Ogham spreads

One stave gives a sign, three staves give root, trunk, and branch, Deep Grove builds a period map.

One stave

A quick tree sign for a day or small question.

Staves: 1

  • Sign: Which tree speaks now.

Root · Trunk · Branch

Classic small Ogham spread: cause, support, growth.

Staves: 3

  • Root: What feeds the situation below.
  • Trunk: What holds the current choice.
  • Branch: Where growth may go.

Threshold grove

Four staves for a transition where the door must not be broken.

Staves: 4

  • Old soil: What has stopped nourishing.
  • Threshold: What cannot be forced.
  • Ally tree: Which resource helps crossing.
  • New branch: Which growth is possible now.

Seasonal ring

Five staves for a month, project, or growth period.

Staves: 5

  • Seed: What begins.
  • Rain: What nourishes.
  • Sun: What reveals strength.
  • Pruning: What must be cut back.
  • Fruit: Which result ripens.

Deep grove

Seven staves for a premium scroll: root, shadow, ally, pruning, and fruit.

Staves: 7

  • Root: Main hidden nourishment.
  • Soil: Environment and context.
  • Shadow: What hinders growth.
  • Ally: What helps.
  • Pruning: What must be cut.
  • Branch: Where energy moves.
  • Fruit: What may ripen.