Celtic Tree Ogham by Sharlyn Hidalgo

Author:Sharlyn Hidalgo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: CVR01082021, celtic, celtic paganism, celtic witchcraft, sharlyn hidalgo, celtic tree ogham, celtic tree ogam, celtic tree calendar, working with the ogham, ogham
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2021-10-26T14:49:01+00:00

Ioho/Yew Ceremony

Timing for the Ceremony

After Samhain, up to the Winter Solstice

Purpose

To honor our ancestors and loved ones that have passed over and to seek their guidance. To connect with the unseen realm and the Mysteries for regeneration and solace. To make time for silence, solitude, and reflection. To honor winter. To pay attention to the soul. To contemplate death. To enter mediation in order to listen to that quiet, still voice within. To honor grief and the grieving process. To honor our losses. To contemplate cycles, change, beginnings and endings, rebirth and regeneration.

Preparation

Set up your center area with an altar that honors the Ioho ogham and the Yew. Make sure to include a physical representation of the ogham.

Welcome and Greetings

Welcome the energy of the Yew. Introduce yourself and go around the circle having each participant share their name and why they came to the circle. Have them close their eyes and share a moment of silence to prepare for the ceremony.

Call the Directions

Call in the energies (endings and beginnings, death and rebirth, communication with ancestors, and the otherworld) and totems, guides, and deities (raven, owl, vulture, the Grim Reaper, gods and goddesses of death) of the Yew.

Teachings

This tree grows in such a way that it allows itself to stay in the same place for centuries. Its branches grow down into the ground to form new stems, and these form the trunks of new trees. When the central trunk becomes old and decays, a new tree will grow from the old one and continue to feed from the same roots. You will often find these trees in British cemeteries; some are known to be more than two thousand years old. The message is that no matter what is encountered in life, a new start always presents itself again. In every ending is a new beginning.

The Yew also symbolizes a connection to the ancestors and their wisdom. They have much to share with us if we invite them in. They are our best cheerleaders and are invested in good outcomes for us. They have gone through the experience of death, and they understand that this passing is but a doorway to another realm of life.

The Yew will honor our losses and support us in our grief. This tree teaches acceptance and patience.

Sing

Suggested songs are songs about winter, death and rebirth, the crone, or the ancestors. I suggest “Blood of the Ancients” by Ellen Klaver.

Chant

What is the teaching of the Yew? Rebirth.

Our bliss comes from letting go.

Behold! It is our nature to survive our grief and begin again.

And we seek her comfort and solace as we heal from our losses.

We honor her age and wisdom.

What is the teaching of the Yew? Transformation and new beginnings.

Guided Meditation

Ask each participant to invite in their personal totems, guides, deities, and angels to protect them and help them as they move into their astral body and travel through the portal to other dimensions. Remind them to be responsible. If they do not like something that is happening

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