Ogham: The Druid Alphabet
written by Dorea Jude
A guide to the history, meanings, and methods of the Druidic Ogham alphabet. Textbook style arrangement.
Last Updated
05/31/21
Chapters
11
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1,578
Author's Note
Chapter 1
Author’s Note –
Growing up in a pureblood family with extensive Irish roots, I knew who the Druids were through bedtime stories and my family tree tapestry. Early witches and wizards who practiced nature based magic, the Druids have always fascinated me because of both of their awesome power and humble nature. Oracles, teachers, great council leaders, astrologers, herbalists; Druids’ skills could go on for miles. One way to connect with these casters was to learn their written code, the Ogham. Connected through nature, these symbols are reminiscent of the Scandinavian Runes in that the letters stand for much more than a single sound.
As someone who was always fascinated with languages, I quickly bought as many books on the subject as I could and read them with exuberant enthusiasm. While reading, I tend to take notes. This book is a result of those notes, thus is read more like a notebook rather than an extensive textbook. Hopefully in the future I will be able to write a more in depth text about the Druids and their language, but, for now, I am content in releasing my notes.
I’d like to give a huge thank you to my mother for her extensive research in our family genealogy, a thank you to writers Paul Rhys Mountfort and Liz and Colin Murray for without their books this one would not exist, and a final thank you to our mighty yet humble ancestors who revered and guarded magic so that we, the magicians of the future, might be able to follow in their footsteps.
Enjoy!
Dorea Jude
Growing up in a pureblood family with extensive Irish roots, I knew who the Druids were through bedtime stories and my family tree tapestry. Early witches and wizards who practiced nature based magic, the Druids have always fascinated me because of both of their awesome power and humble nature. Oracles, teachers, great council leaders, astrologers, herbalists; Druids’ skills could go on for miles. One way to connect with these casters was to learn their written code, the Ogham. Connected through nature, these symbols are reminiscent of the Scandinavian Runes in that the letters stand for much more than a single sound.
As someone who was always fascinated with languages, I quickly bought as many books on the subject as I could and read them with exuberant enthusiasm. While reading, I tend to take notes. This book is a result of those notes, thus is read more like a notebook rather than an extensive textbook. Hopefully in the future I will be able to write a more in depth text about the Druids and their language, but, for now, I am content in releasing my notes.
I’d like to give a huge thank you to my mother for her extensive research in our family genealogy, a thank you to writers Paul Rhys Mountfort and Liz and Colin Murray for without their books this one would not exist, and a final thank you to our mighty yet humble ancestors who revered and guarded magic so that we, the magicians of the future, might be able to follow in their footsteps.
Enjoy!
Dorea Jude
