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.

How to Give a Soul Reading

Break out your Moon Journals, my sweets and get ready for the first ever soul reading with the new Cat Herbal Oracle Deck plus some How-To for giving your own soul readings with any oracle or tarot deck.

How To Read Oracle or Tarot Cards

You will want to make sure and have a journal and pen ready (or a computer or recording device). Take note of the date, time, moon phase and the zodiac sign that the moon is in.

To begin, I protect and purify the space I’m in along with my oracle cards by saying a simple blessing such as, “Mother Earth, Father Sky, please protect this space I’m in.” You could also sage your space or sprinkle water/salt in a clockwise circle around you.

Creating a Sacred Circle

Next I call upon the directions: North (Earth), East (Air), South (Fire), West (Water) and Spirit so that we are within a sacred circle and oriented in time and space with the planet.

Goddess Altar by Kathy Crabbe

Time to ground and center - we need to stay supple in this work by being both intuitively spot on and practically grounded. If you need more assistance finding that still, calm, peaceful spot inside yourself here are some simple meditations I created.

Next, call upon your spirit guides, ancestors, Divine(s), Gods/Goddesses, a Higher Power (whatever you choose to call it), Mother Earth, Father Sky to be with you now in the reading.

As you shuffle your oracle or tarot cards you can prepare any questions you might have or simply ask for spiritual guidance. You may want to decide beforehand if you’re going to do a simple single card pull or a basic 3 card layout to see into the immediate past, present and immediate future.

Soul Reading Card Layout by Kathy Crabbe

Soul Reading Prayers for Spiritual Guidance

I always say these prayers before beginning a soul reading, past life reading or ancestral reading:

“I ask that this soul reading be for the deepest, highest and most profound good for all concerned.”

”I ask for an open heart and to be a clear channel for the Divines.”

Your Non Dominant Hand is Your Intuitive Hand

I use my non dominant, intuitive left hand to pick an oracle card. Often I will not look at the card until after the reading is over, because if the card confirms the information I received in the reading it’s double confirmation and helps build trust in one’s intuition. With the Cat Herbal Oracle Deck I do tend to look at the card right away and at the back where all the spiritual, magickal, astrological meaning is written.

Moon Journal Your Soul Reading

Make sure to capture all the messages and guidance you receive from your card(s) because this will help you strengthen, build and trust your intuition especially when you look back over what you’ve written months later. You may receive feelings, bodily sensations, visions, words, a gut hunch, colors or sounds, or maybe nothing at all. Take the time to rest your attention gently upon the card or to use this as a moment of down time instead - you may simply need to relax and dream a bit, perhaps even fall asleep - it’s all perfectly okay!

Chakra Energy Healing

You may also want to try dreaming with an oracle or tarot card under your pillow, or try holding your card up to your third eye chakra (envision the color purple) or your heart chakra (envision the color pink or green). You can learn more about chakras and energy healing centers here. They are something I incorporate into every single soul reading I give.

Intuition Is Your Best Guide

Intuition is our best guide into our inner selves, our darkness, our light and our power. We can use our intuition to guide us when all else fails. We can build trust in our intuition by using our intuitive muscles regularly and by getting confirmation that what we intuit is on the mark. A Moon Journal can help you keep track of your intuition as can a Dream Journal. When we learn to trust our intuition we will receive a beautiful, healing message: that we ARE guided and we ARE loved, just for who we are.

Become a Soul Reader

Yes, you can become a soul reader too. It just takes practice, practice, practice! If you need my help let me know. I’ll probably start off by giving you a soul reading along with intuiting a guided meditation to help you find your own way. After that I may recommend my Moon Musing eClass and spending time with your oracle cards or tarot guides to receive messages by giving readings to yourself and friends. A Moon Journal is essential as is a Dream Journal.

Here is another article I wrote about developing your psychic, intuitive abilities.

Libra Full Moon Reading (Hops from the Cat Herbal Oracle Deck by Kathy Crabbe)

Libra Full Moon Reading

I pulled a Cat Herbal Oracle Card from my new deck this morning and I’m so excited because this is the first time using my new deck since I got it back from the printers on Friday - so excited!

I placed the card I pulled under my pillow and dreamed, wrote, intuited. I felt warmth, butterflies, heart opening and my critical thinking turned on too and I was inspired to write a whole bunch of ideas down. Then I felt the energy subtly shift into a feeling of self preservation. I felt that I needed more time to reflect, to simply BE and to appreciate the changing of the seasons. Now is a time to quietly share and to find peace within. I hope this reading has something in it for you too.

Cat Herbal Card: Hops Cat

Hops by Kathy Crabbe (Cat Herbal Oracle Deck)

Back of Hops Card

Hops (Back) by Kathy Crabbe (Cat Herbal Oracle Deck)

About Kathy Crabbe

I’ve been an artist/astrologer forever and a soul reader since awakening my intuitive gifts at age 40 while painting with my non-dominant left hand. I've published 4 oracle decks that combine with my soul readings to provide you with a healing, intuitive, heart filled experience.

I write, paint, teach at Creative Cronies Moon Diary, California Women’s Museum, Sage Woman Magazine and Wise Woman School. Canadian born, I currently live in Temecula, California with my architect partner Mark and our mini pooch Djinn-ie in an adobe style home we built ourselves.

If you are seeking inspiration and spiritual guidance you may want to consider a soul reading, past life reading, astro report or ancestor/spirit guide reading for further insight. All readings are here.

What To Expect in a Psychic Reading

Why are you here? What is your life purpose?

Are you yearning to awaken that still, small voice inside of you? Are you seeking direction, growth, healing and inner peace? A Soul Reading (psychic reading) will help open your inner eyes to a whole new way of seeing and being as it shifts your perspective and opens your soul-heart to spirit guides, ancestors and soul mates.

Experience transformative soul growth and healing to empower your divine nature.

As a Soul Reader, I specialize in connecting with the Other Side, as well as providing guidance for your questions about love, relationships, career and health. I take an honest and conscientious approach, encouraging you to trust yourself and stay true to your heart. As a fine artist and entrepreneur, I also bring my background in business and the fine arts to my work, providing a uniquely passionate perspective on soul growth.

Reverend Mary Miller: I am impressed by Kathy's work. She has adapted a unique style of her own; creating cards that specifically addresses her needs. Her understanding of her clients are very "on." She addresses her clients with compassion, understanding and going "within her clients" to address their needs. I am a professional psychic of 30 years. I know ethically, she is top notch and well worth getting a healing/reading from. You cannot go wrong in her hands.

More Testimonials can be found here.

A Soul Reading can include several different options such as a one-on-one phone call with me or an audio recording and can include a Past Life Reading, Mediumship or Ancestral Reading, Chakra Healing, Astrology Reports and more. I work with 4 of my own handpainted oracle decks and may include an illustrated pdf with guidebook information. All my readings include email support and follow-up to make sure that you understand your reading and are 100% satisfied with your experience.

How does it work?

During a reading guidance is received from the Divine(s) in response to your questions about love, career, healing, and karmic destiny. In some cases your spirit guides and ancestors will also pop in to say hello and share a message or two.

I particularly enjoy working with women who are seeking to empower their inner wise woman and creatively transform their life in connection with their spirit guides, ancestors and the planetary cycles.

Preparation

I work to prepare myself energetically and physically through yoga, meditation and chakra balancing. I work with oracle card decks along with healing crystals in response to your questions. I request from Spirit an open heart and a clear channel to provide you with information that is only of the highest, deepest and most profound good for your soul. My style of reading is down-to earth, and informative with conscientious follow-up.

Soul Reading Benefits

1. A Soul Reading is like a wake-up call for your soul.

2. Discover your soul's true purpose and unleash your creativity.

3. Connect with your ancestors and spirit guides, feel guided and loved.

4. Move forward beyond crisis, clear blockages, reduce stress and promote peace of mind.

About Kathy Crabbe

I offer soul readings, past life, spirit guide and ancestor readings plus astrology reports. I work with 4 hand painted, self published oracle decks & I paint kitty portraits too. Chakra Cleansing, Prayers, all things witchy, magickal, creative & inspirational are my tools. Deep insight & healing to help you move forward Healthy, Whole and Holy. I teach a Moon eClass at Wise Woman School founded by Susun Weed. In business since 1993 I’m an initiate of the Celtic Faerie Shaman Tradition.

Learn More

• What is a Soul Reading?

• How to prepare for your Soul Reading

• Sample Readings

• Testimonials

• Purchase a Soul Reading

How To Bond With Your Oracle Deck and Build a Daily Practice

Since releasing my new Zodiac Goddess Power Deck I’ve had some questions from clients and would like to share them below. I’m sure you’ll find something useful for yourself too!

How to Start a Daily Oracle Practice

Client Question: May I ask for some ideas on how to use them in my daily practice?

My Answer: I like to use them in a psychic or intuitive reading as goddess empowerment cards as though SHE is passing on advice, wisdom, strength based upon Her qualities: her myths, the elements, etc. If you watch my Moonday Soul Reading Blog/Videos you will hear me talk about these goddesses in the deck each week.

p.s. on a daily basis I suggest intuitively pulling an oracle card to see what kind of guidance and strength you'll need for the day ahead. Inside the oracle deck box are printed some poems and myths as well.

If you want further guidance I also have 2 ebooks based upon the oracle cards as well as hard copy books that are part of my Ltd. Edition Set which includes zodiac goddess greeting cards too.

Also, I suggest investigating Goddess myths in more detail as well. Some of my favorite books are:

• Patricia Monaghan:The Book of Goddesses & Heroines Reemergence in the Cultural Mythology of Our Time

• Barbara G. Walker:The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets

• Marija Gimbutas:The Language of the Goddess

• Vicki Noble: Motherpeace Tarot Guidebook

How to Bond With Your Oracle Deck

Client Question: I hear often in the world of tarot/oracle that you need to bond with your decks. Is that something that you would recommend with this deck? And if so, how do I go about doing that?

My Answer: I think bonding is a natural, organic thing that just happens and there is no need to force it or even try to do it ....similar to friendships, they just happen when we spend time with people we care about. If you want more tips about how to bond with a deck, I suggest simply working with the deck and getting to know it by pulling cards for yourself and others and by giving readings too.

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.