Starflower Fairy Makes Your Wishes Come True

Fairy Herbal for the Aquarius New Moon

This painting is from my upcoming Fairy Herbal oracle deck and is ruled by the zodiac sign of Aquarius.

Her affirmation is: I make wishes come true.

Starflower is a showy, night-blooming wild flower native to North America and related to Dogwood and Hydrangea. Starflower Fairy helps one find lost objects, break hexes, keep secrets and for protection. Anoint a hankie with her sap to grant your wishes. Dry her bark for incense to consecrate your books.                                                                

Astrology: Aquarius, Mars, Pluto,
Deity: Hesperides, Maia, Pleiades
Element: Water
Healing: For indigestion, skin

*Click here for Starflower Fairy Signed Prints

Early 2022 Astro Tips

New Moon in Aquarius - January 31 at 9:46 PM PST
Yes, it does feel like we’re in a holding pattern and yes, patience is required right now esp. with Merc Retro (but just until Feb. 4) . This New Moon will help us seed new ideas but with a square to Uranus, and a few days later the Sun conjoining Saturn on Feb. 4 please temper that revolutionary urge with some common sense and hard work so that those ideas will bear fruit when ready.

This is a once-in-a-black moon event, since it’s the second New Moon of the month which is unusual ‘cause it only happens once every few years. The New Moon is also in Perigee meaning it’s as close to Earth as it can be so keep your eyes peeled for some added night sky beauty and potency of emotion.

Mercury Retrograde - hold onto your hats moon musers, it’s happening again and runs from Jan. 14 - Feb. 3. Expect miscommunications, computer issues and reroutes, perhaps finding unexpected purpose in thoughts gone wild - keep looking, the treasures are out there.

Selenite Message: This stone aids in overcoming stagnation and prevents one from succumbing to the illusions of ‘security’ and ‘comfort’.

Mercury stations squaring Uranus and conjuncting Saturn - may be feelings of breakdown amidst the continuing chaos of Covid. Helping change our perceptions through cognitive dissonance, mechanical and technical difficulties. Insight into inequality via this chaos giving us a chance to see what really needs to change. Again, read the entry for Selenite above to help overcome the illusions of ‘security’ and ‘comfort’.

Mars enters Sagittarius - Prepare to kick start 2022 in competence and with forgiveness.

In 2022 Pluto is in Capricorn and finally leaves in 2023 - in 2022 we are in the final transition phase, a time to heal and grow in this magickal time of darkness.

in 2022 Saturn is in Aquarius along with Uranus in Taurus - Time to grow new roots, reorganize and liberate.

About Kathy Crabbe
I am proud to be an artist and soul reader, in business since 1993. I love my work and hope you've enjoyed coming along for the ride and allowing me to be of service to you through all the creative, healing work I do. Thank you.

The awakening of my intuitive gifts came at age 40 when I found myself creatively blocked so I switched to my left hand which awakened my right brain and inspired me to create a Lefty Oracle Deck and become a professional soul reader. I have since published 4 oracle decks with the Fairy Herbal Oracle deck coming in 2022.

I live in Southern California and soon in the 1000 Islands, Canada for half the year with my pooch and partner in homes we’ve built ourselves.

Sneak Peek of the Fool Card in the Tarot

Exciting news! On January 2, 2022 I began painting my first ever Tarot Deck!

“Now we can see the real use of the Taorot pack. It is for living in and arranging our lives with. The cards are the exchange-symbols between inner and outer life…Altogehter the Tarots are a most valuable collection of psychoc-physical currency convertible into either dimension. ~ Wm. B. Gray, Magical Ritual Methods

Here is a sneak peek of The Fool card in the tarot deck I'm painting 🐟

The Fool card (detail) by Kathy Crabbe

What is Tarot?

The Tarot is an ancient Western occult psychological and philosophical system consisting of 78 cards divided into the Major and Minor Arcana. The 22 cards of the Major Arcana represent in archetypal symbols a human’s journey through life, a journey which Carl Jung envisioned as the process of individuation.

The remaining 56 cards, which are the forerunners of contemporary playing cards, consist of sixteen Court Cards and forty “pip” or number cards. They are divided into 4 suits: Wands (Clubs), Cups (Hearts), Swords (Spades) and Pentacles (Diamonds). Each suit has a King, Queen, Knight and Page (or Princess); cards are numbered from Ace through Ten.

Because the Tarot relies on the universal language of symbolism, its influence has, over several centuries, spread throughout the world unrestricted by language barriers or semantics. And, since symbolism is also the language of the unconscious, the use of the Tarot tends to activate the intuitive mind or right-brain center. Because of this, the cards have been most commonly used for “psychic” divination based on a variety of layouts, one of the oldest being the Celtic Cross.

Excerpted from Mary Greer’s excellent book, Tarot For Your Self.
http://MaryKGreer.com

About Kathy Crabbe
I am proud to be an artist and soul reader, in business since 1993. I love my work and hope you've enjoyed coming along for the ride and allowing me to be of service to you through all the creative, healing work I do. Thank you.

The awakening of my intuitive gifts came at age 40 when I found myself creatively blocked so I switched to my left hand which awakened my right brain and inspired me to create a Lefty Oracle Deck and become a professional soul reader. I have since published 4 oracle decks with the Fairy Herbal Oracle deck coming in 2022.

I live in Southern California and soon in the 1000 Islands, Canada for half the year with my pooch and partner in homes we’ve built ourselves.

Find Your Purpose & Your Tribe

Dear Moon Muser,

Welcome to this Cancer Full Moon Soul Reading.

Deep in the soul of the birth chart is the sign of Cancer, where the unconscious reigns, the ancestors glide, and our secret hearts cry.

Longing for tribe.
For meaning.
For Mama Moon.
Welcome Her.

Our time here on Earth is short and precious. This Full Moon in Cancer join with me to pick a card or stone below to receive your message, a gift to your soul - may it sing you alive and into your purpose.

Full Moon in Cancer Soul Reading - Pick a Number Between 1-5 (The Reveal is Below)

Meadowsweet Faerie by Kathy Crabbe (Fairy Herbal Oracle Deck)

#1. Meadowsweet Faerie (Fairy Herbal Oracle)
Affirmation: I am gently opening to life.

Bluebird by Kathy Crabbe (Elfin Ally Oracle Deck)

#2. Bluebird (Elfin Ally Oracle)
Medicine: Your love is like a song, gentle and strong, fierce and true blue, like you.

3. Nine of Cups (Paulina Tarot)
Affirmation: I manifest what I want by visualizing it clearly and precisely.

Mantra Cat by Kathy Crabbe (Lefty Oracle Deck)

4. Mantra (Lefty Oracle)
Affirmation: I am perfectly at peace (so piss off).

5. Selenite Message: This stone aids in overcoming stagnation and prevents one from succumbing to the illusions of ‘security’ and ‘comfort’.

*All decks are painted by Kathy Crabbe and available here except for the Paulina Tarot which was created by Paulina Fae.

Early 2022 Astro Tips

Mercury Retrograde - hold onto your hats moon musers, it’s happening again and runs from Jan. 14 - Feb. 3. Expect miscommunications, computer issues and reroutes, perhaps finding unexpected purpose in thoughts gone wild - keep looking, the treasures are out there.

Mercury stations squaring Uranus and conjuncting Saturn - may be feelings of breakdown amidst the continuing chaos of Covid. Helping change our perceptions through cognitive dissonance, mechanical and technical difficulties. Insight into inequality via this chaos giving us a chance to see what really needs to change. Again, read the entry for Selenite above to help overcome the illusions of ‘security’ and ‘comfort’.

About Kathy Crabbe
I am proud to be an artist and soul reader, in business since 1993. I love my work and hope you've enjoyed coming along for the ride and allowing me to be of service to you through all the creative, healing work I do. Thank you.

The awakening of my intuitive gifts came at age 40 when I found myself creatively blocked so I switched to my left hand which awakened my right brain and inspired me to create a Lefty Oracle Deck and become a professional soul reader. I have since published 4 oracle decks with the Fairy Herbal Oracle deck coming in 2022.

I live in Southern California and soon in the 1000 Islands, Canada for half the year with my pooch and partner in homes we’ve built ourselves.

Valentine Collection 2022

Yes! Kittys, kittys, kittys! All original, all painted on wood by me. Because a little comfort, heart and feline satisfaction is in order. Gift yourself, a friendie, a loved one or a soul mate this Valentine's Day with some purrfectly one-of-a-kind Kitty LUV!

*Click here for the Valentine Collection

Celebrating our 29th Wedding Anniversary! (Breakfast of Champions!) Temecula, CA Jan. 7, 2022

Getting out of depression and into painting Goddess

Here is a blog post I wrote a while ago (most likely during menopause) but had never shared, so I’d like to share it now. Enjoy!

I recently enjoyed a video of Emily ‘Black Apple’ Winfield Martin speaking at Portland’s XOXO Festival about her success as a children’s book illustrator and gallery artist. She mentioned that she had started living her dream and honing in on what it was she really wanted to do before she died.

Her words, “Be brave misfits and find your audience” really resonated with me and I started thinking about all the many different kinds of art I do and MY dream. But that ended up with me depressed and I think it’s because I envied her her focus and her ‘honing in’ on what she really wanted AND I was envious of her success. She was published by Random House and is the top seller of handmade art on Etsy and has her work sold through a gallery in Portland. She was able to quit her job, follow her dream and make her art full time.

And so I meditated and I pondered and I figured out NOTHING. So I decided that I must paint that instant so I began, but blah, it wasn’t happening, so I thought, ‘Hell, I’ll try doing what I did a few weeks ago when I was depressed and so I picked up my Goddess & Heroines book by Patricia Monaghan and randomly picked a Goddess to paint and BAM! as soon as I did a fire was lit and I painted like mad!

Earlier I had tried a fire meditation but I was so depressed that I cried and then noticed that my Mother Mary candle had sputtered out for the first time! But I did figure out that I HAD to paint instead of meditate. It’s that feeling of urgency that spurs me. Out of pain/sadness/loss/depression – the paint calls me – the act of painting calls me and NOTHING else matters at that point, I MUST paint.

And if I fail, I start again, until my power returns. And Goddess, painting Goddess brings my power back. This is my dream – this is what I’m about; my passion, my purpose, my calling…this, and being in nature and painting Her, Mama Earth, outside and in.

Be True to YOU this Capricorn New Moon

Dear Moon Muser,

To all you seekers who have been led to me - may you find your way home to your self. May my words and art bring you what you need when you need it.

The New Moon is a time of hope. Time to plant your seeds, water them, and tend them well.

I work one-on-one these days to help you BE YOU and be true to yourself.

I practice what I preach. The stars, cards and stones speak to me. So do the spirits, the ancestors, my guides. Their teachings stretching back in time and forward.

Listen. Teach. Share.

Blessed Be & Sparkly Blessings!
Kathy Crabbe

P.S. If you’d like to pick a number between 1-4 for some insight regarding your year ahead please do so now, but first close your eyes, plant your New Moon Seed and make a wish for guidance.The reveal is below.

Pick a Number Between 1 - 4 - The REVEAL Is BELOW

Peony Fairy by Kathy Crabbe (Fairy Herbal Oracle Deck)

#1. Peony Fairy from the Upcoming Fairy Herbal Oracle Deck

Affirmation: “I calmly banish negativity.”

Ruled by the Sun yet dreamed up by Mama Moon to reflect Her light thus providing balance. This is an herb of protection to guard body, mind and soul. Gather the eerily glowing seeds or root at night by a waxing moon then carve into ritual amulets or “piney beads” to make a necklace using white thread to ward off negativity.

Astrology: Leo, Moon, Sun
Deity: Agave, Diana, Selene
Element: Fire
Healing: Treats colds, coughs

lapis lazuli sphere

#2. Lapis Lazuli

Affirmations:
I align with my deepest truth.
I travel to the stars and bring back kindness.

Song by Kathy Crabbe (Lefty Oracle Deck)

#3. “Song” from the Lefty Oracle Deck

Mantra: I contemplate.
Affirmation: I sing a song of joy.
Element: Earth

Song
I call to me a flower,
this poem,
this life,
this magic,
where gentleness and god/dess preside.

I pluck a song
of forgetfulness
and gently, 
so gently, 
move on.

When this card appears in a reading it’s time to kick back and enjoy life for a while. Relax. Sing. Play. Chill. What restores peace to your soul? Do it. If you can’t find peace then find quiet. Give yourself permission to let your hair down, kick off your shoes and be yourself.

In my own life I seek grounding and peace in nature, in painting and in meditation. These feed me, so I make sure to include at least one of them in my day and hopefully all three.

King of Cups from the Paulina Deck by Paulina Fae

#4. Three of Cups from the Paulina Tarot

Affirmation: I acknowledge my intuition.

Astrology for the Year Ahead

Dec. 13 - Mars enters Sagittarius - Prepare to end your year and begin 2022 in competence and with forgiveness.

In 2022 Pluto is in Capricorn and finally leaves in 2023 - in 2022 we are in the final transition phase, a time to heal and grow in this magickal time of darkness.

in 2022 Saturn is in Aquarius along with Uranus in Taurus - Time to grow new roots, reorganize and liberate.

*astro tips excerpted from the We’Moon Datebook 2022

About Kathy Crabbe
I am proud to be an artist and soul reader, in business since 1993. I love my work and hope you've enjoyed coming along for the ride and allowing me to be of service to you through all the creative, healing work I do. Thank you.

The awakening of my intuitive gifts came at age 40 when I found myself creatively blocked so I switched to my left hand which awakened my right brain and inspired me to create a Lefty Oracle Deck and become a professional soul reader. I have since published 4 oracle decks with the Fairy Herbal Oracle deck coming in 2022.

I live in Southern California and soon in the 1000 Islands, Canada for half the year with my pooch and partner in homes we’ve built ourselves.