Ogham Readings on Saturdays

[kimberlysteele]

 

I am happy to read your Ogham free of charge -- that's how I hone my divination skills.  Please limit your reading request to four or fewer Ogham cards: though this can take many forms, here are some common ones (all of them are basically combos of 4 cards):

 

-a single three card reading for the week or month and a one-off, one card reading

-four questions about four separate items that require one answer (card) per item
-a one card reading to answer a specific question and a three card for a more nuanced question
-Two separate readings, two cards a piece exploring the positives and negatives of two different choices

 
I am happy to do Ogham readings confidentially via email -- just email me at k steele studio at gmail during the allotted time/before deadline.

Please note I take time off during Solstices and Equinoxes for Druid stuff and because sometimes I simply need a break. 

My next planned break is the week of Saturday, September 21.

I take reading requests from whenever this post goes up on Friday night until 8pm US Central Time the next day (Saturday).  

For a more in depth look into how I read and interpret the Ogham's symbols, please visit my website druidogham.wordpress.com.

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Comments

[eyvindmartinsson]

Hi Kimberly!

Could I have a reading for this month?

Regards,
E

[kimberlysteele]

Hi E,

You drew three cards for July.

For the first or immediate position, also known as the You position, you drew Duir or Gifts ill dignified. There is no real bad side to this card, but when it is in this dignity, it means that you might not be appreciating or using your gifts to their fullest. In short, you may be a bit spoiled, or mollycoddled by someone who you need to tell to back off. Duir in this dignity can also mean that you are giving so generously that the Divine considers it to be worthy of attention, which is nothing but a good thing.

For the situation, you drew Saille or sensitivity well dignified. This shows you moving with the times and doing what is appropriate and tactful as if by instinct this is a particularly good month to assess relationships and friendships. It is also a good month to pare down material possessions and to scrutinize your own attitude towards material possessions.

For the outcome, you drew Beith or birth well dignified. This shows a unity of intention on your part, and much like the previous card, it indicates getting rid of or ignoring what does not serve you and focusing on the most important works in your life.

[mr_nobody1967]

Perhaps I won't be the only one this week posing this query of your Ogham skills, but after Joe Biden's patently and unignorably dismal performance at the debate, I would really like to know if he will be the Democratic Party's candidate on the ballot this November.

And for the most part, as usual, I agree with Caitlin Johnstone's take on the situation.

[kimberlysteele]

Yikes. My Ogham say Yes, he will be on the ballot. They give Phagos or Teaching well dignified. This is definitely the insane Emperor run of US history… History may not repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes.

[jpc_w]

Biden is the meatworld incarnation of the "mostly dead King bound and animated by magic" trope.

Trump isn't quite there yet, but Changer is a wily one.

[jpc_w]

On a related note...
Did TPTB realize how Biden was going to perform?
Were they really in total denial about his condition these past few years?
There has been discussion of Newson or Michelle Obama being parachuted in. If what your saying about Biden on the ballot is true, what happens to these other contenders?

[nebulous_realms]

Greetings Kimberly. Thanks as always for your readings. I’ve been making a mess of the past few weeks, I’ll be honest. Conquering my own self - all I can do is practice Ruis well-dig and maybe take a bit of a good retreat and break.

1. What do I need to know to make the best of this coming week?

2. What’s the greatest advice your Ogham has for me at this time? I’m in a self-inflicted low point right now, but when you’re this low, I figure you just have to try climbing the stairwell again, albeit more cautiously.

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Neb,

Sorry to hear you are going through crap right now. My Ogham give you three cards for this week.

For the You position, They provide Fearn or Bridge well dignified. Effectively this is their endorsement saying that you are doing the best you can and that is enough whether you realize it or not. This seems to be part of a test for you. You are to develop self reliance. You have to learn to mine the information that comes your way for what you can use — often there is no need to react with any kind of emotion. This is also a call to learn self-respect, and to realize that people, both on a small level and a large level may be taking you for granted. It’s not something you can really do anything about, but you can learn to excuse yourself when you’re truly not getting anything out of the interaction.

For the situation position, you got Uilleand or Generosity ill dignified. This points to either being a bit spoiled or coddled or someone close to you being spoiled or coddled. The best way of combating this sort of mentality is to minimize, simplify, and be grateful for what is left. Another potential aspect of this card is an excess of generosity, which often is not bad. If it is coming from you, it is often the powers assuring you that it is sublimating everything touches, so keep spreading around.

The third card is Quert or delight, ill, dignified. This points to overindulgence potentially being an issue, though the Ogham are not specific in what way. On the opposite end of imbalance is parsimony, and that means an overreaction to frugal instincts and sensible thinking turning into stinginess and trivial obsession.

[kimberlysteele]

My Ogham give you Ioho or Grace for your final card this week, and they give it well dignified. This time in your life is meant to show you what you need to let go of in order to be healthy and happy. There are some things that simply will never be, at least not in this incarnation for you. If and when you let these things go, you will have learned the lesson and you will be able to transcend any similar circumstances that follow you in the future. I really feel your pain on this one as I have many dead dreams left in the wake of this lifetime. I hope they can be revived in future lifetimes, but it’s not for me to know.

[(Anonymous)]

Good morning Kimberly,

To ask: What is it that I need to know this week, according to the Ogham?

[kimberlysteele]

Hi, you drew three cards for this week. For the You position, you drew Straif or Strife ill dignified. You are not feeling all that resilient at the moment and life keeps throwing curveballs at you. The important task is to build strength within yourself rather than hating the circumstances or those whom you believe are causing the circumstances. You have to do your best to ignore the negative on this one unless it’s an immediate threat.

For the Situation, you drew Huath or obstacles ill dignified. This is one of the danger cards in my Ogham, especially in this dignity. Be especially on alert this week and take no risks, safety first. Other than that, this can be talking about excessive force being thrown at you, including anger with no physical back up of that anger. It can also talk about anger coming from you. On the opposite end of imbalance, it can be referring to a lack of Martial force from you or someone else — Debility, weakness, waffling, and the need to stand up and do something. It’s not an easy position to be in, but if you deal with this in a mature way, it is a huge growth opportunity.

For the Outcome card, you drew Saille or Sensitivity well dignified. This shows you being able to handle what is thrown at you. It also shows you remaining human, compassionate, and empathetic through it all. Saille is a nurturing, motherly card of kindness with a ruthless defensive edge… Think mama bear.

[(Anonymous)]

Long story short, I used to be pretty active in the science fiction subculture, until Wokeness started eating local fandom. I fled and have been staying very, very far out on the fringes, but there is a convention coming up in early August that I'm tempted to attend. Do the Ogham think that would be good for me?

Thank you and have a great weekend, Sister Crow

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Sister Crow, I am sorry to say my Ogham do not like it. They give Huath or Obstacles ill dignified. What this says to me is that you may be fine with being among them but they will not be fine with it. The woke crowd has a lot of anger that they don’t know how to deal with in any constructive way. I personally have cut and clear woke people from my life because they are almost always on the verge of a psychotic break from their colossal lack of self awareness. The irony is how such a self obsessed bunch of people can be so un-self-aware. Almost every wokester I know has spent copious time on a therapist’s couch with zero to show for it.

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks so much for confirming my gut feeling. I agree with you about the woke; their energy is so spiky and squirrelly and toxic, I can't even deal. Plus, I'm too old for walking on eggshells, or smiling and nodding and swallowing down my own opinions. I suspect they're all possessed by their own Shadows. It's cool, I have plenty of other things I can spend that money on!

--Sister Crow

Hello!

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks so much for these readings Kimberly!

Only one for today please, because is more complex, it needs too many cards for a proper reading and I need help deciding what is the best question to ask !? sorry!

1. We just visited a town up north: "S" - and we are now considering to look into moving there. It's smaller than our previous favourite one "D", but it might be more affordable if something comes for sale - properties coming up for sale in our price range are rare (!) -
Question is of course about the new place we are considering...not sure what is the right question to ask - e.g., is this a good place for us to move to and should we focus now on S instead of D? what do the ogham says about this? should we focus on house searching now or should we stay put?

Many thanks!

J

Re: Hello!

[kimberlysteele]

Hi J, I believe my cards have some answers for you.

The first question I asked is if you should focus on S. They say yes, you should. They give Onn or Community well dignified. This is a very good sign about S. It means that there are very good people there who absolutely make it worth chasing.

The second question I asked them is if you should take the focus off of D. No, the Ogham say that you should keep both of them on the front burners. They give Uilleand or Generosity, ill dignified. This means that both places may present opportunities and that you need to keep your options open.

For the third question, I asked if you should focus on trying to move to either of these places. They said absolutely yes, and they give Phagos or Teaching well dignified, which means you should do the logical things now, selling off things that you really aren’t using or giving them away so that way you minimize the pain of a move. Also, do your research on both places and know what you’re getting into either way.

For the fourth question, I asked if you needed to be prepared to stay put, and they said yes. They gave Ailm or Transcendence well dignified. The secret of autonomy is knowing what kind of mental strength you need in order to withstand the worst of outcomes.

[(Anonymous)]

I had a big personal project I started work on last year, which many were supportive of. But when I made mistakes that led to the project not being achievable, and then made the nail-in-the-coffin mistake of being afraid of the change that would come with the project- I wouldn’t let go when it was over. I started acting in ways that felt like they proved I would never make those mistakes again, but to put it simply they were the WRONG response to those prior mistakes and made matters worse. I still am mentally attached to that project and feel a lot of depression, despair, and anger stemming from it falling apart.

I know I need to let it go. I guess my problem is I don’t know what replaces it at this time, since it was a project I knew would help a lot of people.

1. Does your Ogham offer a suggestion for what sort of project or work I can pursue once, and only once, I’ve let go of and cooled down from this project?

2. How can I live happily with myself knowing this big dream of mine is crushed, I’m not able to help people as much as I wished I could, and I looked back in fear at that pivotal moment? Is there some way I can improve myself as a person such that I don’t repeat that mistake?

3. The project itself was tied to accomplishing a specific objective. Should I still pursue responsibility for fulfilling that objective, even if by some alternate road I haven’t identified yet? Or is it simply to be left behind at this point?

[kimberlysteele]

Hi, my Ogham give you three cards for this dilemma.

For the first card of what should replace this beloved project, the Ogham give Ullieand or Generosity well-dignified. You need to pass the torch and not be jealous of people who do similar things with this. Let it go with your blessing. Remember that generosity is always a more effective force than worry. The next time you start worrying and fretting about something, ask yourself how you can replace those thoughts with thoughts or an actual act of generosity. If this project was connected to making a living somehow, keep in mind all you have really got to do is live and die. Your goal is merely to be a better person than you were yesterday, if only by the slightest bit. How can you do that?

As for your second question, they give Mór or Sea ill-dignified. You really need to stop blaming yourself so hard for this because from what my cards say, it wasn’t your fault. The general public just wasn’t ready. Perhaps you were ahead of your time, I know I have suffered that fate on many an occasion. So don’t give up on it entirely, certainly look at the core goal of the project and see how you can work around the existing circumstances to achieve that goal. Maybe in the future there will be a better time for it.

For the final question, they give Ngetal or Hygiene which to me is a clear signal of don’t give up hope, this is a temporary setback, though it was a very explosive one. This may seem like an odd reference, but if you are aware of the Kardashian/Jenner clan, you know those guys are like cockroaches and they keep on coming back no matter how many times they fail. I am not saying be like them in any other way except that you don’t take failure as a reflection on you personally. It just wasn’t the right time when you did this project. The project is worthwhile. It will rise again, like a phoenix from the ashes. You get knocked down and you get up again.

Week 27

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,

What do I need to know in order to make the best out of the first week of July?

Thanks!
-Eugene

Re: Week 27

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Eugene,

You drew three cards for the July 1 week.

For the You position, you drew Saille or Sensitivity well-dignified. Saille marks some progress you have made defining the boundaries of where you end and where others begin. In this era of terrible etheric starvation, it is easy to look at others as a life raft or have them look at you that way. It's not constructive to think that way about another human being no matter what relationship they are to you. We are all human and too deeply flawed to take on such a mantle. Now that you are sensing what is you and what is NOT you, the challenge is to be assertive without being nasty to yourself or others.

For the Situation, you drew Mór or Sea ill-dignified. The astral weather is not great in your area (it is garbage city in my area right now on the collective astral) and this means haunted dreams you did nothing to cause and can do nothing to escape, grumpy people all around, bad drivers, and a general advisory to lay low. Don't make big purchases or life-altering plans this week.

For the Outcome, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. Most people have the weird predicament of being trapped in a mixture of worry about the future and regret about the past. What this means is they never live in the present. Meanwhile, all the gifts you have been given go unappreciated for the next 25 minutes, the day, the next week, the next decade, etc. It's never too early nor too late to thank your door, your toaster, the spirits of place where you live, or to go outside and talk to a tree. This is what a truly healthy person does -- the sickly will continue to flop down on a $200 per hour couch and finance an already-rich person's luxury vacation to Antarctica.

Options

[(Anonymous)]

Good evening Kimberly,

I would like to know what you Ogham thinks of four options I have to choose from: A, B, C, or D?

Thank you,

-MF

Re: Options

[kimberlysteele]

My Ogham don't like any of them. The best of the lot is the first, A, but they were all ill-dignified.

For A, you got Duir or Gifts ill-dignified, and since there is no true bad aspect to Duir, it would be the superior choice compared to the others.

For B, you got Onn or Community ill-dig.

For C, you got Luis or Protection ill-dig.

For D, it was Ur or Intimacy ill-dig.

Hope this helps. As the information you've given me is limited, I am not speculating longer answers, so feel free to look these cards up at http://druidogham.wordpress.com for more detail.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly, could I get a what's up reading for the week? Many thanks!

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Anon,

This week may be challenging -- all three cards are ill-dignified. Nevertheless, keep in mind I do a daily reading for myself and some of the best days of my life have been on all ill-dig readings.

For the You position, you drew Luis or Protection. You've got more than one danger card in this reading and this is one of them, so be extra careful and risk adverse this week. Other than that, this talks about valuing the illusion of safety and security and not understanding what that truly is. It can also be talking about wanting to indulge bad habits, being irritable, or depressed.

For the Situation, you drew Ailm or Transcendence. When you are surrounded by people behaving badly or if you've made the mistake of too much immersion in bad scenes, whether virtual or in real life, it is bound to rub off on you. Reconsider who and what you surround yourself with because as William Blake said, "you become what you behold". Also beware of false transcendence, both in yourself and in others. Those people who insist their lives are perfect and great and who seem to have it all together from the outside often have the most bad karma to resolve; they're just running away from it. Don't let appearances fool you.

For the Outcome, you drew Huath or Obstacles. This is the second danger card in this reading. Huath talks about needing to rally your energy because you don't have enough or it cautions you to be more reserved and thoughtful because you're being too assertive. Find the balance between action and inaction -- easier said than done, of course. This whole reading makes me think either you are driving yourself too hard and you need a break or that the opposite is occurring and you need to get more active.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,

What's up for me and my family this week?

Thanks!
-PW

P.S. Re my single-card question, we did it and it went great! Thanks! Re the two-week reading, well, I'm having some mystery tooth pain so perhaps the guardian angel is activated as the reading predicted. Have an appointment soon to find out if I need a root canal. I hope not, but if I do, I hope it goes well!

[kimberlysteele]

Hi PW,

Thank you for the feedback!

You and the family drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Straif or Strife ill-dignified. There will be tests of resilience coming up, and because the Ogham are not always great with specific timing, I would keep an eye on the next two weeks. I often draw this card when I am worried about my finances. Your best strategy is to supplant worry with gratitude. Worry is often a useless emotion that acts in a parasitic way; it teaches us to look at everything that is going wrong. Sometimes it is justified -- for instance, there are certain power tools I will never lay hands on because I am too worried about injuring myself. I think it is wise to worry this way. What would not be wise would be to worry about the real potential of the US dollar collapsing. There's nothing I can do outside of what I am already doing to manage my modest household. Instead, I can be more grateful for things like avocados, people who can afford to put their kids in music classes with me, and a mostly safe neighborhood, because those things can easily go away forever at the drop of a hat.

For the Situation, you drew Beith or Beginnings well-dignified. This shows harmony and peace in your household. There may be some minor distractions but overall it shows a tight-knit clan of loving people. This is a good week to look at your dreams and how to achieve them. Which ones are the most important and which ones can you discard or at least put aside so the important ones can shine?

For the Outcome, you drew Huath or Obstacles well-dignified. This card is a companion to Beith -- both of them look like the letter T turned on its side. Huath is a danger card in my Ogham though, so be aware. If it is in reference to your root canal, it means that you likely will have to get it or a similar procedure, but the procedure is likely to go well. FYI, bromelain, either in pill form or straight from fresh pineapple (obviously fresh pineapple is better if you can get it) is great for healing bones and teeth especially. So find a way of getting pineapple into your body, preferably fresh.