Breaking Through the Creative Barriers: Lefty Oracle deck Review by Tree Talker Art

The lovely Rachael Caringella just reviewed my Lefty Oracle deck on her blog. Read the entire review here.

Here's a few comments from Rachael's review:

"This deck holds a very light and playful energy to it.. and I know you will love as much as I do!

This deck made me giggle out loud as I flipped through the cards. It is bursting with playful childlike energy that I was desperately needing!

Something about the art is thought provoking enough that it makes you stop and really notice the beauty and message in the details. 

Each card is pleasantly unexpected and surprising. Like I mentioned, the entire deck was created with Kathy's left hand! This makes the movements and gestures raw, authentic and channeled straight from the most creative part of Kathy's brain. Brilliant."

Read Rachael's review of the Lefty Oracle deck here.

Purchase a Lefty Oracle deck here.

A Guided Meditation to help you Uncover Your True Mission

Why am I here in your blogosphere?
What is my duty to you?
What can I offer you within this sacred space and time we have together?

---  a moment of magic ---

a glimmer
sparkle
breath
insight

And in that spirit I pull a Lefty Oracle card and I write, channel, meditate this
Full Moon in Capricorn Reading.

Sparkly Blessings,
Kathy Crabbe

Full Moon in Capricorn Guided Meditation

This is soul work.
No need to write it down.

To begin, visualize yourself surrounded by ice.
Alive.
The ice contains and purifies your soul so that your deepest, purest, inner mission awaits you clearly.

Sustain enough inner fire to stay alive.

To 'see' into this vision of your mission call upon your guides, the Divine, your higher power, black onyx, or the Lefty Oracle tor assistance, if need be.

Know that you are in your mission. You are living your mission even if you don't yet know what it is.

Be in charge
of yourself
for a change.
Strong
disciplined
protected
inert.
Just
BE.

Allow thoughts to fly past you. This may not be easy (at least it wasn't for me!)

Now, place whatever image, symbol, feeling, sound etc. that came to you into your heart, knowing it will grow and flourish there. If you'd like to say a short affirmation or blessing, please do!

Blessed Be.
Kathy Crabbe
Full Moon in Capricorn, June 27, 9:53 pm, pacific time, 2018

Lefty Oracle Card Message: Sometimes all we really need is a big pink sweater*

Mantra: I am vulnerable.
Affirmation: I am brave and vulnerable.
Element: Earth

Song
I want to get lost
in my pink sweater.
Like a cloud, a furry friend,
a lover’s hug, or a bean bag.

It’s comfort food
for the soul.

When this card appears in a reading it’s time for self care! What do you need to make yourself feel good? To feel pampered, cared for, loved? Make a list and do one of the things on the list every day for a week. Note how good it feels. Revel in it. Express it. Just plain enjoy it. It’s long overdue and you deserve it, whether you know it or not.

In my own life I try to take special note of daily pleasures; melted cheese on toast, warm sun on bare skin, hugs, and walks in nature on a dirt road. Sometimes I make silly, relaxing sounds to release my joy, sometimes I smile to myself and I give thanks when I remember. Life is simple at such moments but oh, so full.

*Excerpted from the Lefty Oracle Guidebook

Lefty Oracle Deck + 92 Page Guidebook

$50.00

The Birthing of the Lefty Oracle Deck

I became a soul reader at age forty after painting exclusively with my non dominant left hand for over five years. This awoke my intuition in a big way and taught me how to slow down and trust myself. In 2008 I created a Lefty Oracle deck and started giving intuitive readings that have touched many lives.

Growing up, I used store bought tarot and oracle decks, but when I started giving readings professionally I decided to make my own cards. So I chose fifty-two images out of one thousand lefty drawings and made a deck. I also took classes in clairvoyance and mediumship.

The Leftys are spiritual guides that show us how to release perfectionism to make room for simple, mindful ways of being. They are teachers and bridge builders that guide us to our higher selves. They show us, by example a freer and more playful way to live.

I hope this deck inspires you, your clients, and your loved ones to make creative and personal breakthroughs in all areas of your life.

From my heart and soul to yours,
Kathy Crabbe

Daily Sketching and Story Telling is My Magic

One day not too long ago I decided I really wanted to invite narrative and story into my art; something I had not been able to do since I was very young when my goal was to be the youngest published author/illustrator ever. Once I decided this I sat down to write something and an entire sci-fi story just poured out. Since then I've been painting one illustration a day to try and flesh out the characters and to see where they take me. I started out painting children, but then realized that I rarely ever paint children! I also wanted this story to be for adults and children so was happy to switch over to painting adults, or maybe they're teens?

As I write the headline for this article I realize that I haven't yet analyzed why adding story to my life is helpful. Well, for one it's therapeutic to paint daily and to make those paintings part of a narrative and then to tie that narrative into my own life. It helps me deal with difficult emotions and it gives me subject matter which adds meaning and depth to the piece. I hope that all of that makes it interesting and entertaining not only for me, but for you as well.

I also found it interesting that when I mentioned my storytelling to my buddy in New Brunswick, he suggested I also try seeing if I could turn my life into a story because it was fun.  I like that idea and am trying it out. What about you? Do you see your own life as a story?

A Few Developmental Sketches from my Brand New Sci-Fi Story

Lost by Kathy Crabbe. Gouache on paper, 2016.

My Star (Space Twins) by Kathy Crabbe. Gouache on paper, 2016.

About Kathy Crabbe

Kathy is an artist, writer and soul reader. She has kept a diary and a dream journal since she was a very young girl. At age 8 her goal was to be the youngest published author/illustrator ever. Kathy graduated with a degree in Art History from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada and a diploma in Graphic Design & Illustration in 1992. After graduation she moved to Southern California where she became a full time artist and soul reader. Her work has appeared in We’Moon Datebook, Sage Woman Magazine, Art for the Soul and San Diego Women’s History Museum. She has taught and mentored at Wise Woman University, Mt. San Jacinto College and HGTV along with starting a writer’s group and artist’s circle in Temecula, California.