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![]() Muin Blocked |
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Significator![]() Uilleann |
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How it Will Succeed![]() Tinne |
How it Will Not Succeed![]() Émancholl |

Uilleann
- 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.’

Muin Blocked
- Tree/Plant: Vine
- Kenning: ‘Binding of Intoxication’
- Spiritual Lesson: True connection uplifts; false ties consume.
- Reflective Question: Where am I entangled in illusion?
- Affirmation: ‘I choose sacred union, not bondage.’

Émancholl
- Tree/Plant: Double Hazel / ‘Lover’s Vine’
- Kenning: ‘The Sacred Pair’
- Spiritual Lesson: True connection is mutual transformation.
- Reflective Question: What relationship calls me to become more than myself?
- Affirmation: ‘I grow through sacred union.’

Tinne
- Tree/Plant: Holly
- Kenning: ‘Warrior’s Crown’
- Spiritual Lesson: Victory is hollow without a worthy cause.
- Reflective Question: What is truly worth fighting for now?
- Affirmation: ‘I wear the crown of sacred battle.’