Creative Soul News ~ Spring 2013

Dear Creative Soul blog subscribers, Thank you so much for your patience with me over the past few years as I've delved into both the psychic, healing realms and the artistic realms within this blog and the Creative Soul Museletter. I find that both realms connect, blend and fuel one another, but for the sake of simplicity I plan to keep this blog primarily for Creative Soul Guidance.

For those of you interested in following my artistic adventures I've created another Newsletter for my current work: The Daily Magic Series: Words and Pictures to Wish Upon that I am dedicating to my birth mother Sally in her fight with cancer. Click here for more info and to sign up.

Creative Soul News

Ancestor Readings are back!

Ancestors are family members (or friends) that have passed away but choose to 'come through' for you in times of need so that they can offer you guidance in the form of a message. I will request specific information from your ancestor so that you can positively identify them. I will sometimes see your ancestors, hear them, or feel their presence along with their name and I will do my best to capture whatever message they have for you. It can be reassuring to know that you are being watched over and loved by those who truly care for your well-being.

Spirit Guides are wise teachers and guardians from another dimension that advise and protect us. They are dis-incarnate spirits (ie. animal totems, angels, nature spirits) that can act as spiritual counselors or protectors for us, during our time of need. I will also provide you with suggestions and techniques for connecting to your guides on your own.

Click here to purchase an Ancestor Reading.

NEW ~ Phone Readings

To further personalize and provide you with optimal service I now offer a 25 minute phone consultation as part of my Creative Soul Readings (US & Canada only). Along with your Reading you will receive an email containing the oracle cards chosen for your reading (from 4 of my self-designed oracle card decks.) So far, the response has been very favourable; clients are saying they really enjoy  hearing my voice and speaking with me directly.

Click here to purchase a Creative Soul Reading.

Catch my Creative Soul Guidance and Goddess Art on Susun Weed's New Website

I've been invited to be a Mentor Columnist on a new website created by Susun Weed.  Susun is an herbalist, author and educator. Her books are my go-to resource for healing. I've also been invited to display my art in her Goddess Art Gallery which is featured in the left hand column of her site - coming soon!

Click here for my column.

ABOUT KATHY Kathy Crabbe is a Creative Soul Guide, artist, educator and writer who has devoted her life to exploring spirituality and creativity with passion and integrity. Kathy’s work has been published and shown throughout the world at museum shows, galleries, magazine and books. She maintains a regularly updated blog and a portfolio site. Kathy empowers soul-seekers to live the life of their dreams through online resources, classes, creative soul readings and inspirational art infused with a rich background in the arts.

Kathy received intuitive training from English psychic and channel, Adam Higgs and spiritual training from meditation teacher Om (devotee of Sri Chinmoy). She studied yoga with Atma Khalsa and Amanollah Ghahraman, Herbalism with Susun Weed (Green Witch Intensive) and Therapeutic Touch with Joyce Fournier, RN. Kathy received her certification in crystal healing from Katrina Raphaell’s Crystal Academy and has been a lifelong student of astrology through private study and group sessions with Steven Forrest, Patty Davidson, Laura DesJardins and Jeffrey Wolf Green. Learn more about Kathy here.

Happy Spring! (blog post)

4 Tips To Protect Your Strengths

This month in our Creative Soul Circle we are delving into the topic of how to protect our strengths (last month we looked at pin-pointing our strengths).

Questions to ask yourself

• What are my strengths?
• What are my weaknesses and how are they undermining me?

Protect Your Strengths ~ 4 Tips

1. Pinpoint your top three strengths and remind yourself what they are on a regular basis.
2. Write a Strength's List and carry it with you everywhere.
3. Keep a copy of your Strength's List on your computer and update it regularly.
4. Post your Strengths List in a prominent place in your home and work space.

To join the conversation, please sign up here for my Creative Soul Circle ~ it's free, for Soul SiStars only!

"Libby ~ On a Quest for Quiet air" is part of my Creative Soul Card® Series which I incorporate into my Creative Soul Readings. More oracle cards can be found here: http://tiny.cc/d0rwm

New Idea - i need your feedback!

Dear Moon Musers and Creative Souls,

Today begins the Culminating Moon (Muse of Inspiration) which occurs just a few days before the Full Moon in Aries, so I got out my stones, crystals and Creative Soul Guide cards (otherwise known as Lefties - see image to the left) and I began a new project involving the creation of an accompanying book for my Creative Soul Guide cards and an online class.

My new idea will be structured around the lunar cycles that comprise the sixteen faces of the Moon Mother within the Draconic Month as described by Rowena Pattee Kryder in her book "The Faces of the Moon Mother an archetypal cycle".  I will also be working with the twelve signs of the zodiac so that the project is infused with Solar AND Lunar inspiration.

But that's all the heavyweight stuff! The fun stuff will involve lots of creative, intuitive exercises to empower the Divine Feminine within you, along with crystal suggestions, collage and journal prompts and magickal tasks.

Your creativity is near its peak, so don't hesitate to follow your inspiration. Release external 'shoulds' and 'oughts' at this time for you are on course when you are inspired. ~ Roweena Pattee Kryder (Culminating Moon)

So, one of my first magickal tasks or exercises involves outlining my BIG DREAM and you've just read it - yahoo! Step 2 involves an examination of potential obstacles I might encounter and this is where YOU come in. So, dear readers what I'm asking of you is for some feedback, insight, encouragement, critiques or suggestions regarding this new idea. Please don't be shy! You can email me or comment below, but I need and want and would love your help!

Questions to ask yourself:

1. Would you consider buying this book and deck?

2. Would you prefer an actual hard copy of the deck rather than a downloadable version?

3. Would you take an online course centered around this book and deck?

4. What is a good length for this course: 1 month, 6 weeks, 8 weeks or longer?

5. Would you be interested in joining a paid community revolving around this deck/book and class?

6. Do the Lefties aka Creative Soul Guides inspire you and if so, how? Check out more cards here!

7. What would you hope to learn, create, do in an online class?

8. Would you like the class to involve some or all of these things: a private or public blog, forum, flickr pool, audios, videos, telecalls?

9. After reading this rather long and exhaustive list, first and foremost, what have you enjoyed the most about this post and this whole idea?

If I do get a hearty response from lots of you, I may just enter your name in a drawing/giveaway for a Creative Soul Guide print or several cards. I'll keep you posted.

For those of you wondering how I came up with all these interesting ideas for an online class, I'm currently involved in teaching a moon-monthly e-course over at the Wise Woman University called Awaken Your Divine Feminine Soul and loving every second of it as are my students - love, love, love ya'll!