Ogham Readings on Mondays

[kimberlysteele]

Get a 3 card Ogham reading about the upcoming week or ask a specific question!

My Ogham site, for those who are interested in my system of reading Ogham:

http://druidogham.wordpress.com/

Comments

[brendhelm]

What do I need to know for this week?

This week looks good

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Brendhelm,

This week's outlook is fairly positive and happy for you.

The first card, You, shows Beith well-dignified. Your energy will be balanced. You won't suffer too much with feeling overstimulated or the opposite, sluggishness. You'll have good ideas and begin something new in your life with success.

The second card, Situation, shows Onn well-dignified. Onn means your community. It's a less worldly card than Nuin and a more worldly one than Ur. It often signifies work, extended family, or neighbors. You either end up doing something good for your community this week or they do it for you, or both.

The third card, Oir, the Lesson or Outcome, is a Forfedha. I don't read those ill-dignified unless I'm asking them a Yes/No question. Oir means Epiphany. It means to look for a sudden realization this week, where you will be enlightened to the true nature of a situation. Whether this is for good or for ill, I have no idea.

Re: This week looks good

[brendhelm]

Follow-up - this divination did pan out.

[(Anonymous)]

My question is: what do I need to know about my upcoming trip to Michigan?

Thanks so much!

Michigan

[kimberlysteele]

Hi,

My Ogham says it will be a mix of good and bad.

For the first card, signifying You, the card is Gort well-dignified, which means you'll be feeling good and you will have all you need for your trip.

For the Situation card, it is showing Onn well-dignified, which is showing a friendly community. Perhaps this means nice people you will meet, whether it is total strangers at farm stands buying fruit or the people you're actually visiting or both.

For the Outcome or Lesson card, it is showing Ruis, ill-dignified. Ruis is regret, so for my readings, it usually means either I'm beating myself up too much for a past mistake (regret in excess) or I am at risk for doing something dumb (not enough regret to make me smarter this time).

Have a fun trip!

Re: Michigan

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! I'll have to make sure to report back afterward.

Re: Michigan

[(Anonymous)]

Your reading was right on - and pretty typical for our trips to MI, which are to visit my husband's family. It's not miserable, but not exactly a vacation by any stretch of the imagination!

Re: Michigan

[kimberlysteele]

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, in-laws.... Ay yi yi...

[(Anonymous)]

I have a tendency towards paranoia in certain circumstances. My question:

I am noticing circumstances in life that could be benign or could be bad. Is my paranoia justified, or am I being overly ready to jump to conclusions?

[kimberlysteele]

I asked the Ogham "What is ACTUALLY going on in this person's life?" Meaning, what is the real situation here rather than a possibly faulty perception of matters?

It's an odd reading, very happy and positive.

The card signifying You is Ioho, which means a process of necessary letting go or catharsis is going on in your life right now. For instance, I like to say, "If you don't let go of pretty by age 35, it will eat you alive" in reference to those who dress/act super young for their age because they are insecure about aging.

Koad is the Situation card. It's a Forfedha, so I don't read it as ill or well-dignified. It means a confluence of factors. The Forfedha usually indicate a karmic culmination. Koad says to look at all of the forces you can and cannot control and meditate them to discern what karmic culminations are going on right now.

Onn shows up as the outcome. For unknown reasons, Onn keeps coming up no matter how much I shuffle and randomize my Ogham today. It's well-dignified. Onn means community. The lesson of depending on and valuing one's community is what the Ogham want you to ponder: that is the acquaintance, friend, family, and extended family circle around you.

[kimberlysteele]

Overall, the Ogham is saying that your paranoia is most likely unfounded and that you should work on letting go of it, especially since you have such a strong community of people around you. The trait of paranoia may be coming from one or more of your past lives, hence Koad as the Situation card.

[(Anonymous)]

That's a very interesting reading. My recent past already contained a lot of letting go, my hope is that all that's already over rather than ongoing, and I'm definitely not looking forward to any more of it.

Moreso, I have been reflecting a lot on how things came to be as they are, however I didn't think any of that was a part of the cause of the question.

You know what though, I have been needlessly worried before. I think though, that the community card is pointing to the very weakness that is causing me so much concern. I have in fact withdrawn from most friends after they one by one became social justice demon infected, and my profession is increasingly infected as well. Most of my family appears to be the same. Living in a left coast city, and in the middle of the COVID moral panic, I honestly don't even know where to start to rebuild.

[kimberlysteele]

I have the same issue with friends who have become possessed by whatever is going around on the left. I live near Chicago, which tries to be the Midwestern New York. I feel your pain on that one. Ioho might point to having to decide to let some people go. In my case, I also have withdrawn from my friends, as I won't stoop to being the whipping post for their Trump Derangement Syndrome. Many of my former vegan friends have completely shunned me even though I have never revealed who I voted for in the 2016 election. Since they presume it was Trump and I don't purport to hate the man, they consider me nearly as evilly evil as the Orange One. I do have compassion for them, and if they can eventually let go of their TDS and the obnoxious virtue signaling that goes with it, I'll forgive them, as I too have believed some very stupid things in my life and I'm in no place to throw stones.

But for now, it's Path of the Lonely Ones, for sure.

Definitely seems to have been a positive week

[(Anonymous)]

So your reading did in fact hit spot on the nose. I have more connections than I'd remembered, and just getting back in touch with a particular old contact brought to light that this old dog is still valuable

Re: Definitely seems to have been a positive week

[kimberlysteele]

Great! Glad to hear it! Thanks for the update.

Thanks and question

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for doing this! I followed you over from JMG's sites, where I have been reading and lurking for years. I'm following your demonic infestation series with great interest.

Question:
Do I need to further reinforce my ultimatim with my wife in order to make the positive changes I desire in our relationship?

For context, my wife has been almost completely withdrawn from me to the point that I suspect demonic obsession, and I have gotten to the point of telling her that if she is not going to work with me together towards the goal of repairing and restoring our relationship that I will leave.

Re: Thanks and question

[kimberlysteele]

Hi,

My Ogham say yes, you need to reinforce the ultimatum. They give Duir, well-dignified as an answer. Duir means to approach the situation with the generosity you would like to receive. Do unto others; be kind and gregarious with her but stay firm and dignified like an oak tree.

Re: Thanks and question

[(Anonymous)]

I appreciate this, as well as the tree imagery. Firm but gentle is something I struggle with, but aspire to. I just planted an oak in my yard to replace a 200+ year old sugar maple that the power company cut down, and oak trees have always been one of my favorites. This reading inspires me to spend some more time with the old oaks around here.

Re: Thanks and question

[kimberlysteele]

You're welcome and thank you for the comment. White oaks are my favorite trees. Maples are my second favorite. I have an oak seedling that was a volunteer in my garden bed that I'm trying to nurture into a giant tree someday. I transplanted it to the back part of the yard this year. I joke with my mom that it will reach a decent size when I'm pushing up daisies. I also have a maple seedling in my front yard from the hundreds of volunteers that pop up in Spring. It is growing very fast and hasn't needed much effort from me besides a little watering.

[temporaryreality]

I wonder if you might do a reading for me about how to approach my divination practice with the method I've been developing/exploring. Is my current trajectory useful?

(I figured it'd be nice to get an "outside" opinion :))

How's Kiki, by the way? A little prayer was "sent" on her behalf. And may Mr. Tux be blessed on his journey.

[kimberlysteele]

Hmmm... my Ogham say no. They show me Straif ill-dignified. Straif generally means hardship and difficulty. I would presume this is saying try a different method, meaning another kind of divination or a slightly different route.

Thanks for your prayers for Kiki! She's sleeping right now, here at home. Despite the enema, she hasn't pooped yet but I believe it is forthcoming.

[temporaryreality]

Thanks so much for this, it confirms what I'd kinda been thinking. Now to figure out how to rectify it...


Meanwhile...
Go, Kiki! :D

[(Anonymous)]

Hello, it’s me, the proprietor of the stealth kittens that bedevil our favorite Druid, John Greer. What do I need to know this week?

And on matters feline, how’s your poor konstipated kitty? I hope she’s feeling better.

[kimberlysteele]

Hello Your Royal Kittenship!

My Ogham give me Coll ill-dignified for the You position, which means that you have to examine one of two possibilities for imbalance this week: saying too little or saying too much.

For the Situation card, it shows me Nuin, well-dignified, which means that communicating or writing to a wide audience will bring success and happiness this week. It can also mean communicating with someone far away.

For the Outcome or Lesson, the Ogham give me Quert ill-dignified, which means you should examine if you are falling into either extreme of celebrating too little or celebrating too much. For me, it usually tends to be too little and Quert ill-dig reminds me to stop and smell the roses.

Thanks for your prayers for Kiki! She's not un-constipated yet but I expect it will start resolving itself soon.

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! Next week I’ll let you know what happened! Keep us posted on how poor little Kiki’s doing.