Game Plan Layout
Difficulty: Easy
When a person has a certain plan in mind, this simple five-ogham layout presents a choice, hinting at what action or attitude should be taken for their plan to succeed, and what should be avoided to help the plan work out for the best.
The initial ogham is laid in the centre of the layout, the significator. The following four oghams are laid out clockwise around the significator.
In this layout, the second ogham is about what drives the reader, but also says they are not fully conscious of this, perhaps even completely unaware of it. It provides a hint as to the reason they strive for their goal.
The third ogham uncovers what others think of the reader and their goals. The reader may or may not be aware of this. Sometimes other people factor into the plans (and sometimes they don't).
The fourth ogham suggests what not to do. If things are permitted to go down this path, the plan will collapse.
The fifth ogham is a hint as to how to make this plan work out favourably. The idea this ogham presents should be followed to make the plan successful. It is the differences between Oghams #4 & #5 that should be noted, as the differences provide important clues.
Your Game Plan Reading
Unconscious Drive![]() Eadha |
External Influences![]() Duir |
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Significator![]() Uilleann Blocked |
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How it Will Succeed![]() Nion |
How it Will Not Succeed![]() Beith Blocked |

Uilleann Blocked
- Tree/Plant: Honeysuckle
- Kenning: ‘Hidden Sweetness’
- Spiritual Lesson: Not all that tempts is treasure—but real treasure rarely announces itself.
- Reflective Question: What unseen blessing have I ignored?
- Affirmation: ‘I follow sweetness hidden in shadow.’

Eadha
- Tree/Plant: Aspen
- Kenning: ‘Shield of Courage’
- Spiritual Lesson: Courage is trembling action.
- Reflective Question: What fear am I called to face and outgrow?
- Affirmation: ‘I tremble, but I move.’

Duir
- Tree/Plant: Oak
- Kenning: ‘Door to Strength’
- Spiritual Lesson: Power without purpose is decay.
- Reflective Question: Where must I claim authority—or surrender pride?
- Affirmation: ‘I am the door that withstands all storms.’

Beith Blocked
- Tree/Plant: Birch
- Kenning: ‘Brightest of Trees’
- Spiritual Lesson: Purification requires surrender; beginnings require mourning.
- Reflective Question: What old story must I finally lay to rest to allow my rebirth?
- Affirmation: ‘I welcome the purity of the unknown.’

Nion
- Tree/Plant: Ash
- Kenning: ‘World-Tree of the Ancestors’
- Spiritual Lesson: True growth demands humility before the unseen web of life.
- Reflective Question: What legacy am I weaving with my daily choices?
- Affirmation: ‘I walk the worlds rooted and crowned.’