Ogham?

I have been trying to build a more personal relationship with my God and Goddess, as I think I know what my pantheon is, yet I feel . . . not certain enough.

Upon sitting outside on the grass under the light of the full moon on a very windy twilight, I asked them who are they and who am I? Sitting east, legs crossed, upon the grass with my index and middle fingers touching my thumbs. I was watching the full moon as the winds of the west blew at my back.

Rooting myself from head to toe. Head to toe now has a whole new grounding meaning to me.

The Ogham glpyh for Onn, Ash-Tree Appeared in the sky, with the moon in the middle of the symbol created while my eyes were closed by plane trails. I don't even know what Ogham is, but its the only symbol that matched the one that appeared before my eyes as I opened them again to the full moon, short moments passing me by, yet so much activity was going on in between.

Venus hangs low and bright in the western sky as Jupiter sits a little dimmer up to her left during twilight.

I could have searched for Gods, Goddesses, Pantheons, under H . . . but that felt too simple.

H . . . 4? . . . Jupier . . . Venus . . . Twilight . . . Fullmoon. . . Wind.

Every since I was a child, Twilight was my favorite fleeting time of day. It was when you took all you could from your play during the remainder of the day and savored every last moment as dinner was being made inside the home. A time between outside and inside the home.

Twilight reminds me of going inside to be with my parents when they were alive.

Twilight reminds me of being a child, between the worlds.

Twilight has my favorite colors in the sky, and I love how it paints the waters.

Twilight has always been sacred to me.

I enjoy the temperature at twilight, its just right.

Such fleeting moments in twilight, just as everything in life for me has been.

I'm too peaceful to make sense . . .

Dweller I shall pass through you!

I need to understand the meaning, or I need to give it meaning.

I am moved, but I am still lost.

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Comment by Daniel on March 13, 2012 at 11:50: I would echo some of what Lugh said before me about the very interesting associations of twilight and the feelings of being safe, both in nature and in the home - being ancestral in nature. Don't know where your ancestral ties are, but the symbols you see in the sky are Celtic by nature. The fact that you are being shown Ogham, astronomy, emphasis on liminal spaces and the images of nature interacting in a meaningful way suggests Druidry to me. Perhaps look for something like the Order of Ovates Bards and Druids (OBOD) or Ár nDraíocht Fein (ADF). I am not a Druid, I am a Mohsian (BTW trad), but those that I have met from the Druid communities share your interests. You sound as though you have tasted the three scalding drops if "Inspriation" on the thumb in the way of Gwion Bach - also Celtic.

Just some first impressions.

Comment by Lugh Longarm on March 8, 2012 at 22:27: I find it interesting that the heavens showed you Onn. This appeals most to me, since the Ash tree represents the connection of the worlds both inner and outer. As, you have mentioned your favorite time of day twilight...the time of day that you associate with the transition of inside and outside. Perhaps this "Onn" you saw in the twilight sky was answering your question on the topic of "Patron(ess), what is/are your name(s)?" You have a clear connection with your parents, regardless, this [To me] alludes to the duality of inside/outside. When you are outside you are protected by the mountains and the trees, as a father protects his child, when you are inside, you are encompassed by the warmth and intimacy of the hearth, such as the love that is expressed by a mother to her child. All of these show to me that your god and goddess are of an ancestral nature. Goddess of motherhood, of the home, etc. A god of fatherhood, protection, etc. I am an Odinist and know that my Patron is Odin, and in many cases the trinity of Odin-Villi-Ve. He has guided me through adolescence, into manhood, and in the past couple of years even into fatherhood. He has been there for me my whole life, he has left me cryptic messages in my dreams, in the clouds of the night sky, and talks my ear off all winter long. He is also an ancestral deity, and has been my father since my mortal father rode on the back of Sleipnir to the gates of Valhalla. I hope this helps to shed some light for you.