Ailm

A few of vision, understanding, and eminence.

Pronunciation: AHL-m
Letter/Sound: A
Meaning: Cry
Aicme: 4 (Earth)

Associations

Tree/Plant: Scots Pine
Scientific Name: Pinus sylvestris

Colour: Alad, piebald/speckled (spotted black/white)
Bird: Aidhircleog, lapwing
Animal: Art, bear
Tool: Arathar, plow
Art: Airigeacht, leadership

Element: Spirit of Earth

Symbolism: Inception, beginnings, death, change, creativity, cycles, rebirth, conception, initiation, pregnancy, discovery.

Divination

Ailm is the few of inception and change, of birth, death, and death as rebirth. These processes may be slow or challenging, but can’t be rushed.

Upright meaning:

• Change for the better.
• Peak experiences, dreams and visions.
• The ability to see things in perspective.
• Insight, transformation, expanded awareness.

Reversed meaning:

• Unrealistic ideas.
• Lack of perspective, ignorance of the broader picture.
• You need to step back and assess the situation more carefully.

Question: What work am I starting? How am I being initiated?