My Path

Well, I am slightly put off that I am not quite sure if the tree I found really is a birch tree. I need to go back an take a better picture of the tree itself and the leaves put I am somewhat sure that what I thought to be a birch was in fact only a similar breed. There is a light at the end of the tunnel though. Another tree nearby is more likely to be the correct species. I'm still not sure but I'm checking it out tomorrow. I still have tons of time to figure this out but its still a little frustrating. I still need to get some of my Tools or Weapons together. There are four personal Weapons all together: tthe Stone,the Wand, the Knife and the Chalice(Cup) The Stone is a representation of the world and is the first of the four that I am to 'find'. By find I mean literally. I need to find a stone that meets some requirements. It should be 6'' circumfrance but still easy to carry and flat enough to put your feet on during OtherWorld Journeys. The best places ...

I was really having a hard time finding ANY trees of the birch variety in my area. I looked around for two days and couldn't find a single one. I finally gave up and went to the bookstore to pick up the other Blamires book that I had been looking at for the last week. The bookstore wasn't open so I went for a little walk to waste some time. Suddenly I see it. A birch tree!! Right there in front of me, when I am not actively looking for it, is the exact tree that I need. I go closer before noticing exactly where it is will cause a problem. I don't know about anyone else but I would really have a problem with someone coming into my front yard to meditate with my tree. Well, maybe I wouldn't but someone else might. The lady that owns the house was a little bit unnerving anyway. So as I sit there contemplating how I'm going to work around this I decide that I will pick up a fallen branch, just in case I don't find another tree. I'm a little nervous about stating...

Hey there! Recently, I've been researching the Celtic Tree Ogham, and during my research, I found a lovely book titled: Celtic Tree Mysteries-Practical Druid Magic and Divination by Steve Blamires. In the first section of the book, he explains some misconceptions that have been attributed to both the Ogham and its predecessor, the Tree Ogham. The first myth dispelled is that the Tree Ogham and the Ogham alphabet are not interchangeable. The Ogham Alphabet was used mainly as a form of communication between a select group of people, such as bards, to communicate. It has strict grammatical boundaries, and in many myths and legends of the Irish, it is used between people who don't want what they are saying to be understood by outsiders. This developed as time went on and became the basis for the current Gaelic Alphabet. The Tree Ogham,  on the other hand, was used as a means to convey layers of different meanings, both mundane and otherworldly. The letters themselves represented T...