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Ogham Tuesday: Gorse/Onn
Romancing, Pursuing, Indulging Onn/Gorse is the 17th letter of the Ogham alphabet. The bright yellow flowers of the Gorse plant speak to the focus on passion of the Gorse/Onn ogham. Onn is the 17 th letter of the Ogham alphabet and represents a vowel sound that lies somewhere in and around the long [o] sound and the [aw] sound, as they are pronounced in U.S. English. I will absolutely not be making a joke about passion and the lip-shape of this vowel sound. Passion brings to
Beth Buchanan
3 days ago2 min read


Ogham Tuesday: Pine/Ailm
Far-Seeing, Observing, Understanding Pine/Ailm is the 16th letter of the Ogham alphabet. Can you hear me from up here? Just checking The fourth set of ogham differ from the first three in that the letters represent vowel sounds, rather than consonants. Ailm is the 16 th letter of the ogham alphabet and represents the vowel sound most closely sounding like the “ah” sound in the world “calm”—at least in U.S. English. All of the Word Oghams refer to groaning sounds, and this i
Beth Buchanan
Oct 142 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
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