Ogham Readings on Saturdays
Jan. 18th, 2025 01:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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
-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 from Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Friday, March 28, 2025.
My next planned break is from Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Friday, March 28, 2025.
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Date: 2025-01-18 08:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-18 09:59 pm (UTC)You drew three cards for the upcoming month. All are well-dignified. I wish I could say the Ogham are guaranteeing a cakewalk -- they are not. Instead, the types of challenges you'll see in the next month will be related to the three tree cards the Ogham provide in this reading. The Ogham think you have a good chance of coming out on top in all cases.
For the You position, they give Saille or Sensitivity. You'll maintain the right amount of sensitivity despite outside forces trying to pull at you or desensitize you. Numbness is the predicament of our age: numbness from being constantly battered on the astral. One good way to enhance your sensitivity is to prune away distractions, even in small things. I myself am guilty of constantly trying to multi-task. Trimming it down and doing tasks one at a time is more effective and more efficient.
For the Situation, you drew Nuin or Communication. This is a good month to study how you behave with individuals, small groups, and in crowds, because your instincts will be good ones. There is always a mix of self-defense and altruism when dealing with people. Tipping it too hard in any one direction can be disastrous. This is also a month where you are likely to use technology and travel in a constructive and beneficial way. It is all too easy to abuse technology or use it to essentially abuse yourself and others. You manage to keep it on the up and up.
For the Outcome, you drew Oir or Epiphany. There is a realization or a set of realizations that has been coming a long time. This wake-up moment may not be pleasant despite the well-dignified aspect of this card. Whether the realization comes with drama or not, it will be extremely good for you, especially in the long term.
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Date: 2025-01-18 11:03 am (UTC)To review: I mulled over this camera arc I have been on, and found that the way I use them is much in the same way as the astronomy gear, and that I need to let go of those cameras that don't really fit with that methodology. The proper approach with this surplus is to improve/convert them until they are useful for others, and gift or sell them at cost.
To ask: What is it that I need to know this week, according to the Ogham?
I don't know if you are planning a separate post on this, but what advice does the Ogham have for the incoming administration?
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Date: 2025-01-18 10:16 pm (UTC)Thanks for the feedback! Any gift you give from the heart will return to you via the power of seven, and selling something at a fair price means you gain the karma of doing just that. It means that you'll be offered a fair price for something you want to buy in the future.
The Ogham give you three ill-dignified cards this week. Rather than see it as a negative omen, I highly recommend looking at this week's challenges with great scrutiny, as you'll have ample opportunity to head off imbalance at the pass.
For the You position, you drew Straif or Resilience. True resilience comes not from money or prepping -- life happens and s**t happens. Being resilient is a form of grace. Watch for financial setbacks and as usual, take extra care not to engage in risky behavior. Beware anyone or any company that promises resilience for a price... there are many who would play on our fears and insecurities in order to steal our money and time.
For the Situation, you drew Ioho or Grace. Be ready to cut yourself some slack. If you are an Atlas-type like me, determined to carry the whole world on your shoulders, you are going to have to let go of some of it so you can properly rest and recuperate. Ioho is a card of letting go, of saying goodbye, and releasing what either wasn't meant to be or what has lived out its natural time. I am often frustrated by how little I get done on any given day, so I feel your pain on this one.
For the Outcome, you drew Koad or Confluence. This week represents the intersection of what you've put in place and many factors outside of your control. Your job is to examine your part of both the good and the bad this week and suss out the trajectory of combined choices. Is this where you want to go? Sometimes it is, and it isn't 100% dumb luck that you ended up in a sweet place.
As far as advice for 45/47 and his crew, I will consider it. What's funny is I don't remember if I tried to predict what the Biden admin was going to be like in 2020. I know I did a reading or two about the outcome of the Coronapocalypse a while ago; that may have been it.
Princess Cutekitten
Date: 2025-01-18 01:21 pm (UTC)Re: Princess Cutekitten
Date: 2025-01-18 10:29 pm (UTC)Instead of answering your health question, I am going to read for your week:
For the You card, you drew Onn or Community well-dignified. Your circle of casual friends and acquaintances has got your back. You are truly fortunate to have them. Of course it is never too early or too late to say Thank You. Your gratitude is all they need.
For the Situation, you drew Duir or Gifts ill-dignified. I believe this ties into the first card, meaning that your community continues to give you gifts. It also can mean an outpouring of gifts from you, or using your own natural talents to be helpful, gracious, and kind in the eyes of the Divine. Even though it is ill-dignified, there isn't really a "bad" aspect of Duir. On rare occasion, it can potentially be talking about being jealous of another's privilege or not using one's gifts for good purposes.
For the Outcome, you drew Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. Getting rid of some stuff would go a long way in helping you heal. Keep in mind that everything you own, including your current body, is going to end up compressed in a thin layer of dirt far underneath the ground someday. You can free it to its destiny now, including its destiny in a landfill, or you can keep holding on to it while nobody gets any benefit from it, including you. Harsh, I know, but in this case, it is advice I have taken and it has absolutely improved my entire life.
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Date: 2025-01-18 07:22 pm (UTC)Thank you for continuing to offer these. I'd like to request a 3-"card" reading of a new "serious hobby" I'm starting to pursue. I'd like to know what perspective I should take on it, or to put it another way, what I should expect and/or be prepared for regarding it in my life.
Thank you very much!
-- V.O.G
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Date: 2025-01-18 10:37 pm (UTC)My Ogham give you three cards for this new hobby.
For the You card, they give Muin or Harvest. You have a great deal of talent for this hobby and you are willing to put in the work it takes. You will see good results and my Ogham think it won't take all that long to start seeing them.
For the Situation, you drew Phagos or Teaching. This points to troubles when it comes to finding the help you need. It also warns of experts and gatekeepers seeing to put themselves between you and the hobby or between you and any attempts to profit from it. Be careful of anyone hawking an "opportunity" to help you with the hobby or monetizing it.
For the Outcome, you drew Oir or Epiphany ill-dignified. You may end up going in an unexpected direction. Be ready for a surprise. There may be unpleasant news about the hobby or some unforeseen obstacles.
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Date: 2025-01-19 03:38 am (UTC)My blessings to you if you'll have them!
-- V.O.G
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Date: 2025-01-18 09:35 pm (UTC)I wanted to let you know that I intend to purchase the A option talisman from the three I asked about 2 weeks ago. Thanks again for that.
In January 8th of last year, I asked for a relationship reading. You gave me a You/Situation/Outcome reading of Ioho/Ur/Fearn, all well-dignified. My assessments of each are below:
Ioho- I think I have let go of a lot of baggage, particularly during the first third of the year. Hit!
Ur- I have been working on moving past my negativity, with mixed success. It's a hit in that you/your Ogham saw this coming, but less so in terms of my own personal success on this front.
Fearn- This Ogham seemed to predict my limited success from the second Ogham: you stated that I would still have more to learn before I could travel lightly. You ended on an optimistic note.
I feel more weary (if that's the right word) of relationships now. I don't want to rush into one, and I made up my mind that I need to be ready, if necessary, to live the rest of my life as happy as possible alone.
Any advice from your Ogham for relationships this year?
Thanks Kimberly!
Ennobled little day
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Date: 2025-01-18 11:02 pm (UTC)Thanks for the feedback! I am glad the Ogham could help. As much as it hasn't always been easy being married 25 years this April, I often feel like my husband and I caught one of the last choppers out of 'Nam when we married in 2000. Despite the world being as populous as it has ever been, there are fewer good choices out there than ever before when it comes to pairing off long-term.
For the You card, you drew Uilleand or Generosity well-dignified. Generosity has to be kept in balance. My father was too generous, and though it helped him a great deal in life and in his afterlife, it often hurt him as well. He had a few friends later in life who did not appreciate him or his generosity and who essentially saw him as a doormat. Keep your own generosity in check -- it is enough to have it in your spirit, you don't always have to show it off.
For the Situation, you drew Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. Your local pool is not good for dating. You really ought to use the internet to find people of similar interests. I know of three very happy couples who married each other after meeting online. Couple No. 1 are a South African man and a woman from Chicago. They married and had a son and have been together over 10 years now. Couple No. 2 is my childhood friend, another Chicagoan. She met her English husband via a horror fiction fan forum. He moved here and they have a son. They have been married 12+ years. Couple No. 3 are both indie musicians. They met long ago back when MySpace was still a thing. He is from LA and she moved here with her son from another marriage. They have been together 20+ years. Unfortunately, the Ogham predict that your current methods of getting out there most likely do not lead to a lasting relationship.
For the Outcome, the Ogham provide Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified. There is a ton of bad relationship advice out there. My Ogham are gently warning you about it. Yes, it's a good idea to prepare yourself to spend the rest of this incarnation alone, realizing that to your higher self, it is but a drop in the ocean. This too shall pass. This card could also indicate that you will meet someone, but she may very well be a know-it-all jerk and you will have to decide whether or not that is worth the investment.
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Date: 2025-01-18 11:58 pm (UTC)Online dating
Date: 2025-01-19 04:10 am (UTC)thx,
Will M
Re: Online dating
Date: 2025-01-19 06:30 pm (UTC)Thank you !
Date: 2025-01-18 10:00 pm (UTC)Thanks so much for your help. Have followed the Ogham's advice, so no more food for foxes...
and thank you for the consolation story about Abe!
To ask this week please, what do I need to know for next week?
Many thanks!
j
Re: Thank you !
Date: 2025-01-19 03:06 am (UTC)You're very welcome. My husband and I do put out a water bowl year round for all the transient critters who wander through the yard. It is heated in winter so it doesn't freeze. I believe it was originally intended as a dog bowl. Abe drinks out of it and we have even seen a fox on camera taking a sip or two. We also had a resident woodchuck a few years ago but he or she seems to have moved on.
You drew three cards for the coming week.
For the You position, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. You've made some good decisions and the fruits of those decisions become self-evident. Combined with overall good fortune that is out of your control, you excel this week. Hopefully you aren't called to excel by any drama, though it is always a possibility.
For the Situation, you drew Nuin or Communication well-dignified. You take others feelings and needs into account without being a doormat. Help and support comes from far away. Technology and travel provide the convenience and delight that is much hoped for and not always received. That said, be aware that your extra communication skills may be needed and that you might be called upon as a mediator or bridge.
For the Outcome, you drew Ruis or Regret well-dignified. Expect some old sources of embarrassment, anger, sadness, or shame to rear their ugly heads this week. You have a very good chance of handling those feelings with maturity instead of allowing them to get the better of you. Nevertheless, watch out for them so you can be the master of your emotions and not their servant.
Staying Close
Date: 2025-01-18 10:03 pm (UTC)I hope your new year is off to a calm and fruitful start and that you're well situated to face next week's cold snap.
I have an opportunity to work locally and I would like to ask the Ogham how pursuing that job would affect my family, personal, and financial goals? I would also like to ask the Ogham if I have ferreted out the cause of condition A?
Thank you,
-MF
Re: Staying Close
Date: 2025-01-19 03:24 am (UTC)Thanks!
For how pursuing that job would affect your family, my Ogham give Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. It is healthy for you to go after that job with a fair amount of gusto. It is energy well spent and it broadens your horizons. Your family will be fine; you do not need to worry.
For how it affects your personal life, they give Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. You've got to be careful not to hang up too many expectations on this job whether you get it or not. It is easy to over-invest and burn out. You'll have to stay relaxed and Stoic, ready to accept whatever outcome the fates have in store.
For your financial goals, they like it. They give Phagos or Teaching well-dignified. This is a good long term strategy. You're not looking for unearned wealth or instant payouts and the first god that comes to mind here is Saturn. Saturn is actually a very helpful god but most people are terrified of him because he demands responsibility and accountability.
For Condition A, they say Yes, you've figured it out, or at least you've figured out one of several causes and it is a big one. They give Duir or Gifts well-dignified, indicating that your instinct absolutely called it.
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Date: 2025-01-18 11:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-19 03:32 am (UTC)You drew three cards for next week. All were well-dignified. As much as I'd like to forecast a smooth and drama-free week, I'm not going to do that. An all well-dignified week is more of an indication of personal triumph over whatever drama life decides to throw your way.
For the You card, you drew Coll or Wisdom. You are going to be very tempted to speak or worse act when you should not, but thanks to this warning, hopefully you can avoid stepping in metaphorical doo doo. Coll is a willingness to earn your accolades and expertise the slow, hard way. The Divine likes that and will be helping you along with the process. It is subtle but if you slow down and pay close attention, they might make you aware of it.
For the Situation, you drew Ur or Intimacy. This is a week of self-knowledge and self-realization. It could bring some anger, sadness, or fear out of the depths, so be ready for that. Expect some memories to resurface. I would suggest unpacking them individually in discursive meditation. If you have anyone you are close to, relationships are deep and quietly meaningful this week.
For the Outcome, you drew Oir or Epiphany. There is a realization that needs to bear fruit this week. Despite the well-dignity of this card, it might not be pleasant. There is the way we want the world to be versus the way it is. Meatworld sucks and there is no way around that despite it being an illusion. Learning to focus on the positive and ratio the negative is the test.
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Date: 2025-01-18 11:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-19 03:42 am (UTC)It's a banner week for all well-dignified or all ill-dignified readings this week and I am afraid yours is the latter. Keep in mind I have had some of the best days of my life on all ill-dig readings: the Ogham are trying to give you ample warning so you can make a stitch in time to save nine.
For the You position, you drew Huath or Obstacles. This is one of my Ogham's danger cards, so be hyperaware of risk this week. No sketchy ladders, going out in ice storms, or running in flip-flops for you. Other than physical danger, the Ogham talk about either acting too rashly, saying stuff you'll regret later, or the opposite imbalance of not having enough mojo to rise to the occasion. Remember the balance is in the middle: don't allow your temper to get the best of you if you can help it, but realize when you need to use the "bad" and society-unapproved emotions to step up and face your fear.
For the Situation, you drew Quert or Delight. When ill-dignified, this means it is terribly easy to overindulge. Overeating, overdrinking, doomscrolling, procrastinating, and anything addictive calls out to you. That's etheric starvation and it can take a ton of willpower to fight. On the other end of imbalance is teetotaling, obsessing about health and sickness 24/7, exercise mania, calorie counting, and deprival psychosis. Both sides are immoderate and imbalanced. Remember that Apollo said only two things at Delphi and one of them was "all things in moderation".
For the Outcome, you drew Mór or Sea. The general astral climate around you is not great. This is nothing you did anything to cause nor is it anything you can affect: it's like stormy weather. You've just got to take shelter and wait it out. It's not a good time for big decisions, big purchases, or big discussions. Set them aside for another week.
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Date: 2025-01-19 01:55 am (UTC)What's up for me and my family this week?
Thanks!
-PW
PS Re last week's reading ("You" = "Ur ill-dignified; "Situation" = "Phagos ill-dignified"; "Outcome" = "Oír well-dignified")--we had to deal with a couple frustrating situations which could be characterized mostly as a system acting foolish. We stayed calm and people were helpful in the end. Not sure how well that fits. Also, what happened caused us to realize our heating system is malfunctioning. So that's sure one kind of realization...that it was good to have but... Anyway thanks again!
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Date: 2025-01-19 03:51 am (UTC)You and the family drew three cards this week.
For the You position, you drew Nuin or Communication well-dignified. Your relationship as defender of your family from the outside world is thrown into relief this week. This is a difficult time to raise a family. The internet is an amazing asset but it is also a constant risk. The hardest thing to do is to mine what is essentially a flaming dumpster fire and to focus on the positives no matter how few and far between they are.
For the Situation, you drew Muin or Harvest ill-dignified. There are some sunk costs and investment in a failing system. You have to consider cutting your losses and going a different route. There also could be impatience in waiting for results.
For the Outcome, you drew Straif or Resilience ill-dignified. I often draw this card when I am having a tough financial week. It's not easy for most people these days, and we are the ones who truly feel a setback. There is always a balance that has to be struck between flexibility and rigidity. As a parent, you are always having to draw your lines in the sand and that is why I consider it one of the world's hardest jobs. This week will likely test your judgement skills.