Beth

The Ogham letter for B

Corresponds to Irish Beith, English Birch, and Welsh Bedwen.

The Ogham letter Beth corresponds to the first column of the Periodic Table or Group IA?. This means that it relates to Sacrificial Satisfaction, the eco-relation (0,-), and the current vocabulary.

The tree which is associated with Beth is birch, with the bark being used for magical purposes as well as bundles of birch twigs.

The letter is represented as a single horizontal line extending to the right of the centerline. The letter Beth is found at Group IA of Ogham's Period 2 while the word "beth" is found at Group IA of Period 1.

The magic associated with Beth is usually related to simple illusion:

• love spells
• illusions
• simple creation
• driving away evil spirits

These are seen as being based on the will to believe which drives those who are newly introduced to some interesting new concept or idea.

See also Sacrificial Satisfaction, Group IA?, Birch and Ogham.

— Scotus - 27 May 2001