October New Moon Divination: Keep it loose, keep it light.

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Hello, all – I’m so glad I took an extra day for this one. Life is heavy right now, mostly in a good way. but the world feels heavy around me in a NOT good way. This month’s divination has really offered something of a counterpoint to all that. 

1. Overall Theme: Hazel, for enlightenment. There are a lot of types of enlightenment. What Hazel speaks to is the clarity gained by turning one’s eye within, going deep into knowledge of self. Wisdom is a well, and letting what’s been stirred up to settle allows us to see what’s in the depths. 

2. Potential & Allies: Willow and Bird, for mutability and lightness. Willow offers another watery reference, but with the modifier for the Sky as well. I think it’s a reminder that resilience is in the willingness to keep our intuition flowing without attachment. Keep the lightest grip possible on your sense of certainty and be willing to follow where the currents guide you, whether those are water or air. 

3. Static & Obstacles: Honeysuckle, for entanglements. As a counterpoint to mutability, Honeysuckle in this position is a caution against gathering attachments and security. Cultivate mindfulness about what is a true need and what is simply a desire.  

4. Letting Go: Rowan, for control of the senses. I had to dig deep into some of my references to find how this one makes sense as something to let go, because I often think of Rowan as an ogham of protection*. But the desire to dwell in the certainty of protection can keep us tangled in patterns that don’t serve, echoing the energy of Honeysuckle in this reading. 

5. Helping Grow: Heather, for relationships. Specifically, Heather relates to living in harmony and community. I’ve been seeing a lot of reminders lately that community doesn’t have to mean homogeneity. We don’t have to all be the same to be in community. Heck, we don’t even have to like everything about each other. What’s necessary is to think well of each other. 

   
   

As always, I’m curious what you see in this month’s reading! Please let me know, and feel free to share with any friends you think might get something out of it too. 

Bright blessings,

Nicole

*I found this correspondence in my very tattered copy of What Do We Know About the Oghams? by Rev. Robert Lee (Skip) Ellison of Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF). It was the beginning of my study of ogham and has held a space on my divination bookshelf for close to 25 years now. 

~ Nicole (Nikki, sometimes Saffron Hare) is founder and general manager at Nine Fires Press. Her Druidic practice has included solitary, small-group, and congregational worship, with a focus on liturgy and seership. She loves to fall in love with bad ideas.