Ogham Readings on Saturdays
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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.
I take reading requests from whenever this post goes up on Friday night until 8pm US Central Time Saturday.
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Date: 2025-02-08 04:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 09:40 pm (UTC)You drew three cards for next week.
For the You card, you drew Coll or Wisdom well-dignified. Though this is in a good dignity, Coll is always a warning to keep your mouth shut or to refrain from action at a time when saying or doing the wrong thing will be tempting. When you are humble and willing to work to earn your wealth and knowledge, the Divine will help you. See if you can see how they have helped you in the past when you were willing to put your nose to the grindstone.
For the Situation, you drew Onn or Community ill-dignified. A feeling of not fitting in, animosity, or misunderstanding could pop up for you or for someone close to you. Or there is always the possibility of the community expecting too much of you and/or you expecting too much of the community.
For the Outcome, you drew Ur or Intimacy well-dignified. Your strength lies in what you don't say this week. There are many things you could blurt out, and though it might feel good at the time, it will only serve to undermine your relationships, including your relationship with your higher self. By keeping much of your business to yourself, you show respect for others and yourself.
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Date: 2025-02-08 05:12 am (UTC)Hi Kimberly,
What do the Ogham say about my recent application to school?
Thank you for your time and help.
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Date: 2025-02-08 09:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 11:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 12:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 10:01 pm (UTC)Thank you for letting me know it's you.
My Ogham give you three cards.
For the You card, they give Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. Unfortunately, you may be working off some bad karma. There's not much you can do except to make the best out of any given day, fighting bravely and adopting a Stoic attitude over what you cannot control. You might feel all alone in this suffering but the gods are always watching. When you suffer bravely and with dignity, it is absolutely seen by them.
For the Situation, they give Quert or Delight ill-dignified. You've got etheric starvation and it is very bad. As you know, I talk about etheric starvation on a frequent basis. It is the most common condition of our time. I'm very sorry to report that I have yet to meet a doctor who is educated about etheric starvation -- most of them are ignorant, yet all healing comes from the etheric. The remedies I suggest are the usual ones: deep breathing, in the nose and out of the mouth whenever possible. Good, homemade food, and no matter what you are eating, say a prayer of gratitude before and after you eat it. Daily baths where you wash your entire head, including your hair, every time. Get as many massages as you can afford. Walk slowly through gardens and nature preserves whenever possible and sit or stand with your back touching a tree.
For the Outcome, they give Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. Cleaning up, going minimal, and compulsively thanking every object, space, and person in your life will help spur healing influences. Prioritize spiritual work. If an object distracts you from spiritual work, think seriously about getting rid of it. Unfortunately, fatigue is endemic. I wake up tired and I have always felt tired since I was a baby. I am tired right now. It is a condition of not having enough time between incarnations. Again, there's not much we can do except to make the best out of what we are given and to gracefully let go when the time comes.
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Date: 2025-02-08 10:27 pm (UTC)As I said on JMG's Covid thread, it seriously might not have helped my karma that I voted for Trump and the Republicans just to spite the urban Professional-Managerial and Administrative Classes. Doing anything out of spite is not going to be the best thing for one's spiritual life, but I'm not even a little bit sorry and I would totally do it again and probably will, so that just is what it is, I guess. (Deliberately and repeatedly ticking off a Taurean gay man with a Pisces Moon is not an advisable habit to indulge!)
ETA: I would not be at all shocked if this partial insomnia issue I have been experiencing since mid-2016 was just etheric starvation turbo-charged by the fuel of the Black Oobleck. For a while now, I have had the feeling that the longstanding insomnia issue was just as much internal as it was external, and the two other people I know who have been experiencing it would also be good candidates for an etheric starvation diagnosis.
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Date: 2025-02-08 10:41 pm (UTC)I do a lot of stuff just to spite the PMCs. I proudly drive a 20 year old car. I make no secret that I do not have health insurance. Even if I had ample money, I would not buy health insurance because I think it's evil. I sincerely hope Trump continues in his current path and turns lots of formerly comfy-cozy, leafy suburb-dwelling,ex-government employees into homeless, couch surfing beggars. A Bob Dylan lyric springs to mind:
Ahh you've gone to the finest schools, alright Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You say you never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say "do you want to make a deal?"
I have much darkness in my chart that makes me ruthless and doesn't help my karma. It's hard to fight, but at least I'm honest about it!
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Date: 2025-02-08 10:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 10:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 12:25 pm (UTC)To review: This week had quite a bit of teaching new trainees to whom I was a bit orthogonal, either because the machinery they were supposed to be using broke down, or because they were recalled to some other area.
The pressure to get that trip in and Done stemmed from an end of the month deadline. With the counsel to let go by easing out instead of a mic drop, I looked for and found an alternate way of doing that time sensitive task, which opens up my schedule to do other things with that trip.
Quert was the theme of Sunday, going out early in the morning for an all day trip, ostensibly to buy accessories for one of the cameras, but it turned into a day enjoying the Sun, and meeting new people at every stop along the way and back, rejoining certain places I haven't visited since my teens. Monetarily it was a spendthrift trip, but it was definitely rewarding.
To ask: What is it that I need to know this week, according to the Ogham?
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Date: 2025-02-08 10:11 pm (UTC)For the You position, you drew Gort or Perseverance well-dignified. The Ogham definitely approve of your measured, moderate approach. They think you are balanced and that when you take from one area, you give enough from another to be sustainable. Your perseverance has been tested a great deal lately, though, and they acknowledge it.
For the Situation, you drew Tinne or Defense ill-dignified. This is one of my Ogham's physical/etheric danger cards, so look out and take sensible precautions against illness while avoiding anything perilous. Other than that, they are telling you to guard other borders and to meditate deeply about what you might be missing. Often we mistake a non-threat for a threat and vice a versa.
For the Outcome, you drew Mor or Sea ill-dignified. Through no fault of your own, your corner of the collective astral leaves much to be desired. Pissy moods, dropping things, stubbing toes, and other life hazards present themselves with greater intensity and frequency than usual. Your best bet is to lie low, not make any big moves or purchases, and to be ready to bail if the day or situation is getting too long and your gut does not feel right about it.
Month of Feb
Date: 2025-02-08 01:11 pm (UTC)I have had some increased and to me inexplicable emotional turmoil recently. Could you please draw an Ogham for me and advise what is the source of this turmoil?
In addition, please could I have a 3 card reading for the rest of February?
Many thanks,
P
Re: Month of Feb
Date: 2025-02-08 10:21 pm (UTC)Sorry to hear that. My Ogham give you Onn or Community well-dignified, which means it is highly likely that someone in your circle of acquaintances, casual friends, or fellow townspeople is dragging you into their negative energy. The well-dignity indicates that they don't know they are doing it. Do you think anyone could be praying for you or "at" you, trying to get you to do their will under the guise of it being about God? At any rate, a daily banishing ritual is highly recommended.
February gives you all ill-dignified cards. In itself, it does not at all mean you are guaranteed a doozy of a month -- keep in mind I have had some of the best days of my LIFE on all ill-dig readings. It just means temptation to backslide into cruddy behavior will be stronger within and around you. By fighting it and building the good, you can use all of the negativity as a thrust block and end up much stronger than you would on an easier week.
For the You position, you drew Ailm or Transcendence. You may have to accept defeat for now, even if that is in the form of garden variety depression. You will rise again. Lie low, chill, and give it thought. Nothing is permanent. Look out for people who lie to themselves and paper over their own turmoil and dissonance: they are showing you what not to do when confronted with difficulty.
For the Situation, you drew Oir or Epiphany. There is a painful realization you need to work out. It could be a mea culpa or simply a realization of how the world works. Self-development seldom happens overnight, so once you've had a chance to process what you've learned, you'll be on the long, slow road to self-improvement. Be patient.
For the Outcome, you drew Ioho or Grace. You need more rest. You are hyper-conscientious and that is a double-edged sword. It's OK to retreat, relax, and turn off your vigilance and awareness for a brief respite. You owe yourself some downtime. Make like Elsa and Let It Go... (waits for Disney to sue me for the horrible joke)
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Date: 2025-02-08 02:36 pm (UTC)Re: Princess Cutekitten
Date: 2025-02-09 12:23 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You position, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. You may be beating yourself up too much for what you've done in the past and not in a constructive way. Another problem is allowing yourself to skate when you should be taking more culpability, not less. Look at the mitigating circumstances and remember the pressures at the time. Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? What good that came out of the bad can you be grateful for?
For the Situation, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. You are building strength and vigor. Your habits can slowly improve if you continually put your mind to it. Ngetal is often a card of cleaning up, simplification, getting rid of excess, and increasing diligence. If you've been embracing any of those four things, continue to do so. They will bring more success.
For the Outcome, you drew Koad or Confluence ill-dignified. Expect mini-disasters this week. some of what causes them will be what you've put in place, but much more will be fate. Don't lament it, but do steel yourself in order to prepare and expect the worst while hoping for the best.
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Date: 2025-02-09 02:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 04:13 pm (UTC)What's up for me this week?
With thanks and blessings, Heloise
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Date: 2025-02-09 12:32 am (UTC)Thanks!
You drew three cards for the week.
For the You card, you drew Duir or Gifts well-dignified. This week offers opportunity to explore and enjoy your own gifts which range from the privileges you came into (always a matter of perception) and the skills you've amplified over the years. Duir reminds us that the best way of increasing our gifts is by sharing what we have. All gifts are sweeter when shared.
For the Situation, you drew Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. Your subtle senses may feel off, either going haywire or becoming numb via fatigue. This isn't the week to be a social butterfly and the Ogham suggest limiting social interaction to the minimum necessary to get along. It's a good week to get rid of clutter, as removing physical clutter will help get rid of etheric dissonance and will help you to clear out astral gunk.
For the Outcome, you drew Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. You'll want to keep your mouth shut at crucial times this week, and you'll really have to bite your tongue. Take your time and think your reactions through. The divine tries to train us through diligence -- they are trying to make us as patient as they are, which is obviously a multi-lifetime task. I once asked some wandering entity what it is like to be a god, and it answered "It's like trying to train an amoeba to play the piano."
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Date: 2025-02-09 02:24 am (UTC)A family member is coming to visit this week. I always remind myself to keep my mouth shut when this person is here. It's a challenge, but the visit is more pleasant when I do. It's funny to see your Ogham mirror the advice I give myself.
Heloise
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Date: 2025-02-09 02:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 06:40 pm (UTC)Hope you're well!
Q- I'm looking to split my upcoming bonus and other cash inflows between:
A) Direct Debt Payoff (as part of an ongoing debt snowball method)
And
B) Crypto Investments (grow my capital enough from key investments that I'm able to pay off large chunks of debt all at once later this year/2026).
What do the Ogham think about the likely success of this strategy?
Thanks,
Tamanous
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Date: 2025-02-09 12:33 am (UTC)My Ogham like it. They provide Ruis or Regret well-dignified, meaning they think you've learned a great deal from your past mistakes and that you won't regret your current debt payoff strategy.
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Date: 2025-02-09 01:08 am (UTC)Hello!
Date: 2025-02-08 09:04 pm (UTC)Thanks so much for doing these readings for us
I'd like to ask about what the Ogham might have to say about the current situation for my husband...long story short, after putting up with bullying/controlling behaviours from his manager for the last couple of years (and to be fair there were a few times I told him to resign) he resigned last Friday...I think it's better for his mental health, we were waiting for a couple of jobs in the company that were supposed to materialise soon, as he had already made enquiries and all the rest...but everything moves at glacial pace...so the jobs didn't appear, the waiting game was exhausting...so that's that
Thanks again!
J
P.S: when are you doing an open post? I keep missing them...I wanted to tell you about a random book whatever...
Re: Hello!
Date: 2025-02-09 12:41 am (UTC)It's always my pleasure.
The Ogham give three cards for your husband.
For the You card, really the Him card, meaning his personal outlook and view, they give Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. This resignation was the best thing he could have done for his spiritual, emotional, and physical health. He might feel shaky but rest assured the Ogham think he did the right thing and will benefit. The manager had major boundary issues. His unhappiness and bad luck was infectious. Better to stay far away.
For the Situation, which I took to refer to your family, you drew Straif or Resilience ill-dignified. In any case where someone is bringing home the proverbial bacon, there is lifestyle creep, even if your lifestyle is comparably modest to your peers and neighbors. Cutting back is not going to be easy but the Ogham are telling you to collapse now and avoid the rush (paraphrasing JMG) as much as possible.
For the Outcome, you drew Uilleand or Generosity ill-dignified. Someone has got your back, this someone may be Divine, and you guys will never go hungry. What you have given generously in the past will return to you, especially if you remain humble and put kindness and gratitude before worry. Continue to sublimate everything around you by being grateful for it. This creates magic that lasts much longer than a single lifetime.
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Date: 2025-02-09 12:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-08 10:24 pm (UTC)1-2. What two things should I know to make the best of the rest of this month?
3. Am I giving up too soon in my current situation in life?
4. How can I break my compulsive habit of thinking about X and all things related to it? I know full well that that stuff over there is cancerous to me - and yet my actions have brought me to the place where I embody those things. I know it’s partly a place of self-loathing, partly a place of insecurity, partly a place of a lack of belief in myself to become much better than that stuff now. Is it Ailm compassion for myself? Ruis warrior energy to do better? I appreciate your input.
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Date: 2025-02-09 12:59 am (UTC)For this month, the Ogham give Gort or Perseverance well-dignified. This isn't a month of payouts, but diligent, nose-to-the-grindstone, devotional, slow work will show the Watcher that you mean business. In my own case, the daily work of sweeping the floor, cleaning the toilet, and investing my best energy into my family (including the cats) and my students, plus a daily Sphere of Protection, have gone a long way in helping me balance my excessive fire and to maintain a positive outlook on life. You also drew Ruis or Regret well-dignified. Regret can be a force for self-development when you use it properly and put it in a balanced place. Regret checks an inflated ego. Not doing what you regret builds strength and character. Your mea culpas were put in your way for a reason -- all the terrible things you have done can become learning experiences if you allow it and refuse to tip to either side, with one side being wallowing in woe and the other involving a "Who, me" puffy ego. Balance is everything.
For the current situation in life, Yes, you are giving up too easily. They give Koad or Confluence well-dignified, meaning that in order to get what you want, you have to be willing to move in more ways than one. Some of what prevents what you want is fate, but plenty of it is within your control. Your job is to figure out what you can alter and then set your will to altering it.
For the breaking the habit of X, they give Beith or Intention ill-dignified. Your intention is too divided to get any traction. You need to start obsessing about breaking the habit, and that means building a new, better habit that pushes the old one into the garbage can. In my own case, I broke my own habit of drinking caffeine in the afternoon by doing 25-50 jumping jacks or 5-10 pushups when I got groggy or irritable. I stopped eating eggs and dairy (which I believe I was addicted to) by teaching myself to cook amazing, affordable dishes without them. For an entire year, I came up with a vegan lunch recipe each day. You'll always want to replace the negative with as many positives as possible so the positive overwhelms the negative by 2 to 1. I'll talk about this someday in a future essay about the Golden Mean.
Thank you
Date: 2025-02-08 10:39 pm (UTC)Your readings have been spot on the last two weeks. Despite attempting to find a way to travel this weekend, we finally gave up and stayed home. There were far too many obstacles to make the trip possible (including my husband having a terrible cold).
My questions:
I seem to have lost my mojo and my energy. What does the Ogham say about that?
I am wondering if A will finally lose his patience with his situation and make a change?
Is W being treated fairly in situation FMT?
Thank you so much for this space.
Best,
Rooby
Re: Thank you
Date: 2025-02-09 01:06 am (UTC)Thanks so much! I find the Ogham mostly show me their accuracy when they tell me things I don't want to hear!
As to your mojo, they give Quert or Delight well-dignified. You've been an etheric fountain for so many that you've become depleted. The other week I had a day when I went to my mother's house and did all the chores: cleaning, organizing, cooking. I kicked ass. The next day, I was wiped: I had to drink a lot of fluids and I went to bed early that night. This mojo depletion of yours is a temporary phase and will pass soon. The Ogham suggest the usual etheric starvation remedies: sunlight on the spleen area, good homemade food, deep breathing, walking in natural beauty, bathing, and massage.
For A losing his patience and changing, they give Ioho or Grace ill-dignified, which means No, A gets really stuck on a thing and is going to hold this in his craw despite it not being good for him.
For the fairness of FMT and W, they say No. They give Duir or Gifts ill-dignified, which says that there is an abuse of power and privilege going on and that W's natural gifts or potential could be stymied or delayed by this situation.
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Date: 2025-02-09 12:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-02-09 01:15 am (UTC)My Ogham seem to think it comes from within and without. They give two cards, both well-dignified. From within, you've got Phagos or Teaching. You are going to ask how your higher self might have orchestrated this obstacle being put in your way in order to put you through the only school that ever worked on anyone: The School of Hard Knocks. In my own case, I needed to be humbled where my natural talents were concerned, and that is why unearned wealth always bothered me. When I was given opportunities to get it, it was very tempting, but a force within me always held off. The part that was hell bent to earn every penny for nothing except the talent itself won the war.
For what comes from without, you drew Eadha or Limits well-dignified, which means yes, there are factors coming from outside. This is Meatworld. Meatworld sucks. You cannot just get what you want here, at least not easily. Natural and artificial limits are coming in and saying "Nope!" You have to face what it means if you cannot get around these limits.
For overcoming it, they give Onn or Community well-dignified. You may be able to get help, both from your spiritual ecosystem, human friends, and possibly the Divine. How much have you meditated and prayed on it?
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Date: 2025-02-09 05:09 am (UTC)This seems very strange to me, and quite troubling, because caching servers do not normally cause problems, but are among the most prominent example of things related to the internet that don't seem like they have viable business models. For there to suddenly be problems here so soon after USAID gets shutdown would suggest that the reason their business model didn't make sense is that it consisted of government handouts; if this is the case, it seems likely to me that there will be plenty of disruptions in the functioning of the internet in the weeks ahead....
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Date: 2025-02-09 08:10 pm (UTC)https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/315568.html
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Date: 2025-02-09 01:47 am (UTC)What's up for me and my family this week?
Thanks!
-PW
P.S. Last week's "Situation = Mór or Sea ill-dignified" was very accurate. Thanks for the reminder to keep a sense of humor!
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Date: 2025-02-09 02:21 am (UTC)Thanks for the feedback!
You and the family drew three cards.
For the You or most immediate, you drew Mór or Sea, well-dignified this time. What this means is that last week's clumsiness and confusion is replaced by help-from-above dexterity and clarity. Again, you've done nothing to make this or to break it, nor can you do anything, because it is like the weather. You can take advantage by tossing around long term plans, doing deep analyses on the past, and taking your own mea culpas into account while you are feeling strong.
For the Situation, you drew Onn or Community well-dignified. Friends, neighbors, and the local ecosystem are friendly, offering good help and wise advice, at least for the time being. Be thankful for the way they've got your back. Following up on messages and responding to courtesy are especially valuable this week.
For the Outcome, you drew Straif or Resilience ill-dignified. This week may present a financial or emotional hit, testing your ability to handle upset and strife. Or someone could be either a spendthrift or a miser in an unbalanced way, wasting money and/or time. Remember that driving extra miles to save 50 cents on groceries makes no sense if you burn a dollar's worth of gas to get there.
Changes
Date: 2025-02-09 01:56 am (UTC)The new job is full of passionate, competent, and welcoming people. It is a really good place for me to be right now.
I would like to ask the Ogham if I've identified an important change I need to make to resolve situation A and if pursuing the course of action that has been recommended to me will help me make that change?
Thank you,
-MF
Re: Changes
Date: 2025-02-09 02:25 am (UTC)Thanks for the update! I am delighted to hear the good news about your new job.
For Situation A, they give a Yes. Gort or Perseverance well-dignified means you need to follow through with the change to resolve Situation A that you've chosen. It is wise and for the best.
For the course of action, they're not so keen. They give Duir or Gifts ill-dignified, meaning that the person recommending the course of action may be well-intentioned yet clueless. You'll have to trust your own gut and go your own way with strength, courage, and purity of intention.