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.  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, June 21, 2025 - Friday, July 11, 2025.

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

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Comments

[ighy]

Good morning Kimberly,

To review: The operant phrase I got out of last week's reading and the resultant week is the combination of the phrases "suffering from success" and "TANSTAAFL", on one hand my herd has increased, on the other hand, the herd has reached the carrying capacity of the current pastures, and the ongoing grind is to raise the new pastures fringe by fringe so that they will be ready by the time these calves start eating grass.

I finally got a clear indication on how much it will cost to put the herd of cameras up and running, and with that known, a realistic plan on how to go about things, camera by camera. In both cases, the path is taking things on in small but relentlessly constant bites.

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

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Ighy,

Thanks for the feedback!

You drew three cards this week. For the You card, you drew Huath or Obstacles well-dignified. In any case, Huath is one of my Ogham's danger cards, so please be extra cautious and don't take any unnecessary risks this week. Other than that, it talks about the right amount of diligence at the right time, mustering the necessary mojo to get jobs done, and generally not allowing yourself to whine like a bitch about anything in life. The divine powers and watchers like diligence and often will reward you for it.

For the Situation, you drew Eadha or Limits ill-dignified. This probably talks about limits being breached and about borders crossed when it's not for the best. Along with Huath, I'll guess that this will be a week spent on the defense, having to put out fires. You may end up having to push back.

For the Outcome, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. You know your boundaries and you are good at not allowing yourself to be steamrolled. You also know how not to overstep your bounds. That said, this is another danger/risk card, even in good dignity. Guard your health and well-being (including your emotional well-being that is tied to your precious time) like a hawk this week. You don't have to be a jerk to insist on boundaries and limits.

[mr_nobody1967]

My question is a political one. The financial markets right now are crying tears of blood over Trump's tariffs, but I'm not necessarily worried about that because the various stock markets are massively overbought with pallets of central-bank printed money deployed to keep the finance-economy propped up against the interest of working people. This has been the case for at least nine years, now. My question is, what will be the long-term effects of Trump's tariffs on the real US economy, assuming they remain in place?

[kimberlysteele]

Interesting question, thank you for this. My Ogham think the long term effects will be very good. They give Koad or Confluence well-dignified. This means that large factors will flow in from different angles to provide the best of outcomes. One is likely to be morale. Though Trump has not been able to turn the real economy around in the scant time he has been in office, the morale of many common people has been boosted and that will trickle down as prosperity and good fortune.

The stock market's deflation (I would call it a correction) is actually good news for average people because it means it is a tiny bit more realistic. The stock market has acted as a scheme for rich people to create bubbles so they can line shareholder pockets for a long time. But I think you already know that.

The American people will benefit from the tariffs because they will feel protected and looked after -- skeptics would say that this is emotional but it would go a long way to clean up the horrific collective astral right now if people continue to feel confident and encouraged by protective tariffs. That is a big deal.

Hello!

[(Anonymous)]

Hello Kimberly,

Thank you very much for doing these readings

& thank you for your last post about encouraging the forces of good in Britain…I’m glad I read the comments from other readers, as I fully agree with most of them…the best part was to see that there are other people that have a clue…the majority are living in a different world…Have you seen the latest portrait Charlie got made? …please have a look and tell me what you think…It’s bloody red! I don’t want to think what it means but had a quick look and it was revolting…even with all drama surrounding the ‘unveiling’… I think there’s something very wrong with it…(or too right considering the carnage in progress due to various reasons)…anyway…thanks for that, I think I need to read Dion’s book

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

PS: one pic sent, let me know if it doesn’t get through & I’ll resize or I can send another one...hope you like it

Re: Hello!

[kimberlysteele]

Thanks for the pic of the world's "navel". I looked up the portrait and ugh. The face looks OK -- channeling Anthony Bourdain but OK -- and the sea of red is far more sloppy serial murderer than regal. It's as if the artist painted the face and gave up, lazily blotting some outlines in a faux wall treatment of alzarin crimson with a cosmetic sponge.

You drew three cards this week.

For the You card, you drew Luis or Protection ill-dignified. Luis is one of my Ogham's danger cards, and in ill-dignity it especially warns you to be risk adverse. Take no chances and have a backup plan everywhere you go. Other than that, it speaks of a need to meditate upon reactions so you have so you can be in complete control via your bird's eye view of any given life event. If you are being overly trepidatious or paranoid, keep a lid on it and invoke your sense of humor.

For the Situation, you drew Saille or Sensitivity well-dignified. This shows you going with the flow and not forcing or the opposite, running away, when confronted with challenges. This is a good week to let go of stuff, including actual physical stuff, that may be holding you back because of your emotional attachment to it.

For the Outcome, you drew Muin or Harvest ill-dignified. It's easy to overspend, and overspending is not limited to money or physical resources. Keep an eye on the checking account and when you are tired, call it a day. You can be done even if you're not finished. Impatience wants to rear its ugly head. Distract yourself, bide your time, and invoke your inner adult.

[(Anonymous)]

Greetings Kimberly!

What's up for me this week?

With thanks and blessings, Heloise

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Heloise,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. Despite its good dignity, this card is one of my Ogham's danger cards. You are warned to be vigilant and proactive about your health and self-preservation. With that out of the way, this is a good week to begin new and positive habits, harnessing the power of the waxing moon and Mercury finally coming out of retrograde. Let go of old baggage, emotional and otherwise, and free up the space so good fortune can flow in.

For the Situation, you drew Huath or Obstacles well-dignified. This is yet another Ogham danger card, so again be warned. Your mojo is high and woe be to the ill-wisher who thinks his or her trifling energy can pierce your armor. This is a good week to observe the conditions of true strength, because you have it.

For the Outcome, you drew Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. Beware of not allowing yourself to rest. Grief is natural and our culture lacks ways of recognizing and dealing with it. For anything new to be born, something old must give way and die. Nothing will ever change that fact. Still, you can keep the eternal spirit of that which has died by embodying their best parts and traits.

[anon_ogham]

Hi Kimberly,

I'm interested in a three card reading for the next week.

Thanks

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Anon,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You card, you drew Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified. Don't give up too easily. There is always a Watcher at the Threshold, a major jerk of a spirit/astral pyramid who wants to kick you down when you are at a thin point. Don't give in to temptation to be lazy. Keep doing your practice of whatever you're practicing like he's not there. He will go away when he figures out you don't give him any traction.

For the Situation, you drew Fearn or Bridge well-dignified. Growing up is about learning how to take the good and the bad together and make the best out of the good while learning how to sequester and work around the bad. Notice how I have not said to completely ignore the bad -- those who do do so at their own expense.

For the Outcome, you drew Nuin or Communication well-dignified. Prosperity, encouragement, and good will comes from the world of strangers this week. Tech behaves fairly amicably and serves as you would wish it to serve. This is a good week to make purchases and to generally get outside and be among other people.

[brendhelm]

Kim -

What do the Ogham wish to tell me about for the month of April?

Thank you.

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Brendhelm,

You drew three cards for April.

For the You position, you drew Duir or Gifts ill-dignified. There is no truly bad side to Duir, even in ill-dignity. At the very worst, it could be talking about needing to appreciate and use your gifts more than you are doing at the current time. Typically, Duir ill-dignified talks about you receiving a tremendous gift or giving one. In either case, it's good fortune, but if you are giving more than you can technically afford, the gift will sublimate and return to you via the power of seven depending on the spirit in which it is given.

For the Situation, you drew Uilleand or Generosity ill-dignified. Like Duir, it's hard to find a bad side of Uilleand, but if such a thing exists, it has to do with being a spendthrift and trying to buy someone's affection, such as in the case of doting grandparents and spoiled brat grandchildren. There is an opportunity to be exceedingly generous (or to be on the receiving end of exceeding generosity) and the giver will receive huge blessings in return, especially if the giver remains humble about those expectations.

For the Outcome, you drew Onn or Community well-dignified. You have a niche... well, we all do but you are either close to finding yours or perhaps you have found it and are reaping the benefits. You are graceful and kind to your local people and your network of acquaintances and extended family -- you can expect that kindness to be repaid from every angle.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly, how are things looking for the week ahead? Your last reading (https://kimberlysteele.dreamwidth.org/143708.html?thread=4410716#cmt4410716) was a bullseye with regard to awful astral pollution and physical risks, but I weathered it with few problems.

[kimberlysteele]

Thanks for the feedback!

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Saille or Sensitivity well-dignified. You are moving deftly and handling curveballs. You are perceptive to more than just the obvious. This is a good week to look at what has changed or evolved to provide more accurate reads on sensory information. What are your newest trends where your habits, mental and otherwise, are concerned?

For the Situation, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. Someone or something may be trying to guilt trip you. Maybe you are culpable, maybe you're not, but soaking in guilt does absolutely nothing except maybe satisfy a few demons (or demon underlings) who get off on masochistic energy. On the other end of imbalance, don't run away if you actually are guilty. Say "I'm not proud of that, and that is why I don't do that anymore" and move on.

For the Outcome, you drew Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. I often draw this card when one of my troubles rears its ugly head or simply when my energy is low -- on those days, I say "My get up and go got up and went." Times like this are often the Watcher at the Threshold testing you for courage and perseverance. Beware of false transcendence, of thinking problems are over because you want them to be over. Many people do this. I call it False Transcendence Syndrome and it is toxic.

[ktdev]

Hi Kimberly,

I'd like to know what the Ogham say about whether to try A, B, C, and/or D.

A and B are mutually exclusive (variations of the same thing), but either could be done at the same time as C, D or both.

Thanks!
-PW

PS re last week's question (Question was "Should I try to do this?" Answer was "Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified, meaning that you don't know enough for this to work out or it is not to your advantage"): Wow, that's pretty much what I was thinking, which was something like, "It would benefit my daughter to have a mom who could do this, but my skills are not currently up to it." I guess I'll have to work on them and revisit the idea later! Thanks again!

[kimberlysteele]

Hi PW,

Thanks for the feedback!

My Ogham have four answers for you.

For A, they like it. They give Oir or Epiphany well-dignified, which is their way of saying an emphatic Yes.

For B, they're not as keen. They give Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified, which points to unknowns being to your detriment.

For C, they give Quert or Delight ill-dignified, which means this one is right, but it isn't quite right for you.

For D, they give Muin or Harvest well-dignified, which is another emphatic Yes, saying the result will be a win-win.