Ogham Readings on Mondays

[kimberlysteele]

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 8pm Monday night.


I am happy to read your Ogham free of charge -- that's how I hone my divination skills -- but if you want to donate for it, I'll happily buy myself a book, a snack, or a cup of tea while on the town. Please only donate if you can absolutely afford it. I've been there. Your prayers for my continued success are welcome whether you donate or not!

 

Readings are closed for the week of December 6 but please feel free to comment on existing readings. Please join me next week for more free Ogham readings!

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Week 49

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly!
It’s my understanding that most people just ask you, “What's up for me this week?”
I don’t know if this makes an appreciable difference in the reading, but I would like to ask, “What do I need to know, for this week or in general?” I liked how a previous inquirer asked you for a reading using those words.
For some context, my emotional brain doesn’t yet accept that the world I used to live in pre-Covid is over.
Thanks,
E.

P.S.
I have difficulty expressing my gratitude in a timely manner, which often comes across as taking things for granted…which I unfortunately do too often.
So I would like to express my appreciation for your suggestions from last week about taking up a course of occult study in order to deal with my personal issues.
I have not heard of the Path of the Lonely Ones before.
And the Octagon Society has been on my to-do list for a while, as I also read JMG’s Dreamwidth entries; I am still on Preliminary Lesson 1—The Law of Blame.

P.P.S.
Two weeks ago, for my reading, you had mentioned your post The Power of "I Don't Do That Anymore".
I could have sworn I had read that a while ago, but clearly I needed a reminder, and the universe provided via you.
It was very timely, as I’ve focused too much on repentance without also attending to responsibility; it’s much easier for me to beat myself up, rather than admit I chose to _____.
I have to quit pretending that someone else made those decisions that I regret.
So thank you again.

Re: Week 49

[(Anonymous)]

"my emotional brain doesn’t yet accept that the world I used to live in pre-Covid is over."

tell me about. i am so angry i can't fake it in public with a smile anymore.

erika

Re: Week 49

[kimberlysteele]

I remember how sad I was when the piano store closed. The closure represented the end of an era where playing the piano was a normal, important part of American childhood.

If it is any solace, the pre-Covid world went hand in hand with cannibalistic Progress. Covid was a way of disguising the failure of Progress as the wheels fell off the jalopy. The reason all the "fancy" people are flipping their lids over the imaginary dangers of Covid is that they cannot acknowledge the end of the Progress narrative, let alone begin to cope with it. There won't be a return to hassle-free cross-continental travel, but in this Great Change comes the death of the pointless strip mall that is half-vacant while the new one is being built next door on the last open patch of prairie. One of these things must die for the other to die and the Corona freakout is part of the package.

Re: Week 49

[(Anonymous)]

true... true... thank you for that and the brother from another mother post.

x

erika

Re: Week 49

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Anon,

Thanks so much for the feedback. The Path of the Lonely Ones is a book by Manly P. Hall -- it's not a magical system, just a reference to the lonely nature of serious occult study. Keep in mind there are lots of forces that seek to keep you psychologically crippled and dependent, not the least of which are certain religions that exploit guilt. Most religions are astral pyramids that seek the widest possible base of converts in order to feed an insatiable few at the top. The corporate model is a similar kind of pyramid.

Glad the "I Don't Do That Anymore" essay helped.

For this week (and in general, as requested) you drew three cards.

For the You position, you drew Gort or Perseverance well-dignified. The Ogham say to focus on your strength, which is perseverance. Part of your psychological baggage is you worry about certain issues like a dog worries a bone. This part of your nature can actually be a good thing when you apply your steadfastness and analytical insights to discursive meditation practice or the occult study.

For the Situation, you got Mór or Sea Change ill-dignified. The Ogham are suggesting that the area in which you live is either bad for you personally or bad overall. Nothing you can do can change that, so if you are determined to stay, you should brace yourself for overall troubles.

For the Outcome, you got Uilleand or Generosity ill-dignified. Uilleand indicates that you might be overdoing a display of affection for someone else and coming across as insecure or that someone might be overdoing it with you out of their own need to please. To rectify the imbalance, step back if you're the one that's overly lavish with your affection. If you're the target, be gracious but learn to gently decline the gifts you're given, and if the giver absolutely insists, pay it forward by using your privilege to help someone who needs it.