kimberlysteele | Ogham Readings on Mondays

Submit your question or request for a general "what's up this week" reading and I will be happy to oblige! I read between the time I post on Sunday night with a deadline of 10pm Monday night.

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Hi everyone, readings are concluded for the week of Sept. 20 but feel free to comment on existing threads. See you next week for more Ogham readings!

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From: (Anonymous)

What’s in store for me this week?

And how’s the kitten?

—Lady Cutekitten

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Lady CK,

This week looks to be a bit of a doozy. The Ogham gives you three ill-dignified cards this week: Huath, Fearn, and Koad. Please keep in mind I've had some of the best days/weeks of my life when I've had all ill-dignified readings: they aren't so much an indication of how things will go as a gentle warning of what imbalances to avoid.

Huath means Obstacles and points to potential and opposite extremes on a spectrum of balance and imbalance. On one end, you might have the urge to force an outcome of something you want. On the other, you could think you can lazily go around an onerous task when there is only one way, through. *side-eyes the vacuum cleaner*

Fearn means Bridge and it points to putting too much investment in a leader or guru on one end. On the other it can indicate solipsism. Either way, there is a frustration of not being able to go where you want to go and do what you want to do because the connections aren't there.

Koad means Confluence. This week it points to feeling pulled in too many directions at once, which is pretty much the condition of our time, isn't it? This week is a good opportunity to look at a snapshot. In the still life that represents this week, how much of it do you find satisfying? What about it don't you like? Which things can and cannot be changed?

From: (Anonymous)

There is indeed an onerous task in my very near future—cleaning the bathroom.

Sonkitten turns 42 Thursday!

—Lady Cutekitten

From:

kimberlysteele

That sounds about right. I get Huath ill-dig when it's time to clean out something super gross. Kitty updates soon! I adopted a brother for Shadow last Thursday. They are getting along great!

Happy Birthday to Sonkitten.

From: (Anonymous)

Hello Kimberley,

Turbulent times in the country, turbulent times in the world. Thank you for the opportunity for some reflection, by means of your Ogham. I'm a bit worried about my financial situation for, say the next six weeks. Could you give me a reading for that, please?

- Aaron Y.

From:

kimberlysteele

Ouch, finances are going to be very rough for the next six weeks. All three cards were ill-dignified.

For the You part of this reading, also symbolizing (roughly) the first two weeks, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene ill-dignified. This most likely means a health-related matter is setting you back or potentially it means you have to streamline and downsize.

For the Situation part of this reading, you drew Koad or Confluence ill-dignified. It's a bad situation and much of it is not your fault, so it is important not to blame yourself for every little thing. Instead, focus on what you can make better and improve that where you can.

For the Outcome or karma, you drew Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. This means you included or include too much in your life that you do not truly love. It is time to let go of that which you were only ever lukewarm about and focus on what you truly want. Saille is ruled by Aphrodite, so if it's at all permitted within your faith, you should propitiate to Aphrodite. When I propitiate to her, I usually do a mini-ceremony every Friday during her hour starting during a new waxing moon. I conclude it after 5 weeks.

From: (Anonymous)

Ai. Well, better forewarned, I guess, I'll buckle down.
Thank you for the reading.

From: (Anonymous)

I hope this question isn't too general (if it is, I will certainly understand if you decline to do a divination on it), and I would frame this question in terms of "likelihoods" rather than anything definite, as I am wondering something about my future in terms of possibly years from now. I often wonder if I will ever return to my Wisconsin hometown to live out the remainder of my life, as opposed to spending the rest of it in the Milwaukee area where I live now. I don't detest Milwaukee, but I'm dubious about spending the rest of my life here as it is what you might call a "synchronicity dead-zone". And also, given the future we're all facing, big cities will likely prove not the best place to weather such a future. --Mr. Nobody

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Mr. Nobody,

They say it's not likely you'll return to your hometown, but that's not to say you'll be in Milwaukee forever. Milwaukee is troubled but nowhere near as badly as Chicago, I think. They provide Ioho or Grace ill-dignified, which means that you have to let go of some major baggage and resolve lots of life stuff if you are ever to successfully move away from Milwaukee.

From: (Anonymous)

Thanks, I wanted to know the unvarnished truth, and that's what I believe you gave me here. I am somewhat insulated from whatever PMC madness may be infecting Milwaukee-proper by the fact that I live in a working-class suburb in the southeastern part of Milwaukee County. So if this insulation continues, staying here indefinitely wouldn't necessarily be terrible. ;-)

From: (Anonymous)

I looked up Ioho ill-dignified, and I have an interpretation of it that differs, but my intuition is telling me really applies here. I think it's telling me that my longing for "the old home town" stems from unrealistic and unhelpful nostalgia that ignores how harsh and dysfunctional those days were for me. What my ego wants is the apparent simplicity of those days when life was a lot less complicated. However, being in the place where you were a kid certainly doesn't alleviate you of the realities and responsibilities of being an adult!

From:

kimberlysteele

Anton LaVey compulsively tried to re-create his youth, going as far as to stage an entire room to preserve a night of hot passion he shared with his ideal woman (many suspect it was Marilyn Monroe, who LaVey was head over heels in love with until his dying day).

He called these efforts "erotic crystallization inertia" or ERI. He honestly thought wallowing in nostalgia would keep him youthful. He died at age 67 of pulmonary edema. His money had run out by then and he was subsisting at that point on what his fan/wife Blanche Barton could extract from Church of Satan members.

From: (Anonymous)

Hello Kimberly -

What’s up for me this week?

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi,

It's a mixed bag this week for you according to my Ogham.

For the You position, they provide Quert or Delight well-dignified. Quert is symbolized by the Apple tree and generally points to an outlook of gratitude even when everyone around you is an ingrate or is acting like one. You will manage to find good in the smallest of things and by doing this you will rise above the troubles of life.

For the Situation position, you drew Fearn or Bridge ill-dignified. This means one of two potential imbalances. Since it is Situation, it can be talking about someone close to you. There may be too much faith in a leader or guru -- sometimes this guru can be a false one or a charlatan, but they could also be perfectly fine with the issues arising from too much faith in another human being. It can also mean lack of a "bridge" to a place where you want to be.

For the Karma or Outcome, you drew Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. It will be tempting to say too much, to cast your knowledge pearls before ignorant swine, or perhaps to blah-dee-blah on a topic that you don't have the expertise to talk about. There is also the danger of not sharing what you know when it is needed. Any way you slice it, watch out for this stuff and it will be much easier to avoid. I have been saved many times from making an utter ass of myself when I have drawn this card ill-dignified in my daily readings!

From: (Anonymous)

Very helpful, thanks! I've made some slight adjustments already, to good effect.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly -

Can you tell me what's up this week?

Thanks!

Jan

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Jan,

This week you drew three cards.

For the first card in the You or most immediate position, you drew Tinne or Defense well-dignified. This means you are in the right: neither overly defensive/paranoid nor vulnerable and unprotected. There are a such thing as reasonable safety measures. It's too bad common sense has become so uncommon. You're not out of line to have the fears you have this week, however, remember to assess those fears and understand that anger is often a mask worn by fear.

For the Situation position, you drew Mór or Sea Change ill-dignified. You don't have much control over things going south this week, and because this is Situation, it could be referring to someone close to you. Mór refers to your general setting in life. The best strategy when you draw this card in this dignity is the Stoic one: make the very best of what you are given and be your best self no matter what.

For the Karma or Outcome, you drew Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified. Watch out for the imbalance of too much perseverance, meaning the psychology of previous investment where you are plugging away at something that no longer yields results or makes sense, or the opposite, where you feel like giving up when the going gets rough. In that case, don't give up, keep your sense of humor, and hold the line.

From: (Anonymous)

Thanks.

I guess it's best to be forewarned!

From: (Anonymous)

Just popping back in to say that I think the reading proved quite accurate.

Last week did go south for several people around me. A co-worker was out of the office for a death in the family, and another person I know through community groups had their spouse go on hospice. My partner continued to have issues with getting medical care for an accident injury, and work was kind of crazy. Oh, and I got dragged to an event I didn't want to go to but had to stoically attend for political reasons. All in all, kind of a crummy week, but mostly at a slight remove. I just pasted on a smile and kept plugging away!

From:

vitranc

Hallo Kimberly,

May I ask you how my week will turn out? I have an examination this week and I kam quite anxious

Best regards,
V

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi,

It's going to be a difficult week. My Ogham give you three ill-dignified cards, which is to say it will be rough. You still could prevail, but it won't be an easy ride.

For the You position, they provide Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. It feels like you can't get over the hump and because of this, there will be the common predicament of getting bogged down by the current moment. Keep in mind that this too shall pass. Your sense of humor will be your greatest asset this week.

For the Situation position, you drew Huath or Obstacles ill-dignified. I'm sure the Ogham are essentially telling you what you already know. They're saying this is an onerous task and there is only one way of getting it done, so study hard and beware the sense of false transcendence. Leave no study stone unturned. Study your butt off.

For the Outcome, they provide Quert or Delight ill-dignified. It will be very tempting not to appreciate the goodness of your life this week. Was anybody ever not grumpy and depressed when they had a big scary exam? No matter what, take time to be grateful, gracious, and kind.

From:

vitranc

Sage advice. This sounds true.
Thank you. :-)

From:

lp9

Kimberly,

What's the result if I ride out the situation? Conversely, what's the result if I find something new?

Thanks!

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi,

If you ride it out, they give you Huath or Obstacles well-dignified. They are saying it will be very hard and you'll feel very much in danger of losing it all, but your bravery will pay off big time. Huath is ruled by Ares, so it could not hurt to propitiate to him and/or pray to him so the outcome goes in your favor.

For finding something new, they provide Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. They are saying that doing something else at this point isn't worth it, because you aren't likely to have the passion to do it as well as you would want.

From:

lp9

Thank you - very helpful!

From:

lp9

I've never worked with the Greek gods, but my runes LOVED this idea. I'm looking into the Orphic Hymn to Ares now. My natal Mars is somewhat problematic (12th house) and the runes indicate this will help in that regard as well.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly. Am I on the right path for resolving unfinished business from my a past life or maybe an ancestral debt.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi,

My Ogham say Yes, you are on the right path. They provide Koad or Confluence well-dignified, which is to say that you are bringing the correct influences to resolve the problems. Koad indicates that some of it is past life business, but it also means that other parts of it are factors over which you had no control, meaning you were the product of your times, which is a mitigating factor in the severity of the karma.

From: (Anonymous)

Thank you so much!

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly, hope you're doing well. How are things looking this week?

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi,

This week is a bit of a mixed bag for you according to my Ogham.

They give you Eadha or Limits in the You position. It is ill-dignified, which means a couple of possibilities on the spectrum of imbalance. One possibility is being pushed passed reasonable limits or not being able to be able to work within limits provided. The other possibility is being too hampered by limits.

For the Situation position, they provide Quert ill-dignified. Quert means Delight, and when out of whack it can mean grumpiness or crabbiness, or feeling too pressured to enjoy your life. Alternately, and this I believe is rarer, there can be delusion and a refusal to realistically assess the problems at hand. Because Quert is in Situation, it may be applying to someone close to you.

For the final or Outcome position of the week, you got Nuin or Communication well-dignified. Whether you find out about it or not, this week, your positive works will touch someone very far away whom you do not know. You will get a message out that needs to be heard and the right ears will receive it.

From:

causticus

Hi Kimberly,

What is my general purpose in this particular incarnation?

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi LaughingSage,

My Ogham have some interesting things to say about this.

I did a typical three-card reading on it.

For the You card, or your most obvious, immediate purpose, they provide Muin or Harvest. Your purpose is to see particular concepts and projects to their logical end. I think this is their way of saying you've chosen your life's work appropriately whether or not that is apparent.

For the Situation, which I think in this case means the way the outside world and other people are affecting your purpose, you got Limits or Eadha. In my readings, Situation often applies to someone close to you. I think this is the Ogham saying that your family (born or chosen), the way you were raised, and the people you are dealing with now are your main limiting forces and you have to work within them and learn to make the most out of what you've got. Both this card and the former one were well-dignified.

For the Karma, the Ogham give you Luis or Protection ill-dignified. Luis is the card of the Holy Guardian Angel, so having it show up ill-dignified means there will be temptation towards imbalance and it is part of your karma to avoid those imbalances and center yourself. Your issues will revolve around the idea of protecting yourself and your loved ones, and either there will be paranoia about not being able to protect enough or overprotection and a false sense of security. For instance, the person who lives in a deluxe seven-bedroom McMansion in a gated community feels protected, and in a physical sense they are, but they aren't protected from anything nasty on the astral that wants to wreck them from the inside out. If they are atheist or casually religious, they lack mental, astral, and spiritual armor and in effect are a naked baby in the woods if a demon comes along. Protection has to happen on multiple planes or it isn't worth the powder to blow it to hell.

From:

causticus

Thank you!

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

Last week's reading (Oir / Onn / ill-dignified Nuin) was dead-on. I'm back to ask: What's up this week?

Thanks!

From:

kimberlysteele

Thanks for your feedback!

This week you drew three cards.

For the You position, you drew Coll or Wisdom well-dignified. You'll have a tight grip on exactly what you do and do not know this week, and being able to draw those limits will make it a great week for you to learn new things.

For the Situation, you again drew Onn or Community well-dignified. You will feel well adjusted to your particular niche and you will be able to trade upon your value to others in your circle. Since this is Situation, it most likely applies to someone close to you as well.

For the Outcome, you drew Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. It will be tempting this week to cling to that which was not meant to be or at the very least not meant for you to have. Part of Grace is to let go of the person we wanted to become in this incarnation and did not or could not. It's also a call to look at things or people you might have let go too easily -- for instance, sadly, a lot of people let go of their health too easily and don't realize what they had until it is gone.

From: (Anonymous)

Should the hammer and anvil be together? How many shrines? Idk if this is an easy question for Ogham, but thank you if I'm not too late.

From:

kimberlysteele

My Ogham say No, the hammer and anvil should not be together. They give me Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified as an answer. For your second question, they say 5. They give Quert well-dignified, and Quert is a glyph with five lines.