Did the Druids use Ogham for Magic and Divination? - Ogham Academy - Lora O'Brien

[@Dvergenlied]

My favourite thing to hear when addressing any ancient cultural concept, especially those with a lot of nearly cult-like “common knowledge”, is when someone who is essentially a professional scholar (accept it, Lora, you’re a professional scholar ☺️) says “We don’t actually know for sure” and “there’s conclusive evidence.” Cheers!

[@debbiesalerno5235]

Thanks truly enjoyed listening.

[@sheela-na-giga-byte8397]

Thank you so much for clarifying this. Accuracy is so important as we can then use it as a foundation to build a personal practice on. This is why I am leaning very heavy towards Irish Pagan School over other groups; accuracy, honesty, integrity and the quality of actual scholarship. (That, and Jon actually had a pillow halo in the last Q&A without even realising it 🤣 Youse have indeed been chosen for this work!) I will be jumping on board for the Morrigan Intensive in Spring. X

[@Dvergenlied]

Completely unrelated to you statement (though I absolutely agree), i just wanted to say your screen name may be one of my favorite things I’ve read in the last few days. cheers.

[@jennifercunninghamspiritua6014]

Thank you Lora, truly greatful

[@keithhackett4342]

The languages are used to higher or lower the vibration of a group. The old languages used bring us into a higher vibration.

[@wahhbajack]

I'm starting to deconstruct the beliefs I had about Irish Paganism. I got down the wrong path last year while trying to reconnect to my ancestors. I wanted to thank you. I can't afford your classes yet, so these videos will be so wonderful in the mean time. When I'm employed, I wholly intend to invest in those classes. Can't wait to find books to read as well (that's how I learn best). I'm very excited. This topic always makes me feel like I'm home (I hope that's not offensive. It's just something I feel deep inside my chest when I listen to these conversations)

[@christianeweckop4507]

Thank you for putting out this information for free and your constant work. You really must wear yourself out at times. Take care and all the best

[@frenchweirdo6461]

I just bought a Ogham oracle and have been trying to learn it as an alphabet so this video comes at the perfect time to clarify everything, thank you !

[@JosephineWitch]

very informative, thankyou

[@manfrombritain6816]

it sounds more like a metaphor to me. wisdom can be found in writing not because of magic or divination but by reading... that's a universal truth. people have known for a long time that the more you read, the more you learn

[@-RONNIE]

Don't get me wrong it is good by itself. But how amazing would it be if it was a hidden code in the language that no one knew anyting about & then unlocks so much more information about ancient Ireland that leaves us all mind blown.

[@JosephineWitch]

over in England, practitioners would combine runes + ogham as a 'secret' text. I mean, only secret to those who don't know either but still lol but this is over the last 200 odd years. it's interesting.

[@-RONNIE]

@@JosephineWitch Not to be ignorant towards the English I'll be the bigger man . However they take things all the time that doesn't belong to them even something little as languages Irish, Scottish, Welsh & Germanic or Vikings

[@cynicalb]

Thanks Lora,..the book of Ballymote i know is later but fionn's window & finding the correct way to use it ?thoughts? i do use ogham as a divination tool

[@VoiceAcrossTheField]

I wish I knew ogham. In my area in southeast Colorado there has been a long theory that celtic adventures came to this area long ago and left possible ogham and equinox alignment. But it's not been proven at least yet. The area of picture canyon and a place called crack cave.

[@thebeautifulseason]

Thanks for this. I no longer have access to a university library system and so my recent search for "good" information on ogham returned surprisingly few results. The markings recorded in the scholar's primer seem to vary a bit and I wonder what the academic consensus is--different or stylistic ways of marking the same letters? Changes by region or century? Or classification as a separate alphabet? Would love to know what everyone thinks