Ogham Readings on Sundays
Dec. 2nd, 2023 08:10 pm![[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.
Please note I will be taking off the weeks of December 24, 2023 and December 31, 2023. Readings will resume as usual January 7, 2024.
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Date: 2023-12-03 03:25 am (UTC)With thanks and blessings, Heloise
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Date: 2023-12-04 03:54 am (UTC)My Ogham provide three cards for your reading this week.
For the You card, you drew Fearn or Bridge ill-dignified. You have a good chance of feeling frustrated, stymied, blocked, and/or prevented from what you want to do or would rather be doing. Often in the case of Fearn, there is the distinct impression of a person or people standing in the way. Your task is to figure out if this is true or not -- is it other people or is it you? It could be a mix of both.
For the Situation, you drew Nuin or Communication well-dignified. You are surrounded by empathy because you give it so freely. You are able to "get real" with those who need that from you. This card also speaks to a sensitivity to the spirit of place and adapting well to your surroundings. The world of strangers is beneficial and it is possible some recognition comes to you for good works.
For the Outcome, you drew Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. Letting go of what is not meant to be or what is past its prime will prove challenging this week. Overworking yourself is a real risk -- yeah, I know that trap extremely well to the point where I nearly live there full time. Know when to call it quits, to put things on hold, and get proper rest.
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Date: 2023-12-03 04:16 am (UTC)Thanks as always for this service.
For my reading requests for Thanksgiving and for December, your Ogham warned of danger. My question this week is, can your Ogham give me any clarification, especially around the question of what, if anything, I might be able do to protect myself and others?
Jan
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Date: 2023-12-04 04:02 am (UTC)Thanks for your interesting question. To answer your question, the Ogham provide Beith or Intention ill-dignified. This is quite clear: you are at the most risk when you are distracted. I have a bad habit of walking away when the stove is on. My problem is that I am so harried, I cannot fully absorb myself with the task at hand. Despite literally being at work at a book called Sacred Homemaking that is all about pouring oneself into chores with dedication and appreciation, I constantly battle my own tendency not to appreciate the task of cooking enough to commit to it fully. Beith talks about intention being scattered, trying to do too much at once, and not paying attention. When you don't pay attention, it is easy to slip up, have an accident, or in the mildest of outcomes, do a lousy job at whatever you tried to do while distracted.
That said, when I get the "danger" cards in the Ogham, I wear a red bag amulet. A red bag amulet is a small red cloth bag (mine are 2X3 inch rectangle pouches with a drawstring bought online) filled with salt, a bent iron nail, and some chili pepper flakes. Ideally, you should make them on a Tuesday during a waxing moon but any day will do if you're a natural magic novice.
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Date: 2023-12-03 05:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-12-04 04:04 am (UTC)My spiritual practice
Date: 2023-12-03 09:58 am (UTC)what does your Ogham say about my current spiritual practice?
Re: My spiritual practice
Date: 2023-12-04 04:19 am (UTC)For the You card, meaning the most direct part of your experience, they give you Ioho or Grace ill-dignified, which means that you are just getting your sea legs. Bumpy rides of the initiatory sort lie directly ahead, with challenges from spirit, potential karmic culmination, and tests of bravery. You will be tried and given a choice of letting go of your hang ups or staying in a comfortable place. From the looks of things, your higher self will attempt to show you the way.
For the Situation, you drew Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified. This card is to remind you that you've had a glimpse of something big but you are no where near the end of the tunnel where you've seen some light. Meatworld (illusion?) sucks and seems expressly designed to confuse and obfuscate truth -- the better to sift out the seekers from the complacent dullards, my dear!
For the Outcome, you drew Uilleand or Generosity well-dignified. This card is your saving grace. Understanding generosity and how it uplifts and sublimates is within your reach. Notice how the truly generous are never truly poor no matter what their wealth-level and the ungenerous are never truly rich no matter how much money they have. Howard Hughes springs readily to mind, consumed by addiction and neurosis, and at the end of his life, dehydrated and starved despite being one of the world's richest men.
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Date: 2023-12-03 12:25 pm (UTC)I'm the guy who received the optimistic relationship readings a while ago.
What should I look out for this week? Tomorrow's a big-ish day at work, and this week as a whole is promising to be a bit intense for all kinds of reasons.
By the way... T approached me last week, but for work-related stuff. I was helpful, I think. I'm going to chase down some information for her and for a few other co-workers. They're all trying to tackle a particular set of problems, and it seems that I know several contacts that might be able to help.
Thanks Kimberly!
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Date: 2023-12-04 04:25 am (UTC)My Ogham give you three cards this week.
For the You position, they provide Huath or Obstacles well-dignified. Basically the Ogham are affirming your suspicions of this week being intense, but they assure you that you have the stuff necessary to handle it. That said, Huath is one of the danger cards in my Ogham, so I suggest being especially careful, not getting distracted, and putting time and care into your health routines.
For the Situation, they provide Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. This week will be marred by people who are obtuse, though it is anybody's guess if it is deliberate or not. Tech may behave badly, mishaps could get in the way of smooth travel, phone trees will be obnoxious, and generally the world of strangers won't offer up much in the way of benevolence.
For the Outcome, you drew Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified. The egregores of panic, grumpiness, pettiness, etc. is going to try to draw you into their webs: don't fall for it. The whole NOW! NOW! NOW! ASAP! fixation in modern work is the way weak minds and fragile egos try to make themselves appear powerful. Don't allow yourself to be too easily impressed; they're overcompensating.
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Date: 2023-12-04 05:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-12-03 03:30 pm (UTC)1-2. For the last full week of this month, I am planning to see family and friends. What should I keep in mind to ensure that week is successful? Does the Ogham indicate if any of the friends I plan to meet with could be problematic? (I haven’t seen some in years, so much could have changed since we last met)
3. For this coming week, what’s the most important thing I need to know about it? (Just a one-card Ogham reading please, I don’t want to ask too many questions of you and the Ogham.)
Thank you as always.
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Date: 2023-12-04 04:34 am (UTC)Yes, the Ogham think there could be a problematic friend or two, or a problematic situation. They provide Huath or Obstacles ill-dignified, meaning a friend may not be in the best place or could even face danger. If any friend goes over the top or tries to drag you down somehow, say "I don't do that anymore" and be as kind and courteous as you can possibly stand.
For your week, they provide Oir or Epiphany ill-dignified. This indicates that you'll have a realization, most likely about yourself, and this realization will give you a potentially painful opportunity to self-correct. If it is a realization about something or someone outside yourself, the opportunity will have more to do with perceiving what you can and cannot change and how to move forward.
International trip
Date: 2023-12-03 06:08 pm (UTC)Thank you as always for these readings. My question is - how will my trip to France this month go? Will there be any obstacles that I need to be aware of?
Thanks,
P
Re: International trip
Date: 2023-12-04 04:46 am (UTC)My Ogham give you three cards for your trip to France.
For the You card, they provide Onn or Community ill-dignified, which means my Ogham say you should expect at least one aspect of your trip to involve surly or unsavory characters, missed meetings, or other mischief from your fellow humans. Don't make yourself an easy target, but also don't be on constant defense.
For the Situation, you drew Duir or Gifts ill-dignified, which points to a couple of potential outcomes. One may have to do with putting up with the antics of the insufferably privileged, or being made to feel guilty for your own privileges (usually this is done as manipulation). The other potential is the transcendent force of great generosity, and in this case you may be the giver, the receiver, or both.
For the Outcome, you drew Mor or Sea Change well-dignified. Overall this will be a lovely and wonderful trip. You will make some fond memories. Despite the Ogham's warnings, which are meant to advise you so you can prevent trouble, this trip is going to be very nice overall.
Family travel
Date: 2023-12-03 07:09 pm (UTC)-- "the notorious" V.O.G
Re: Family travel
Date: 2023-12-04 04:55 am (UTC)My Ogham give you three cards for your trip, and unfortunately they are all ill-dignified. This trip will require you to "gird up your loins" as it were and to be tactful, quick-thinking, and graceful.
For the You position, you got Beith or Intention. When ill-dig, this one talks about not having enough mojo to get it all done, being pulled in too many directions, and feeling harried. Something has to be given up, postponed, or reneged upon in order to get it all done: be ready to focus.
For the Situation, you drew Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified. Someone in the family is anxious and they are the sort of misery that loves company. Don't allow yourself to be ruffled by their song and dance. Remain steadfast, unflappable, and true to yourself.
For the Outcome, you drew Ur or Intimacy ill-dignified. Speaking all that crosses your mind at any given moment is foolish and dangerous. It is not at all fake to curate your personality to the person or people you are dealing with. I wear different masks depending on who I am dealing with -- nobody sees the real me except me. This does not make me a sociopath. I care deeply about each individual to edit the everliving crap out of what I say to them in consideration for their astral state. I may even be wearing one of my masks while doing these readings... you'll never know! 😼
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Date: 2023-12-03 07:38 pm (UTC)To review: Ngetal as hygiene, I definitely had lots of people around me ill this week, but the meditation on the few in isolation was in mind when I paid a visit to an antique store this week. Possessing and being possessed by possessions and Stirner's possession by use.
Luis was definitely at play with problematic machinery at work obliging the choice thoroughout the week to undertake its unclogging from a precarious perch, in the service of sparing the new guy from the danger of clearing messes from ladders. In turn I got carried by coworkers when Beith caught up to me and was too tired from said uncloggings to function properly elsewhere.
To ask: What is it that I need to know this week, according to the Ogham?
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Date: 2023-12-04 05:02 am (UTC)Thanks for the feedback!
For the You position, you drew Ur or Intimacy well-dignified. You are apt to say the right thing at the right time to the right person this week. You can enhance this effect by being a merciless editor of what you say (and how you say it) depending on who you are speaking with. That said, the appearance of this card is always a warning to not put your foot in your mouth when given the opportunity.
For the Situation, you drew Straif or Resilience ill-dignified. You might overdo it physically, so be more aware of your limits. You may also have a financial or emotional setback/challenge that you must overcome. Since this is in Situation, it could be happening to your loved ones.
For the Outcome, you drew Tinne or Defense well-dignified. The very presence of this card can indicate physical danger, so be careful this week. Other than that, it talks about standing your ground and showing spine in a sensible way. True defense is a rational assessment of actual threats and the ability to improvise; most people live in a state of fear, one way or another, so it is a very difficult balance to achieve.
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Date: 2023-12-03 08:49 pm (UTC)I have a trip coming up this weekend where I know I'll need it, but then after that, I don't see any case where I will for a few months; and when I do need internet, I have access to public computers, but it's a lot less convenient than using my own device.
Do your Ogham think selling my laptop as soon as I get home from my trip is a good idea?
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Date: 2023-12-04 05:05 am (UTC)Week
Date: 2023-12-03 09:02 pm (UTC)My thanks to you and your Ogham. Could I have a heads-up for the week please?
May Lady Bast bless you with the warmth of fur, the sound of a purr, and the sinuous grace of feline beauty.
Miow
Re: Week
Date: 2023-12-04 05:13 am (UTC)Thank you!
You drew three cards this week.
For the You position, you drew Straif or Resilience ill-dignified. This week could be marked with financial or emotional setbacks, tests of your courage and patience. True resilience is not a matter of wealth; it is entirely how you handle strife mentally that matters.
For the Situation, you drew Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. This week may present the challenge of being made to let go before you are ready. In order for anything new to be born, something old must die. Our entire civilization has a psychosis about aging and death: this week will benefit from meditation on those two subjects.
For the Outcome, you drew Ngetal or Health well-dignified. You have a good sense of boundaries. You are able to clearly see where you end and something/someone else begins: you choose the level of involvement that is best for all parties.
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Date: 2023-12-03 11:12 pm (UTC)Hope you're well!
Q- What should I know about this coming week?
Thank you,
Tamanous
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Date: 2023-12-04 05:21 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You card, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. A combination of factors, some of which you have put in place and some that are sheer luck of the draw, conspire to benefit you this week. This is a good week to look at the positives and determine your role in them. What did you do right in the past that you should use as advice for the future?
For the Situation, you drew Mor or Sea Change ill-dignified. Through no fault of your own, the state of the astral around you is garbage. It is the astral equivalent of the weather we had in Illinois over the past week: wet and cold like a snotty nose in a drafty garage. You did nothing to make this happen, so no worries there, but you should be aware that moods sour and people behave like asshats when the astral weather is like this.
For the Outcome, you drew Straif or Resilience ill-dignified. Challenges abound, possibly around your money situation, relationships, you name it. Think STRAIN. Nevertheless, keep in mind over-prepping is never the answer: there are a bunch of people who have a lifetime supply of MREs in their basements at the moment. Unless you love the taste of freeze-dried meals, that kind of prepping is ridiculous and paranoid.
Provider and Provided For: Uneasiness
Date: 2023-12-04 12:20 am (UTC)I've been working with a TCM practitioner for a pair of long standing health problems. I'm getting impressive results, but after asking him about the "shots", politely mind you, I think I inadvertently triggered him. He's a big fan of mRNA, and well, that's that. I'm quite willing to agree to disagree.
My past few visits with him have been productive, but I feel an undercurrent of something I can't put my finger on. I believe he's a solid practitioner, and I do want to continue treatment with him.
What might the Ogham say about:
Is there something I need to be aware of about this relationship, and what, if anything, do I need to do to make this a more comfortable relationship for me?
Thanks as always,
Valerie
Re: Provider and Provided For: Uneasiness
Date: 2023-12-04 05:27 am (UTC)I asked my Ogham what would be the outcome if you continue the relationship with him. They give you Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified, which indicates they don't have the faith in him that you seem to. He is overconfident and his salesmanship exceeds his true expertise. It is what he overlooks that impedes his ability to heal. For continuing with him and making it a more comfortable relationship, they provide Duir or Gifts ill-dignified, meaning that again they disapprove. He may have gifts but he does not use them for good, at least not entirely so.
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Date: 2023-12-04 12:43 am (UTC)I really do need to check your site more often! Your post and the comments on Church, Meetups etc was one of your best. Loved your recent hymn to Melanoie also.
As usual to ask, what do I need to know now?
Gawain
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Date: 2023-12-04 05:36 am (UTC)Thank you so much! I am glad you stopped by and I am thrilled you like the newest Orphic hymn!
My Ogham give you three cards this week.
For the You card, they provide Muin or Harvest ill-dignified. There may be some rush in wanting an outcome; don't get too excited and don't cut corners. You also may face some karmic culmination of the "Meatworld sucks" variety. That said, for me, this card usually indicates something trivial and routine such as my bank account being on fumes or a recipe going spectacularly wrong. No big deal, just life stuff where if it was a sitcom, I would be the butt of the joke.
For the Situation, you drew Fearn or Bridge ill-dignified. Feeling impatient or frustrated is a real possibility this week, and since it is Situation, it could be referring to a loved one or friend. Feeling stuck, trapped, or constipated could very well happen. Another possibility is the presence of a bad guru or bad advice, or good advice that you cannot possibly use.
For the Outcome, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene ill-dignified. This is a week to put time and energy into health maintenance. The more preventative measures you have put in place, the better, and it isn't too late to start now. Also, know your boundaries, do not commit readily to what you have not had time to think over, and take a "not my circus, not my monkeys" approach to drama that others would draw you into.
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Date: 2023-12-04 01:01 am (UTC)Could you and Ogham give me a heads up for this week
Audrey
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Date: 2023-12-04 05:44 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week. For the You card, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. Straight up, this card indicates that your health should be largely in the clear this week, but in light of this card, always take a high quality supplement every day, skip processed food for more nourishing meals and snacks, and prioritize exercise. This card also talks about reserving your energy for your own self and not spreading yourself too thin trying to help others.
For the Situation, you drew Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. Travel problems, tech going awry/lost, and irritations from the world of strangers potentially loom this week. You may feel you are not being listened to, that someone is talking "at" you and not to you, and a general lack of connection with others. Because this one is in Situation, these phenomena and feelings could be happening to a loved one.
For the Outcome, you drew Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. The trolls are out and they would be delighted if you would join what they think is their witty repartee, but you would do well to not sink to their level. Ignore the trolls! This card also talks about garden-variety depression, and though our civilization thinks depression is the WORST THING EVER KILL IT WITH FIRE, it is not.
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Date: 2023-12-04 01:47 am (UTC)What's up for me and my family this week?
Thanks!
-PW
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Date: 2023-12-04 05:52 am (UTC)You and the fam drew three cards this week.
For the You or most immediate position, you drew Luis or Protection well-dignified. In any dignity, Protection is a danger card in my Ogham, so be on PW guard. That said, this card is usually a happy indication of being in touch with your higher selves, acting nobly and morally, and making the choice that isn't always the most convenient but in the long run is the best and most-blessed of all.
For the Situation, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. You can sit back, relax, and enjoy. You've put enough good in place to earn it. This is a good week to look at the positives and meditate on how they got there. Of course any good harvest isn't all the gardener: it's part luck and part weather too, but good gardening REALLY helps.
For the Outcome, you drew Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. Some trolls or an icky situation may want to drag you down to that level. Don't go there; it is never worth it. Ignore the trolls. Ailm can be talking about depression as well -- it happens. Nothing to freak out over. The opposite imbalance is false transcendence: if you have someone in the fam who glosses over the bad and tries to reframe it as good even when this is not the case, this is the week to nip it in the bud and be more of an honest broker about what is actually happening.