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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


New Moon Divination: July 5, 2024
I remember hearing some wisdom about flipping a coin to make a decision: the moment the coin is in the air, you know what result you...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 17, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Spindle
Spindle carries meaning for practitioners who see the work as part of prayer, who see the value of orthopraxy (how we take ACTION with...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 15, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: June 6, 2024
Hello, and welcome to the halfway point in our year of New Moon Divination. I’m so grateful for the insights these readings are giving...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 10, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: White Poplar
White Poplar is an ogham that, while not used as frequently as the first twenty, is still attested as part of the traditional letters. If...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 8, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: May 7, 2024
Hello, and welcome to a divination with an Odd Occurrence: two of the same ogham in one reading! I’ve used this set for YEARS and never...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 3, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Yew
As the last of the most common family of ogham, Yew symbolizes not only endings, but also the liminal space between an ending and a new...
Nicole Beaton
Oct 1, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: April 8, 2024
Hello, and welcome to your new moon divination for April! Let’s start with the obvious: on top of the new moon, we’ve got a solar...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 26, 20243 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Aspen
Well-meaning guidance to “do it afraid” (whatever IT is) can sometimes feel like an admonition to deny our fears, to push forward as if...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 24, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: March 10, 2024
Hello, and welcome to your new moon divination for March! It’s a big month coming up: daylight savings time will make us spring forward...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Heather
Aside from being the name of some of my favorite people, Heather is an omen of comfort and care and community. Yes, it is a symbol of...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 17, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: February 9, 2024
Good morning! I’m glad to share this month’s New Moon Divination with you, on the day of the new moon instead of the day after. This...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 12, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Gorse
Whatever it is, get down INTO it. That’s what Gorse wants. Where the ogham for Heather corresponds with romantic love, harmony in...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 10, 20241 min read


New Moon Divination: January 11, 2024
If you're a subscriber, you saw this way back in January! I'm starting to transfer New Moon Divination to the blog, for easier archiving...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Pine
Pine (or Silver Fir) is the first ogham in the last of the traditional sets of five, which places it in the position of “something new is...
Nicole Beaton
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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