Ogham Readings on Sundays
Oct. 22nd, 2023 12:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kimberlysteele
Hi Everyone,
I am happy to read your Ogham free of charge -- that's how I hone my divination skills. I take reading requests until 8pm Central Time (Chicago Illinois USA) on Sunday night. Though I am flattered that people want readings after the deadline, I decline reading requests made after 8pm Central Time on Sunday night without exception.
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Date: 2023-10-22 07:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 12:51 am (UTC)You drew three cards.
For the You card, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. The most difficult aspect of your work life ahead is going to be the dependence upon "nice things" for you and those counting upon you and the sacrifice of freedoms those nice things require. A good example is the family man who heroically forgoes any free time (outside of work) so his family can enjoy the accoutrements of a "better" life and then finds that he has nothing left for his family at the end of the day. This kind of everything-but-the-money absenteeism may even create emotional blockades of resentment because of his exhaustion and general lack of participation in family life. As horrible as it is, we often have some very stark choices to make between quality of life and quantity of time.
For the Situation, you drew Ioho or Grace well-dignified. Grace shows you are able to walk away from deal with the devil type situations and it also indicates a willingness to let go of what cannot be. Since it is in Situation, Grace may be referring to your dependents/loved ones who support you through thick and thin. They are flexible in accepting change according to what you need them to do and they do not cling to what is no longer working or not meant to be.
For the Outcome, you drew Huath or Obstacles well-dignified. Huath indicates a trying time and/or a difficult situation with difficult people. Its good dignity hints that you will be triumphant in this situation. A good topic to explore in meditation here is deal-breakers. What are yours? For me, lousy pay was a deal-breaker. I had a few opportunities to teach in elite micro-schools in the area where I live and turned them down because the pay was insulting. Another deal breaker is thanklessness. One job where I did nearly everything stopped me when I tried to inject some tasteful humor and originality into their system; when they told me I could not change a single jot or tittle in their antiquated program, it was the straw that finally broke the camel's back. Being aware of your deal-breakers ahead of time can be exceedingly helpful. Huath also can be talking about having the Martial force necessary for fighting well-chosen battles.
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Date: 2023-10-22 02:16 pm (UTC)Thanks.
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:00 am (UTC)Keep in mind if you go in with that attitude, self-inflicted crap is exactly what you will get out of your week. You might try an affirmation. I recommend "I am a better person today than I was yesterday, if only by the slightest bit".
You drew Tinne or Defense ill-dignified in the You position. Straight up, this can be a danger card so be on alert and don't cut corners anywhere. Other than that, it is either talking about paranoia and defenses that are far too robust to be effective (the fortified island that runs out of food just as its Navy goes on strike) or too little defense. If it is too little, it means you are a bit reckless.
For the Situation, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. You have put some good actions in place which bring good harvests. To some degree you can rest on your laurels and enjoy the fruits of your labor this week. There are two ways to bring good harvests. They are good planning and generosity. Good planning means you've accounted for error and generosity means you are constantly generating the kind of energy that brings your good fortune circling back in your direction.
For the Outcome, you drew Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified. Trouble in long-standing relationships, exhaustion of resources, and feeling worn down are all big risks for this period. Equally bad is an imbalance where you keep on plugging away at something where it would be vastly better to simply walk away. This is a good week to look at the leitmotifs of your life: what is the stuff that has either always been there or always comes back to haunt you? Why do you suppose it is there?
Week ahead
Date: 2023-10-22 03:12 pm (UTC)Blessings to you. Could I request a heads up for my week please?
Many thanks for this as always
Miow
Re: Week ahead
Date: 2023-10-23 01:28 am (UTC)This could be a dangerous week for you. You drew two cards ill-dignified that signify physical risk or danger: Tinne (Defense) and Luis (Protection). I suggest wearing a red bag amulet all week.
For the You card, you drew Tinne or Defense ill-dignified. Risk taking in any way, shape, or form is unadvisable this week. Put off expensive purchases and big decisions until a later date. Basically you need to lay low and chill until this week blows over. That said, don't get paranoid. Paranoia opens us to unseen dangers because we are so busy scaring ourselves or building defenses against nothingburgers.
For the Situation, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. Forces merge together in your favor this week one or more times, plus you will have a good shot at making the most of those convergences. For example, perfect weather, a day off, and a working car often mean I can go hiking in my favorite forest preserve. Some of these factors are controllable by you and more are not: your job is to shape and mould the ones you actually can control.
For the Outcome, you drew Luis or Protection ill-dignified. Protection is a balance. Do too much of it, and you end up with molly-coddling and entitlement -- the super-protected often do not realize how protected they are and how easily that protection can be stripped away. To be underprotected is to not feel you are secure or guarded where it counts. To work on protection, look at what safety actually is in discursive meditation. Hint: it's not as easy as "enough" money or the ability to move to a better neighborhood. True safety is quite complex and difficult to achieve.
Re: Week ahead
Date: 2023-10-23 09:02 am (UTC)Specific question
Date: 2023-10-22 03:23 pm (UTC)I'm feeling uneasy but can't put my finger on it, perhaps because of my slight autism, perhaps because I am an immigrant and not picking up subtle English clues, perhaps I am imagining it all?
Many thanks
Miow
Re: Specific question
Date: 2023-10-23 01:32 am (UTC)I asked them three questions. "Is there trouble with Miow's group of friends?" The Ogham say Yes and they give Gort or Perseverance in the affirmative. The group is not built to stand the test of time. There are too many weak links.
Then I asked if you are reading it right. They say Yes and they give Ngetal or Health well-dignified. What you are sensing is the health of the group. From the sounds of things, many of them are physically or mentally unhealthy or both. Your senses are not lying to you.
Finally, I asked what the Outcome of the group would be, they said Eadha or Limits ill-dignified. The group is most likely going to splinter because of the limits of one or more of its members.
Re: Specific question
Date: 2023-10-23 08:55 am (UTC)Re: Specific question
Date: 2023-10-23 04:08 pm (UTC)I'll speak only for myself but I would legitimately rather die immediately than go out bitching and moaning about my pain. Suffering is a cult and I want no part in that religion. Dying is painful and we are all dying from the moment we are born, tough titty. The worst pain I have had in my life has been my period at age 12-14 when it was new. Crying and moaning about it did not do a damn thing. Basically only four Advil chased with vodka helped and I wasn't clever enough to do that until I was nearly 20 LOL.
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Date: 2023-10-22 03:32 pm (UTC)I'm the guy who received the optimistic relationship readings a while ago. I had an insight this morning... I'm wondering what your Ogham think about it. My inclination is to be cautious and wait for more data. In other words, to treat it more as a hypothesis than an actual insight.
Also, any general advice about this upcoming week?
Thank you!
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:45 am (UTC)My Ogham say your insight was likely legit. They provide Fearn or Bridge, which indicates a sound connection and a successful identification of patterns.
You drew three cards this week.
For the You position, you drew Oír or Epiphany well-dignified. You are on your way towards an insightful week. This would be an excellent week to keep a journal if you don't already keep one. I often jot insights I get during the week that become essays after one of more meditations. Sometimes these insights will be painful but they are always necessary.
For the Situation, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. This is a week where you should be able to maintain fairly good health without a great deal of effort. That said, it is never a bad idea to take up some mild regular exercise and a decent multivitamin supplement, which are two things I swear by. It is via doing your self-maintenance and being diligent that you will attract others who do the same... similar interests!
For the Outcome, you drew Ailm or Transcendence well-dignified. Though there may be trolls this week, you will calmly rise above them, refusing to give them the reactions they want to feed upon. Taking the high road leads to more of the same, and once again like attracts like.
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-22 05:21 pm (UTC)What should I be aware of this week? It's only Sunday but with all that's going on here I think this may be quite a week for me.
Thanks,
Nona
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Date: 2023-10-23 02:01 am (UTC)My Ogham agree but they tend to think it is salvageable via the Situation.
For the You card, they give you Tinne or Defense ill-dignified, which can be a physical danger card, so be vigilant and watchful. We live in an age of nearly complete blindness to incorporeal beings. Not all are dangerous but some are, and denying they exist is like me saying burglars don't exist because I don't want to believe anyone would rob my house. I recommend natural magic in the form of amulets, charms, washes, and candle rituals to safeguard your home this week.
For the Situation, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. You have put some good things in place and it is time to call in favors. These can be to other people or made as humble requests to the Divine. As long as you are willing to stay modest and to continue doing good works, it is well within reason to ask for extra protection this week.
For the Outcome, you drew Straif or Resilience ill-dignified. There may be a vulnerability that manifests this week. Whether it does manifest or not, excess fear only begets the same. A little fear is always advisable as self-preservation. It is when fear becomes extravagant that it gets us in trouble. There is only so much you can prepare for on the physical plane: the truest preparation is that of the Stoic, where you realize when you cannot control the circumstance and the way it plays out, you can still control your own reaction to it.
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Date: 2023-10-22 08:00 pm (UTC)Thanks so much for your readings.
I wanted to ask: any advice for the coming week please?
Thank you!
J
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Date: 2023-10-23 02:12 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You position, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. Maintaining your own physical health should not be a problem this week. That said, the mere presence of this card should serve as a reminder to do a little physical exercise every day and take a good quality multivitamin supplement. Ngetal is also a card of knowing when not to involve yourself in the business of others.
For the Situation, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. Some of your present good circumstances and harmony is entirely your doing; other parts of it are sheer luck. Thank the Divine for the luck and make special note of what you are doing right by yourself. Because this is in Situation, it speaks of the wise decisions of others and the general circles of balanced motion interlocking with each other.
For the Outcome, you drew Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified. There are plenty of people out there who believe themselves to be smarter than they are, simply enough. The so-called experts who don't bother to examine what happens to people who follow their advice come to mind. Another common sort of fool is the insecure blowhard who thinks he needs to put his stamp all over everything -- you might have to deal with someone like this during the week. Above all, the lesson is to not be anything like the sort of person mentioned in the above paragraph!
Update and Q
Date: 2023-10-22 08:08 pm (UTC)What does your Ogham say about this week for me?
With thanks and blessings, Heloise
Re: Update and Q
Date: 2023-10-23 02:26 am (UTC)Thank you for the update! Hopefully whatever wandering entity that was found some resolution.
You drew three cards.
For the You card, you drew Oír or Epiphany ill-dignified. Expect a sad but necessary realization if you get one at all: this world wasn't designed to make sense to us humans! If you are not getting what you need, then you must admit it and not pull any punches. You don't necessarily have to share this fact (honesty is not always the best policy) but realizing it is the first stage in maturing and potentially healing.
For Situation, you drew Mór or Sea Change. Astrally, you've got fair weather that you've done nothing to prevent or cause. Take advantage of this clarity by using it to interpret your nightly dreams, to reflect on past decisions, and to make large-scale plans for yourself.
For the Outcome, you drew Eadha or Limits ill-dignified. You may find yourself straining against limits when the only sensible thing you can do is accept them and work with what you've got. That said, some limits are temporary and some were meant to be challenged... rules were made to be broken and so forth. Through discursive meditation, you have a much better shot at finding out what you are dealing with.
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Date: 2023-10-22 09:01 pm (UTC)What do the Ogham say this week has in store for me? Thanks!
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Date: 2023-10-23 02:39 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
Like last week's readings, Tinne or Defense is coming up an awful lot and for you it comes up ill-dignified in the You position. I will utter my usual warning about physical danger and caution you not to take risks and to be vigilant about guarding your own safety. Other than that, the best defense is prevention. Setting a good defense in place means taking responsibility for your health and a healthy mistrust of health "authorities". That said, no matter what you do, life is full of germs, dirt, and risk, so don't allow yourself to be trapped in a fear bubble as so many are these days.
For the Situation, you drew Mór or Sea Change well-dignified. Fair astral plane weather means that you have an auspicious week for dream interpretation, long-term planning, and examining old wounds that are still festering so that way you may finally right them. You did not cause this weather but you can still make the most of it while it lasts.
For the Outcome, you drew Onn or Community ill-dignified. You may feel like a square peg in a round hole -- either the community of semi-strangers will let you down or you will let them down or both. Don't allow people to push your buttons, maintain a strict code of courtesy no matter what, and rise above the crappy reactions of our times and you will be fine.
House Purchase
Date: 2023-10-22 09:04 pm (UTC)I would love it if you could give me an Ogham reading on what I can expect from putting in an offer on the last house I looked at yesterday.
regards
KAN
Re: House Purchase
Date: 2023-10-23 02:41 am (UTC)They could be wrong but my Ogham seem to think your offer will be accepted. They provide Uilleand or Generosity well-dignified, which indicates there will be good spirits on both sides and a smooth transaction. I hope they are right!
Re: House Purchase
Date: 2023-10-23 10:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-22 09:34 pm (UTC)To Review: 3 out of 3, all of the fews drawn came to being clearly. Ngetal came out as a brief bout of illness that emerged over Tuesday and Wednesday and was gone by Thursday. Ruis on the other hand is something that is weighing down on a new guy at work who I am training, and is being afflicted by the primadonna antics of another worker who does not want to understand that the new guy is learning and acquiring experience in doing his job smoothly. I don't know if he is going to show up today or not. Lastly Tinne came skittering and sparking to me on the highway in the form of a generator that fell off the back of a flatbed truck. Indeed a balanced approach, matching its movements and getting out of its way was how I came out that just fine.
To ask: What is it that I need to know this week, according to the Ogham?
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Date: 2023-10-23 02:57 am (UTC)Thanks for the feedback! Yikes. Tinne has been popping up last week and this one -- there must be danger in the air lately. Glad you are OK and had speedy, balanced reactions.
You drew three cards this week.
For the You card, you drew Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. You simply do not have time for all you want and need to do, so you are going to have to trim a great deal of fat. It's a good idea to do this with physical objects, giving or throwing away what you are not using or loving, because though the planes are discrete and not continuous, getting rid of excess on one plane will help you do the same on a more subtle plane.
For the Situation, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. There is a high chance that people are going to be rude this week. Don't let their bad behavior catch on with you. There is also a high chance of being too hurried or busy to enjoy your life -- I have had that exact week rather recently. Try to carve out some time for yourself and get yourself a treat.
For the Outcome, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. You have put some good strategies in place that have led to good outcomes. Time to savor some of the fruits of your labor. All too often, when you are a producer and a performer, it seems like everyone around you gets hungrier and needier in proportion to your competence. Cut yourself some slack, take a breather, and enjoy.
Strategies for Scorpio season?
Date: 2023-10-22 10:33 pm (UTC)I thought I'd try asking you and your Ogham for monthly guidance by the star signs instead of by the calendar month, so: how can I best direct my efforts and energies while the sun is moving through Scorpio?
Thank you!
Jonathan.
Re: Strategies for Scorpio season?
Date: 2023-10-23 03:07 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You card, you drew Nuin or Communication well-dignified. You reap the benefits of technology this Scorpio season, so it would be a good idea to thank the machines that help you get around and talk to others. You get more traction getting your messages to others, so make observations (perhaps written ones) about what you are specifically doing and the kind of attitude you have that facilitates these transactions.
For the Situation, you drew Mór or Sea Change well-dignified. Good astral weather is all around you (and for many others) this Scorpio season. In this time of unique clarity, analyzing dreams, looking deep into the past, making major decisions and purchases is auspicious.
For the Outcome, you drew Beith or Intention ill-dignified. Maybe the astral weather is so good you find yourself going a million directions at once. Keep in mind you cannot do everything well and are going to have to put the kibosh on a great deal of it if you want to get anywhere. That said, Beith ill-dignified can also simply mean your get up and go "got up and went", and in that case, maybe you need to relax and not worry about getting it all done.
Week 43
Date: 2023-10-22 11:52 pm (UTC)1. What do I need to know in order to make the best out of this week?
2. May the Ogham comment on my relationship with my sister and her husband (as one couple)?
Thanks!
-Eugene
Re: Week 43
Date: 2023-10-23 03:17 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week, all ill-dignified.
For the You card, you drew Ioho or Grace. You have a difficult time letting go of negativity and past ruts this week. The longer you dwell on the negative, the stronger it becomes. It does not matter if you oppose it; like William Blake said, "You become what you behold". Ioho can also talk about a lack of diligence and a willingness to let responsibilities slide.
For the Situation, you drew Phagos or Teaching. You may have to deal with someone who is either giving bad advice or who does not know what they are talking about. Your best reaction again is to ignore and move on -- don't be a bad advisor or a bloviator yourself and the karma of that sort of thing ends with you.
For the Outcome, you drew Luis or Protection. You could be in physical danger this week, so be warned. Other than that, it is tempting to ignore messages from your higher self this week and backslide into old, bad habits. Keep in mind you have all the time in the world to rise up and the gods are very patient -- that said, running into the same blockades over and over again instead of hurdling them is a frustrating way to live.
As for the relationship with your sister and her husband, they give Duir or Gifts ill-dignified, meaning it is a relationship of gifts and privilege to some extent. There is the danger of only considering the relationship for its material benefits and drawbacks. Far better to resolve to raise the relationship to a higher level and to use gratitude and generosity to sublimate it without expectation of reciprocity.
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:16 am (UTC)Could you and Ogham give me a heads up for the week.
Eve
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Date: 2023-10-23 03:24 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You card, you drew Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. There's no rest for the wicked, they say, so perhaps you're a wicked one. Or you could have the opposite problem of being waylaid or unmotivated and unable to rise to whatever demands are barreling your way. Yet a third potential issue is trouble letting go of what is either not meant for you, no longer meant for you, or not meant to be.
For the Situation, you drew Onn or Community well-dignified. You fit well within your niche this week and via kindness and courtesy, you open connections in the immediate and far away futures. It is a good week to examine what role you play in the local community as a neighbor, worker, friend, and consumer.
For the Outcome, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. People can be rude and they are likely to be excessively so this week: think loud music, bad driving, and general inconsiderate behavior. Try to let it roll off your back: it's not worth getting excited about. Beware of being too hard on yourself, working yourself too hard, and not taking enough time for yourself for the little pleasures.
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:28 am (UTC)I have another somewhat odd question this week....
Would you be able to ask the Ogham why there seem to have been so many narcissists in my life this incarnation? Or am I just imagining it or over-sensitive to that particular personality disorder?
The facile psychological explanation would say that I'm "drawn to" narcissists because I had an narcissistic parent, but that's really not how it's worked at all - it's more like I just get shoved into the path of narcissists against my own will. For example, in an assigned college class where I couldn't pick the professor I got suck with the NPD loon (and I never would have picked that guy's class on my own); in a work situation where the people who hired me were fine but then surprise!, I get assigned to work for a narcissist (this has happened more than once); the narcissistic ex-husband of a work colleague interfering in the organization and contacting me inappropriately outside of work, even though I'd tried to avoid interacting with him; etc.
Maybe I'm imagining it, and there are just a lot of people with NPD roaming the world right now? Or is it something more - do I keep having to deal with them for a reason, and if so, what IS it?
Thanks!
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Date: 2023-10-23 03:32 am (UTC)My Ogham say Yes, there is something to your perception. I would not say you are drawn to narcissists. They are drawn to you. My Ogham give Coll or Wisdom well-dignified. Narcissists sense that you have some hard-earned wisdom. Since they are unwise and wish to get wisdom without earning it the hard way a.k.a. laziness, they are drawn to you in hopes of being able to copy your wisdom enough to fake it convincingly. Another part of your narcissist problem is etheric and not mental like the former one. The Ogham give you Quert or Delight well-dignified, which is to say that you are one of those etheric fountains. (I am an etheric fountain) People with profound etheric starvation (narcissism and etheric starvation can be common co-maladies; I have a neighbor with quite an obnoxious combination of the two) seek out etheric fountains instinctively to "bathe" in their etheric richness. Being an etheric fountain is similar to charisma, though charisma is usually more calculated in my experience. It's a natural form of charisma -- narcissists are always jealous of people who are naturally charismatic, because they have to cultivate and force benefits that come with the territory of natural charisma.
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:56 pm (UTC)One of these days I'd love to hear more about your thoughts on etheric fountains and you experience being one, if you ever feel moved to write about it!
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 03:39 am (UTC)My Ogham like running for you. They give you Gort or Perseverance, which is to say running is something you can sustain long-term that is good for you.
For writing, they give you Koad or Confluence ill-dignified, which means that at least at the current moment, writing may be a bit of an uphill battle. That's not to say it isn't worthwhile, only that you need to spend some "School of Hard Knocks" time honing your craft and that the fates are not convening anytime soon to make you a successful writer.
For a third activity, they say you shouldn't do much else besides writing and running. They give you Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified, which is a clear message that you need to limit your activities to have any hope of gaining the wisdom and gnosis of them. I feel your pain on this, because I have had to severely curtail my writing -- I used to write fiction and I have no time to do that anymore -- as well as what I practice and arrange musically to accommodate my focus on the Orphic Hymns. As for other interests such as macrame and cooking, I am finding I must largely abandon any new directions there as once again, I don't have time.
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Date: 2023-10-23 12:49 am (UTC)What's up for me and my family this week?
Thanks!
-PW
P.S. Last week's reading (Onn ill-dig etc.) was pretty accurate. I didn't think so at first because people *seemed* agreeable. But then there was no effective follow-through. I'm very glad I had the reading--it really helped me stay unbothered! Thanks again!
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Date: 2023-10-23 03:49 am (UTC)Thanks for the feedback! Onn has meant similar things for me in the past. Glad it helped.
You and the fam drew three cards this week, all well-dignified. Though this is no guarantee of a great week, it does show a high degree of chance that you'll make the best out of what you are given without huge effort.
For the You position, you drew Fearn or Guidance. You'll be a good leader this week and other members of the fam may also have their moment to shine as leaders. There is also the possibility of getting good advice you can use to navigate a difficult situation.
For the Situation, you drew Ruis or Regret. The benefits of repentance come when you resolve not to do that anymore and replace beating yourself up over the mea culpa with real, earnest resolve never to do it again. One or more of you takes this high road, which in my opinion is a fast track towards spiritual evolution I wish more people in our blighted world would embrace. Maybe others try to make you feel guilty in an unfair way but it blows away quickly as it can get no traction with genuine repentance.
For the Outcome, you drew Phagos or Teaching. Well-dignified, it implies deep understanding of some form of knowledge that you can easily spread by teaching. A good teacher isn't of much use without a good student, so this card also talks about the best sort of learners who take what they are given and use it actively and creatively.
For the Outcome, you d