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I realized I'd never really posted a kind of capsule description of this path on this journal. So here's one now. This entry is also post-dated and will remain towards the top of this journal.

What is Sorgae?

Sorgae is a revealed (i.e., given to us directly from the Gods) form of religious Witchcraft, influenced by Wicca and other European traditions, but also comprised of group/shared gnosis, much of which has been subsequently verified through our research. We celebrate our Esbats as the thirteen New Moons in a calendar year, as opposed to the Full Moons. Our holidays occur at the same eight points on the calendar as other Wiccan/Pagan paths, but in most cases, these have different names and different foci. We recognize eight Directions, Elements, and Powers (as opposed to Wicca’s four), and honor Deities associated with these directions.

In addition to the Directional Deities, we also honor a High God and High Goddess, a Goddess of the Rim (as in the outer edge of a circle or ring), and an as-yet indeterminate Deity form of the Center. Our ‘Craft works heavily with Fae, two sorts in each of the four Cardinal Directions, and also Familiar spirits (animal and human forms, from both ancient and modern myth).

Now and again, this information will include non-English words. These are Vaska, a language taught to us by Deity, and one we believe may be a forgotten precursor to Basque. The name of our ‘Craft is Sorgae (“SOHR-gay”), which means, “what Witches do.” A male Witch is called a Sorg, and a female a Sorga (at this time we do not have terms for gender expressions outside the traditional binary, however the word Sorgitsais plural for Witches, and Sorgitsak means "all Witches across all of timespace"). Our holidays are called Sabeot/ds (“SAH-beh-ohtds”). Just to list a few examples.

I wrote about Sorgae in 2013 for the Pagan Blog Project, posting entries to this journal. It is fully public and set to accept anonymous comments, so please feel free to browse and ask questions. The PBP posts are linked in a sticky post at the top of the journal, and all posts are tagged. I'm working on compiling a more coherent and cohesive table of contents, complete with links to the appropriate entries.
For now, the cut at the end of this entry has a suggested reading order.

In 2014 I began working with my Coven to create Tarot deck based on Sorgae ‘Craft, which can be seen at sorgae_tarot. The card descriptions for this deck will also include information about the relevant Deities and concepts addressed, and all artwork featured there (aside from any images from the Rider-Waite deck) are original works by our High Priestess for the purpose of this Tarot deck.

I'm happy to answer any questions anyone may have about this path.



Deities:
- Nlame, names
- Ghiana
- Iove
- Melusine
- The Black Man
- Erian
- T'hot'
- Gwenhevar
- Atamenoch
- Salonshai
- Tsaranos/Hermes
- Morga
- Dionysus
- Ariadne
- Kur
- Hekate
- Goh'len
- Arduina
- Ianos

Concepts:
- Vaska, the language in Sorgae
- Directions
- Elements
- Channeling
- Journeying
- Renewal
- Aranakh, "to not forget"
- Gobah, "I give so you may give"
- Orano ze Zoma, "Dancing the Blood"
- Rivers
- Plants

Times of Worship:
- Yearly Cycle and Deities
- Rituals (about them)
- Sides of the Year
- B/Pelatin
- Ardunakh
- Lamasu
- Vestraven
- Soven
- Salanakh
- Vol'ka
- Ostraven
- Luna
- Juxtaposition

Mythology:
- Witches
- Uartalya (brief capsule descriptions of all the Fae)
- Hurralya
- Keriosak
- Familiars
- Vampires
- Aliens
- Angels