kimberlysteele | Ogham Readings on Sundays

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! I take reading requests until 8pm Central Time (Chicago Illinois USA) on Sunday night. Though I am flattered that people want readings after the deadline, I decline reading requests made after 8pm Central Time on Sunday night without exception.

I will be taking August 28 off, so please keep in mind I will not be reading the last Sunday in August. I will be back the following week.

For a more in depth look into how I read and interpret the Ogham's symbols, please visit my website druidogham.wordpress.com.

New reading requests are concluded for the week of August 7, 2022. Please be patient as it takes me anywhere from 1-2 days to get to your reading. Thank you for your interest in my Ogham readings and see you next week!

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From: (Anonymous)

What’s up this week?

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Princess CK,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Nuin or Communication well-dignified. The good you do spreads to places you would never expect. This card bodes well for technology in your life this week, which will have a tendency to run more smoothly than usual. Your wit and ability to make astute observations will be in rare form.

For the Situation, you drew Gort or Perseverance. Your patience is likely to be tried. Another possibility is you or someone close to you falling victim to the psychology of previous investment and engaging in futile behavior.

For the Outcome, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. Health always originates from the mind, and if there is any possible remedy for a health problem, it has to start by modifying one's thoughts. You have an opportunity to improve the trajectory of your health this week, but my Ogham say it carries the price of doing honest detective work and discerning how profoundly body connects with mind.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

What do I need to know in order to make the best out of this week?

Thanks!
-Eugene

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Eugene,

It looks like a rosy week for you; all three cards were well-dignified.

For the You position, you drew Straif or Resilience. There may be some hardships or setbacks this week, but you are well-equipped to handle them if they occur. Most of true resilience is mental, which is why the Stoics were the ultimate models of resilience. Hopefully there are no tests of your resilience this week. In either case, your way of living resilience by example is helpful and encouraging to others.

For the Situation, you drew Ruis or Regret. Not only have you been around the block a few times, you have been around enough to look at your mistakes and neither overreact nor under-react to them. Once again, those lucky enough to be around you can use your lessons for themselves.

For the Outcome, you drew Eadha or Limits. You have picked up a crucial lesson about the Law of Limits. Now that you've learned a bit about limits, you might dare to have some fun within the limits you've recognized.

From: (Anonymous)

Kimberly,
I would be very appreciative of an outlook for the week ahead.
Thanks!
Jean

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Jean,

You're the second all well-dignified reading of today's readings, so congratulations! Signs point to a rosy week for you.

For the You position, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. You are going through the right motions to get what you want. Obviously the question you need to ask yourself this week is "What is my heart's desire that the Ogham is referring to here?" By setting the right limits and working diligently within those limits, you'll get it sooner and with less drama/drawbacks.

For the Situation, you drew Oír or Epiphany. You or someone close to you (or both) will have a needed realization this week. Said realization may not be what you wanted to hear. However it goes, you'll handle it with grace and maturity.

For the Outcome, you drew Duir or Gifts. This week presents opportunities to use your gifts for your own good and the good of those around you. Privilege, which has become a dirty word to the easily triggered who dwell in deliberate ignorance, is all about how you choose to use it. Use it wisely and the benevolence of it will return to you seven times along the planes.

From:

nightwatchwaits

Dear Kimberly. Thank you for your thought stirring readings. Please can you ask your Ogham what I will be wise to keep in mind this week.

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi NWW,

Thank you!

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. There is a tendency to take rules too literally this week. A great example of this is how most people drive -- many drivers consider any kind of courtesy an imposition, for instance when the person in front of them refuses to turn right on red because it is dangerous, and will become furious if they have to make way for someone to exist in "their" space. Give anything technological the room it needs to breathe, and if the machine isn't working, try turning it off, waiting two minutes, and turning it back on again.

For the Situation, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. It's all too easy to get caught up in a modern, busy whirlwind this week and become extremely depleted because of it. Don't forget to stop and smell the roses and maintain your sense of humor! The opposite potential of imbalance is that you party too hard (possibly self-medicating out of etheric starvation, so be aware) and eat way too much or otherwise over-indulge. Know when to say when and you'll come out all right.

For the Outcome, you drew Ioho or Grace well-dignified. You show uncommon maturity this week by letting go of what isn't or is no longer meant to be. By accepting something for what it is, you gain the karma of being accepted for who and what you are.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly -

Many thanks as always for this service!

I have no fancy request this time. Just looking for a basic reading "on what's up this week?" / "what do I need to know to make the best of the coming week?"

Thanks again,

Jan

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Jan,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. You possess clarity and the strength of intention this week. Both of these can be used to honestly look at your health problems and the understanding of what it takes to ameliorate them.

For the Situation, you drew Ailm or Transcendence this week. You and/or someone near to you may go through some depression this week. There is a risk of being dragged down with the riff-raff -- I call this "lowest common denominator syndrome", meaning the temptation to behave like an ass because that's what everyone else is doing. The opposite form of imbalance is false transcendence, or having to deal with someone who is falsely transcendent. "I'm OK, you're OK" is the mantra of the false transcendence set, and it's reliably common among the affluent and those whose fondest desire is to become affluent.

For the Outcome, you drew Eadha or Limits ill-dignified. There may be a tendency this week to rebel against limits, or to think they are so onerous that nothing can be done within them. Your perception is what needs to change here, not the limits themselves.

From:

courtinthenorth

Hi Kimberly!
Your garden looks great btw.
I would ask the Ogham if switching my healthcare to the clinic in Glens Falls would be a good choice for my health and longevity or should I try and blend both the clinic and my current healthcare provider(s) in Burlington?
Thanks for your time and efforts in providing these readings!
Kind regards,
Courtney

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Courtney,

My Ogham seem to think both are fine options, but they predict that blending clinic and healthcare providers in Burlington will turn out to be the best one.

For the Glen Falls option, they provide Duir or Gifts ill-dignified, meaning that you could do it and it would work out, but it would mean giving a great deal away and accepting a less privileged status than you enjoy now.

For the outcome of the Burlington blend, they provide Beith or Intention well-dignified. This indicates that the magic is strong for this option and that it has a high chance of working out quite beautifully.

From:

tamanous2020

Hi Kim,

Hope your doing well, the garden looked beautiful!

Q- What will the water situation in the American Southwest be like in 2 years? 5 years?

Thanks,

Tamanous

From:

kimberlysteele

Wow, it is not good, not good at all.

For two years out, my Ogham provide Luis or Protection ill-dignified, meaning to live in the Southwest as a human being will present a great risk. Those who choose to live there have a high chance of being ruined or worse as the earth and all of the privileges she affords dry up.

For the five year forecast, it's even worse. They provide Huath or Obstacles, which is a card that embodies the essence of fire (Oddly Luis is also a fire card) and means that it will be very difficult living out there if it is possible at all. Southern Californians, Arizonans, Nevadans, and Texans should probably make a note of this reading...

From:

tamanous2020

Oof. Not what I was wanting to hear but greatly appreciated nonetheless. I'd really hoped my doom and gloom predictions regarding my home area were inaccurate or poorly gauged and I had more time to prep before having to exit.

From:

kimberlysteele

I know quite a few people who live out that way. It is no small thing to pull up one's roots even under the best of circumstances. It is a very scary prospect to imagine masses pouring out of the Southwest as climate refugees. Many won't survive the hardship. They're not tough.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly

Many years ago, a clairvoyant once told me that later in life my fortunes would undergo what I could best and most briefly describe as a 'quantum improvement' (my wording, not his - he was far more colorful and verbose). Could the Ogham tell whether that prospect still remains in my future and if so, in what direction it lies?

Thank you

From:

kimberlysteele

My Ogham think he was right. They provide Duir or Gifts well-dignified, which is to say that by embracing generosity and becoming its human embodiment, you'll experience the quantum shift he sensed back then. Duir is a card of using your gifts and your privilege in a Christ-like or Buddha-like manner, that is to say giving them up. Ironically, it's possible you may end up becoming physically poor by choice. Not necessarily though. I am lucky to have a few examples of generous-to-a-fault people in my life. They aren't poor like Jesus or Buddha, but they are compulsively generous. This generosity has a funny way of returning to them in various forms.

From: (Anonymous)

Thank you so much. This reading is consistent with others in the past all pointing to generosity; I guess there's a pattern forming here.... My generosity, of course, will have to be with things other than money - I haven't got any ;).

From: (Anonymous)

A few weeks ago I asked if I would ever find love, and you mentioned that while the Ogham seemed to say yes, they could easily be referring to a future life.

So, will I find lasting romantic love before December 31, 2023?

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Anon,

My Ogham don't think so. They provide Oír or Epiphany ill-dignified, which at least means you'll likely understand one of the main reasons why that isn't going to happen.

From:

nebulous_realms

Greeting, Kimberly!

For feedback, I thought your Ogham was pretty accurate. I definitely experienced some regret this past week, but it was the good sort I can try to learn from. I think I see where the issue of communication came in too, and it seems I navigated that alright.

My questions for the Ogham are a set of individual questions today.

1. Part of my extended family is hosting a large get-together on Labor Day weekend and they’d like me to attend. However, I have another relative that is visiting Canada during that weekend, and he has invited me to join him. I’m curious if your Ogham feel more strongly about one event versus the other – going to the family gathering or going with my other relative into Canada?
2. As said before, I ultimately accepted my new job offer, but I may also be interviewed soon for a part-time position. I’m interested in the position as a means to gain experiencing in teaching, but combining it with my new job may be too much schedule-wise and may divert too much time from other priorities I need to focus on in my life. Does your Ogham recommend I take the part-time position if I was offered it?
3. Rather than ask for a 3-stave "what should I know about this week" reading, can I ask what the Ogham says is the one most important thing I should keep in mind for this week? Don't want to throw too many questions at you and your Ogham.

Thanks as always!

Edited Date: 2022-08-08 01:47 am (UTC)

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Neb,

Thanks for the feedback!

My Ogham think you should go to the extended family gathering on Labor Day weekend. They provide Tinne or Defense well-dignified, meaning your family will feel stronger for you being there.

My Ogham recommend against taking the part-time position if it's on the table. They provide Luis or Protection ill-dignified, meaning that it is against the advice of your higher self and will indeed distract you from priorities you need to attend to.

For your general "what to keep in mind this week", you drew Mór or Sea Change ill-dignified. This is a crappy luck week and you may end up facing some futility in getting stuff done. Just accept it, work within limits, and consider putting some stuff off until a better time.

From: (Anonymous)

I have a purchase I am planning on making. What will be the consequences of making this purchase?

Thanks!

From:

kimberlysteele

The consequences look good according to my Ogham. They provide Ngetal or Hygiene (Health) well-dignified, and that means that you are well within reason to make this purchase and that the overall effect will be beneficial.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

I would like to know if there is a piece of land out there that would like me to farm on it.

Thank you.
PG

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi,

My Ogham did not care for the question in this case -- there is an entire world of land out there that longs for human hands to transform it and care for it, so it was an "of course, duh" from them.

I rephrased the question of a "Is this going to happen?" with a vision of you farming in the way you'd like to farm or at least the way you'd think you'd like to farm. They provided Ioho or Grace ill-dignified, which means your vision is not going to be realized or you'll have great difficulty and sorrow making it happen in its current context. They suggest letting go of this particular ideal and reshaping the images in your mind if you want them to become reality. Also you should pray on it.

From: (Anonymous)

hmm.

Thank you for this. I had contemplating asking about moving, but I asked you that a few months ago so was trying to come at it differently since we seem to be stuck in a holding pattern.

This gives me a lot to meditate on.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

This week, I have two questions. First, I’m looking into going back to school for an engineering degree, since I think that’ll be in high demand, and lead to good career options. I’m looking at schools in two areas: my home town, or where my grandparents live. What do your ogham have to say about me pursuing school in either of these two cities?

Second, I’ve had a very troubling hypothesis about what might be behind the Covid madness, which has very disturbing implications for what will happen going forward. Do your ogham think I’m on the right track with it, and what will happen if I share it on JMG’s next open Covid post?

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Anon,

My Ogham like you going to school where your grandparents live. They say if you go to school in your home town, you have issues with Onn or Community ill-dignified, which is the world of semi-strangers, acquaintances, and casual friends.

For going to school near the grandparents, they provide Eadha or Limits well-dignified, meaning that it puts the proper boundaries between you and your home town without being too far away.

For your vision, they say it was prescient. They provide Ruis or Regret well-dignified, meaning that it is a balanced view that isn't your subconscious projecting punishment or culpability on any particular party. They think you should share your findings on the Covid semi-open post. They provide Saille or Sensitivity well-dignified, meaning that your discernment will help others to understand what is going on with what they are sensing and seeing.

From: (Anonymous)

Thank you for the readings. I'll need to look into the application process for the further school then, and see what it looks like. Since it's in another province, I'll probably need to get on it earlier, but I figure it'll work out in the end.

I've shared my hypothesis, as can be seen here. https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/193981.html?replyto=33110461

I was really hoping you'd tell me your Ogham thought it was wrong, because it is, as I say in the post, profoundly troubling and very disturbing to me in the implications if it turns out to be accurate. We'll see, likely in the next few months, how this plays out, but it seems to me that should it occur the way that my hypothesis suggests, we'll know we're in huge trouble by the end of the year.

From: (Anonymous)

Happy August Kim,

How are thing with me, my dogs, my life in general?

Thanks…. Sushi soon!!!

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi and Happy August back atcha,

My Ogham give you three cards.

For the You card, they provide Ruis or Regret well-dignified, which is to say you are in a phase where you're finally understanding the benefits of regret. Regret, when balanced, is extremely powerful as a tool because you become the master of your emotions instead of always being their servant. If regret is well in place, you make much better decisions because you have firm ground to stand on and you don't overreact every time you do something wrong or every time you're scared.

For the Situation, they provide Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. This is a card of tech acting up or feeling over-dependent on the computer, the phone, the medications, the car, or if you're me, the godd**n air conditioning. Take some time to imagine a world made by hand, because that's the future all of us are heading into whether we want to or not.

For the Outcome, you drew Straif or Resilience well-dignified. You are beginning to understand why slow and steady wins the race and why fortune favors the prepared. Sharing your resilience sublimates the gifts. Don't be afraid to open up to others, including strangers, about what you are doing in the face of the current state of crap hitting the fan, share your garden produce and your sage advice.

As for sushi, I'd love that! Let's make a date.

From: (Anonymous)

A few weeks ago, I asked about some cows that presented uncertainty if they were pregnant. The Ogham answered with the few of Mor, indicating they were indeed pregnant. As of this week, all but one of those cows have given birth, and the last one is filling out to give birth by the end of this month.

I want to ask three questions:

1) What do I need to know in order to make the best of this week?

2) Should I travel to the US in September or October of this year after turning in my father's taxes?

3) How is the farm going to fare in this new administration?

From:

kimberlysteele

Thanks for the feedback!

For this week, you drew three cards.

For the You position, you drew Beith or Intention ill-dignified. You are potentially going in way too many directions this week: pick one or two and let the rest slide for now. There is also the possibility that your intentions are good but your craftsmanship of them, well, not so much. Take the time to explore what you intend to do and potential consequences in discursive meditation. If it is worth doing, you can afford to think it through.

For the Situation, you drew Luis or Protection well-dignified. You are caring for those close to you and there may be someone close to you who is doing an admirable job of doing the same thing. True protection involves perceiving reality for what it is, not what you wish it was or what you are worried will happen as an array of worst case scenarios. Take this week of balance to look strategically at moments when your own and other's efforts of protection failed because either mindless worry or reckless idealism got out of whack.

For the Outcome, you drew Fearn or Bridge well-dignified. You give and/or receive good advice this week and that enables you to move forward and to progress towards your goals.

My Ogham warn that traveling to the US in September or October isn't a good idea. They provide Muin or Harvest ill-dignified.

For how the farm will fare, they provide Gort or Perseverance well-dignified. The Ogham think you've got what you need to weather the storms ahead.

From: (Anonymous)

I have a reading being worked on at home that seems to suggest there are two gods who want something to do with me. Identification is tricky, I have no idea where to start, and while the cards are painting an interesting picture and definitely trying to say something I haven't cracked it yet. Since it was Sunday, I thought I'd see if your Ogham have any additional light to shed on the subject. Not looking for a name, but something general that might help narrow it down. Can they tell me anything else about, I'll call it mystery god p and mystery god w?

From:

kimberlysteele

I asked my Ogham what you could think about to better connect with P and W.

For P, they provide Oír or Epiphany ill-dignified. P's advice to you is to look for epiphanies, eurekas, A-ha moments, etc. that you've already had instead of trying to anticipate epiphanies in the future. This seems to suggest that it was always there, right under your nose.

For W, they provide Ngetal or Health well-dignified. W's advice is to take a look at what you consider healthy and unhealthy, including the mental and physical examples of those around you. Is health a gift, something you earn, or is it a mix of both? What gods do you think these people belong to, if any?

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly,

Do the Ogham have any insight as to how my grandma A is doing?

Thank you for your time.

From:

kimberlysteele

My Ogham seem to think she's doing quite well.

They provide three tree letters, all well-dignified.

For the You position (not you, her) they give Quert or Delight. She is appreciative of the small things. Quert is a card of gratitude and the perception of plenty, which is the secret of having enough.

For the Situation, they provide Tinne or Defense. She is protected and is not afraid. She is secure where she is and does not worry because she knows she comes from a position of true strength.

For the Karma, they provide Fearn or Bridge. Since she helped and gave of herself so many times, she is seeing that come back her way in the form of karma. She helped and gave comfort and so now she is helped and given comfort.

From: (Anonymous)

Hi Kimberly!

What should I be aware of this week?

Thanks!
Nona

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi Nona,

My Ogham seem to think it's a rosy week for you. All three cards were well-dignified.

For the You position, you drew Tinne or Defense. It's not that you are completely guarded or impenetrable to danger (nobody is, sadly) but you're doing fairly well. You are doing what is logical in order to protect yourself and those close to you. That said, the very presence of this card is a warning to be careful and to keep a lookout for forces that oppose your well-being and happiness, which can include anything from literal demonic forces to bad drivers to corporations that want to brainwash your grandkids.

For the Situation, you drew Uilleand or Generosity. You understand abundance by giving and receiving. Abundance is a matter of perception and a matter of flow. If your perception is colored by gratitude, you'll never lack for anything. If you give away as much or more than you receive with the spirit of generosity, you'll always be taken care of in this and future lives.

For the Outcome, you drew Onn or Community. You fit well into your niche this week and you draw comfort from the world of semi-strangers, casual friends, and acquaintances. By radiating good will, you're getting that exact energy back your way.

From: (Anonymous)

Good evening Kimberly,

Last week's reading was spot on. I would like to ask to Ogham what I should be aware of this coming week?

Thank you,

- MF

From:

kimberlysteele

Thanks for the feedback!

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Eadha or Limits well-dignified. You harness the power of limits this week and you get a great deal accomplished because of it. Take notice of what had to fall away or at least get placed on the back burner in order for this to happen.

For the Situation, you drew Ioho or Grace ill-dignified. There is a tendency for you or for someone close to you not to let go of something that needs to be put to rest. Clinging to something is often a sign you have not properly worked through the consequences of making a proper decision. And by "work", you know I mean discursive meditation... again.

For the Outcome, you drew Tinne or Defense ill-dignified. When adversity rears its ugly head, there's a risk of overreacting or under-reacting. Overreacting means going to war, getting all crazy, and generally acting out of disguised fear. Under-reacting means blowing it off, pretending it's not happening, clapping one's hands over one's ears and crying "LALALA". Resolve to react in a balanced way to threats this week. Put them in perspective and don't take them any more or less seriously than they deserve.