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 Tinne Blocked		External Influences Ngetal Blocked
	Significator Fearn
How it Will Succeed Émancholl		How it Will Not Succeed Ór Blocked

Fearn

Tree/Plant: Alder
Kenning: ‘Shield of the Warriors’

Alder thrives between earth and water—the place of negotiation, the meeting of opposites. Fearn calls you to step into the battleground of life, not with brutish force, but with fluid adaptability. Stand where others fear to stand. Your strength will come from your ability to bridge worlds, broker peace, or hold your ground with dignity. Alder wood dyes water red—a sign that some sacrifices are honourable and necessary.

Spiritual Lesson: Strength is found not in stubbornness, but in sacred resilience.
Reflective Question: What cause truly deserves my courage right now?
Affirmation: ‘I am the bridge and the battleground.’

Tinne Blocked

Tree/Plant: Holly
Kenning: ‘Warrior’s Crown’

When Tinne is blocked, war becomes endless, joyless, and purposeless. You might fight battles that aren’t yours, or fail to defend what matters most. Recognise your real enemies. Many times they live within: fear, laziness, cowardice. Take up arms, but choose your wars with sacred ruthlessness.

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.’

Ngetal Blocked

Tree/Plant: Reed
Kenning: ‘Voice of the Waters’

Blocked Reed creates noise instead of music. Are your words sowing confusion? Are you shouting when you should be silent? Miscommunication can rot trust quickly. Return to simplicity. Speak from the quiet place inside, not the ego’s storm.

Spiritual Lesson: The purest messages are the simplest.
Reflective Question: What truth needs my voice right now?
Affirmation: ‘I am the voice of clear waters.’

Ór Blocked

Tree/Plant: Spindle Tree
Kenning: ‘Weaver’s Gold’

When Ór is blocked, you weave chaos or refuse the loom entirely. Inaction and distraction are just as dangerous as the wrong actions. Choose the thread. Begin the weave. The future waits to be dressed.

Spiritual Lesson: Destiny is not found—it is crafted.
Reflective Question: What thread must I pick up now, even if it scares me?
Affirmation: ‘I spin my future with sacred hands.’

Émancholl

Tree/Plant: Double Hazel / ‘Lover’s Vine’
Kenning: ‘The Sacred Pair’

Émancholl is duality in harmony: the sacred twin, the mirror, the double thread. This glyph speaks to powerful relationships—those that complete you, challenge you, transform you. Be it a person, a dream, or a path, what you are entwined with now is sacred. Tend it. Honour the tension. Let it make you whole.

Spiritual Lesson: True connection is mutual transformation.
Reflective Question: What relationship calls me to become more than myself?
Affirmation: ‘I grow through sacred union.’