Want to Help Me Create a Witchy and Neurodivergent Oracle or Tarot Card Deck?

Dear Moon Muser,

Firstly, to enter the raffle for my 72-card Elfin Ally Oracle Deck, Zodiac Goddess Power Deck or Fairy Herbal Deck please scroll down for more info about the contest and then leave your comments below.

Thank you so much for supporting my work as an artist, soul reader, astrologer and oracle deck maker over the past year (and beyond). All my work honours Goddess (and cats!) worldwide. We ARE Goddesses. We ARE Gods. Be strong and true.

This year I'm having a tough time deciding which of my painting series to turn into a sixth deck (yes, wow!) I have at least four series to choose from created over the last six years.

These series began with the theme of Faerieality and then morphed into: Crone Club, Non Binary Nude Aliens, Shapeshifters and Fey Witches.

They were all created by hand using the ancient technique of Bibliomancy, whereby I randomly chose words and quotes from my many books to inspire them and to collage into them. They were mostly drawn with my non-dominant intuitive left hand with 5-6 other elements from different sources drawn into them. It's a very intuitive, spiritually guided technique I've developed to express and celebrate Neurodivergent Fey Witch Wisdom.

Here are some examples of my favorite paintings from these different series.

Faerieality 1 Series (2018-2020)

Staying in Right Alignment by Kathy Crabbe

Faerieality 2 Series (2018)

You are wiser than you know by Kathy Crabbe

Non Binary Nude Alien Series (2021-22)

Opening rooms up in her head by Kathy Crabbe

Shapeshifter Series (2023-Present)

CONTEST DETAILS:

What Do You Want In Your Next Oracle Deck?

I would love your help!  Also, all who respond below in lots of juicy detail to this question (and yes, please include your email so I can let you know if you win!) in very helpful detail to this wee survey will be entered in a raffle for my 72-card Elfin Ally Oracle Deck, Zodiac Goddess Power Deck or Fairy Herbal Deck.

Here are some ideas for my next deck - what appeals to you?

• Motivational or self esteem boosting, affirmation cards rather than oracles.

• Spell cards: spellcraft.

• A whole new Tarot based completely on my own system.

• A combination oracle and tarot deck?

• One huge deck of 100 cards or a deck in 3 volumes of 40 cards each?

• List of chakras, crystals, stones, goddesses, spirit animals, herbs, astrology (which ones?) on the back of each card instead of in a guidebook.

• Square cards? Tarot Size Cards? Jumbo Size Cards (3x5)?

• Cards arrive in a custom box or a bag - the bag option will definitely keep the cost down. I use Print on Demand Services and the costs are steep as I need to order them individually once the Pre Order Special is done.

• Mini Cards @ 2.5in.? (this would keep the price down).

• Digital cards you print yourself.

• Names for the deck? Faerieality, Crone Club, Non Binary Nude Aliens, Shapeshifters, Fey Witches, We Are Witches. Please suggest something, if you like!

What do you want in a deck? All your ideas are welcome. To be entered in the raffle please also suggest something not mentioned above. Thank you so much for your help!

About Kathy Crabbe
Feel Kathy’s healing energy guide you with a gentle touch. You ARE in alignment with your soul’s purpose. As a professional seer Kathy provides you with a safe and encouraging space to shine light upon your hidden gifts and talents in tune with your spirit guides and the divines. Kathy Crabbe offers soul readings using her own hand painted oracle card decks both virtually and in person.

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.

How to make a simple oracle card spread for the Aries New Moon

I recently connected with Kristen on Instagram. She is a talented multi-oracle deck creator and intuitive reader who was inspired by my Aries New Moon Reading to create an oracle spread of her own using decks she created herself. Coming soon will be Kristen's AMAZINGLY detailed and helpful article about how to make your own oracle deck so stay tuned! To receive my new moon readings monthly you can sign up here: New Moon Museletter.

New Moon in Aries Spread by Kristen

Over the Moon Oracle Card Creatrix Kristen

This week, I've been chatting with Kathy Crabbe about making oracle cards, and I noticed she had a wonderful blog post on the Aries new moon. So, I decided to make a simple spread based on her post: How To Get Inspired and Fight To Win This Aries New Moon.

Card 1: What do you want more than anything? Card 2: How to get it (by tapping into your Aries Fire). Card 3: Affirmation to support your goal.

Here's my reading:

Kristen's Aries New Moon Oracle Spread

Card 1: Knight of Wands. This card represents a departure which I'll be making very soon to live in a different part of the country. It also signifies the freedom and adventure I'm hoping this move will help me regain. I'm eager to start over and live life to the fullest.

Card 2: Have Fun. I get this card a lot as an admonishment because I'm always so busy working, creating, and trying to stay afloat. But this card shows that adding more fun to my days will help me live life to the fullest.

Card 3: I am joyous. Love this card! And it ties in nicely with the positive energy of the other two cards.

The decks used in this reading were the Tarot Everywhere deck, Oracle Everywhere deck and I AM Cards. They are all available for sale through my Printerstudio shopspace HERE

Over the Moon Oracle Card Creatrix Kristen

About Kristen

Kristen is a divination junkie and the creator of more than ten tarot and oracle decks. She instructs the online playing card divination course, Your Future Is In The Cards, and runs the blog Over the Moon.