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Soven, Salanakh
Sep. 20th, 2013 04:01 pmThis entry is going to be brief because I'm not feeling 100% due to allergies and sinuses. My apologies.
( Soven and Salanakh )
( Soven and Salanakh )
Questions Answered
Aug. 22nd, 2013 07:27 pmHere are the questions I got on my post last week. Thanks to those who participated.
What does your username mean? And how do you pronounce it?
It's pronounced, "SAHT-yah ZOH-mah SOHR-gah."
It's made of two/three words (don't worry, I'll explain). The first is Satya, which is Sanskrit and means "right or correct." I use it as my Magickal name (to imply that I'm on the correct path, not that I'm infallible!).
The rest of it is a word comprised of two other words, all in Vaska. Zoma means "blood," and Sorga means "female Witch." Zomasorga together means, essentially, "Hereditary Witch." I was raised as a Witch since childhood, and so consider myself Hereditary.
Does Sorgae have any symbols? Like Christians have a cross, Wiccans have the pentagram, do you have one?
We don't, no. Though personally, I feel that an eight-spoked wheel would be appropriate; it would represent the eight Sabeot/ds (holidays) and eight Directions and Elements we recognize, as well as the Deities and other Beings associated with them. Additionally then, the ring around the outside could represent the Rim, and its Goddess, Melusine.
(1) What was your personal introduction to this system? How did you learn about it, and (2) after you learned about it, did things start "clicking" for past experiences? (3) Do you think any of these deities have been with you longer than you've worked with them?
Note: These questions weren't sent to me numbered. I added the numbers for convenience.
1. The woman who is now my High Priestess first mentioned it to me in probably 2003 or so. By that time, the Coven had been receiving information (mostly via Channeling) and doing corroborating research for around a decade. After my Initiation into the Coven, which had been reduced to only three other members over time, I was asked what I would like to learn about (as the original focus was no longer a viable option). I chose to follow Sorgae.
2. Finding out that things "click" is a gradual thing, but yes, it has happened. Moreso though, the "clicks" have come in the form of verifying what the Gods tell us; We'll be given information direct from Them, then turn to books and the internet, and in nearly every case have found something that supports and confirms it.
3. Yes, several of Them. Arduina has been my Grandmother Bear for over half my life, and Kur was my Horned Lord even before that. For several years now, the Morrigan has been one of my patron Deities, and in Sorgae 'Craft, I know Her as Morga. As a writer, I now know Ariadne has blessed me since an early age. And perhaps Hekate is responsible for my intuative ability to read Tarot. They aren't Deities, but I've had visits from both the Hurralya and the Keriosak for as long as I can remember, and my fascination with vampires is boundless.
What does your username mean? And how do you pronounce it?
It's pronounced, "SAHT-yah ZOH-mah SOHR-gah."
It's made of two/three words (don't worry, I'll explain). The first is Satya, which is Sanskrit and means "right or correct." I use it as my Magickal name (to imply that I'm on the correct path, not that I'm infallible!).
The rest of it is a word comprised of two other words, all in Vaska. Zoma means "blood," and Sorga means "female Witch." Zomasorga together means, essentially, "Hereditary Witch." I was raised as a Witch since childhood, and so consider myself Hereditary.
Does Sorgae have any symbols? Like Christians have a cross, Wiccans have the pentagram, do you have one?
We don't, no. Though personally, I feel that an eight-spoked wheel would be appropriate; it would represent the eight Sabeot/ds (holidays) and eight Directions and Elements we recognize, as well as the Deities and other Beings associated with them. Additionally then, the ring around the outside could represent the Rim, and its Goddess, Melusine.
(1) What was your personal introduction to this system? How did you learn about it, and (2) after you learned about it, did things start "clicking" for past experiences? (3) Do you think any of these deities have been with you longer than you've worked with them?
Note: These questions weren't sent to me numbered. I added the numbers for convenience.
1. The woman who is now my High Priestess first mentioned it to me in probably 2003 or so. By that time, the Coven had been receiving information (mostly via Channeling) and doing corroborating research for around a decade. After my Initiation into the Coven, which had been reduced to only three other members over time, I was asked what I would like to learn about (as the original focus was no longer a viable option). I chose to follow Sorgae.
2. Finding out that things "click" is a gradual thing, but yes, it has happened. Moreso though, the "clicks" have come in the form of verifying what the Gods tell us; We'll be given information direct from Them, then turn to books and the internet, and in nearly every case have found something that supports and confirms it.
3. Yes, several of Them. Arduina has been my Grandmother Bear for over half my life, and Kur was my Horned Lord even before that. For several years now, the Morrigan has been one of my patron Deities, and in Sorgae 'Craft, I know Her as Morga. As a writer, I now know Ariadne has blessed me since an early age. And perhaps Hekate is responsible for my intuative ability to read Tarot. They aren't Deities, but I've had visits from both the Hurralya and the Keriosak for as long as I can remember, and my fascination with vampires is boundless.
Our original interpretation of Ostraven was that it was "the height of our power for the good of all, setting the stage for the next Wasteland... At this time we Draw North God [Ianos], the God who looks both from the land of the Dead and to the land of the Living, and Southwest Goddess [Morga], the devourer who clears the way for new creation." Ostraven is the final Sabeot/d in the Sorgae cycle, and so these themes of thresholds and clearing away made perfect sense. In the Juxtaposition model, it aligned with the Wiccan Sabbat Samhain (though the date coincides with Spring Equinox), which also seemed an obvious fit.
In the Tarot reading my High Priestess and I did earlier this year, this message came through:
Ostraven = Temperance: patience, balance, harmony.
We have achieved what was achievable in this cycle, it is time to begin again.
We assigned East God [T'hot'] and West Goddess [Ariadne] to be invoked, They who are Knowledge and Inspiration.
Theme: Harmony
A similar idea, but with a different feel. Notice too that this is another manifestation of the East-West Axis that has come up time and again in our explorarion of Sorgae; the year ends with such a connection, with even traditional gender associations intact: The God in the masculine Air Element, and the Goddess in the feminine Water Element.
In the Tarot reading my High Priestess and I did earlier this year, this message came through:
Ostraven = Temperance: patience, balance, harmony.
We have achieved what was achievable in this cycle, it is time to begin again.
We assigned East God [T'hot'] and West Goddess [Ariadne] to be invoked, They who are Knowledge and Inspiration.
Theme: Harmony
A similar idea, but with a different feel. Notice too that this is another manifestation of the East-West Axis that has come up time and again in our explorarion of Sorgae; the year ends with such a connection, with even traditional gender associations intact: The God in the masculine Air Element, and the Goddess in the feminine Water Element.
Melusine, Morga
Jun. 20th, 2013 09:00 amGoddess of the Rim – Melusine (mel-you-SEEN-ah) - The Task-Giver. She is straightforward and speaks often of the things we must do.
I knew very little about Melusine going into this post. So, as usual, I Googled.
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Southwest Goddess – Morga (more-gah) – She is the leader of the Maenads who hunt their own God and tear Him to pieces to drink His blood. She is sharp and fierce and revels in all that is ecstatic in nature.
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I knew very little about Melusine going into this post. So, as usual, I Googled.
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Southwest Goddess – Morga (more-gah) – She is the leader of the Maenads who hunt their own God and tear Him to pieces to drink His blood. She is sharp and fierce and revels in all that is ecstatic in nature.
( Read more... )
The original understanding the Coven had of Lamasu was that "we know the spiritual adventure of love and begin to understand the chain that will bind us to the physical. We feel a great love with which we shall renew the Wasteland. At this time we Draw Southwest God [Dionysus], the keeper of the chain of physical desire, and Southeast Goddess [Gwenhevar], the essence of spiritual love."
However, my High Priestess and I and two of our Familiars did a Tarot reading about the yearly cycle with my Londa deck, and drew Page of Cups for Lamasu, meaning "perception, metaphysics, compassion. The true understanding within ourselves." It is a similar meaning, but enough of a shift that we assigned the South God [Hermes] and Southeast Goddess [Gwenhevar] to be invoked instead.
Since this is the first Sabeot/d entry I've done since that reading, here are the adjustments made to past Sabeot/ds as well.
( Read more... )
Lamasu was the only Sabeot/d that aligned symbolically with its Wiccan date-counterpart, Lammas, in my Juxtaposition entry. We haven't yet explored how these changes affect that model.
We speculated that these sorts of investigations and adjustments may need to be done every year, but it is also possible that this is merely a symptom of beginning the Aquarian Age. We've done our reading for this calendar year, and will just have to see what shifts, if any, occur with the next.
However, my High Priestess and I and two of our Familiars did a Tarot reading about the yearly cycle with my Londa deck, and drew Page of Cups for Lamasu, meaning "perception, metaphysics, compassion. The true understanding within ourselves." It is a similar meaning, but enough of a shift that we assigned the South God [Hermes] and Southeast Goddess [Gwenhevar] to be invoked instead.
Since this is the first Sabeot/d entry I've done since that reading, here are the adjustments made to past Sabeot/ds as well.
( Read more... )
Lamasu was the only Sabeot/d that aligned symbolically with its Wiccan date-counterpart, Lammas, in my Juxtaposition entry. We haven't yet explored how these changes affect that model.
We speculated that these sorts of investigations and adjustments may need to be done every year, but it is also possible that this is merely a symptom of beginning the Aquarian Age. We've done our reading for this calendar year, and will just have to see what shifts, if any, occur with the next.
My High Priest, High Priestess, and myself spent time assigning the Sorgae pantheon to the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Here, for posterity, is our first pass at it.
| 00 The Fool | The Black Man |
| 01 The Magician | T'hot' |
| 02 The High Priestess | Erian |
| 03 The Empress | Gwenhevar |
| 04 The Emperor | Ianos |
| 05 The Hierophant | Goh'len |
| 06 The Lovers | (Dionysus and Erian) |
| 07 The Chariot | Tsaranos Hermes |
| 08 Strength | Goh'len |
| 09 The Hermit | T'hot' |
| 10 Wheel of Fortune | Iove |
| 11 Justice | Arduina |
| 12 The Hanged Man | Atemenoch |
| 13 Death | Kur |
| 14 Temperance | Melusine |
| 15 The Devil* | Dionysus |
| 16 The Tower | Morga |
| 17 The Star | Ariadne |
| 18 The Moon | Hekate |
| 19 The Sun | Salonshai |
| 20 Judgment | Ianos |
| 21 The World | Ghiana |
| *When read as "Temptation" as in The Tarot of the Old Path and/or "Obsession" as in The Sensual Wicca Tarot | |
