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 October 23 - November 6.
My next planned break is from October 23 - November 6.
I take reading requests from whenever this post goes up on Friday night until 8pm US Central Time Saturday.
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Date: 2025-08-16 07:48 am (UTC)I have two questions. First, id like to know if I really was contacted and helped by Saint Mary. I've been singing the ave maria at work along with other beautiful old songs to help with the despair and frustration of working while quite chronically ill, and during one time I felt a deep and loving sense of presence. My psychic senses are not strong and I'm very neurotic, but after some questions and inner searching, I got the feeling that all she wanted from me was to try and better embody tenderness, compassion and forgiveness, and that she does not care if I convert to Christianity. I'd like to know one, if I'm correct about what happened, and two, if I am correct, if I'm acting correctly and in accord with my own spiritual interests and hers.
Thanks in advance! Much gratitude for your service; I find it useful for my own ogham practice to observe you.
-Derpherder
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Date: 2025-08-17 12:25 am (UTC)It's interesting. They say it is not Saint Mary who reached out to you, but it is definitely a goddess. Most goddesses were never human in the first place, unlike Saint Mary. They are superbeings. I asked if you were correct about what happened, and since you clearly state you thought it was Mary, they said No. They give Beith or Beginnings ill-dignified, meaning to think of this presence as Mary specifically may be counterproductive. For instance, the goddess Bastet loves perfumes and colognes where as I don't think Mary would be in to that. When I asked "Was it a goddess?" they say Yes, and they do it with Eadha or Limits well-dignified. This tells me it may be a goddess of balance and judgement such as Ma'at, Dike, or Themis or a goddess of limits such as Hecate, Frigg, or even your local land spirits. I am going to suggest you check out some books of mythology from various cultures and read through them to see if anything resonates. That will give you your first clue to who it was. In my own case, most of the synchronicities I have had with the gods have come from my involvement with the Orphic hymns. I'll start writing music for one of them and a bunch of weird stuff will happen. There was one time that Jupiter and Poseidon teleported me through the forest preserve! I was heading back to my car and I "lost" about a half hour of the trip.
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Date: 2025-08-22 06:43 am (UTC)-Derpherder
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Date: 2025-08-16 09:56 am (UTC)Since the beginning of the year I've been dealing with the end of a two decades long relationship. I did not initiate the dissolution, but as the year progresses I'm constantly realizing how much better life has become. That article you wrote about hospice wives, along with several others on a similar theme really hit home and helped contextualize aspects of that union.
This week I would like a four card reading on the divorce with me, my soon to be ex, the situation as pertains to me, and the outcome as pertains to me.
Thank you,
Misty
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Date: 2025-08-17 12:38 am (UTC)Ouch, that sounds rough. You have my condolences and best wishes. The death of a relationship is very much a death with all the attendant grief.
For the You card, they give Beith or Beginnings well-dignified. You are getting a much needed fresh start and you will find you have much more drive and zest for life going solo. Your intention is strong and pure and you are in a no-nonsense phase of your life that has been a long time coming.
For your ex, they give Mór or Sea well-dignified. This shows your ex being swept along with the tide, not offering much in the way of resistance, and for now it goes well. I can't say that will be true down the road, because it might indicate weakness of character that this person goes with the flow easily and without a fight.
For the Situation as it pertains to you, they give Muin or Harvest well-dignified. You have put in work and now you will see the logical results of that work. This may be referring to etheric labor, meaning if your ex was messy or disorganized, your load will be much, much lighter and you will find it nearly effortless to keep an ordered and tidy house.
For the Outcome, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. There is blame you might be projecting and you need to sit down in discursive meditation and deal with this before it comes back to bite you. For instance, if you're not looking at what your failures were in the relationship, you risk entering into a new relationship with all the same misunderstandings ready to happen with someone else. If you don't dive deep into the sources of your eventual incompatibility with your ex, you risk carrying that baggage as loneliness and bitterness, which eventually builds impenetrable walls, and not only with romantic relationships. It may be helpful to contemplate the lore around the elderberry tree/bush, as this is the tree that represents Ruis, also known as Rue.
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Date: 2025-08-16 01:25 pm (UTC)I'm interested in a three card reading for the next week.
Thanks.
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Date: 2025-08-17 12:46 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You card, you drew Ur or Intimacy ill-dignified. Straight up, this card tells you to hold your tongue and leash your fingers. There is often more power in silence than revelation. Other than that, Ur reminds that personality is a mask of the soul and that it is OK to curate different mini-masks according to the situation, people, and beings you are dealing with. The only person you have to be completely honest with is yourself.
For the Situation, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. There are two opposites of imbalance possible: gluttony or teetotaling. Gluttony is a state of being too relaxed: set some limits, don't eat the entire chunk of cake, leave the gathering early, don't spend the entire amount. Teetotaling is too uptight: have a little cake, make sure you go to the gathering, and spend a little in order to be happy. It's all about balance.
For the Outcome, you drew Oír or Epiphany well-dignified. You are having some overdue life lesson realizations that may be a touch painful, but having them means incredible things from your personal growth. Your life is taking on a much deeper meaning.
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Date: 2025-08-16 01:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-08-17 12:52 am (UTC)My Ogham give you three cards.
For the You card, you drew Straif or Resilience well-dignified. This turbulence is what needs to happen in order to proof you against what is coming. It most likely sucks but getting through it with grace will give you what you need to survive and thrive.
For the Situation, they give Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. Work often turns people into brutes of efficiency. It is easy for people to lose their humanity when money is involved or when they have lots of unearned wealth. Don't be like them. Unearned wealth carries the price of having to earn it back in the future, potentially well into future lifetimes. It is not the kind of debt anyone wants to carry.
For the Outcome, you drew Tinne or Defense ill-dignified. Tinne is one of my Ogham's danger cards, so I will issue my usual warning of physical danger at work or coming from work. Other than that, it is showing that what is thought of as defense -- the Golden Parachute -- is a trap. The only escape is collapsing before you are forced to do so, because everything collapses eventually.
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Date: 2025-08-16 04:33 pm (UTC)To review: This past week had its tides coming in and out. Monday was an all day outing with my brother to do some paperwork in relation to my mother's side. We were subject to the tidal whims of traffic in the 4 hour journey, which cut at times perilously close to ruining the trip, before changing conditions worked themselves out. The tides we had to contend with on the way back were our collective tiredness, which made the return journey stretch out to six hours.
Silence from my brother and his fiancé regarding their honeymoon plans are making me nervous as they had stated plans to visit the farm, with no dates to speak of. If only I had something to work with so as to coordinate receiving them, as well as members of my mother's side.
On the flipside, the camera goods I ordered to film their wedding arrived without a hitch. I'll have to do a bit of preliminary testing, but at least the material groundwork has been done.
To ask: What is it that I need to know this week, according to the Ogham?
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Date: 2025-08-17 12:56 am (UTC)Thanks for the feedback!
For the You card, you drew Duir or Gifts ill-dignified. There isn't a truly bad side to Duir, and getting it in ill-dignity might mean you are having to overuse your gifts to help your brother or that sometimes it is hard to appreciate the bounty right in front of us. The more grateful you can be in all things, including the little ones, the more it will radiate out and help others around you.
For the Situation, you drew Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. Someone is acting the fool, and hopefully it isn't you or rubbing off on you too much. Keep your mouth shut at the right time this week, and if in doubt, don't say it or do it.
For the Outcome, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. You have a healthy sense of boundaries, giving just enough. Make sure you enjoy yourself a bit, and don't hesitate to bow out when you know you need rest.
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Date: 2025-08-16 05:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-08-17 01:02 am (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You card, you drew Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. You either are resting too much or too little, and you need to return to balance. If you're resting too much, it may because your mojo is gone, you're tired, and in this case, you may need to push yourself a bit harder. Simple things such as cleaning your toilet, stovetop, and sweeping the floor every day are good ways of motivating yourself towards a pattern of diligence. If you have the opposite problem of needing more rest, cut back on activity wherever possible and let go of perfection.
For the Situation, you drew Fearn or Bridge well-dignified. You are building towards a bright future, stepping lightly through the flaming dumpster fire of this world and gathering what you need without getting scorched. Much of growth is the acceptance that we cannot have everything we want, but we can make the best out of what we have and view it from a positive perspective.
For the Outcome, you drew Oír or Epiphany ill-dignified. This is a call to meditate on some shadow projection. It's time to look at what you hate and fear -- we all have something, and those who say "I don't hate/fear anything or anyone" are lying.
Thank you. Questions.
Date: 2025-08-16 06:49 pm (UTC)I have quite a few moving parts this week. What does your Ogham say about:
Trip 1?
My dream?
Trip 2?
Thank you.
Sending you love and light.
Rooby
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Date: 2025-08-16 11:04 pm (UTC)You're welcome!
For Trip 1, they give Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. Phone first before you go, double and triple check, and bring snacks, water, and a crossword puzzle in case everything goes south or there are delays.
For the dream, they give Luis or Protection well-dignified, which means there were powers involved with that dream that may seem scary but your Holy Guardian Angel has got your back. This dream was trying to tell you something important. You should do at least one discursive meditation on it.
For the Outcome, you drew Fearn or Bridge ill-dignified. Not every opportunity is worth pursuing. There are deceivers all around, and it's not always people trying to trick you. Sometimes they are genuinely misled or whatever they are offering is right for someone else but not you. Put limits on your time and how much you are involved with. You don't have the energy to do everything on the list.
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Date: 2025-08-16 07:00 pm (UTC)Patrick
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Date: 2025-08-16 10:57 pm (UTC)You drew three cards this week.
For the You position, you drew Ur or Intimacy ill-dignified. There's a difference between alone and lonely and unfortunately you are swaying towards the lonely side at the moment. Keep in mind nobody can solve you except you, and loneliness is a call to do deep dives into your own personal issues via discursive meditation and other modes of spiritual work. Ur is also a reminder to keep your mouth shut if in doubt and to err on the side of extremely conservative or not at all when new involvement with others is on the menu.
For the Situation, you drew Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified. Here is yet another admonition to keep your mouth shut at the right time. You may have to suffer a fool this week, and the less that fool knows, the better. That said, don't get too high and mighty when it comes to others. There may be gifts that should be shared, and it will be up to you to discern if and when the time is right.
For the Outcome, you drew Uilleand or Generosity well-dignified. Generosity is giving someone the benefit of the doubt, and that is one of the hardest things to grasp about it. Even a sunny greeting for all you meet is generous; generosity is not rooted in money or even assets. Use this week to study the the truly generous in your life. In some cases, their generosity may be the only thing making up for their bad traits.
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Date: 2025-08-17 12:39 am (UTC)Patrick
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Date: 2025-08-16 09:08 pm (UTC)What should I keep in mind this week?
With thanks and blessings, Heloise
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Date: 2025-08-16 10:50 pm (UTC)You drew three cards this week. All are ill-dignified. As much as ill-dig readings may seem ominous and all well-dig ones sunny, I find that it is seldom the case that all ill-dig means life will suck and well-dig that it won't. It's more of a warning about bad attitudes wanting to creep in whether fortune is good or bad, for instance, if it's good, it can mean overindulgence and entitlement.
For the You position, you drew Onn or Community. Someone in the world of semi-strangers and casual friends (this can include relatives you rarely or never see) is behaving badly. It may be tempting to gossip or generally wallow in schadenfreude -- rise above it and say nothing rather than indulge. This also can talk about having trouble with employment, feeling like you are in an insecure position, or not feeling connection with the local land and its peoples.
For the Situation, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. Overindulgence and gluttony go hand in hand with certain seasons, and that means it is time to exercise restraint, but not too much restraint. Tee-totaling is often as bad or worse than overindulgence. Moderation in all things, says Apollo, god of health.
For the Outcome, you drew Straif or Resilience. Resilience is NOT stuff and it is not prepping. I am happy for those people who have seemingly perfect homesteads and time to make their entire worlds by hand but it is not me and likely never will be. The pressure to be perfect is always coming at us a mile a minute and making us feel we can never measure up. Resilience comes from the inside: it's bravery and toughness when push comes to shove. It cannot be bought or squirreled away.
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Date: 2025-08-17 12:48 am (UTC)What's up for me and my family this week?
Thanks!
-PW
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Date: 2025-08-17 01:11 am (UTC)You and the family drew three cards this week. All were ill-dignified. These readings are not portents of doom any more than all well-dig is a promise of an easy ride, they just mean that negative attitudes and entitlement are within easy reach no matter what happens and that you'll have to fight a bit harder not to allow them inside.
For the You position, you drew Tinne or Defense. As you well know, Tinne is one of my Ogham's danger cards, so I issue my usual warning. That said, Tinne can also talk about counterproductive paranoia. Worry is my husband's love language but it can be quite insufferable at times. Remember that gratitude is far more protective as a thoughtform than worry.
For the Situation, you drew Saille or Sensitivity. It is time to get rid of some baggage, both physical and mental, in order to thrive. If you are not using it, give it away or throw it away. Doing so cleans up the home but more importantly the energy inside the home which is an ecosystem that needs to be maintained and renewed.
For the Outcome, you drew Muin or Harvest. It is very easy to become spoiled when we have so much and others have even more than we do. Don't take anything for granted -- not clean water, meals, snacks, or a safe place to sleep. All are precious gifts.
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Date: 2025-08-19 03:05 pm (UTC)Just wanted to loop back in this to let you know your Ogham was spot on.
Trip 1 was exactly as predicted including delays for all parties involved (one delay caused by a death on the airplane that required an emergency landing).
Thought you might like the feedback...Rooby