Ogham Readings on Sundays

[kimberlysteele]

I am happy to read your Ogham free of charge -- that's how I hone my divination skills. 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 off the last Sunday in December 2022 and the first Sunday of 2023 this year.

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

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Ogham reading requests are closed for the week of November 13, 2022. Thank you for your queries, prayers, and donations and see you next week for more free readings!

Comments

[nightwatchwaits]

Dear Kimberly. Please can you ask you Ogham 'Is it time to leave?'

[kimberlysteele]

Hi NWW,

My Ogham say No, it is not. They provide Ngetal or Hygiene ill-dignified, which means there are too many loose ends to tie up. There is not enough clarity or strength either -- meditation is probably in order.

[mr_nobody1967]

Unless somebody else asked this question before I did, what I would like to know is, "Were the results of the midterm elections of this past week seriously tampered with by the political powers-that-be?" The reason I ask is that, along with Gonzalo Lira, I find it very suspicious that not a single incumbent Democrat senator lost their seat (though there is an upcoming run-off election in Georgia to determine that contest), and only one Democrat governor, in Nevada, lost their seat.

[kimberlysteele]

My Ogham say No, they were not, or at least no more than usual by either side. I'm surprised, because I thought they were stolen. At least in Illinois I have the strong sense they were stolen. My Ogham provide the negative answer with Muin or Harvest ill-dignified, which is to say the Republicans and Democrats both reaped what they sowed. My Ogham seem to agree with Styxhexenhammer, who attributes the Republican Ripple/current impasse to utter incompetence on both sides:

https://www.bitchute.com/video/NVU0H7V4t5Q/

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly....

For when does your Ogham think I should try to schedule the trip to Connecticut that I'm thinking about? Is January a good time to go, or should I wait?

Thanks much!

J

[kimberlysteele]

Hi J,

My Ogham say you should not go in January. They provide Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified, meaning that going in January will be a big strain and a badly timed one at that.

For "just wait", they provide Oír or Epiphany well-dignified. They seem to think you'll have a strong instinct about the best time to go on the trip.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly!

What should I be aware of for the rest of November?

Thanks!
Nona

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Nona,

The rest of November looks very balanced for you. All three cards were well-dignified.

For the You position, you drew Straif or Resilience. You truly have what it takes to outlast and triumph over challenges in a gracious and graceful manner. There is no doubt that you are strong and unflappable no matter what kind of drama presents its awful self. You prepare in the ways that truly count instead of the ways that are seductive or seem like a good idea at the time.

For the Situation, you drew Fearn or Guidance. This is a card of giving and receiving good advice. Much of being able to take good advice is the ability to sort through the dumpster fire that is other people and find and use what little you have in common to make the best out of a bad situation. It is this evenness of temper that make you both able to receive good advice and give it out. Topics for meditation: What is the best advice you have ever received and what outcome did it lead to? What was the worst? What was the best advice you ever gave someone? What was the worst?

For the Outcome, you drew Beith or Birth/Intention well-dignified. Because you have learned from dramas and challenges and found common ground when it existed without unnecessary prejudice, your karma is a purity of intention and the subsequent development of strong character from that purity. What kind of problems used to arise when you weren't so clear on how to be and act? What is different now on a daily basis?

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,
What would be the outcome if I were to leave X?
Thanks.

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Anon,

My Ogham think it is a good outcome to leave X. They provide Saille or Sensitivity well-dignified. Saille is symbolized by the willow tree and ruled by Aphrodite. I also label it Flexibility in my system of Ogham. We are always tempted down different paths in life and each one seems fine until we find we have been led into a trap. Life is ridden with traps to distract you from your True Will, which is that which makes you unique and that which you can attain mastery doing. The wrong people, places, and things may be perfectly right for someone else, but if you try to have them all, you will end up unhappy because you end up trapped. You also end up possessing that which isn't exactly right for you, and that means that energy is not free to go to its best destiny because it too gets stuck. Saille is the force that enables us to bend and compromise, but if you bend too far, you either snap, get trampled, or both. Of course going the opposite route into imbalance, meaning the attempt to be a one person island, does not work because it is a brittle, rigid approach. Saille tells to to mercilessly exclude things, places, actions, and people you do not not absolutely love (things that do not "spark joy") in order to focus on the tiny niche that is your truth. So that directly means the exclusion of everything you hate as well as the lion's share of what you are only lukewarm about.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,

Can I get a reading about what your ogham think of me staying at my current job, and one for quitting and looking for a new one?

[kimberlysteele]

My Ogham are having trouble answering you. For both options, they give you ill-dignified cards, which means you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. They provide Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified for staying at the current employer, which means that you won't be able to rise above the pettiness and squabbling at your current place or that you'll suffer false transcendence of believing it doesn't bother you when it actually is intolerable. For quitting, they provide Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified, meaning the opportunities you think are out there are mirages and you may end up dealing with stupid people who believe they are smart who block you at every turn. My only suggestion here is to look for something else while you remain at your current position.

Brrrr it’s cold

[(Anonymous)]

Happy, but cold Sunday. Hope you’re staying cozy.

Just a general what’s up please.

And a thank you. I found a new dentist in your group and he is amazing and so much more then a basic dentist. Think he has pinpointed my issues and steering me in the right direction 🙏🏻

Re: Brrrr it’s cold

[kimberlysteele]

Glad to hear you found a good dentist! Yes, this is the time of year the gods show mercy on me and my hot flashes...

My Ogham give you three cards.

For the You position, you drew Fearn or Bridge well-dignified. You are in a balanced place where you are learning life's lessons without underreacting or overreacting. Meaning you're not jaded or numb, but you are also not impressionable or gullible. It's a good idea to think about challenges in your life that you did not handle as well as this and to look at the key differences in the way you thought then compared to now.

For the Situation, you drew Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified. You may be accumulating the energy of too much stuff, too much interaction, or may be picking up too much psychic junk right now. The reason why monks and nuns have to give up their worldly possessions to focus on the divine can be toned down a bit and used as a personal strategy. It may be time for a decluttering. That said, don't go scorched Earth and throw the baby out with the bathwater, because that is just as bad. Try to find a balance in the middle somewhere: everything in moderation!

For the Outcome, you drew Gort or Perseverance well-dignified. You have a great long-haul strategy that is sustainable for the rest of your current incarnation. This is a good time to assess the attitudes, actions, and decisions that made you a success. Don't fall into the trap of MORE MORE MORE as many people do though -- remember that gratitude for what you have, even if you authored most of it, sublimates by the power of seven. By demonstrating constant gratitude and generosity, you actually increase your gifts and send them back at yourself across the planes. It is the recipe for true, genuine happiness.

[nebulous_realms]

Thanks Kimberly as always for these readings.

What do I need to know to make the best of the rest of this month?

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Neb,

The rest of this month may be a doozy. The Ogham give you three cards, all ill-dignified.

For the You position, you drew Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified. This means that you'll have one or more moments where your own knowledge falls short and you feel ill-equipped to demonstrate expertise in some matter. Your best bet is to stay humble and self-effacing, deferring to those of greater expertise whenever possible. It could also point to presuming you know something better than you actually do, or worse, having to deal with someone who is insistent that their ignorance is better than your knowledge.

For the Situation, you drew Ur or Intimacy ill-dignified. Be careful what you share and with whom, because Ur is presenting a potentially difficult lesson about being enchanted or distracted in the wrong direction. What is right for others may not be right for you and vice a versa. That said, don't go the Forever Alone and Falsely Transcendent route either -- there are many people who claim to be happy alone and are not as well as many who claim they are happily with their current mate/family/friends who are the opposite. Honesty in self-assessment is a far wiser approach, even if you or whomever you are examining is not cast in the most flattering light.

For the Outcome, you drew Ruis or Regret. When ill-dignified, this points to a Woe is Me attitude, bitterness over the past, anger, or other degraded ways of dealing with stressful memories that are not helping you to grow. Instead, examine the memories in meditation and learn to say "I don't do that anymore" about what you truly regret. On the opposite side of imbalance is shamelessness, meaning the haughty attitude that you can do no wrong and had no fault in the past, or worse permitting false memories to overtake your mind in order to blame someone else/bad circumstances instead of examining your own culpability for past distress.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,

What do the Ogham think about John C. Lilly and his concept of the Solid State Entity?

Thank you for your time.

[kimberlysteele]

My Ogham have interesting opinions on Lilly, who I know little to nothing about.

As for their general opinion of him, it's bad. They provide Mór or Sea Change ill-dignified, which I take to mean that he was either completely awful, a fraudster, or both. They could also be implying that he was a force of darkness, a manipulator, and generally a horrible person.

For his hypothesis about the Solid State Entity, they think he was on to something. They provide Uilleand or Generosity well-dignified, which seems to say that though what he said should be taken with several grains of salt considering the source, there was some truth to the Solid State Intelligence ruminations. Certainly worth meditating on, at any rate.

Princess Cutekitten

[(Anonymous)]

What’s up this week?

Re: Princess Cutekitten

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Princess CK,

This looks like a mixed week for you.

The Ogham give you three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Duir or Gifts ill-dignified. Duir does not truly have a bad side -- when it is ill-dignified, it means being made aware of your privilege and thusly given the opportunity to be generous. If you do react by acting generously, you can count on what you give from your heart returning to you to the power of seven through the planes, though in what ways your gifts will return, I have no idea.

For the Situation, you drew Beith or Intention well-dignified. You have good and well-crafted intentions this week, and these provide clarity to look at the past and to make better decisions in the future. This is a good week to look at just how much of your life is on autopilot and where that is beneficial and where it is not.

For the Outcome, you drew Quert or Delight ill-dignified. You may be the victim of rudeness or worse be at risk of being rude this week. If you are the victim of rudeness, do your best to ignore and rise above it. The other possibility here is overdoing it with a bit of Bacchanalian or material excess and ending up paying the price for overindulgence.

Week ahead

[miow]

Hi Kimberly
Blessings to you.
I would be most grateful for a heads up for the coming week.
Many thanks
Miow

Re: Week ahead

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Miow,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. This isn't the week to be counted on as the Brain Trust, and you'll have to take a back seat to the experts if pressed for certain knowledge. It's possible you could be frustrated by what you don't know, or just intimidated. It's a good week to keep your mouth shut and not agree to anything before you've had adequate time to think about it.

For the Situation, you drew Phagos or Teaching well-dignified. You may not know everything as Coll ill-dignified indicated, however, you do know some things very well. Phagos is having access to those who do know and having an opportunity to expand your own knowledge in a meaningful and permanent way.

For the Outcome, you drew Straif or Resilience well-dignified. What has not killed you truly has made you stronger at this point. Your past traumas have built you into someone who can withstand a great deal more than the average querent. Though it's nothing to sprain your arm in an effort to pat yourself on the back about, it is a distinct accomplishment to get as far as you have gotten. Kudos to you. How can you build on your existing strengths? What thought patterns enabled you to adapt? Which ones are worth keeping around?

[liamq]

Hello, and thank you for offering these Ogham readings to us.

Several years ago, I became rather sucked in to the whole concept of demonic magic and did work with the Qliphoth along with having a personal devotion to its entities.

I slowly grew extremely suspicious of the sources of information I had on all of that, and I have since realised I was naïve to consider demons to be frightening but sincere gods interested in helping humanity evolve spiritually.

Could you please show me a general picture of my personal consequences for being attracted to the demonic?

[kimberlysteele]

Spoiler alert: You're going to be fine.

There are musicians who have degrees and musicians who don't, and often musicians who have degrees are considered the "real" ones and the ones who do not read music are laughed at and pooh-poohed by snobs who think that musicality comes from a diploma on the wall. I would argue that it is 100% possible to completely avoid being a musician by going to full time music school. My sojourn in music school was one of the most horrible, stunted times of my life and much of my best musical development happened in spite of music school. Had I stayed at the party school I attended my first year of college, my musical development probably would have been even slower.
I didn't begin to leap until I graduated and learned to record myself and practice seriously.

In a similar respect, it's also 100% possible to avoid selling your soul while doing work with the Qliphoth. It's extremely easy to worship demons while attending church several times a week as a devout Christian, and I would argue that at least a quarter of Christians who think they are worshipping Jesus are actually worshipping Baal, Mammon, and Paimon. "By their fruits ye shall know them" says the Bible, and though the Bible is full of stupidity and misinformation, it's also got quite a few gems and the "fruits" quote is one of them.

For the You position, you got Ailm or Transcendence well-dignified, which points to you rising above demonic behavior both at the time you were digging into the Qliphoth and afterward, which means that it never really got you, nor you it. Even demons have some good aspects, for instance they are very determined to make their agendas happen and that force of will, when detached from the demonic agenda itself, is something we humans can safely admire.

For the Situation, you drew Huath or Obstacles ill-dignified, meaning that there was something at the time you used the study of Demonology Lite to force yourself into better ways of being. It did not work, and there are ways it has backfired on you, but overall, your immortal soul is quite intact. The Ogham suggest looking at the circumstances back then, including the circumstances of your ignorance, that led you to study and work with the Qliphoth.

For the Outcome, you drew Duir or Gifts well-dignified, which to me is an obvious one. The gods forgive you. You can remedy any damage you've done by acknowledging your own privilege and being generous from a heartfelt place. Via constant gratitude for the large and the small and by transforming yourself through generosity, you'll heal yourself and those lucky enough to be touched by your life.

Looking ahead

[(Anonymous)]

Good afternoon Kimberly,

The house repairs are moving along. We have a new roof and a new electrical service, but there is still much to do and less money than I hoped we'd have at this point.

This week I would like to ask the Ogham if I should pursue the career change I've been considering?

Thank you,

-MF

Re: Looking ahead

[kimberlysteele]

Hi MF,

Glad to hear it! The roof and the electricity are vitally important -- we had to replace the roof moving into the house we are currently in 7 years ago upon moving in and it sucked. There's never enough money, of course.

My Ogham say this is not the week to pursue the career change. It may be the week to research it though. The Ogham provide Phagos or Teaching ill-dignified, meaning that they think you need to educate yourself about the career you are seeking this week instead of making any concrete moves towards it.

[ivn66]

Hi Kimberly!

What's up this week?

[kimberlysteele]

Hi IVN66,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Mór or Sea Change ill-dignified. This week may be crappy for no good reason -- if it is, rest assured it is not your fault and there isn't anything you can do about it. The astral climate in my area has been HORRIBLE lately, and that's a good example of something I did not cause and can do nothing about. It's not a good week to depend on luck for anything, so don't make any major shifts or buy anything large and expensive this week if you can help it.

For the Situation, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. The things you've put in place stand in opposition to the general crappiness of the week. People close to you also help you and guard you. Let them know they are appreciated!

For the Outcome, you drew Ioho or Grace well-dignified. This week has you letting go of what is not meant to be or what is no longer meant to be. It is also a good opportunity to strike a proper balance between rest and activity and learn exactly what that means for you (and not someone else). Too much of either make for misery but when both are in moderate amounts, you wind up being productive yet happy.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly, how are things looking for the week? Many thanks!

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Anon,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. This is a week where your own wisdom may fall short or miss the mark, so try to head it off at the pass and think carefully before speaking or acting. Coll in this dignity warns not to talk about projects that are still in the works and "spend" the energy of building them up. It can also be talking about having to suffer through an ignoramus who insists their ignorance is better than your knowledge.

For the Situation, you drew Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. It's going to be very tempting to sink to the level of sniveling jerks this week in order to beat them at their own game, so just don't -- it's not worth the insult to your higher self. You might feel low or depressed, under the weather, or that you just cannot beat something. Watch out for opposite feelings of false transcendence, gold plating a turd, and insisting that you're OK when you're actually not.

For the Outcome, you drew Luis or Protection well-dignified. You are going to come out on top because you will go with your highest and most noble instincts according to the Ogham. That said, the very presence of this card in either dignity can point to actual physical or financial danger, so be on your guard, be conservative this week, and don't take any big risks.

[(Anonymous)]

Good afternoon Kimberly,

No specific question has come up, so I will just ask What's up for this week?

Thank you for these readings.

[kimberlysteele]

Hi Anon,

This looks like an upbeat week for you. All three cards were well-dignified.

For the You position, you drew Ioho or Grace well-dignified. A few things could be happening here, or several at once. You are letting go of what is past its prime or what was not meant for you at this time with grace. This does not guarantee that letting go is an easy process, however, you are handling the transition exceptionally well. You know when to throw in the towel, but that said, you're not giving up prematurely. Timing is everything and yours is appropriate.

For the Situation, you drew Eadha or Limits. You stabilize and fortify your direction by eliminating distractions and understanding what you cannot do this week. Others, especially those close to you, can look at the way you work within your limits and become inspired.

For the Outcome, you drew Nuin or Communication. Tech works pretty much the way we want it to in your sphere this week. It is a good week to communicate with the world of strangers, whether in business, making new friends, or promoting yourself or a cause dear to your heart.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, Kimberly, what's up this week? Thanks, Angry Oregonian

[kimberlysteele]

Hi AO,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Mór or Sea Change ill-dignified. This means that through no fault of your own, you'll have to face off with multiple distractions, bad dreams (due to the dingy astral plane in your locality), or plain old bad luck this week. You can ameliorate some of the effects of whatever current is going through by wearing a red bag amulet or doing protective magic.

For the Situation, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. You have a tendency towards two extremes of imbalance where regret is concerned this week: too much and it means you're wallowing instead of looking at how you can say "I don't do that anymore", forgive yourself and others, and move on. Too little and it's a form of false transcendence where you think all of the drama is everyone's fault except yours, or you soothe yourself with platitudes of "I'm OK, you're OK" when that is simply not the truth.

For the Outcome, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. By connecting with the Earth, you can rebalance what is out of whack. My favorite way of connecting with the Earth is by spending time in the forest preserve or cooking a meal. There are lots of problems in life that can be remedied by ignoring the drama and working with your hands or just walking around for a while.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,

I have two questions this week, if that's OK.

First, do your Ogham prefer old Option A, new Option E, or new Option F?

Second, what's up for me and my family this week?

Thanks!

-PW

[kimberlysteele]

Hi PW,

My Ogham like the new options. They provide Luis or Protection ill-dignified for Option A, Beith or Beginnings well-dignified for Option E, and Fearn or Bridge well-dignified for Option F. I would go with Option E if it must come down to one.

You and your family drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Duir or Gifts ill-dignified. When this card is ill-dignified, it is talking about you being cognizant of your own privilege in this incarnation. What you do with that knowledge is up to you. For some, being made aware of their own privilege is cause for freak out and guilt. For others, it transforms them into generous people who obligate themselves to share what they have. When they do this, it becomes a positive feedback loop because generosity begets generosity.

For the Situation, you drew Onn or Community well-dignified. This points to being able to draw from the community (world of semi-strangers) what you need as well as them being able to depend on you. Having a niche can easily be the key to sanity. It's a good week for local commerce, talking with family who live outside the house, and connecting or re-connecting with friends.

For the Outcome, you drew Ngetal or Hygiene well-dignified. By staying grounded, you stay healthy in both the literal and figurative sense. The Ogham point to you and your family having some understanding of etheric balance within the home and the protective aspects harmonious etheric shapes provide.

Week 46

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,

A few questions this week:

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

2. I've been spinning my wheels for so long over coming to a conclusion over X. I basically think it's either A or B. What does the Ogham have to say about this?

Thanks!
-Eugene

Re: Week 46

[kimberlysteele]

I'm sorry, I set a hard limit at 8pm CST on Sunday. Please ask these questions next week if they are still relevant.