Post by ivymoon on Sept 5, 2007 13:25:02 GMT -5
Ogham Association ~
Duir
Physical Goal ~
To learn that an hand on approach will nurture desired skills...
that one learns by doing.
Mental Goal ~
To accumulate the acorns of wisdom and having done so, to share that wisdom.
Spiritual Goal ~
To become tough and resilient, despite the unpredictable nature of life..
to be strong and wise.
Color ~
Black or Brown
Month ~
May, The seventh month of the Celtic Ogham.
Gemstone ~
Diamond
Magical Properties ~
All positive purposes, Fidelity and masculine Magick, Health, Joviality, and
Potency, Sealing or opening doors.
They Oak was long considered by the wise to be a guardian which opened doorways to self spirituality and granted the strength to progress onward which, in time, drew individual closer to the self.
It provided the courage to overcome any obstacles which had to be resolved during the travels of an individual and, in time perhaps, to learn the way of the wise.
The protective qualities of the oak were well known and used in magick and many of the the old customs are still practices in country villages.
Carrying a small piece of oak on you will bring about a sense of security and well being as well a protection from harm.
To catch a falling oak leaf will bring you luck and prosperity. caring an acorn is thought to guard against illness and pain.
In olden days, young women would place two acorns in a bowl of water to find out if she had found true love, if they moved together ''yes'', if moved apart ''no''.
Folk- Lore ~
Since time began, the oak was revered by many cultures, the Greeks held it sacred, the
Romans dedicated it to Jupiter, and the Druids venerated it. Revered by many cultures
particularly for it's protective qualities and in Britain it still stands proud as the ''King of
the Forest''. In early Celtic times certain oaks were marked with a protective symbolism
a circle divided into four equal parts.
Most likely this was an old Druid customs for the Druids revered the oak above all other
trees.
Duir
Physical Goal ~
To learn that an hand on approach will nurture desired skills...
that one learns by doing.
Mental Goal ~
To accumulate the acorns of wisdom and having done so, to share that wisdom.
Spiritual Goal ~
To become tough and resilient, despite the unpredictable nature of life..
to be strong and wise.
Color ~
Black or Brown
Month ~
May, The seventh month of the Celtic Ogham.
Gemstone ~
Diamond
Magical Properties ~
All positive purposes, Fidelity and masculine Magick, Health, Joviality, and
Potency, Sealing or opening doors.
They Oak was long considered by the wise to be a guardian which opened doorways to self spirituality and granted the strength to progress onward which, in time, drew individual closer to the self.
It provided the courage to overcome any obstacles which had to be resolved during the travels of an individual and, in time perhaps, to learn the way of the wise.
The protective qualities of the oak were well known and used in magick and many of the the old customs are still practices in country villages.
Carrying a small piece of oak on you will bring about a sense of security and well being as well a protection from harm.
To catch a falling oak leaf will bring you luck and prosperity. caring an acorn is thought to guard against illness and pain.
In olden days, young women would place two acorns in a bowl of water to find out if she had found true love, if they moved together ''yes'', if moved apart ''no''.
Folk- Lore ~
Since time began, the oak was revered by many cultures, the Greeks held it sacred, the
Romans dedicated it to Jupiter, and the Druids venerated it. Revered by many cultures
particularly for it's protective qualities and in Britain it still stands proud as the ''King of
the Forest''. In early Celtic times certain oaks were marked with a protective symbolism
a circle divided into four equal parts.
Most likely this was an old Druid customs for the Druids revered the oak above all other
trees.