OakWyse's
Ogham Staves
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Huathe
Duir
Tinne
Coll
Quert
Muin
Gort
nGetal
Straif
Ruis
Ailim
Ohn
Ur
Eahdha
Ioho
Koad
Oir
Uilleand
Phagos
Mor
Beith
Luis
Fearn
Saille
Nuin
I
made these Ogham staves during 1997 - 2000.
They
are 6" long each, and all but Koad and Oir are made from the actual
woods.
nGetal is made from Scottish Broom, an alternative to Reed in the Blamires book.
(Mor is made from a piece of driftwood)
I used Steve Blamires' book, Celtic Tree Mysteries
as a tutor and guide during that time.
The staves are highly polished, but not varnished,
so my hands can have contact with the actual wood.
The appropriate Ogham symbol is engraved at each end.
Prized among the lot are Ohn,
a piece of Gorse that I cut on the Isle of Mull in Fionnphort,
and Ur, a piece of Heather that I cut on Iona.
If you'd like to talk about techniques for making your own, write to me at
Triads of Knowledge
The Druid Awen
Wisdom About How
to Proceed
The Ovate Pyramid
Understanding of
Meaning
and Relationships
in the Question
The
Bardic Dolmen
The Story of How
Things Got This Way
These Triad Spreads for your
Ogham Staves may be used individually, or together. If used together
for a full reading, return each stave to the pouch after drawing each Triad. Take
special note of trees that appear more than once.
Keep in mind that there is absolutely
NO evidence that the ancient Druids ever used Ogham as a tool for divination,
and that the only extant examples of Ogham writing are on boundary markers
and memorial stones. This does not, however, preclude the use of
Ogham today as an effective tool for discernment. Ogham readings
do not reveal answers. They provide windows into your own understanding. There
is no substitute for the intentional and responsible use of one's own mind.
Go to this page for
a discussion of the Ogham Journey, and the relationship between each set
of trees.
Many Blessings,
OakWyse
