I flow.

I am rhythm: inexorable,
changeable, unstoppable.

I cannot live on land
Or in the air (for long)

I am water,
lake,
ocean,
pond,
river,

healing tears,
blessed rain,
ice, and snow.

I will not fight for you, or your gods,
but I will invite you
beneath and below,
where your will becomes gills
and your choices nil.

Welcome. 

If this card appears in a reading you ARE in your power. Un-swayed by others, you know what you want. Guided by your own moral compass, intuition and intellect, the path is made easier. There is a fated quality to your decision. This is what you were put here to do.

In my own life there is a lot of second-guessing, so when the above happens and things feel fated I just KNOW I’m on the right track. Often a dream will confirm it. It’s so much easier to move forward with pluck and confidence when this happens. I can only describe it as a bone-deep knowingness; so deep that nothing can touch it because it’s meant to be.

About Kathy Crabbe:

Kathy Crabbe is an artist and soul reader living in an adobe home she and her husband built themselves near Temecula, California. She painted the Leftys using her non dominant left hand which awakened her brain in a holistic way. In 2000 she was bored and blocked creatively so she switched to her left hand. This awakened her intuitive right brain in a BIG way and she became a soul reader. She dived in waaay out of her comfort zone and got involved in tons of fun, soulful projects and got BRAVER than she ever imagined possible. In 2008 Kathy created a Lefty Oracle Deck for giving soul readings.

Kathy has exhibited at numerous galleries, public spaces, and museums including San Diego Women’s History Museum, Orange County Museum of Art, Carnegie Library, Sawdust Art Festival and New York Stationary Show to name a few. Her work has been published in Witches & Pagans, Sage Woman Magazine and We’Moon Datebook. She has self-published books, zines, four oracle card decks, a blog and and two eClasses. Kathy licenses her work on greeting cards, fabric blocks, handbags and tattoos and is a co-founding member of Temecula Arts Mixer and Artist's Circle.

The Leftys offer healing and humorous messages as sacred tricksters traveling to the Divine and back again to help you find your purpose and develop your intuition. Learn more here: http://www.kathycrabbe.com/leftydeck/

Lefty Oracle Deck + 92 Page Guidebook

$45.00

The 2023 New Updated 52-card Lefty Oracle Deck will help you strengthen your intuition, break through creative blocks and identify your gifts. It was painted entirely with Kathy's non-dominant left hand; the intuitive hand!

Your Deck Comes With

1. 52 hand painted and hand stamped oracle cards with the meaning on the back which includes: a mantra, element, affirmation, song and creative prompts.

2. A 92 page full color Guidebook pdf with affirmations, creative journal prompts, expressive body movement challenges, non-dominant hand exercises, the meaning of the card if pulled in a reading, plus real life examples, stories, and games for each card.

3. A simple purple pouch to store your magical goodies.

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Let Go of Fear: Inspiration for the Taurus New Moon

Each month I share a Lefty Oracle from my self published deck to inspire your Moon Heart Journey into the mysteries. The New Moon is the best time of the month to set your intentions for the moonth ahead. This month the New Moon is in Taurus on May 15, 2018 at 4:48 am, Pacific Time.

Lefty Oracle for the New Moon: Homer, on the verge of greatness*

Mantra: I strive.
Affirmation: I let go of fear to be here now.
Element: Water

If this card appears in a reading it’s about time you asked yourself who you’re trying so hard to please and why it’s never enough. Instead of seeking approval outside of yourself go within and be your own best friend. You ARE good enough and, in fact you are the best YOU there is and the only YOU that will ever exist.

In my own life this card was inspired by my dad, and that story is a long one indeed. I learned a lot about what not do to in life from him, and for that I am grateful.

Creative Journal Prompt
Do you ever feel like Homer does, “On the verge of greatness?” If ‘yes’ then describe what that means for you and explain what it refers to as well. If not, then describe a feeling of being on the verge of greatness or something similar.

What does greatness look like to you? What meaning does it hold?

Are you on the way to achieving this greatness, and if so, what needs to happen for you to get there and to know greatness?  Try breaking it down into numbered steps within a timeline.

Now, congratulate yourself BIG TIME for your foresight and diligence in acknowledging right now, that even without all this, YOU ARE GREAT just by saying these words:

I am great.
Thank you Divine One for blessing me and my work.
I am great and so are you.

Homer's Song
“Stop trying to be soooo great,” 
my inner critic whines at me, 
but do I listen?
No way. 
I AM great
…in my own mind, 
or am I?
Isn’t that supposed to be the End Goal?
Sadly, it feels like the race will never end.
If only…
if only…
I could be present right now
and have THAT be enough.

*Excerpted from the Lefty Oracle Deck & Guidebook

The Lefty Oracle Deck and 92 page Guidebook will help you break through creative blocks, identify your gifts and empower your intuition so that you can move forward in a playful and profoundly life changing way.

This month's Art Giveaway is a digital print of Homer. The winner will be announced at the next Full Moon. To enter this giveaway simply sign up for my Museletter below.

Kathy Crabbe, Djinn Djinn & the Lefty Oracle Deck and 92 page Guidebook. Photo courtesy: Lori Anne Beach

New Moon in Aries Meditation

As we enter this most auspicious time of the year (in the Northern hemisphere) for beginnings - Spring and the first New Moon of the Year (in Aries) I'd love to share with you a short and vibrant New Moon Meditation I channeled just for you along with a Lefty Oracle card.

Blessed Be.
Kathy Crabbe
Aries New Moon, April 15, 2018

New Moon in Aries Meditation

Begin this New Year in silence. Perhaps beside your altar, or outside in nature.

Allow the Lefty Oracle card of the New Moon to speak to you. (see below)

Ask what you need, right now, from the Universe, the Divine, God/dess.

Ask for a light to shine upon your heart's most hidden desire, right now.

Don't dwell too long in this space, for you have work to do!

Next, I suggest that you write out a one word affirmation to help you connect with your heart's vision anytime/anyplace. Add a special, memory jogging symbol next to this word as well.

To end, thank your guides, the Divine and this Lefty.

Lefty Oracle for the New Moon: Miss Talitha Spider-Sister*

Mantra:  I am hidden.

Affirmation: I acknowledge the darkness within for out of the darkness comes the light.

Element: Spirit

If this card appears in a reading you are heading into the unknown and that can be scary, but at least you will be prepared. It may be a journey within to the hidden depths of your soul or it may take place in the mundane realms. It may be a time of deep emotion, facing fears, overcoming a challenge, seeking truth, legal issues, or worries and stress but you will come through it transformed and stronger than ever.

*Excerpted from the Lefty Oracle Deck and 92 page Guidebook.

Lefty Oracle Deck + 92 Page Guidebook

$45.00

The 2023 New Updated 52-card Lefty Oracle Deck will help you strengthen your intuition, break through creative blocks and identify your gifts. It was painted entirely with Kathy's non-dominant left hand; the intuitive hand!

Your Deck Comes With

1. 52 hand painted and hand stamped oracle cards with the meaning on the back which includes: a mantra, element, affirmation, song and creative prompts.

2. A 92 page full color Guidebook pdf with affirmations, creative journal prompts, expressive body movement challenges, non-dominant hand exercises, the meaning of the card if pulled in a reading, plus real life examples, stories, and games for each card.

3. A simple purple pouch to store your magical goodies.

Add to cart

About Kathy Crabbe

Around age forty I became a professional Soul Reader because fate basically forced me to share all my mystical know-how with others rather than keep it to myself. I facilitated Moon Circles in California and Canada and turned much of my work into oracle decks which I use in my soul readings, both online and in person.

I continue to paint series inspired by my shamanic practice, nature, Goddess and my love of animals; both domestic and wild.

Click here for Kathy's Soul Readings.