Ioho

A few of enduring realities and legacies.

Pronunciation: EE-yoh
Letter/Sound: I
Meaning: Age
Aicme: 4 (Earth)

Associations

Tree/Plant: Yew
Scientific Name: Taxus baccata

Colour: Irfind, very white
Bird: Illait, eaglet
Animal: Ialtog, bat
Tool: Indeoin, anvil
Art: Iascaireacht, fishing

Element: Earth of Earth

Symbolism: Memory, longevity, remembrance, history, tradition, ancestors/elders, endurance, culture, lore, permanence.

Divination

Upright meaning:

• Old age, legacies from the past.
• The consequences of present actions.
• Seek out older sources of information.
• Enduring realities, that which remains unchanged.

Reversed meaning:

• Stagnation and immobility.
• Things lingering past their time.
• The past as a burden not yet overcome.

Question: How does my past make me who I am today? How do I understand my past to decide whom I become?