kimberlysteele | Ogham Readings on Saturdays

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. I cannot answer health questions. If you have a question about health or another sensitive, private matter, provide a bunch of non-identifying information and the Ogham will be able to figure it out even if I don't. I'm serious... the Ogham actually tend to "know" things without me being privy to what is going on.

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 Saturday.

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From: (Anonymous)

I fell in love with a woman other than my wife in a very unfavorable situation. What does that mean?

From:

nebulous_realms

Greetings Kimberly! Thanks as always for your readings.

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

2. I recently had the sour revelation that I’m more childish a person than I thought I was, and not grounded enough in the material world around me. What does your Ogham suggest I do, if anything, to address this?

From: (Anonymous)

Good morning, Kimberly!

What do your Ogham say for me this week?

With thanks and blessings, Heloise

From: (Anonymous)

Good morning Kimberly,

To review: I reached the limits of a 21 day work week, the good man I was covering for returned just as I finished burning out. Tinne came out as a series of missed boats, I need to talk with the accountant, and one or the other missed the appointed times by assuming the other was going to call.

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

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly, this is a request for a reading concerning two people, Person A and Person B. Recently Person A told me some things that don't reflect well on Person B, but these statements are based on conversations with a third party, not things that Person A actually witnessed. I have business dealings with both people and would like to be able to trust them both. To that end, I'd like a four-part reading covering:

Person A's words, Person A's intent, Person B's words, Person B's intent.

I'm separating words from intent because I think Person A and B could both be making statements based on wrong information but not being willfully misleading. But I wonder whether either party could be attempting to deceive me.

Thanks for your help.

From: (Anonymous)

What’s up this week?

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Anon,

My Ogham give you four cards for your current conundrum.

For the You or most immediate card, they give Tinne or Defense well-dignified. This particular instinct of yours to sabotage your own marriage comes from the need for your ego to defend itself. If you can sit down in discursive meditation and look at your past and present relationships, I am going to predict that you will find patterns of your ego sabotaging your close relationships out of what is essentially self-protection. I am also going to bet this trauma is present in your past lives. The only way I know of to unfurl even a small portion of this stuff is to do a lot of discursive meditation: 10 minutes a day without fail and many solitary walks in the woods. With age, the ego can either become a Wendigo (a hungry monster that cannibalizes everything around it) or it can fall into balance. The regular habit of discursive meditation can help it fall into a state of balance.

For the Situation, you drew Koad or Confluence ill-dignified. You already know this, but you are in a personal s**tstorm. Some of this is your own doing and some of this is just plain old misfortune. Your best bet here is to bite the bullet and work with what you have instead of lusting after the other woman. I know that is not what you want to hear but that is what spirit is telling me to convey to you. Every time you have a lustful thought about the other woman, combat it with three positive thoughts about your wife, no matter how difficult that seems. As someone who has been married nearly 25 years, believe me I know about the grass on the other side appearing to be greener. My husband is extremely handy, so whenever I have one of those days where I want to trash him in my thoughts because he's being a jerk or whatever, I think of three things in the house he has fixed or built. This is not hard to do because he's fixed almost everything in this house.

For the Outcome, you drew Luis or Protection ill-dignified. Your higher self or Holy Guardian Angel needs to connect with you and you need to listen to it. This means being grateful for what you've put in place and what the gods have granted and gradually replacing your urge to break your vows with gratitude for your wife. Again, I know it's not what you want to hear right now but that is what the Ogham say.

I also asked what the outcome would be if you walked away from your current marriage: they give Ioho or Grace ill-dignified, meaning that by breaking your vows, you merely delay the inevitable and you will have to serve them out in the distant future by either being married to your current wife again (in a different human incarnation) or by being married to someone who truly is unsuited to you but having no way out. Blunt, I know, but it is what it is.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Neb,

The Ogham give you three well-dignified cards this week. Though this by no means guarantees a blissful week, it does indicate a strong ability to prevent imbalances as well as a divine assist when needed.

For the You position, you drew Mór or Sea. Your general emotional state is helped by the local collective astral climate being fair. Like when the weather is nice, there is nothing you did to cause this nor anything you can do to ruin it, so chillax and enjoy it as you would a sunny and temperate day. It's a week that lends it self to clarity of conscience and wide perspectives, which also makes it good for analyzing past mistakes and making long-term future plans.

For the Situation, you drew Fearn or Bridge. This is a week where you can reach out and help others and also reach out to them for help (which you are technically doing right now) and get excellent results. Because of Mór giving you a bird's eye view, it is an especially good week to seek out advice and to also give it in matters where you have some expertise to create the karma of giving good advice. It is also a good week to overcome and correct the bad advice of the past.

For the Outcome, you drew Ruis or Regret. I believe Mercury is in retrograde right now. This is a good week to make amends, tie up loose ends, revisit old projects that need a re-do whether those are on the physical plane or otherwise. The benefit of regret comes when you can put the emotions of it in balance, neither overreacting to it nor trying to ignore the fact it exists. By saying "I'm not proud of that; that is why I do not do that anymore" you gracefully allow regret to instruct and help you instead of tear you down.

For your childish state, oh holy hell, welcome to the club. Rest assured you aren't the only one. I'm not just a member of that club, I believe that on occasion I have been President... The Ogham give you Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. They are saying you need to work on laziness and the tendency to not practice as you preach. Again, welcome to the club. There are many ways to remedy this. One is earthing it out by doing a physically laborious project that requires you to bust some ass. Ass-busting aside, committing to cleaning up after yourself (and after others, on occasion) will instantly make you a less childish person. Messy children are often the eternal kind. On a more astral level, you can circumvent childishness by refusing to believe you are owed anything without working for it. Remember that negative egregores seek interaction. By refusing to react, you deprive them of the energy they crave.

From: (Anonymous)

Thank you Kimberly. I am so grateful for your service.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Heloise,

It's always nice to see you here.

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. Beware overdoing it this week, whether that means working or playing too hard. This is a week where you can easily work or stress yourself into an injury or an illness, so practice moderation and know when to quit. As far as playing too hard, the Ogham refer to overeating, over-drinking, or not doing enough physical activity in a day.

For the Situation, you drew Koad or Confluence ill-dignified. Some of this week's pissiness and aggravation is your fault, but plenty of it comes from factors you did not cause and you cannot control, so cut yourself some slack and make the most of what you are given. Once again, moderation in all things, including your own emotions, is what saves the day.

For the Outcome, you drew Duir or Gifts ill-dignified. As I often say, there is no truly bad side to Duir even when it is ill-dignified. The biggest source of shade from Duir is a tendency for you or someone you love to act a bit spoiled or entitled as a condition of having copious material and non-material gifts. More often than not, an inverted Duir refers to an overflow of gifts and gifting, which when directed in a generous way (especially towards those in need) maximizes the effects of those gifts via sublimation and returns them to you sevenfold.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Anon,

21 day work week??? Ay yi yi, Meatworld SUCKS. Thanks for the feedback.

For the You position, you drew Uilleand or Generosity ill-dignified. Often there is no true bad side to Uilleand as it can simply mean an overflow of generosity on your part in this position, which makes you a better person and returns to uplift your life. The worst possible side of Uilleand tends to be molly coddling. Children aren't the only ones who can be or act spoiled, so be aware of both spoiling and being spoiled as being problematic.

For the Situation, you drew Coll or Wisdom well-dignified. Your diligence in everyday life is recognized by higher, more subtle powers than you and possibly even gods. Nobody here on Earth may seem to recognize you building your character but the Ogham want you to rest assured that every act and every detail is "seen" and that is why all of it matters. Keep truckin'.

For the Outcome, you drew Eadha or Limits well-dignified. You're hard working but you're not a psycho masochist or a fool. You know when to say when. This is a good week to reflect on how limits create more autonomy when it seems totally counter-intuitive that they would act that way. I am planning an essay on this concept but I don't know how long it will take me to hatch it, so please don't expect it anytime soon. At any rate, think about the hard limits that present themselves in your life and how those limits give you better choices by narrowing down the buffet of choices you are given.

From:

kimberlysteele

Sure thing and good luck to you. Marriage is HARD.

From:

kimberlysteele

Also, one more thing -- resist the urge to be honest to your wife about your feelings for this woman. You should take this secret relationship you've had in your head with this lady to the grave. I have secrets I am taking to the grave too so rest assured you are not alone. There is a difference between lying and sparing a loved one an ugly truth.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

Could I have a reading for August, please?

Thank you,

P

From:

kimberlysteele

Hoo boy.

Every single card was ill-dignified, indicating neither Person A nor Person B are trustworthy or have good intentions.

For Person A's words, the Ogham give Fearn or Bridge. Person B is very transactional in his or her way of thinking and is extremely trapped in the limitations of being a materialist. Person A thinks he or she is owed something (preferably money) for even deigning to speak.

For Person A's intent, they give Muin or Harvest. Person A is in the long process of figuring out why being a straight up materialist (perhaps with non-materialist pretensions) is an extremely bad idea where karma is concerned. The best way of dealing with such a person is avoiding him or her as such an attitude attracts disastrous consequences: do your best to avoid Person A and interact with him or her as little as possible without any emotional investment.

For Person B's words, they give Uilleand or Generosity ill-dignified. Person B's talk appears to be at least slightly more team-oriented and friendly than Person A, but it may all be an act. Person B could be more of a Karen than Person A. As far as Person B's intent, again it is septic. The Ogham give Tinne or Defense ill-dignified. Person B is a protectionist. Insecure, defensive, clique-ish, wanting to assert authority where it does not belong.

You cannot trust either one of these people. Person B is slightly better than Person A though.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

Could I please have a reading for the rest of August? meant to ask for it at the beginning of it, and somehow have missed the deadline!

Another question, I've been wanting to learn a bit more about talismans, maybe even try and make simple ones myself...is that a good idea for me to try and learn to do at this time and should I put the effort now or leave for later/ask again later? what does the Ogham says?

Also, I've been meaning to say thank you so much for your reading last year when I asked for help to choose a protection talisman. I was and I'm still drawn to the Algol one, but heeded you advice and got what you recommended. I can say now that I feel better and I have noticed a difference in so many subtle ways. It's almost as if...I'm not being harassed, prosecuted or something like that anymore

I don't quite understand how or why it works, because the little I've read about curses and hexes, it's supposed to be something that a talisman cannot do/ help much against and that's what I thought was happening...but it still helped...One of these days I might ask you for a reading about this! ; P

and not because I think my brain can understand but because I think the answer from the Ogham will be very interesting...if only I knew what is the right thing to ask! haha

Thanks so much again!

J

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

What do I need to watch for in the coming week?

Thanks,
Hosea

From: (Anonymous)

Good afternoon Kimberly,

I have recently been offered the opportunity to purchase a vehicle for a very good price. I would like to know what the Ogham have to say about the outcome of buying this vehicle.

Thank you,

-MF

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi PCK,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You card, you drew Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. This is one of those weeks where resolution is probably not going to happen, so it is best to keep your expectations low. It's also one of those weeks were people may be exhibiting crappy behavior, so be ready to have to be the more mature person. The other end of this imbalance may look like toxic positivity, a force that is endemic in our civilization. "I'm OK, you're OK"... Nope, and we all have to accept it if neither of us are not going to be OK.

For the Situation, you drew Ur or Intimacy ill-dignified. Ur is a card of keeping secrets. As I said to an earlier querent, there is a big difference between lying and sparing someone the ugly truth. Every one of us is completely unique and that means we all have the potential to be thoroughly misunderstood. The best way to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding is to tailor all interaction to the individual with whom you are interacting. Basically, you work with the person as well as possible and this means knowing the hills you are ready to die on ahead of time. If you need to stand your ground, do it, but usually it does not come to that in mundane relationships. Yes, it can mean a lot of omissions and white lies.

For the Outcome, you drew Ioho or Grace well-dignified. Some karma created long ago is being resolved. You have made the decision to let go of what is not meant to be. You are working with natural forces instead of sailing against the tide. You owe yourself some grace and rest, so carve out some time for yourself.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi P,

Sure thing.

You drew three cards.

For the You card, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. The current state is more or less balanced. This is partially due to good luck and partially due to what you've put in place. This is a good month to take a mental snapshot of what balance looks like for you: activity level, amount of rest, number of projects you are working on, and important people in your life.

For the Situation, you drew Onn or Community well-dignified. You fit well within your niche of work, family, and friends. The Ogham are commenting here that you tend to treat both friends and strangers with respect and kindness and this karma comes back your way. That said, you must draw careful limits because considerate, respectful people such as yourself can become the targets of users and jerks. Be ready at any given point to decline or to say NO.

For the Outcome, you drew Beith or Beginnings ill-dignified. You may have one of those months where you feel like your "get up and go" got up and went. I was commenting to my husband the other day that tiredness is the condition of our era because most of us have spent too short of a time between incarnations. Watch out for over-involvement both for yourself and loved ones: the GO GO GO lifestyle is exhausting and we all live in it. Know when to step back.

Edited Date: 2024-08-10 11:56 pm (UTC)

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,:

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

Thanks!
-PW

From: (Anonymous)

Hello Kimberly,

I was recently assigned one of the women that I am interested in at work. I will tread VERY carefully since we're coworkers and we're constantly in front of teenagers, but...

Just out of curiosity, what do your Ogham think of her and the situation?

Thank you,

Ennobled little day

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi J,

Thanks for the feedback! I don't understand why or how much of this advice ends up working. That's why I maintain these Ogham divinations are not entirely authored by me... I'm not that bright!

You drew three cards for the rest of August: all were ill-dignified. As much as that might seem like a bad omen on the surface, it is the all well-dignified readings that are more dangerous. At least in my experience, all ill-dignified readings are more helpful because it's almost never as bad as they predict whereas all well-dignified readings always come with hidden caveats.

For the You position, you drew Eadha or Limits. It's possible other people are trying to push you around. Maybe you are pushing yourself too hard. Whatever it happens to be, you've got to course correct by understanding (and perhaps insisting upon) limits.

For the Situation, you drew Duir or Gifts. There is not a true bad side to Duir. When it is in Situation, it can be telling you about someone from near or afar who is jealous of you or somehow made insecure by you doing your thing. If that person/people are asshats, they might try to guilt trip you. Duir can also mean that you are very generous and by giving a bit too much, you will reap the comforts and blessings you provided sevenfold.

For the Outcome, you drew Luis or Protection. Luis, especially in this dignity, can mean physical danger in my Ogham, so be aware and take a risk-adverse attitude for the rest of August. Other than that, it means a need to connect and listen to your higher self or Holy Guardian Angel. Your ego may be imbalanced. Too much and you end up running away from work and responsibility. Too little and you waste time feeling bad about stuff that isn't your fault or stuff you cannot fix even if you try.

For the talismans, they give you a big green light. They give you Phagos or Teaching well-dignified, which indicates you've gotten the attention of at least one of the intelligences who helps humans make talismans. Go for it!

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi HT,

The Ogham give you three cards this week.

For the You position, they give Oir or Epiphany well-dignified. This week brings a realization about the world and the way the world works that you can use to get a leg up. The realization, although well-dignified, may hurt. Think growing pains. Oir is the kind of mental process that needs to happen for evolution in a good direction to take place.

For the Situation, you drew Duir or Gifts well-dignified. Duir is especially nice in this position and shows an even flow of gifts received and given, i.e. gratitude from you and gratitude for you and what you do. You can tip the balance of gratitude by being especially kind, benevolent, and generous, and in that case you will send out reverberations of intention that will heal everything and everyone around you. Basically if enough of us embody Duir energy we could nearly fix the world's problems.

For the Outcome, you drew Luis or Protection ill-dignified. Luis is a danger card in my Ogham, especially in this dignity, so be careful this week, do not run in flip flops or stand on sketchy chairs and ladders. Other than that, this card talks about looking at the words safety, security, and defense in meditation. Those who think they've got it all figured out because they had the luck to keep a hefty chunk of material wealth have bought into a bad delusion. True protection can only come from the higher self just as true beauty is only on the inside. The outside may seem protected or look pretty but it could easily be a fake out. Meatworld sucks like that.

From:

kimberlysteele

Crap, they don't like it. They give Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified, meaning the car's "health" is not likely to last. If you can, try to buy a Honda or Toyota. I have driven my Toyota Scion for 18 years now. It has needed new tires and brake pads a couple of times and I recently had the undercarriage coated because they tend to rust out, but the car has never given me a day of problems since I bought it.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi PW,

You and the fam drew three cards this week. All were well-dignified. Though that may seem like an entirely rosy reading, looks can be deceiving. You still should be aware of potential imbalances relating to the forces of each card; the upright dignity merely indicates that you will be likely to overcome them.

For the You card, you drew Ruis or Regret. Regrets and old wounds will pop up. Maybe it is someone else reminding you of a mea culpa or maybe the thought comes in random and unbidden. Either way, the best way of dealing with shame (if you honestly deserve to be shamed, which can be another matter entirely) is to relax, stay neutral, and declare "I don't do that anymore".

For the Situation, you drew Koad or Confluence. If you put things into perspective, all is well. It is really tough for us humans to deal with change. We just mostly are not wired for it. We can want change and then once we get it, we find out the change was not so great after all. Your goal here should be to accept your current limits and to try to work within them in a sane and humble manner under the Divine.

For the Outcome, you drew Nuin or Communication. This is a good week for recognition, including recognition from afar. Machines are a necessary evil in our lives and we can sublimate our relationship with them by being grateful for their assistance and comfort. Life would be plenty harder without them, however, we have become handicapped by our dependence on mechanical creations. The goal should be to strike a balance between no tech and too much tech: the Ogham think you strike that balance this week, which makes it worthy of making a mental snapshot for later reference.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi ELD,

My Ogham are "meh" on her. They don't think of highly of her as you do!

For the You card, meaning your perception of her and her immediate role in your life, they give Muin or Harvest ill-dignified. She may not even be available, so you'll have to brace yourself for disappointment if that is the case. If she is single, the Ogham skew negative on her being a good fit for you. This does not mean you shouldn't try, but it does not look promising.

For the Situation, they provide Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. This card is largely referring to her. She is problematic. If she's off the market (maybe she's someone's fiance, side piece, she's gay, etc.) then this card is easily explained. If it's none of the above, she might have issues with papering over her own negative side and not dealing with it like an honest broker and/or she might have a bit of an attitude.

For the Outcome, they provide Mór or Sea well-dignified. They seem to think you'll play this smooth whether you two are able to hit it off or not. The general astral weather is good and that lends itself to positive progression, especially when you are aware to natural forces and the way the wind is blowing.

From: (Anonymous)

Wow... Thanks, Kimberly!

From: (Anonymous)

Thank you for writing this. I would have actually asked that next week.

I don't know if you read last week's Magic Monday. I'm the guy who managed to fall in love with another woman at his own wedding.

I think keeping this story to myself is not only important to protect myself and my wife, but the third party involved who is professionally dependent on my wife. I don't know how my wife will react to her. I've also thought about telling my wife that I've fallen in love, but not telling her who. But I think the thought of who it is would eat her up inside and she would keep probing until I told her.

The whole thing has really knocked me off my feet as I have to pretend all the time, even on my honeymoon, as if nothing is wrong. I didn't think I was even capable of such feelings anymore. It's been a few years since I was last this in love and I've had several years of spiritual practice in the meantime, so I didn't think I could develop such a strong attachment anymore. But the ego strikes back when you least expect it...

After JMG replied to me, I had a dream where I yelled at a person who fell in love with me and whom I had to reject, saying "you're unhappy because you want to be". It was probably a message from my subconscious to investigate the exact causes.

From: (Anonymous)

Interesting that the reading starts with Epiphany well-dignified. Two weeks ago you gave me the exact same ogham in the exact same position except it was ILL-dignified. I hope this indicates progress. :-)

I have been thinking more about the job opportunity I was asking you about then. Up till now I have not yet discovered a clear smoking gun to account for the consistently unfavorable divination, but I have started to remember a lot of the unpleasant parts of that kind of work when I had it before. And I have been able to see that my initial enthusiasm was largely because I felt flattered that they had come looking for me.

I'm not quite sure what to think about Luis ill-dignified. The employer had arranged for me to fly there at the end of this coming week to interview in person, and I am thinking that I will withdraw and suggest they save their money. But that means that "danger" might be a risk related to the flight/interview, or it might mean that I shouldn't expect my retirement savings to be secure. Hmm, think, think ....

Thank you again, as always.