The

Whitetree

Ogham Deck

Artwork courtesy of Creative Commons,

wood pictures from

WoodworkersSource.com,

ogham letters by A. K.

Beith-Birch

Pronounced ‘beh’.

A fresh start, a new beginning, the old phase concluded.

Change, cleansing, purification, cyclical law. Childbirth

Luis-Rowan

Pronounced ‘lweesh’.

Protection against enchantment & other dangers.

Defense, sanctuary, precautions. Control

of the senses.

Fearn-Alder

Pronounced ‘Fair-n.’

Prophecy, inspiration. The protection which

comes from following good

counsel & advice.

Saille-Willow

Pronounced ‘Sahl-yuh.’

Feeling, intuition, psychic ability, lunar

rhythms, spiritual advice, the feminine principle. Flexibility.

‘Go with the flow.’

Nuin-Ash

Pronounced ‘nee-un.’

Change, growth, transformation, fate,

destiny. Option, possibilities,

potential, evolution, crisis, larger reality.

Huathe-Hawthorn

Pronounced ‘hoo-ah.’

Obstacles, obstruction, complications,

entanglement, a thorny situation. Only pain or

shame if you press onward. No good

options at the moment.

Duir-Oak

Pronounced ‘doo-r.’

Strength, endurance, strong foundation. An

established way of life, & a strong

vocation. You are protected &

supported in your pursuits.

Tinne-Holly

Pronounced ‘chin-yuh.’

Challenge, testing, trials. Your position

is under attack. Prepare to defend

yourself. Tempering, strengthening.

Coll-Hazel

Pronounced ‘cull.’

Wisdom, knowledge, enlightenment,

inspiration. Knowledge straight

from the source. Poetic & divinatory gifts.

Quert-Apple

Pronounced ‘kwairt.’

A choice between equally attractive

alternatives. Can also mean health, vitality,

recovery, recuperation,

wholeness, a respite.

Muin-Vine

Pronounced ‘muhn.’

Work or a project completed, now comes harvest & celebration.

The loosening of inhibitions & the truth which comes out as a

result. Prophecy.

Gort-Ivy

Tenacity, survival, ruthlessness. Growth, either inner or outer.

Ill treatment, restriction,

exploitation. Breaking barriers, re-forming reality, achievement.

Seeing clearly.

NgEtal-Reed

Pronounced ‘nyeh-tl.’

Medicine, healing, also physical illness. Cleansing, purging, sweeping negativity

out of one’s environment or life.

Straif-Blackthorn

Pronounced ‘strahf.’

Strife, adversity, damage, either

physical or emotional. A thorny experience. The compulsion of

fate. No choice, however unpleasant.

Ruis-Elder

Pronounced ‘rweesh.’

Regret, shame, humiliation,

retribution, karma, the need to rework

destiny. The cycle of birth, life, death &

rebirth.

Ailim-Silver Fir

Pronounced ‘ahlm.’

Heightened consciousness, greater perspective. Elation, enthusiasm, wonder,

awe. Peak experiences. Pain, poignancy, fear.

Ohn-Gorse

Pronounced ‘uhn.’

Things are coming together for your

benefit. A binding force. Attraction,

sexuality, passion, sensuality, health & vitality. Gathering of sweetness & value.

Ur-Heather

Pronounced ‘oor.’

A mature relationship & its consummation.

Accepting the shadow side. Homemaking.

Contact with the spirit world & the healing it

can bring.

Eadha-Aspen

Pronounced ‘eh-yuh.’

Fears, doubts, very long odds, & beating them. Testing, rite of passage. Mustering one’s confidence; courage & warrior spirit; resolution.

Ioho-Yew

Pronounced ‘ee-yoh.’

Death, endings, exits, transition, change.

Something fading or withering, followed

by renewal & re-birth. A new element is

approaching.

Koad-Grove

Pronounced ‘co-ahd.’

A sacred place, a retreat, a gathering

of knowledge, collected wisdom, a library or book

shop.

Oir-Spindle

Pronounced ‘oor.’

Sweetness, delight, sudden intelligence or insight. Making

one’s utmost effort & completing a task for

the pleasure of it.

Ulleand-Honeysuckle

Pronounced ‘oo-lun.’

Hidden secret(s). Seeking the truth &

the ability to identify defensive

distractions as such.

Phagos-Beech

Pronounced ‘fah-gus.”

Old knowledge, old writing, the

wisdom of elders. The answer to a

current problem may be found in an

old source.

Mor-The Sea

Pronounced ‘moor.’

Hidden knowledge. Hidden depths.

Inherited resources. The lunar, the feminine, all

matters maternal. Roots. Travel.