Tree:
The station of the Yew is the last day of the year, the Eve of the Winter
Solstice. The Yew is one of the five magical trees of Ireland.
The Yew is a perfect symbol of eternity.
It's wood is extremely hard and the trees themselves live to great
ages. It is also a powerful
symbol of life and death because it is an evergreen tree, alive when all
else is dead around it; yet it is poisonous for its fruit can cause death.
The Fir is the Womb of Silver Pain and the Yew is the Tomb of Leaden
Grief.
Expression: This is the essence of the self,
that which is inherited from the ancestral past.
It is the eternal root of the self.
This becomes the central reference point by which time and life are
measured. This reference point
by which time and life are measured. This reference point is also the ultimate measure of passage
of the soul from life to life.
Often the outward manifestation of this will be the innate talents or
abilities passed from one generation to another, often skipping one or more
generations.
Divination: Iodho refers to
total transformation or sudden movement of some kind.
There are powerful influences at work.
Forces of past and destiny are coming into play.
There is a need to accept inevitable events, changes and death.
Here, death is understood as a kind of total transformation from one
state of being to another. This
is very often fraught with discomfort and a sense of loss. But the changes are unavoidable.
If, however, these transformations are experienced in a conscious
state, they will be seen and understood for what they are. There is a high likelihood that this Ogham will indicate that
there is either ignorance of a certain forthcoming transformation, or it is
indicating that awareness of such a metamorphosis is immanent.
Spiritual understanding will be transformed, allowing you to see the
patterns affecting your life. Need to be in tune with the forces of transformation in order
to be a master of one's own fate.
Complete change in life direction.
The Challenge of the Yew Ogham is the inner feeling
of loss and sorrow which often accompanies transformations of all kinds. There will be grief to be worked through before the change
will be fully understood.
Depression and fatalism are a threat.
Feelings of powerlessness make a situation difficult to deal with.
Efforts to change are short lived through personal weakness and lack
of endurance.
Iodho in
The Fifths
Mide, Center: Iodho in Focus is
Transformation.
A total transformation of some kind
is about to come into focus. It will most likely affect most areas of your
life and bring feelings of loss and grief.
Seis, South: Iodho in Fire is
Creation.
You need to learn how to use change
and transformation to your greatest advantage. The death of something old
will allow space for an idea of to grow and develop.
Fis, West: Iodho in Water
(P) Relief. Emotional changes that
have been needed for some time will come smoothly and be readily accepted
into the psyche. Great change in a relationship will bring relief.
(N) Discord. Balance and harmony will
not be achievable for the present time as a result of powerful change and
total transformation. Great changes are needed relationship but they may
bring about discord or some negative feelings.
Cath, North: Iodho in Earth
(P) Grief. A great death is about to
manifest and something old will die so that something new may be born. This
may lead to a feeling of loss and/or grief. Focus on what is not lost,
rather than what is lost.
(N) A painful transformation of
something physical or material. A material transition will be necessary, but
it will not be readily accepted. This will cause some stress and strain on
the body.
Blath, East: Iodho in Air is Fear.
The new and the old are in conflict
and you are fearful of the change. It is time to clear away the old and
detrimental to make way for the new and life-giving. A new beginning can not
take place if your mind is cluttered with the mistakes of the past.
