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Ogham Tuesday: Ash/Nion
Many varieties of Ash tree are native to North America, thriving in a wide range of climates while generally preferring moist,...
Nicole Beaton
Apr 153 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Willow/Saille
“It’s only mystery and I like it.” With apologies to The Rolling Stones and thanks to that bumper sticker I saw eons ago, Willow has...
Nicole Beaton
Apr 82 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Alder/Fearn
Alder trees are native to Europe and Great Britain. The European alder ( Alnus glutinosa) reaches a maximum height of ~25 meters, with a...
Nicole Beaton
Mar 253 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Rowan/Luis
Rowan (or mountain ash) trees are a big family, though unrelated to standard ash trees at all. Varieties thrive in habitats around the...
Nicole Beaton
Mar 182 min read


Beith/Birch
I am at least 17% powered by metaphor, which definitely informs my druidic and divinatory practice. Especially with a symbol set like...
Nicole Beaton
Mar 112 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Nion/Ash
Nion/Ash is the fifth letter in the ogham alphabet. Ash: Transforming, Shape-Shifting, Evolving Nion is the fifth letter of the ogham...
Beth Buchanan
Mar 41 min read


New Moon Divination, February 2025
Note: New Moon Divination is migrating to the blog this year. Subscribers will still get first view via email for each new moon; everyone...
Nicole Beaton
Mar 43 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Saille/Willow
Willow: Dreaming, Perceiving, Bewitching Saille/Willow is the fourth letter of the Ogham alphabet. This week we have another wet wood....
Beth Buchanan
Feb 251 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Feàrna/Alder
Alder: Advising, Guiding, Trusting Feàrna/ Alder is the third letter in the ogham alphabet. Feàrna is the Scots Gaelic word for the...
Beth Buchanan
Feb 182 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Luis/Rowan
Rowan: Protecting, Shielding, Warding Luis/Rowan is the second letter of the ogham alphabet. Luis, according to my research, is the Old...
Beth Buchanan
Feb 112 min read


New Moon Divination, January 2025
Note: New Moon Divination is migrating to the blog this year. Subscribers will still get first view via email for each new moon; everyone...
Nicole Beaton
Feb 73 min read


New Moon Divination in December
Before I dig into the final New Moon Divination of 2024, I want to thank you for being part of this year’s work. Sharing readings outside...
Nicole Beaton
Feb 63 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Beith/Birch
Birch: Beginning, Resetting, Manifesting Beith /Birch is the first letter of the ogham alphabet. Beith is the first word in the ogham...
Beth Buchanan
Feb 42 min read


New Moon Divination in November (the first one, anyway)
Hello – I am so happy to have worked this ritual today instead of last night. Thanks for rolling with the flow, with me. I hope this...
Nicole Beaton
Nov 21, 20243 min read


New Moon Divination: October 2, 2024
We live in precedented times. In a cosmological sense, planets move in an infinite dance that repeats its steps even as we travel through...
Nicole Beaton
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Witch Hazel
In this final Ogham Tuesday post for this year, the symbol for Witch Hazel reminds me of basket weaving, which is a good way to remember...
Nicole Beaton
Nov 5, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: September 2, 2024
Even I know this is a WILD time for astrology. Megacycles are ending all over the place, new conjunctions are forming, and the equinox...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Honeysuckle
I find so much wisdom and hope in this ogham, it’s tattooed on the inside of my wrist, so it’s always there even if I didn’t pull it for...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 29, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: August 5, 2025
I read something interesting about retrograde cycles the other day and, though I’m not fluent in astrology, it made a lot of sense: when...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 24, 20243 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Gooseberry
Quick vocab note: When we say a particular ogham few is “unattested” or “less attested,” that means we’ve not found a lot of evidence in...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 22, 20241 min read
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