How to Put Self Love Into Action With Help From Your Spirit Guides

Sometimes, no matter how much you’d like to give, you just need to give to yourself first.

Pink Sweater by Kathy Crabbe (Lefty Oracle)

Today is like that for me as I write to you. The oracle cards I pulled helped me with that and in turn I share them here.

I’ve been stretched so thin all week, showing one of our rental properties using Facebook Marketplace, something new for me. I had ALOT to learn about boundaries and protection to keep myself safe dealing with the general public after so long.

Self Love in Action
When I finished a client’s Ancestor Reading the other day I especially enjoyed SOAKING up the energy, healing and love and simply BATHING in that otherworldly realm for as long as possible.

I picked Yarrow and meditated with my ancestors, especially Marie Louise Dupont, my birth great grandmother from Brittany, France who I'd never had the chance to commune with before but she felt stalwart, milky and warm like new cream.

For more tips about connecting with your guides click here.

Love Birds by Kathy Crabbe (Elfin Ally Oracle Deck)

Reminder to Self
We need to give to ourselves first, to ‘fill the well’ so to speak and then we can more fully embrace our wholeness and share the love.

Sparkly Blessings and Luv!
Kathy Crabbe
Soul Reader & Artist

For further insight I offer soul readings and psychic mediumship here

How to Protect Yourself When Contacting Spirits

I belong to the Mediums Group on Reddit - here is a question from Mylene that I responded to below.

MYLENE’S QUESTION:

I was able to foresee the death of somebody in my circle. I would greatly appreciate advice from experienced people!

Hello everyone, I would say I’m fairly new to the paranormal/occult world. I’ve always known I had an ability, but it really awakened in the past year or so. I experienced something intense this week and I would love to hear some advice.

First things first, I’ve been using tarot and oracle for about a year and a half now, so I’m pretty familiar and comfortable with it. Last week, I did an oracle reading for myself, asking what the world had in store for me for the upcoming week. The three cards that stuck out were a bit unsettling: They announced a very unpleasant change, that could be related to death. As soon as I read the cards, I got a really bad feeling. Shivers were crossing my body and I started to cry a bit. I finished the session and went to bed.

The week started and everything was going smoothly. A couple days later, I had forgotten a bit about the reading, until I received a bad news: the mother of a close friend had passed away suddenly. I couldn’t believe it. It was only the day after receiving the news that I remembered my oracle session. I started to cry again, shaken. It has now been 5 days since the event and I’m still shook up. I never thought I would’ve been able to foresee it. It’s the first time I have been able to foresee something major like this.

So, here’s where I need some advice. I’m the only person in my family who has an ability to predict certain things, so I don’t really know how to protect myself. I would like to hear some tips on how to embrace this part of me, how to really accept it too, cause I’m struggling to accept the fact that I have an ability of some sort. I would also love to hear some advice on how to take an emotional distance from all this, cause I don’t want to feel sad or depressed every time I’m able to foresee something. The older I get, the stronger my ability gets, so I would love to be able to better control/use it.

KATHY’S RESPONSE:

Kathy Crabbe, Artist + Soul Reader

It is very important to protect yourself when doing this kind of work. Saying a simple affirmation or prayer is a good start in connecting to your spiritual self and asking for protection - a must!

In regards to accepting this part of yourself, the intuitive part, wonderful to hear that you are open to this - a great beginning. You will be guided. Trust yourself, as you know, and be open to your dreams as well (keep a dream journal, if you don't already).

In regards to distancing yourself from your feelings, you must feel them! They are necessary. Allow them to flow through you and don't hold onto them. Write them down and then let them go (another way of allowing for the flow).

And YES, love to hear that your abilities are strengthening, as they well should! And yes, for asserting your boundaries and need for protection and safety in doing this work. Keep doing it and find a support group or support person to help you as you come more strongly into your powers.

QUESTION:

Thank you so much for your answer, it helps a lot! I used to keep a dream journal, but stopped a couple of months ago. I’ll get back to it for sure. I have to say, it’s very reassuring to hear from someone who does this for a living. I would love to find people who would be able to help me as my abilities strengthen, but I don’t know where search. Do you have any ideas/recommendations on communities that would be helpful for me? Thanks again for your help, I will learn to protect myself and be more cautious about it in the future! Blessings!

MY RESPONSE:

You are so welcome! I must, of course offer my own services in regards to strengthening your intuition and working with spirits/ancestors since that is what I do. Click here for more info: Ancestral Readings.

In regards to communities, I recommend looking in Facebook Groups, or starting your own in your own community.

Blessings and Hugs! Kathy Crabbe

Taking Off the Mask and Understanding Autism

Into the ruby red depths
of my heart I go
where I know
that power and peace
reside here.
Join me,
my fellow cave-dweller
on a journey
into deep space
where the buffalo roams
the eagle flies
the wolf cries.
Where we are safe
in our wild-ness
just be-ing
ourselves.

Wolf by Kathy-Crabbe (Elfin Ally Oracle Deck)

Beyond the mask, we wear, for protection and safety, who are we?

It’s tiring, isn’t it, to mask up? Literally.

Or, is it?

For those with autism, who may mask daily to survive, the wearing of a face mask can be a relief.

No chance for others to notice we’re not smiling, or not showing Neurotypical responses.

We can hide and be ourselves without fear of judgement.

Now that the Covid masks are starting to come off here in Temecula, Southern California, we are exposed again, yet feeling tired of having to pretend; and put on a face of agreeability, especially as women.

How are you handling the coming off of masks?

Last night I attended my first party without a mask feeling some social pressure to NOT be the only one wearing a mask, so I didn’t.

I put on my party face for a half hour, this time really noticing how much effort it was taking.

Afterwards and in bed that night I still didn’t know how I felt about it. Later, I did. I felt irritated and exhausted.

I’m recovering by writing and painting and channeling with the help of GARNET (the stone) who speaks:

To relax
Go deep
until you hear
the fairies singing,
Shimmering
Fascination
Takes over.

For more info about California Artist autism resources please check out The Art of Autism website.

About Kathy Crabbe

As a soul reader, astrologer and oracle deck maker the work I do touches many souls on a deep level. I offer sanctuary, solace and inspiration to soul seekers awakening and exploring hidden depths and other worlds. I provide a safe space and encouragement to assist my clients in shining light upon their gifts in tune with spirit and the divines.

How to Benefit from a Soul Reading

Dear Moon Muser,
Just because we're almost out of the Covid Cave (at least in California) it's now more ever that we need self care.

During this current Cancer New Moon Time we are experiencing a Mothering Moon, ruled by Cancer the Crab; the Mother, the Nurturer, and the Father, the Protector as the Moon is seen as male in some cultures. Also, during a New Moon it is the best time of the moonth to set your intentions for the entire month.

I'm not a therapist, I'm a soul reader. A soul reading is self care, as is therapy.

In therapy you do most of the talking. In a reading you mostly listen and immerse yourself in remembering and practicing self care in the form of deep listening, energy healing and often guided meditation and visualization exercises to help you:

VALIDATE
HEAL
REMEMBER who you are and what YOU need.

In a soul reading, unlike therapy the 6th sense of intuition, psychic knowing and messages from other lifetimes, ancestors and spirit guides IS welcome and not a sign of craziness but EMPOWERMENT.

Because I have experience in these realms I can facilitate the process in a SAFE and loving way.

Why me? Like a duck to water I found this soul-guiding work and I knew I was home.

For it is here I can speak the language of the Heart, lean into my favorite colors since I was a child; the colors PINK and GREEN, the colors of the heart chakra, the colors of love.

Sparkly Blessings!
Kathy Crabbe
Temecula, California

Be inspired. Book your Soul Reading here for deep healing, insight and guidance.

Creativity of a Multidimensional Nature by Kathy Crabbe. Prints available here.

About Kathy Crabbe

As a soul reader, astrologer and oracle deck maker the work I do touches many souls on a deep level. I offer sanctuary, solace and inspiration to soul seekers awakening and exploring hidden depths and other worlds. I provide a safe space and encouragement to assist my clients in shining light upon their gifts in tune with spirit and the divines.

For more Self Care Healing Tips from my blog please click here.

Self Care Comes First

I still remember attending an after-wake gathering surrounded by strangers when all I wanted to do was write and process the death of my father and uncle.

You are wiser than you know by Kathy Crabbe

I needed to be alone.
To write poetry.
Channel the dead.
Be quiet.

We need to give ourselves the SPACE we need by setting boundaries with others.

I wish I had been brave enough to announce to all those strangers that I needed to leave and be by myself. But I didn’t. Perhaps I didn’t want to be judged like my father was who many considered to be, ‘weird, alien, off’.

But now I can understand that it was self care I needed in that moment and the only person that could give that to me was myself.

So, BE BRAVE dear soul and ask for what you need to take care of yourself first.

Hugs and Blessings,
Kathy Crabbe

If you’re looking for deeper insight consider a Soul Reading or ongoing Soul Support.

About Kathy Crabbe

As a soul reader, astrologer and oracle deck maker the work I do touches many souls on a deep level. I offer sanctuary, solace and inspiration to soul seekers awakening and exploring hidden depths and other worlds. I provide a safe space and encouragement to assist my clients in shining light upon their gifts in tune with spirit and the divines.

For more Self Care Healing Tips from my blog please click here.