ogham poem | idad / iodhadh

aicme ailm / fifth few

blank page
staring
back at me
challenging
a new beginning

here comes the rain

These ogham poems are an exploration into understanding a mystic alphabet sometimes used for divination in a manner similar to runes, tarot, and etc. It is part of my continued investigation into understanding the Old Ways, and not meant to imply I have expert knowledge about ogham. In fact, any meaning I ascribe to a given few may be largely based on personal reflection, meditation and shamanic visualization. The meanings I apply are highly personal and may not follow the meanings assigned by scholars of the writing system.

ogham poem | éo / edad / eadhadh

aicme ailm / fourth few

salmon persists
to overcome
the river's will

transformation
upon success

ogham poem | úr / úir

aicme ailm / third few

earth
provides the
gateway
the daughter
of shadows
opens the gate
with her kiss

ogham poem | onn

aicme ailm/second few

here is alchemy
mixing many ingredients
synthesizing
the many threads into one
producing old owl on the limb

ogham poem | ailm

᚛  ᚐ  

aicme ailm / first few

struggling to frame
chaos without containing

tall pines stand tall
looking for signs
of success

These ogham poems are an exploration into understanding a mystic alphabet sometimes used for divination in a manner similar to runes, tarot, and etc. It is part of my continued investigation into understanding the Old Ways, and not meant to imply I have expert knowledge about ogham. In fact, any meaning I ascribe to a given few may be largely based on personal reflection, meditation and shamanic visualization. The meanings I apply are highly personal and may not follow the meanings assigned by scholars of the writing system.

ogham poem | ruis / ruise

᚛  ᚏ  

aicme muin / fifth few

rook & door
walk through brave
mysteries revealed
on the other side
change

These ogham poems are an exploration into understanding a mystic alphabet sometimes used for divination in a manner similar to runes, tarot, and etc. It is part of my continued investigation into understanding the Old Ways, and not meant to imply I have expert knowledge about ogham. In fact, any meaning I ascribe to a given few may be largely based on personal reflection, meditation and shamanic visualization. The meanings I apply are highly personal and may not follow the meanings assigned by scholars of the writing system.

ogham poem | straif / sraib

᚛  ᚎ  

aicme muin / fourth few

seven
& now
i apprehend
both leash
&
liberty

tread lightly

These ogham poems are an exploration into understanding a mystic alphabet sometimes used for divination in a manner similar to runes, tarot, and etc. It is part of my continued investigation into understanding the Old Ways, and not meant to imply I have expert knowledge about ogham. In fact, any meaning I ascribe to a given few may be largely based on personal reflection, meditation and shamanic visualization. The meanings I apply are highly personal and may not follow the meanings assigned by scholars of the writing system.

ogham poem | nGéadal / gétal ᚛  ᚍ  

aicme muin/third few

ever drawn to
'twixt & 'tween
seeking the
harmonies etched
in shadow

These ogham poems are an exploration into understanding a mystic alphabet sometimes used for divination in a manner similar to runes, tarot, and etc. It is part of my continued investigation into understanding the Old Ways, and not meant to imply I have expert knowledge about ogham. In fact, any meaning I ascribe to a given few may be largely based on personal reflection, meditation and shamanic visualization. The meanings I apply are highly personal and may not follow the meanings assigned by scholars of the writing system.

ogham poem | gort ᚛  ᚌ  

aicme muin/second few

transformation
transmutation
hammer into shape
cast anew with vision
eyes blind wipe away

These ogham poems are an exploration into understanding a mystic alphabet sometimes used for divination in a manner similar to runes, tarot, and etc. It is part of my continued investigation into understanding the Old Ways, and not meant to imply I have expert knowledge about ogham. In fact, any meaning I ascribe to a given few may be largely based on personal reflection, meditation and shamanic visualization. The meanings I apply are highly personal and may not follow the meanings assigned by scholars of the writing system.

ogham poem | muin ᚛  ᚋ  

aicme muin/first few

the entangling vines
wrap around & back
to where it all began
so very long ago

the great queen
calling me home
with her raven's croak

i will follow

These ogham poems are an exploration into understanding a mystic alphabet sometimes used for divination in a manner similar to runes, tarot, and etc. It is part of my continued investigation into understanding the Old Ways, and not meant to imply I have expert knowledge about ogham. In fact, any meaning I ascribe to a given few may be largely based on personal reflection, meditation and shamanic visualization. The meanings I apply are highly personal and may not follow the meanings assigned by scholars of the writing system.