Tag: ogham

ogham thoughts

©2022 Michael Raven

I’ve worked my way through, as of last night, all of the traditional fews that were not latter add-ons to account for language changes (the addition of the forfeda), which were later add-ons by medieval scholars wanting to address diphthongs (or so one of the the theories goes). They look like late add-ons because they fail to follow the established patterns up to their inclusion, and they are largely too complex to be useful a ogham would have been used — and are a sign of attempting to use ogham as a written language instead of a symbolic language — something I have my doubts about (nor am I alone in that thinking). But my thoughts are still nebulous with respect as to how ogham might have been used…

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ogham poem | idad / iodhadh

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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

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aicme ailm / fourth few

salmon persists
to overcome
the river's will

transformation
upon 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 | úr / úir

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aicme ailm / third few

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

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 | onn

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aicme ailm/second few

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

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 | ailm

᚛  ᚐ  

©2022 Michael Raven

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  

©2022 Michael Raven

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  

©2022 Michael Raven

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  

©2022 Michael Raven

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.