Dagaz Blacker: The Spirit Smith

Hello everyone, my new set of Ogham staves has arrived from the UK. They are amazing!!! Thank you to  Greenwomancrafts.Etsy.com for the best service and a beautiful set of staves. Each stave is make from the appropriate wood. Now the challenge comes to learn to use them for divination. If you missed what Ogham staves are, please refer to my previous post - A New Path For Divination from August 26th - to learn all about them. I connected with these staves as soon as I opened the bag they arrived in. They are like old friends that have returned to me. I am now using them every day for my daily pulls. I will soon be offering them as a part of my readings in place of tarot or runes if my clients so choose. I will update you more as I continue to connect with my old friends. Readings using the Ogham staves will be available beginning December 1, 2022. Contact me to book dagazblacker@gmail.com Peace and Happiness Dagaz 💕

In the past few days, I have been invited by my mentor and by spirit to learn about a new form of divination. At least, that is to say it is new to me, but actually it derives from an ancient form of Celtic language. I feel strongly drawn to learning more about this divination, it is called Ogham. Ogham is a form of Archaic Irish that dates back possibly as far as the 1st century. Ogham is a written communication possibly based on Latin, that originally told of names and place markers, and is now used as a divination system based on the meanings of 20 different trees native to Britain. The words are written from bottom to top, starting at the left hand side of the writing. As in Latin, there are letters missing from our English alphabet.  As a divination, Ogham used much in the same way as the Elder Futhark Runes are used, though it is less commonly in use by readers. The letters are engraved on staves, or sticks, that are from each type of the 20 trees. The staves can be cast...