Ogham Meditation: October 2, 2023: Scots Pine

AILM ~ LLWYFEN ~ SCOTS PINE

Graves: The extra day of the Winter Solstice (Karen Cater: December 22)
Yuri Leitch's Ogham Grove: October 3 - 20, 2023

* stands above the distrations of life
* sees far into the distance and marks the way
* may have been used to navigate great distances
* points the way to the future
* Scots Pine is the only true native pine
* thought to be the first tree to establish after the Ice Age
* evergreen Pinbe kept sprig of vegetation alive throughout winter
* tradition revived in Victoria England by Prince Albert

From Ogham Sketchbook by Karen Cater
* A signpost at the start of the year, pointing the way
* Guidance
* Bird: Lapwing
* Beast: Deer

From The Book of Ogham by Michael Kelly
* Objectivity
* Sovereignty
* Word ogham: Loudest groan (MM); Begining of an answer (MO); Beginning of calling (CC)
* The objective eye is used to establilsh boundaries and to order the world around you into a coherent and productive one
* The process of bringing order to a chaotic cosmos is the first step on the path to enlightenment

From Celtic Tree Mysteries by Steve Blamires
* Word ogham: loudest of groanings, that is, wondering (MM); beginning of answers (MO); begining of the weavers' beams (aaaaah) (CC)
* Old Irish comes from a root that means "that which goes forward"
* Making you break new ground, to go forth and, using your will, to experiment in new areas and see your results
* The weaver's beam is a kenning for a spear, which resembles the wil of the magician

From Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom by Erynn Rowan Laurie
* Ailm is the "ah!" cry of birth and death
* Fid of initiation
* Suggests the rush of epiphany
* Chthonic current: physical processes of borth and death
* Oceanic current: brink of discovery, waitging on the threshold of something new and vital
* Celestial current: beginnings of all kinds (project, business, new path in llife, new cycle of experiences)

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