An Ancestor Reading for Jenn

This is an actual sample of an Ancestor Reading with kind permission from my client.

What is an Ancestor Reading?

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-carnate spirits (ie. deceased relatives, angels, nature spirits, animal totems) that can act as spiritual counselors or protectors for us, in our time of need.

An Ancestor Reading for Jenn

This reading is in response to Jenn's wish for a connection with Marie, “Dolly”.

- The first thing I see is a woman with long, straight, sandy, brown hair at the beach pulling up a white sack and the word “ginger” pops into my head!

- This woman seems very independent and she is wearing a necklace with small white flowers.

- She knew her own mind.

- She was not extroverted.

- It also feels like her body may have swelled up at one point.

- The name “Charlie” pops up.

- She was anxious for others to continue having a good time without her (while she wasn’t doing well.)

- She appeared to have Piscean energy.

- Sometimes when she was out and about, no one noticed her at all – she would just sit there quietly, with her pointed (pale) face.

- I also get a sense of her being very, very tired.

- The 1830’s come to mind.

- I see a grey hound.

- I also see a big ol’ kitchen – grandma’s cooking.

- She is wearing a crimson scalloped (apron?)

- I see a son (Danny?) and Lise.

- She wants what’s best for them.

- I feel her fading in the/her 30’s.

- She was too young and pale.

- Danny makes her smile and whisks her away – is he already on the other side at this time or just helping her pass over?

For Jenn/Wren, and she really smiles.

- I see a big ring, raised (a bauble?) and she says, “Carry on…through you, I’ll live on…through your vitality, I feel alive! Look after your two little ones.”

- Everything just stopped (bodily) for her and she left like a run-down clock in the end.

Jenn's Response: This seems accurate to me. Her husband died when she was in her thirties and for the rest of her life she shouldered a tremendous responsibility. She was the oldest of 10 children and those waiting for her were probably her husband, Johnny and her mother, Angelina. She was also close to Uncle Rudy and her brother, uncle Petey who died at age 10. She was NOT an extrovert. The part of her at the beach with a sack is very accurate. I have a photo of her at the beach with her long sandy brown hair in a "sack" bathing suit, popular in the early 20's.

You can book an ancestor reading on my website at http://KathyCrabbe.com

How a Soul Reading Works

My preferred mode of reading someone's soul-energy is via distance - this allows me to focus on you, your spirit and your guides in a focused way clear of distractions. Each reading involves preparations such as meditation and yoga to help me focus. I will often pull healing stones and a card(s) from one of my four self-designed and painted oracle card decks, but unlike a tarot reading I will not actually look at the card until after your reading is finished. The card imagery and description often serve to accentuate and emphasize certain points in your reading and along with the healing stones may also give you some more tools to work with on your own after the reading is over.

You can purchase a soul reading here and an astrology reading here.
Client testimonials can be read on my website.

Feedback Requested!
Please feel free to ask me any questions you like about what I've written here - I would love to know your thoughts and hear your comments and perhaps even create some more blog posts in response!

To read a more detailed explanation about soul readings please go here.

Metaphysical Artists & Crafters on Etsy - Part 2

I have met some wonderful folks of like mind and spirit in the Etsy forums in my latest thread (discussion) called "energy, crystals, spiritual psychic guides" and would like to share their stories with you! I asked folks to tell me a bit about their metaphysical inclinations, what drew them to this thread and why they keep coming back.

Meredith Laskow
meredithbead.etsy.com
meredithbead.com (jewelry)
www.meredithlaskow.com (writing)

Hill Tribes of Thailand Turquoise Silver Earrings

Meredith Laskow is a lifelong artist who sells her jewelry designs at craft fairs, in galleries, and on her rapidly-breeding collection of websites. She is the current (and only) Poet Laureate of Placentia Library District. Her poems and essays have been published internationally.

I followed the "Energy and Crystals" thread from the tail end of another Etsy thread started by Kathy, where I also participated. I'm drawn to the idea of a spiritual existence beyond traditional paradigms. I believe that everything that is, everything that ever was, and everything that ever will be -- is connected through time and space and energy.

Despite our different circumstances, the people in this thread are connected through common attitudes towards life. I stay here because everyone feels like a friend.



The Three Birds of Mount Dora - Photograph

I am a freelance photographer, artist and writer. I believe in black and white. I believe in shades of grey. Lover of books and seeker of wisdom, I love learning all I can about the infinite possibilities of acquiring awareness. I want to know what my soul is made of and am currently a student on a spiritual healing path.


"The World Is My Studio" is the way I see the world. Art, like beauty is subjective, but it is always full of soul. With all the ups and downs in life, the beauty and the ugliness, we get to choose how we see things. The world is my inspiration and my studio.

What drew me to this thread? Because I was meant to. What keeps me coming back to this thread? The people I've met in this thread share both similar and different beliefs; we're all open and love sharing our experiences and stories with each other; cool stories, positive energy, cool people.

Brenda - Callistia
Callistia.etsy.com

Storming the Castle - Ceramic Dragon

I loving making things and spending time with my boys, but I never seem to have enough time to do what I love. I noticed the "energy & crystals, healers, spiritual psychic guides" thread a while back, and was drawn to it; it just took me a little while to post. I have always been able to 'feel' things, especially involving those I care about and crystals and natural stones have made a difference in my life. I also love reading about new and different things.

Amber Thurman - NoctisAeterna

- Why I like this thread: I find discussions of supernatural, paranormal, and magical topics interesting. Always have, (hopefully, always will :)

- What drew me to it: The promise of discussions about things I rarely get to discuss seriously - at least, discussions where I'm not treated like a nut, anyway!


My background is not so much metaphysical as it is paranormal, since I wasn't able to really get into metaphysics until I left home for college. But I've seen ghosts, angels, and spirits ever since I was a child - the very first one I remember, was seeing my grandfather at his funeral, standing beside my grandmother and praying with her. I've also started exploring my own spirituality a bit more recently.

You can read Part 1 - Etsy Soul Friends here.

Friday is for Gran & The Fiddlehead - Part 9

Tea for 2, just outside of Warwick Castle, merry ol' England.


This ongoing post documents a family reunion - 2 weeks along the Leicester Loop in England on 5 narrow boats!

Points of Note:
- Patience mooning Lindsey and Sandy on bikes
- Meeting the Welsh born Mill Engineer who gave us a tour of the River Mill at the Castle
- Posing as a jester
- Smelling tiny Juliette roses
- Sampling a Bakewell cake - can't recommend it! very dry & not much taste.
- Havin' a pint at a canal side pub - always recommended!

Journaling along in my Moleskin.


Inside Warwick Castle.

My husband learned a cheer or two from Jackie, our very own cheerleader.

You Crazy Bloggers You!


This week for "Wreck This Journal" - a creative blogger's book club group odyssey I managed to:

- write backwards with my non dominant left hand
- draw a very nasty naked lady with a gold glitter pen held between my teeth
- draw semi-straight pencil lines made blurry with spit
- paint with sticks and weeds
- take my book for a dirty walk
- climb a 17 foot ladder and throw my book from the top, then photograph it
- smear my hands with Naples yellow oil paint and make a hand print - not recommended, hard to clean!


Now you tell me, are we a crazy bunch of bloggers or what?!