Dear Moon Muser,
It's Spring! (Ostara) This is the BEST time of year to set intentions so I hope the wild medicine herbal kitty spirit magick of my newest deck brings many blessings your way. At the very bottom of this blog post you’ll find some Ostara inspiration from some of my favorite magickal witchy, goddess-ey writers.
I invite you to pick-a-card - the reveal is below plus there’s a video of all the cards from the deck too!
REMINDER: Don't forget that Preorders for the new deck end on April 1. You'll receive an Astro Report of your choice plus be entered in a raffle for a signed Cat Herbal Print of your choice plus Café Cat notecard aka Cleavers.
Sparkly Blessings!
Kathy Crabbe
Artist + Soul Reader
Cat Herbal Oracle Deck Video: All 36 Cards
Cat Herbal Oracle Deck Preorders Open Until April 1 to Receive GIFTIES!
This 36-card Cat Herbal oracle deck will attune you to the healing, spiritual powers of the herbs and kitties. Packaged in a sweet l’il box arriving by Mom's Day for sure!
You'll receive an astro report of your choice (3 to choose from: Lunar, Career and Goddess Asteroids) plus be entered in a raffle for a Cat Herbal Signed Print of your choice (36 to choose from) and a Café Cat (Cleavers herb) note card.
Yeye Luisah Teish from We’Moon 1998: “It is a time to plant your garden and call lovers and friends to romp through the wildflower fields.”
Spring Soul Reading Card Reveal
Catnip Cat (Cat Herbal Oracle)
Oracle Card 1: Catnip Cat
“I am a lucky charm.”
Drink as a calming tea and to create a psychic bond with your cat. Use for shapeshifting. Mix with rose petals for love sachets and make into charms for magic, fertility and happiness. Burn to get rid of a bad habit. Hang in the home to attract good spirits and healing luck. Loved by cats/hated by rats.
Astrology: Mars, Venus
Deity: Anu, Bast, Freya, Hsi Wang Mu, Mafdet, Sekhmet
Element: Water
Healing: Nervous disorders
Mugwort Cat by Kathy Crabbe (Cat Herbal Oracle)
Oracle Card 2: Mugwort Cat
“I am magickal, fierce, potent.”
A third eye, throat chakra herb that helps one develop psychic skills allowing the leader within to emerge. A protective, magickal herb with a long herstory of lore associated with witches, fertility, astral travel, crystal balls and dream pillows. Make into a tea, burn or add to a Midsummer bath to increase strength, clarity & inner power.
Astrology: Neptune, Venus
Deity: Artemis, Hecate, Morrigan
Element: Earth
Healing: Gynecological, blood
Lavender Cat by Kathy Crabbe (Cat Herbal Oracle)
Oracle Card 3: Lavender Cat
“I welcome in the new.”
A solar plexus herb helpful at the start of new ventures. Throw into a midsummer fire for inspiration and clarity. For love, protection and money spells, wishful dreaming and to see spirits. For blessing new homes and couples and honoring snake worshiping goddesses.
Astrology: Leo, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Virgo
Deity: Circe, Hecate, Kore, Medea, Persephone, Rhea
Element: Air
Healing: For nervous disorders
Comfrey Cat by Kathy Crabbe (Cat Herbal Oracle)
Oracle Card 4: Comfrey Cat
“I am earthy and empowered.”
A soothing, grounding, protective root chakra herb helpful for those who lack structure and may feel chaotic and despairing. Use in Dark Moon rituals to honour the crone, deepen trance and cut cords that bind. Helpful when traveling and for manifesting money and desires.
Astrology: Aquarius, Capricorn, Saturn
Deity: Hecate, Hecuba
Element: Earth, Water
Healing: For bones, wounds and the digestive system
Chickweed Cat by Kathy Crabbe (Cat Herbal Oracle)
Oracle Card 5: Chickweed Cat
“I am open and receptive.”
Chickweed aka ‘little star’ can help one cool off, break down boundaries and soften brittle, unspontaneous people. Useful in love spells to maintain a relationship and attract love. Also for Croning/Saging Celebrations to unravel and explore the dark secrets and ancient wisdom available at one’s second Saturn Return.
Astrology: Cancer, Moon
Deity: Sheila na Gig, Hecate
Element: Water
Healing: For the skin and lungs
Example of the Back of a Cat Herbal Oracle Card
Kathy Crabbe, Temecula, CA
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 Calendar, California Women’s Museum, Witches and Pagans, 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.
Book your Soul Reading here.
Witchy Spring Tips For Inspiration & Action
Z Budapest
(About Spring) “Return of Persephone from the underworld to reunite with her mother. Holy day of the continuation between mothers and daughters, the life force perpetuating and rejuvenating all in nature.
Goddesses: Diana, Persephone, Kore, Artemis, Flora
Toast the rejuvenated Goddess. Have her bless the new projects.”
Fave Book: The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries
Elisabeth Brooke
”Each woman takes an egg contemplating the woman within, think of new growth, the fruits of the deadwood cut back at Samhain. Crack open the egg and see what emerges.”
Fave Book: An Astrological Herbal for Women
Laurie Cabot
”Goddesses: Ostara (German pagan Goddess from Tuetonic tribes, Goddess of fertility and Rebirth (Eostre), Blodeuwedd (Welsh) ‘Flower Face’ Goddess of Fertility - holds egg in hand standing among spring flowers - She’s changed into an owl -wymbol of wisdom and waxing moon.
Magical Stones: Clear quartz crystal, rose quartz, agate, lapis lazuli, amazonite, garnet.”
Fave Book: Celebrate the Earth
Scott Cunningham
”Altar: Cauldron filled with spring water…small potted plant…Sense nature of life within the plant…meditate upon changing of seasons, feel rousing of energies in Earth…Take a nature walk, celebratory only. Plant seeds, work on magical garden, herb work.
Fave Book: Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
Gerwina Dunwich
”Crown of Spring Queen - daffodils, forsythia, gorse, primrose (yellow).”
Fave Book: Wicca Garden
Patalee Glass-Koentop
”The fires of the Sun in spring ‘tame’ winter and promote growth , in the same way that fires set in the hills burn away old prickles of the Furze, Gorse. This makes the new shoots edible for sheep and encourages new shoots, promoting the return of life.”
Oestara: goddess of spring, rebirth…comes from Onn (the Goddess) combined with Nion (on-niona - Galllic ash-grove goddess…Nion is the tree of the Ash Month).”
Fave Book: Year of Moons, Season of Trees: Mysteries & Rites of Celtic Tree Magic
Shekhinah Mountainwater
”Spirit of the maiden is now embodied, her physical birth from the dark as opposed to her spiritual birth at Winter Solstice…magical time, next wave of maagnetic energy begins and will peak at Beltane…Main political purpose of this ritual is creating and mending of bonds among women/mothers/daughters.”
Fave Book: Ariadne’s Thread
Claire Nahmad
Make a charm bag for friendship and happiness and Honeybee Wine.
Fave Book: Earth Magic
Marcia Starck (From We’Moon Datebook 1995
”It is a time to honour the child within and give voice to that child…Oestre/Eostar was a feast of the goddess Ishtar/Astarte/Esther and celebrated her rebirth…Letting go of old emotions stored up in the dark of winter. Night before the equinox or that day, good time to do a special sweat.”
Peggy Sue McRae from We’Moon 1996
”Eostar is from the same root word as the word estsrus, period of heat or rut in which females are in a maximum state of sexual receptivity.”
Yeye Luisah Teish from We’Moon 1998
”It is a time to plant your garden, call lovers and friends to romp through the wildflower fields.”
Colette Gardiner from We’Moon 2000
”Projects conceived or birthed at Solstice are rising up out of the well of our creativity, starting to take shape. Time to initiate our reborn selves into the community.”
Colette Gardiner from We’Moon 2001
”Traditionally a time to work on initiations and commitments for the coming year….good time for a ritual bath, add fennel - purification and healing…hang fennel in your doorway to remind you of your commitment…protection…Powerful time to be re-inspired as activists in whatever field we work in.”