Working toolRandom drawModern practice
Background
Ogham is an early medieval alphabet used mainly to write early Irish, surviving on about 400 stone inscriptions. Medieval tracts linked the letter names with trees; using ogham for divination is mainly a modern Neopagan and Neo-Druid practice, much influenced by Robert Graves’s now-discredited theories.
How it works
Ogham sticks (fews) are drawn or cast, and each letter is read through its name, its medieval kenning (bríatharogam) and its associated tree or plant.
Notes and limits
Safety: A draw is a prompt for reflection, not a prediction. The tree associations are medieval and modern, not proven ancient lore.
At a glance
- Also called
- Ogam, Celtic tree alphabet, Beith-Luis-Nin, Ogham staves
- Traditions
- Irish, Neo-Druid, Neopagan
- Regions
- Europe
- You need
- A question, A random draw
- Time
- About 3 min
- Price
- Free