kimberlysteele | Ogham Readings on Sundays

Greetings, Kimberly. RE last week's readings - Eadha ill-dig, Koad well-dig, Oir well-dig. Eadha ill-dig was not obvious in the week, although I will think on it more. Koad well-dig probably refers to a lot of interesting synchronicities and coincidences that occurred. Oir well-dig may refer to a recent dream of mine that reminded me of something I've been needing to study.

1. What should I know to make the best of this coming week?
2. Does the significant restriction I am thinking of, apply to trying to find a suitable life partner? To finding even friends and acquaintances? Your Ogham knows what I believe this restriction is.

Thanks as always!

Edited 2023-03-19 18:16 (UTC)

Hi Neb,

Thanks for the feedback!

My Ogham give you three cards this week.

For the You position, they provide Fearn or Guidance ill-dignified. Trusting your gut and/or your best advisor needs to be taken with a grain of salt this week, as they may be partially or fully wrong. That said, be ready to look into why you are having particular gut feelings or why you are attracting faulty advice, there is likely to be insight if you look into the process of how you glean both outside and inside information.

For the Situation, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. Clearly there was something to Koad well-dig showing up in Situation last week as the Ogham are saying it is a "To Be Continued" this week.

For the Outcome, the Ogham provide Saille or Sensitivity well-dignified. This is a good week to figure out what you truly want out of life, and not just what you think you should want. Saille is an influence that makes the truly meaningful and important things stand out. That said, it can be a painful card even when ill-dignified because it talks about shedding things you are fond of but not passionate about.

My Ogham say Yes, your "significant restriction" does apply to finding suitable life partners, friends, and acquaintances. They provide Onn or Community well-dignified. Onn is the world of semi-strangers that become allies, friends, and lovers. Your issue puts up roadblocks in that first level of getting to know people so they become scared off when it is time to become friends or something more.

Hi Kim,

Thanks for the ogham readings as always!

Q- Is person A attracted to me? (I thought I caught a hint this week, but I'd hate to read into things).

Tamanous

Hi Tamanous,

Unfortunately, they are not. The Ogham provide Saille or Sensitivity ill-dignified, which means that you may be seeing a mirage. That said, playing it cool while remaining courteous, kind, and sweet is always a good strategy whether or not you are looking for a mate.

Thanks for the reading Kim!

Hi Kimberly,

The most important question I have this week is, as always,
1. What do I need to know in order to make the best out of this week?

But I also have other questions I would like to ask. If I am submitting too many questions this week, please cut me off at wherever you think is appropriate; I have listed the following questions in descending order of importance to me:

2. May the Ogham comment on person A who used to be a classmate/acquaintance?

3. May the Ogham comment on person B who used to be a friend? My focus is on whether I haven't tried hard enough to re-connect with person B.

4. May the Ogham comment on person C who I used to consider a friend? My focus is on whether I protected my boundaries or whether I was overreacting.

5. May the Ogham comment on 4 of my hobbies (D, E, F, and G)?

6. May the Ogham comment on my previous incarnation?

Thanks!
-Eugene

Hi Eugene,

I am sorry, I am going to put down some limits. From now on, please limit questions to the weekly reading + 1 card Q and A or 3-4 Ogham cards of Q and A in general. I do have a membership option now at BuyMeACoffee, but even that is limited to only one general 3-card reading as the "extra" per month.

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kimberlysteele/membership

The Ogham predict a bit of a downer week. All three cards were ill-dignified. That said, I have had some of the best things in my life happen on all ill-dig days. It always goes better if you treat the all ill-dig reading as a challenge to fix imbalances in your life.

For the You position, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. The Ogham say you have a bad habit of looking at the past negatively and coloring it with a pessimistic view. The solution is not to go the opposite route and make everything into unicorn farts and rainbows when it clearly isn't, but instead to look at the past for the good (whatever precious little there was) and build upon that good in yourself.

For the Situation, you drew Onn or Community ill-dignified. You feel like a square peg in a round hole. This isn't necessarily your fault -- you may be surrounded by people who are mired in an astral trash bog. Your best bet is to treat people the way you would like to be treated: with kindness and giving them the benefit of the doubt no matter how crappy and childish they act.

For the Outcome, you drew Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. The astral weather is bad right now and it is easy to be oppressed by it. Don't let any troll trick you into acting like your worse self; take a Stoic approach and ignore them whenever possible. Bad habits may be impossible to overcome this week, and that's OK. Not everybody can go cold turkey. Build your strength and extend forgiveness to yourself. You'll be back soon.

As to Person A, the Ogham provide Nuin or Communication ill-dignified. This is to say the person has become a stranger and/or either cannot or does not want to make contact at this time.

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

Hi NWW,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Saille or Sensitivity/Flexibility ill-dignified. It is a week of either being too pushy or feeling pushed, and sadly both can happen at the same time. The curse of being oversensitive is that you end up raw and ragged to the point where you become obtuse and numb. This may be applying to others not recognizing your needs or it could be you taking advantage of them and not realizing how bad it is. Saille in this dignity is the psychic clutter that comes from either being disorganized or too organized: meaning that fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants whirling dervishes are just as imbalanced as Type A obsessive compulsive neatniks. The happy medium, as usual, is where you want to be.

For the Situation, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. Your expectations were realistic and what has come back your way is either as expected or better than expected. Keep in mind that physical harvest, i.e. money, is only one tiny aspect of what Muin talks about. We are always sowing seeds and others are always attempting to sow them as well.

For the Outcome, you drew Fearn or Bridge ill-dignified. Beware faulty advice, bad gurus, and scammers who would happily prey on you and yours. That said, even broken clocks are right twice a day, and the ability to filter what a hostile force or an outright enemy has to say for the gold nuggets within is a true art. When you can recognize that someone you hate has good aspects, it says more about your ability to overcome the projection of the shadow than it does about them.

Hi Kimberly,

I am wondering what this week will hold. Specifically,

Reading about my trip to the office? I dread leaving my family during these times. I have avoided the trip until now (I managed not to go for 6 months

How will A's college visit go?

Thank you!

My Ogham think it is going to be OK. For your trip to the office, they provide Phagos or Teaching well-dignified, meaning that your family is highly likely to be OK for the duration of your trip and that the trip to the office will be beneficial.

For A's college visit, they provide Beith or Birth/Beginnings well-dignified, and that to me speaks very well of that trip. This college will be quite promising for him.

Hey Kimberley,

Can I get a reading for:

a) renting a place in the Exeter area;
b) (unrelated) personal situation with X?

Thanks!
Luke

My Ogham are not fans of Exeter. They provide Ngetal or Hygiene ill-dignified, meaning that the health of the area is in question or perhaps it is hard to find a good, clean place with affordable rent.

For the unrelated personal situation with X, they provide Ruis or Regret well-dignified, which indicates regret into proper perspective, not dwelling on the negative too much. The Ogham indicate whatever bad stuff went down has a good chance of being dealt with and processed in a healthy way and you both can move on.

Hey Kimberly,

I hope you’re doing well. I’m interested in what the Ogham have to say about the week ahead.

Thank you in advance.

Steve

Hi Steve,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Quert or Delight well-dignified. Quert is a card of small kindnesses and courtesies as well as appreciation for the tiny details that make life sweeter. When you notice little kindnesses and courtesies (and also do a good share of them yourself) you become very attractive and you draw other humans like bees to honey. By noticing and appreciating beauty, you become beauty of the best kind: the kind that radiates from the inside out.

For the Situation, you drew Ioho or Grace well-dignified. This is a card of you (or of someone in your inner circle, or both) letting go of what is not meant to be or what is past its prime. We live in an era where nobody wants to let go and almost everybody is terrified of death and dying, and its a form of highly contagious mass psychosis. By setting an example of humility and deference, you help heal the world without lifting a finger.

For the Outcome, you drew Ailm or Transcendence ill-dignified. A situation that you've wished would get better this week simply does not and you must invoke your patience. Don't let trolls, Negative Nancys, and black-pill types get you down; misery loves company and you need to deny them your company. That said, don't fall into the trap of false transcendence and lying to yourself that everything is OK. It is important to admit what is not going right like an honest broker.

Good afternoon Kimberly,

To review: I'm glad to have received the forewarning regarding coups and such, I made some calls to the farms to prepare if and when these things come to a head, along with some discrete calls to my mother's side to let them know there's a place for them in case they don't want to perservere where they are.

To ask: What's up for this week?

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback! Your strategy sounds as if it is wise.

All of your cards were well-balanced/well-dignified this week. This is not to say this week won't be without challenges; it is just that you stand a very good chance of triumphing over them and being your best possible self.

For the You position, you drew Coll or Wisdom. You strictly define what you do and do not know this week, and you keep your ego concerning what you know in check. That said, be aware that someone might challenge your knowledge or worse yet, ignore it. Coll is a willingness to do the hard work it takes to achieve mastery, and whatever your fellow ignorant humans think, it does not matter because your willingness to work is likely pleasing to the gods.

For the Situation, you drew Ruis or Regret. You use the power of regret to avoid trouble and to forgive the wrongs done to you. Because you are able to see your errors and the errors of others from a bird's eye view, you have actually gained the benefit of what was presented to you as a lesson. This is not to say that someone won't try to use your regrets against you or that you won't feel guilt, but you will have much more power than you did in the past.

For the Outcome, you drew Uilleand or Generosity. Uilleand is a wonderful tree card symbolized in the old Ogham by the honeysuckle and in my Prairie Ogham as the trumpet vine. Both are bountiful plants (a little invasive) that provide sweet nectar for pollinating insects and shelter for birds. I think Uilleand should be understood as the power of give and take: when you give generously, you can never be truly poor because you are always rich in your mind. In this way, the richest people on earth are eternally poor because they think money is everything and letting go of it becomes painful no matter how much they have. Uilleand is when you realize how heartfelt generosity comes back to you via the power of seven, and sometimes I have perceived this as seven different forms or seven different planes. By giving away the beauty of their blooms and by expanding their generous branches, the honeysuckle and the trumpet vine provide for birds and bees while gaining sunlight, water, and pollination.

Good afternoon Kimberly,

The Ogham was right about the mess in the attic not being done. 😟

I would like to ask the Ogham what I should be aware of this week?

Thank you,

-MF

Hi MF,

Oh boy! Yes, sometimes it is not good when the Ogham are right.

For the You position, you drew Eadha or Limits ill-dignified. Unfortunately you are being pushed beyond reasonable limits as the most likely scenario, and it is possible that the reaction to this is a personal energy collapse. Know when you have to draw the line and be ready to make ultimatums.

For the Situation, you drew Ur or Intimacy well-dignified. You show shrewdness and tact and keep to yourself exactly what needs to be kept. This card also bodes well for your closest relationships, but there is also an aspect of needing to draw everyone close for protection, so definitely be aware of forces trying to pry into your family.

For the Outcome, you drew Quert or Delight well-dignified. There is joy in the little details -- you don't need to be oozing money to have a wonderful quality of life, because the secret to quality of life is gratitude, not the accumulation of more stuff. Quert in balance is etheric richness (not easy to achieve in a world plagued by etheric starvation), small courtesies, and tiny kindnesses without which this world would be a much worse place.

Happy almost spring Kim!

Just a general what’s up for me please?

Hi Anon,

My Ogham give you three cards.

For the You position, you drew Ailm or Transcendence well-dignified. Your life is not without its challenges, but you are handling them with style and grace. Ailm speaks of taking the high road and refusing to be pulled down off it by the forces of fear, cowardice, and sniveling that are sadly considered perfectly acceptable these days. It is also a card of honesty with oneself and being brutal about one's own faults. Only when you are honest do you have any chance of improving yourself.

For the Situation, you drew Coll or Wisdom ill-dignified. There are some things you simply cannot know and that is frustrating. You are going to have to get over your frustration and realize that other people also may not have that knowledge, even though many will either convince themselves they have it or outright lie and say they know what they do not know. There is a HUGE amount of knowledge that has been lost and only the gods know it at this point.

For the Outcome, you drew Uilleand or Generosity well-dignified. You are seeing how giving and being generous from your heart never results in poverty. The poorest of the poor who live in the spirit of giving are often far happier that the comfortable classes above them who cling onto every penny for fear of not having an amassed fortune when they die. Those comfortable people forget that 1. You can't take it with you and 2. Nobody gets out of this world alive. Generosity from the heart sublimates and returns to you via the power of seven. I am not saying if you give 30 bucks to the homeless veteran that you are going to find 210 in your bank account at some point down the road, but what I am saying is that the more generosity becomes your default truth, the richer your life becomes in human relationships, in the joy that flows through you, and in the comfort you are able to perceive in seemingly simple and humble things.

Hi Kimberly,

What will the outcome of Option A be?

Thank you for your time.

My Ogham like it. They provide Ioho or Grace well-dignified.

https://druidogham.wordpress.com/the-fews-earth/ioho/

Hi Kimberly, could I get a what's up reading for the week? Many thanks!

Hi Anon,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Muin or Harvest well-dignified. You have kept your expectations realistic and things turn out better than expected this week. You are seeing the logical results of having put your time and energy into the right things.

For the Situation, you drew Onn or Community ill-dignified. The world of semi-strangers behaves badly: people you sort of know are rude and crude. This could be talking about a person that visits your house, a store clerk, an extended family member, or any number of random people. There is also the sense with this card of not fitting in or feeling excluded, and since it is Situation, it can be referring to you or someone in your inner circle.

For the Outcome, you drew Koad or Confluence well-dignified. Like the Muin card, this is a card of good factors you put in place yourself which are now seeing logical results. Koad isn't all you though -- to some degree it is also luck, and the Ogham suggest taking a humble attitude and thanking the gods for your good fortune. Gratitude for what you have is always the key to sublimating good circumstances.

Hi Kimberly,

Could I get a general reading for the week ahead?

Hi Anon,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Ur or Intimacy well-dignified. If you have a significant other, that relationship is likely to be harmonious this week, and much of this will be due to your considerate nature. If there is no other or regardless of that status, Ur is a card of keeping to yourself in all the right ways, not revealing more than necessary, and knowing exactly when to shut up. That said, even well-dignified, Ur is a warning you may be tempted to put your foot in your mouth, so less is more.

For the Situation, you drew Coll or Wisdom well-dignified. Here is another card of saying the right thing at the right time, though in this case it is more a matter of truly knowing better and not just tact and consideration. As this card is Situation, it could be referring to the wisdom of someone interacting with you, or the best case scenario where you can share your wisdom with someone who respects it and can benefit from it.

For the Outcome, you drew Ruis or Regret ill-dignified. It is much easier to remember and dwell upon the negative: that is just the way we are wired by evolution. We have to remember the negative in order to survive. That said, dwelling on what you or others did wrong is extremely toxic, so take an attitude of "I don't do that anymore" and move on from your transgressions. Wallowing in what you did wrong is as bad as not taking any responsibility for your errors: in the middle is repentance and balance.

Hi Kimberly,

I’m thinking about putting in an application to volunteer at the local food bank.

The thing is, my experiences volunteering generally over the years just haven’t been rewarding.

Do the Ogham think submitting this application would be a good idea?

If not, is there a better use of my time for both my own good and the greater good?

Thanks!
Valerie

Hi Valerie,

My Ogham do not like the food bank volunteer idea in your case. They provide Ur or Intimacy ill-dignified, meaning that the people there may be very clique-ish or busybodies in some way. It could also mean that they are fine people, but in your unique case it just would not represent you making the best of your small amount of time in this incarnation.

My Ogham give you Eadha or Limits well-dignified when it comes to "a use of your time for the greater good" and your own good. In your case, you are going to have to do some deep (discursive) meditation to figure this out and it could take a good, long time. This is one of those things that has been in front of your nose for a while now, but it has been too close to see it. That is why it is going to take meditation. I would ask yourself questions like:

What are my emotional skills?
Am I better one on one or am I good with crowds?
What are the emotional skills that I am good at but I hate having to use?
What do I wish semi-strangers or newly-made friends would ask me about?
If I had to teach only three subjects for the rest of my life as a career, what would they be?
If I could only teach ONE subject for the rest of my life as a career, what would that be?

I am noticing numerous references to the name Freya in the last few months in my life. Is Freya reaching out to me. If so, what does your Ogham advise I do?

Much gratitude.

Hi Anon,

Yes, Freya is reaching out to you. The Ogham provide Ngetal or Health well-dignified, which is to say that she wants you to connect with her through the physical world. This may mean getting physically fit, walking in beautiful places, or improving your physical environment because she is the goddess of beauty. She may even want you to take up a martial art (anything from tae kwon do to archery) because she is the goddess of battle. I cannot say what specifically she has in mind, but it does have to do with self-improvement and fitness in some way.

What’s up this week?

Hi PCK,

You drew three cards this week.

For the You position, you drew Ruis or Regret well-dignified. Having gone around the block once or twice has its advantages this week. Your perception of the past is balanced and pragmatic. You are no longer naive enough to make the same mistakes, but you are also not embittered enough to rue the lessons for the way they had to be learned.

For the Situation, you drew Gort or Perseverance ill-dignified. This may be a tough money week. I often get this card when my resources are stretched to the max. That said, the Ogham may be referring to a faulty way of thinking or a bad habit, and in that case, the advice is always the same: do discursive meditation on it. Because this is Situation, it may be in reference to someone in your immediate circle.

For the Outcome, you drew Muin or Harvest ill-dignified. This is another potential tough money card. It is not too much to ask others to make sacrifices when you are carrying this much on your back. Muin in this dignity can occur when others are expecting far too much from us during times of thin harvest.

I’m ALWAYS pinching pennies, maybe the Ogham want to let me know no windfall is coming. Darn it. I’m going to start another blog. Last time I could never think of anything to say, believe it or not, but since then I have thought of a number of things that need saying before my generation dies off. I’m going to write some articles ahead of time and will probably be looking for link love in mid-April. Please cross your fingers for me, everybody!

Ugh, I feel your pain on this, believe me I do. I am self-employed and sole breadwinner and taxes this year were/are extremely expensive. I cannot tell you how many times donations at BuyMeACoffee have bought cat litter, groceries, water & garbage services, etc. Luckily my husband has recently gone back to work, but as he has yet to receive his first paycheck, it has been dire straits.

Wow! I’ll add on Buy Me A Coffee. How are they on censorship? I had Paypal but am not going to gamble $1200 on using it. I bet they lost many customers over that.

—Princess Cutekitten

I chose BuyMeaCoffee because they are not known for censorship -- lots of people who bailed on PayPal are choosing them, including JMG.

Yes, I’d noticed. He had another one, too, I forget the name. I am glad alternatives to Paypal are popping up, they’re a needed service.

—Princess Cutekitten

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