kimberlysteele | Ogham Readings on Mondays

What’s up this week?

The problem last week was defanged—I thank the Oghams for alerting me.

—Lady Cutekitten

Hi Lady CK,

Thanks for the follow up! This looks like a sunny week for you.

You drew three cards, all well-dignified.

For the first or You position, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. This means you can expect smooth sailing where health matters are concerned. It's also a good week to do a clean out, whether it pertains to food and drink or gathering old belongings and donating them to Goodwill.

For the Situation position, you drew Luis or Protection well-dignified. You and/or someone you are close to are in close contact with your Holy Guardian Angel. This is a good week to peruse topics in meditation that you have not had the energy to tackle previously. Protection may indicate a meddler or an intruding force that you will easily deflect with the help of your HGA.

For the Outcome, you drew Onn or Community. Onn indicates harmony with people who aren't in your immediate family or aren't close friends, such as acquaintances, the people in your town, and online communities. This week you are well-situated in your niche and that gives you additional protection.

Hi Kimberly,

Thank you for this offer. I have a very dark question: Did my last life sell her soul to a demon?

Hi,

My Ogham say No, she did not. They provide Tinne or Defense ill-dignified. It's very possible she knew someone or had to live with someone who did sell their soul though, and that may be why the demon is interested in your present incarnation. This demon could be kind of like a skeezy guy at a bar who creeps around hoping to get laid; keep your guard up and banish every day is all I can suggest.

Hi Kimberly! What is is going to be like for me next week? Thanks as always for this helpful service!

-Derpherder

Hi Derpherder,

My Ogham give you three cards.

For the You position, they give Fearn or Bridge well-dignified. You will have to be strong this week and this card indicates you'll have the wherewithal to deal with it. Fearn also shows that your strength makes you a role model for those who truly need it right now.

For the Situation, you drew Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. This means that either you'll be tempted to put your foot in your mouth, or possibly that someone will make a huge blunder where you are concerned. It's also possible that your wisdom won't be appreciated or that you won't feel you can share it (pearls before swine).

For the Outcome, you drew Huath or Obstacles ill-dignified. Huath is a card of force and being forced. Since this is the karma position, the Ogham are telling you to gird up your loins and prepare for the s**tstorm. Once the rubble stops bouncing, it will be OK but it's going to be rough. Pray to Ares/Mars for guidance -- he rules this card.

Phew!!! Oof!!! :o Beginning loins girding sequence in 3, 2, 1 ...

I finally told a good friend literally TODAY, that I was against the vax mandates and not a leftist anymore. They took it very well and were understanding and even commiserated, but maybe that was all a facade ... or well, maybe the world is about to explode. Ive got rice and beans and some other stuff so hopefully that'll work out okay.

So interesting; I asked the Ogham about my current state overall yesterday, and got Ruis upright for you, Duir reversed for situation, and Phagos upright for outcome. Perhaps times are just changing that quickly? That can happen I suppose. Thank goodness for Fearn; I often read it as a sort of .... snapping together of two factors almost magnet-like, that create a harmonious, robust flow between them. Damn me if that isnt exactly what I need in the sort of situation you describe!

-Derpherder

Hi Kimberley,

What do the ogham have to say about this week?

Hi Anon,

This week you drew three cards.

In the You position, you drew Phagos or Teaching well-dignified. This week, you have the potential to get a bird's eye view of something you excel at (this isn't necessarily academic, but it can be). For instance, I am a music theory expert (academic field) but I am also a consummate Crazy Cat Lady (unrecognized field of expertise). You'll have the opportunity to use your expertise to help someone else. This generates good karma all around.

For the Situation card, you drew Huath or Obstacles well-dignified. It is very likely you'll have a trying situation this week and it is also likely that you'll face it with bravery and pragmatism.

For the Outcome, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. This points to two different possibilities, an excess or a lack of the Ogham element in question. If you have excess Regret, it means you are beating yourself up in a non-constructive way and the Ogham are saying "take a step back". If you have too little Regret, it could be a "fools rush in where angels fear to tread" situation a.k.a. recklessness or another type of non-regretfulness, excessive pride and a refusal to admit you were wrong.

Thanks!! I appreciate this. The warning has already been helpful.

Kimberly,

Thanks for the opportunity to ask the Ogham. :-)

Is there anything I should watch out for or prioritise this week?

And a question for you, not for the oracle: Is it better to ask more specific questions (e.g. should I take job A or B), or more open questions (e.g. how should I proceed job-wise)?

Thanks,

Milkyway

Hi Milkyway,

You're welcome!

My Ogham say you've got to watch out for prideful idiots this week. They provide Oír ill-dignified. Oír means Epiphany and if it is ill-dignified, it means that there is an idiot or group of idiots you should mostly just avoid, and if they force you to deal with them, to make a clever workaround that they don't have to know about.

Specific questions are fine as long as you realize that like me, the Ogham are NOT infallible. They have been wrong before and so have I!

Hi Kimberley,

I've only discovered your site several months ago, but I want to thank you for your warm personality and your comments here and at JMG's.

Like many people (everyone?) I am going through a period of considerable challenge, facing vaxx-mandate-job-loss among other things. I would like to keep this as simple as possible for you, and so I thought over various ways to formulate my question, but I guess the best one is:

I am looking for advice on what my role is supposed to be during this time; how I can exercise the gifts I've been given; advice about whether I'm on the right track; etc.

If you think this is too vague, or amounts to more than one question, then I can clarify.

Yours,
Bofur

Hi Bofur,

Thank you for the kind compliments!

It saddens me to hear you are facing the vax-showdown baloney. I believe the people driving this have a karmic wallop headed their way. Unfortunately I do not see it arriving in time to save a great many of my friends' and colleagues' careers.

As for your questions, my Ogham say this:

As to your role, the Ogham give you Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. They are saying that you need to cultivate your Stoicism because like many, you will be forced to give up much of what you hold dear. Your role is to make the best out of what you are given and to embody the patience of Saturn (very, very patient and graceful). Nevertheless, Ioho ill-dignified warns you not to give up too easily and to fight the people who are trying to make you submit.

As to how to exercise the gifts you have been given, my Ogham give you Eadha or Limits well-dignified. Clearly they are telling you to embrace limits and to learn the power of limitation. So many of us have been told "You can have it all!" and if we are wise, we realize we don't want it all, just our own niche or specialty and to feel wanted, needed, and loved.

As to the right track, my Ogham say you are on it. They give you Duir or Gifts. Duir is symbolized by the oak tree and is a blessed, magnanimous card. Always keep a generous spirit and don't get too attached to the material and you will find that your next meal is always taken care of. Generosity sublimates -- it's the one part of our lives that isn't so limited in the way it can make everything better.

So I'm pretty much a hobbit then. That's... exactly what I expected, thanks Kimberley.

Hello Kimberly!

What's up for me this week?

Thanks!

Nona

Hi Nona,

This week you drew three cards.

For the You position, you drew Tinne or Defense well-dignified. You are in the right mind of pragmatic defense. Neither will you be inclined to take foolish risks nor will you box yourself into a corner of overreaction. This is a good week to look at your defenses: physical, psychological, and spiritual. What about them works? What does not work?

For the Situation position, you drew Phagos or Teaching well-dignified. You'll have the opportunity to teach something you know by heart and/or you'll have the opportunity to learn something tremendously beneficial from someone else.

For the Outcome, you drew Luis or Protection ill-dignified. This indicates there may be a threat lurking. This clearly has ties to the first card. It's easy to become complacent about matters of protection and right now, the astral plane is a festering bog. My Ogham are gently reminding you to stay vigilant so your Holy Guardian Angel does not have to work overtime!

Hello Kimberly,

What does the coming week look like?

John - Coop Janitor

This week isn't too shabby, John. You drew three well-dignified cards.

For the first card, you drew Huath or Obstacles. You'll have to do an arduous task (cleaning chicken coops?) or go through some metaphorical or perhaps literal crap this week but you'll face it like a champ and come out fine.

For the second or Situation card, you drew Mór or Sea Change. Mór is your milieu or the world that you live in that has a mind of its own and that you largely cannot change. This world, according to the Ogham, is beginning to swing in your favor this week.

For the final Outcome card, they gave you Straif or Resilience. You are handling things gracefully and you are leading the way by hardy example. This sort of adaptiveness is appreciated by the gods, I think, and it is certainly very badly needed these days.

That sure sounds like the up coming week! Hope it turns out as described...

Thanks for the reading.

John - Coop Janitor

Hey Kimberly -

What’s up this week?

Hi IVN66,

For this week, you drew three cards.

For the You position, you drew Onn or Community well-dignified. You won't have trouble fitting into your niche this week if you so choose it. The world of casual friends may end up opening a major door this week, or at least it might create a chain of synchronicity that helps you to get what you want.

For the Situation, you got Gort or Perseverance well-dignified. You have the diligence trait this week and are reliable where it makes the most sense for you. Because this is situation, you could also be helping someone through a hard time this week.

For the Outcome, you drew Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. If you have an excess of Sensitivity, it means you are trying to attune yourself to too many things at once. I have often been plagued with this in my life: wanting to be too many things and fear of missing out (FOMO). It could also mean that you are inclined to be insensitive, neglectful, oblivious, too blunt/direct this week and the Ogham are trying to warn you off of it.

Thank you Kimberly! I have a feeling this week’s outcome card warning is going to come in special handy if I’m interpreting some of the events of today right. Interestingly it seems to be pointing toward both of the options you presented. Much appreciated as always.

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Hi Kimberly,

Last week's reading was fairly clear as regards my job situation (which is not good); I suppose the lesson is that resilience must necessarily take many forms, rather than staking everything on a single strongpoint. I'd like another general weekly reading, if you please.

Best,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the feedback. I hope you are able to come out a winner in the job situation. Sending prayers if you give me the permission.

This week, it's mostly a bunch of crap according to my Ogham. All three cards were ill-dignified.

For the You position, you got Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. It's going to be tempting to divulge information that you need to keep a secret. It's also going to be tempting to cast pearls before swine. Coll ill-dignified is also a card of your expertise being disregarded.

For the Situation position, you drew Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. Communication with the world of strangers is of little help this week. You aren't able to reach the ones you want to reach and they are not able to reach you. Again there is a potential issue of spilling too much information, so play it close to the vest.

For the final or Karma, it is Duir or Gifts ill-dignified. Duir does not truly have a bad side. If it is ill-dignified, it means that you are the recipient of a gift that you will need to acknowledge and pay forward at some point. It could also mean that you give generously to someone in a way that involves sacrifice for you, the gods see it, and reward you.

Yowza--all of those are spooky accurate regarding some things I have coming up this week (to know, to will, to dare...).

Prayers would be much appreciated as well.

Best,
Andrew

Good morning Kimberly,

Is relocating the cat to my southern residence the right decision for (1) my husband and (2) the princess?

Thank you,

MF

Hi,

They are saying it is the wrong decision on both counts. For your husband, they give Ur or Intimacy ill-dignified, which is saying that he is not doing right to the ones closest to him with this decision.

For the Princess, they provide Ioho ill-dignified. Ioho is Grace and it either means clinging unnecessarily or giving up too easily.

This has been difficult watching him declare that she must go away, but then come up with an excuse to have her stay for the last two weeks. I will redouble my efforts to get him to accept claw caps as the proper way to deal with her scratching.

Thank you.

Do you have any body spray, for instance Axe or Bath & Body works schpritz? When I want my cats to stop clawing the furniture, I spray whatever floral flavor-of-the-week body spray I have on hand on the couch arms and sides. Kitty tries clawing the surface and stops because it's like GARDENIA!!! or JAPANESE CHERRY BLOSSOM!!! scratch and sniff. Cats are very sensitive to smell. Not all scents do the trick though -- kitties still scratch my Pacifica body-sprayed items. It must not be noxious enough...

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I am stuck with my homeowners insurance and they are stonewalling in doing the last of the post-fire cleaning ( smoke remediation) of my house. So... how do I phrase the question, 3 choicees, pick one or similar you think is best (1)strategy on how to move it forward quicker.... or (2)how long should I anticipate this going on ( so I can plan).... it has been 6 months since they know I needed more done ( I am living in the trailer in my driveway right now)or (3) what should my attitude be on this

Hi Anon,

My Ogham give you three cards.

For the first question, is there a strategy to move it forward more quickly? They give you Mór or Sea Change. There's nothing you can do to get them to expedite the process. Mór is the card of your general world or milieu and nobody has any control over it except maybe the gods.

For your second question, they tell you to consult the internet. They give you Nuin or Communication well-dignified, which is to say the world of strangers will give you a ballpark answer. Maybe look up reviews of the insurance company as to what other homeowners' experiences were.

For the third question, they say you need to be more resilient. They give you Straif or Resilience ill-dignified, which tells me you are good and tired of living in the trailer. They are saying make the best of the trailer because it could be a while.

Hi, thanks for doing this. I would like to try a "what's up this week" reading, please.

Hi Anon,

This week you drew three cards.

For the first card in the You position, you drew Tinne or Defense well-dignified. You'll have a minimum of trouble fending off life's barbs this week. That said, when this card is present, be extra vigilant about physical, mental, and spiritual safety because just drawing it often means there is a lurking threat.

For the Situation card, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. You'll be tempted not to stop and smell the roses this week. I often draw this card when the weather is beautiful and I know that I need to make time to hang out with my tree friends in the forest preserve. With my busy schedule these days, it's very tempting just to keep driving and not enjoy anything too much because of time/money shortages. On the opposite end of things, it could mean that you're being too lenient with the Delight influence, perhaps overdoing it and getting a hangover or letting your responsibilities get away from you.

For the Outcome, you drew Mór or Sea Change ill-dignified. There are many factors completely beyond your control that veer south this week. These will have to do with the town, city, country, and era you live in of which you are only a tiny part. You may have to call up your inner Stoic.

Thanks. This is interesting. You got a couple hits already. I live with my mother, but she is out of town this week. Regarding Tinne, barbs is a good word for how she and I tend to interact with each other, so I do feel defended from that with her being gone, but I also feel vulnerable as a woman with the house to myself. Regarding Quert, I was hoping to have excess fun with the house to myself, but, now that the time of great freedom has come, I have all the chores to myself, and I am also very busy with my work-from-home job.

Hi Kimberly, how's this week looking? Last week was accurate in a very concrete way as usual.

Hi Anon,

Thanks for the follow up!

For this week you drew three cards.

For the You card, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. This will be a bountiful and abundant week in some respects. You'll be able to reap what you have sown in a positive manner.

For the Situation card, you drew Ioho ill-dignified. Either you will want to cling to that which is not meant for you or you will be tempted to let go too easily of something you need to fight for.

For the Outcome, you drew Coll or Wisdom well-dignified. You'll "know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em" this week, and the Ogham remind that TIMING IS EVERYTHING. It's OK to only give out as much information as people can handle, and once again, TIMING IS EVERYTHING.

Hi Kimberly,

Do I have a gift to cultivate and share that I am insufficiently aware of, or sloppy about, and need to get serious?

Feels like crunch time is coming.

Thanks!

Valerie

Hmmm,

They say you do have a gift you need to look into. They provide Luis or Protection well-dignified as an answer to your question.

You have the gift of Protection, meaning you have understanding or insight where this is concerned. In my case, I have a similar gift. I grasped the Sphere of Protection very quickly. The book I am writing, Sacred Homemaking, mostly talks about building protective non-material structures in one's home in order to foster spiritual (and mental, psychological, physical) development. The tunes I write to accompany the Orphic Hymns are protective in nature: they're meant to protect the people who listen to them and perform them and they are meant to protect the hymns themselves from being forgotten. What natural magic do you know? If I had a few more lifetimes as Kimberly Steele to burn, I'd look into acquiring training as a non-Christian exorcist. At the very least, I'd want my own door-to-door hoodoo cleaning business.

This is a welcome surprise! Thank you! I do the Heathen LBRP daily. We’ve dishes of herbed vinegar about the house, based on JMG’s book, and a protection bottle based on instructions from the Lucky Mojo podcast a few years ago. Oh, and a homemade Mercury amulet in the car.

Am eager to buy your book, and will definitely give the hymns a listen.

Love your hoodoo cleaning business idea. May we eventually live in an era where such things are common.

Thanks for sharing your gifts,

Valerie

I only just saw last week's reading, sorry about that! Thanks so much! Does it still apply to last week if I didn't see it till now? This past week I've continued trying to get the doctors to work together, and it occurred to me to consult a third specialist (he had earlier been overseeing my pre-existing condition but I hadn't seen him in a while). Now I'm waiting to hear back from him as well as one of the others. Thank you for the blessing for my baby! If you think it's appropriate, can you ask the Ogham what's up for me this week (not if the one you already did applies)? Thanks again!

Hi,

No worries. The reading I did Tuesday applies to last week from Tuesday until you see tonight's new reading. I will read for you every week regardless of whether you are able to make the deadline. I know you're worried about the pregnancy. I will ask Artemis to bless you and the baby again.

This week's reading looks good. All three cards were well-dignified. I think this means the Ogham agree with you for seeking the third specialist's opinion.

For the You position, they provide Huath or Obstacles. Huath in my Prairie Ogham is symbolized by the American Sycamore (not the same as the Middle Eastern Sycamore) and it's a stern, martial card. You are going to fight but the chances are very good that you will do what is right and that you will win for yourself and the baby.

For the Middle or Situation card, they provide Straif or Strife. You are being put to the test. The measures you implement now will provide strength you need for a very long time. Again I think the Ogham are saying good on you for not succumbing to pressure from forces that don't have your best interests in mind and would just as soon bowl you over for their preferred outcome.

For the Outcome or Karma, they give you Quert or Delight. Quert is the ability to kick back, relax, and stop and smell the roses. Quert is the dignity of courtesy and manners and the determination to take the high road of consideration and nuance instead of reacting with spite.

Thanks so much!

I wanted to let you know something happened yesterday and this morning (before I saw the new reading) that really closely fit last week's reading. There was a weird and very stressful communications mixup, and then it got resolved when the person I couldn't communicate with went off duty and someone else came on duty and solved it. So, pretty accurate!

Today I saw my PCP who told me: She used to be an OB! I had no idea! She gave me some tips which I will use to keep fighting this week.

Thanks again!

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