Ogham
The Ogham Stone
at ogham.lyberty.com
Trees of the Celtic Ogham
at faeriecottage.com
An Introduction to Ogham
http://members.aol.com/irishdremr/oghamintro.html  
Ogham Prayer Beads
by OakWyse
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The Five Sections of the Ogham can be seen as Five Stages of a Spiritual Journey, in a Pentagram of Pentagrams.  Each tree stage has a meaning, as does each set of five.
Vastness
of Sea
V.
Wisdom
Delight
of Spindle
Secret of
Honeysuckle
II.
Commitments
III.
Challenges
Renewal
of Elder
Choice
of Apple
Knowledge
of Beech
Community
of Grove
Spiral
of Ivy
Hospitality
of Oak
Direction
of Reed
Balance
of Holly
The Five Stage
Ogham Journey
Fate of
Blackthorn
Intuition
of Vine
Wisdom
of Hazel
Chastity of
Hawthorn
Integrity
of Ash
Eternity
of Yew
Protection
of Alder
Magic of
Rowan
Gathering
of Gorse
Healing
of Heather
I.
Beginnings
IV.
Achievements
Passage
of Willow
Achievement
of Aspen
Beginning
of Birch
Vision
of Fir
The Ogham Prayer Beads are made with a medallion and five sets of nine beads, for the five parts of the Ogham.  My personal set has a bronze Oak Pentacle for the medallion.   The beads are Corn Seed beads from the Qualla Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina, with small sandlewood spacer beads.  But you can use whatever materials you like.  Wood or other plant material is recommeded, rather than stone, glass, or plastic.

Separate the main beads with a small spacer bead.  Separate each section of five with several small spacers. Use nylon beading thread.

For the medallion you might use a pentacle, for the five sets of five trees.  Or you might use a representation of the Dagda, or of Diana.  Or you might use a medallion with a tree on it, or perhaps one of the new Awen pendants available from the Order.
Suggested Prayers for your Ogham Prayer Beads
On the Medallion, say the Druid's Prayer:  Grant, O (God/Goddess,Spirit) thy protection; and in protection, strength; and in strength, understanding; and in understanding, knowledge; and in knowledge the knowledge of justice; and in the knowledge of justice, the love of it; and in the love of it, the love of all existances; and in the love of all existances, the love of (God/Goddess/Spirit) and all goodness. And then say a prayer of thanks for the spirits of the trees.
On the first section of spacer beads, say:  "May the Trees of Beginning bless me in my setting out."  Then name the first beginning tree:  May Beith, the Beginning of Birch, be with me as I begin the journey."
On each of the first section of beads, say:  "Hail to thee, Lord and Lady of the Wood.  With the Beginnings of Birch, hear my prayer, and accept my offering of love.  As you do each prayer, meditate on the spirit of the Birch, and its role in empowering the beginnings of your journeys.
On the following small spacer beads, conclude the section, saying:  "As it was, as it is, as it shall be, with the ebb and with the flow of grace." (Do this after each section.)
Repeat the same prayer  for the next for sets of beads, changing the Tree each time:  " . . . With the Magic of Rowan . . . " etc.
Upon returning to the Medallion, say Patrick's Lorica: "I bind unto myself today the virtues of the starlit heaven, the glorious sun's life-giving ray, the whiteness of the moon at ev'n.  The flashing of the lightning free, the whirling wind's tempestuous shocks, the stable earth, the deep salt sea, around the old eternal rocks."
If you wish, continue on around again for the next set of five Trees, & etc.  or do one set each day.