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		Dianics sometimes are members of two covens simultaneously; their women's circle, and a mixed group that they may be involved in together with a male partner or son.
		Dianics recognize the God, and all that is specifically male in nature, as a variation of Her, sourced from, and contained within the Goddess, as males and females are created, contained within, and birthed from the wombs of women.
		Dianics are opposed to teaching women's magick to men."..until the equality between the sexes is a reality."* However, most Dianics are pleased to discuss the Goddess with interested men, or refer men to books or other traditions that will encourage their own journey to the Goddess and address their life experiences and issues.
	www.ilmondodielena.it /wicca/dianicaintroduzione.htm (17592 words)

	Dianic tradition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dianic tradition refers to the beliefs, practices, practitioners and history of feminist, earth-religion, neo-pagan Goddess worshippers.
		The term Dianic is derived from the Greek goddess of hunting, Diana.
		Dianic tradition is difficult to define, because it is a spiritual tradition that encourages creativity, celebrates diversity, and demands personal empowerment and responsibility.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dianic_tradition (375 words)

	Dianic Wicca - The Mind-N-Magick Paganpedia
		Dianic Wicca, Dianic Witchcraft, and Feminist Dianic Witchcraft are all common titles for the Neopagan Feminist Dianic tradition.
		Traditional Wiccan covens (particularly Gardnerian and Alexandrian) are led by a High Priest and a High Priestess who are often married to each other, and have either founded the Coven themselves after attaining second or third degree initiation in another Coven, or have been in the coven the longest.
		In the drawing down the moon ritual in traditional Wiccan covens a man usually draws down the moon on a woman who assumes the role of the goddess; in Dianic Wiccan covens, a woman draws down the moon on herself and shares it with all of the members of the group.
	paganpedia.mind-n-magick.com /wiki/index.php?title=Dianic_Wicca (1444 words)

	TRADITIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Dianic tradition of today is based on the worship of the Goddess Diana, and can be categorized in two stems: one with feminist beliefs, and one without.
		Z Budapest is well known for her involvement in Dianic Wicca, from her inspiring writings to her Susan B. Antony Coven in Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1970’s.
		Dianic Wicca does have a strength and a stigma involving its connection with the feminist movement.
	www.magickmind.net /traditions.html (1687 words)

	Dianic Wicca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dianic Wicca is very similar to traditional Wicca in practice (see section below for discussion of their differences) but differs significantly it in beliefs.
		Dianic Wiccans worship the Goddess only acknowledging that She is the of all living and contains all within including the male principle.
		Dianic Wiccans held public protests and even were involved in court Zsuzsanna Budapest took on the State of California and got the law against fortune overturned.
	www.freeglossary.com /Dianic_Wicca (937 words)

	Wiccan Paths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This tradition is very ancient with its roots in the historical agricultural Vanir and warrior Aesir tribes of Scandinavia and Northern Germany.
		A tradition that worships the Goddess Diana as the central deity.
		This tradition is influenced mostly by Alexandrian and Gardnerian teachings and leans towards Goddess and God worship at an eclectic level.
	members.aol.com /par51062/paths.htm (550 words)

	Following the Path » Blog Archive » Different Paths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dianic witches seem to be the most politically active of paths, with personal empowerment being central.
		There are differences in covens, as well; Traditional Wiccan covens are led by a High Priest and Priestess while Dianic covens rotate the leading of its rituals among its members, believing personal empowerment to be the.
		It makes no claim to be a direct descendant of any one Celtic tradition, but acts upon information found in ancient records and folklore in an attempt to revive what they believe to be the Celtic ways, while acknowledging that some of their aspects are more modern creation that ancient tradition.
	hartandsole.net /path/?p=13 (1544 words)

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		It is a mystery-based tradition rooted in Alexandrian concepts.
		The British Wiccan tradition has been called a mix of Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions, and have a lineage of worship with information passed down through the "family".
		This loosely defined tradition is based on the idea that magick is centered around the power of folk and/or hearth magick, ie: cooking and household crafts.
	www.wiccanlife.com /wicca/traditions/trad-listing.htm (1880 words)

	Dianic
		The core belief structure is that all life and existence stems from the Goddess, the Earth, the Mother, and to her we ultimately return.
		Dianic Wicca follows the triple faceted Goddess theory, also known as the triple moon aspect, being the Maiden, the Mother and the Crone as milestones in a woman's life.
		The central philosophy behind Dianic Wicca is that it is a place for women to be women, there are no thoughts of men, no patriarchy in ritual or practice.
	members.iinet.net.au /~johnsteer@iinet.net.au/wapn/Trads/Dianic.htm (191 words)

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		A tradition with a strong framework of structure and degrees.
		This 'tradition' that isn't really a tradition has the flexibility to endure changes, rituals are fluid and inventive.
		A "Traditional Witch" bases their work as much as possible on historical methods from their cultural or geographical area of interest.
	members.tripod.com /~ArryshannaDragon/traditions.html (468 words)

	Wiccan Traditions
		Dianic Tradition: First pinpointed by Margaret Murray in 1921 in "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe," this term appears to include a mixture of various traditions.
		Minoan Tradition: The Minoan tradition is actually of triad -- the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood, and the Cult of Rhea -- was incorporated in December of 1998 under New York State religious corporations law.
		Of all the traditional Witches, this group appears to be the smallest in number in the United States.
	www.bewitchingways.com /wicca/witch2.htm (771 words)

	Traditions of The Craft
		British Tradition - There are a number of different British Traditions, all of which are based on what people believe to tbe the pre-Christian practices of England.
		This tradition is extremely Earth based and strong in the religious aspects of the Craft.
		The tradition is attuned to the Solar and Lunar changes, with a balance between the God and the Goddess.
	www.fortunecity.com /campus/fair/25/thewiccanrealm/id39.htm (1248 words)

	Dianic Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some Dianics are monotheistic, some are polytheistic, some are non-theistic.
		Most Dianics worship in female-only circles and covens, but there are mixed-gender Dianic traditions.
		Many Dianic Wiccans believe that before recorded history there were widespread or universal matriarchal or matrifocal cultures which worshipped the Goddess, had matrilineal family structures, had social equality between the sexes, and did not practice war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dianic_Wicca (1471 words)

	Traditions
		British Traditional Wicca (BTW) is the name we give to a number of denominations of Wiccans who have received (via initiatory lineage) and maintain an established body of lore and practice passed down from generation to generation.
		Dianic tradition is a feminist, Goddess and woman-centered, earth-based denomination of Wiccan religion revived by Z Budapest in the early 1970's.
		The Faery Tradition, in common with initiatory lineages of the Craft which practice possession, is a mystery tradition of power, mystery, danger, ecstacy, and direct communication with divinity.
	members.tripod.com /essom/id16.htm (4490 words)

	Wiccan/Pagan Paths Denominations (Paganlore.com)
		They are an initiiatory tradition which attempts to reconstruct Wicca as it was before the wtch persecutions, know in the Craft as "The Burning Times." They view their prinicipal purpose as being to help all humans find their inner spiritual home.
		The principal Pagan tradition of Cornwall and Devonshire in southwestern England.
		The precepts of the Wittan tradition are outlined in Edain McCoy's Witta: An Irish Pagan Tradition.
	www.paganlore.com /paths.html (2828 words)

	WA Pagans
		Elemental Tradition : focus usage is on the greek pantheon, deals with the elements, totems/power animals, and the four winds.
		Most famous organization of this tradition is the Internatioal Red Garters.
		A polythestic path heavily influenced by worship of the Celtic pantheon, reverance for the ancestors, and traditional Celtic lands and cultures.
	groups.msn.com /WAPagans/descriptionoftraditions.msnw (178 words)

	~ A Dianic Path ~
		Dianic tradition is a vibrantly creative and evolving womyn’s Mystery tradition, inclusive of all womyn.”
		While we honor all of Her names and faces, there is an ongoing commitment to understanding and sensitivity where the lines of worship and cultural appropriation are too often crossed.
		A majority of those who call themselves Dianic are womyn that choose not to work with male energy in their ritual, magick, or universe.
	www.daughtersofthegoddess.com /dianic.html (909 words)

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		A Tradition of Wicca that concentrates mainly on the Goddess aspect, and downplaying or not acknowledging the God.
		As with many Traditions in Wicca, the faces practitioners choose to view as the Goddess' aspects are gleaned from everywhere- from the Ashanti to the Zulu, from Aja to Zywie.
		Old Dianics sometimes keep the same Wheel of the Year as other Traditions, but the Wheel that Feminist Dianics often use is slightly different from that of other Traditions.
	girlgerms.net /dianicism.html (834 words)

	Book of Shadows & Light - Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		CALEDONII TRADITION: A tradition that attempts to preserve the ancient festivals of the Scottish and is sometimes known as the Hecatine Tradition.
		There are Dianic Witches that are all of these, some that are none of these, and some that fall in between these.
		A traditional Witch bases their work as much as possible on historical methods from their tradition or geographical area of interest.
	hometown.aol.com /kansbear/trads.htm (1213 words)

	Which Witch is Witch? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		British Traditionals move mostly from within the Farrar studies (the famous Witch husband and wife from England.) They too are fairly structured in their beliefs, and train through the degree process.
		Not only did he develop a Traditional that is more than acceptable to many individual, he also has written a large volume of texbooks on different magickal aspects and practices of the Craft, enhacing many lives in a positive direction.
		A solitary can also be an individual who has no desire to practice with or learn from a coven structure, but sill may adhere to a specific Tradition or sect through the teachings of another.
	www.ladyrhiannons.com /which.html (543 words)

	The Many Path's of Witchcraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This tradition originating in Celtic Gaul, western and northern England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany and the Isle of Man is the broadest and most eclectic branch.
		Many of the beliefs and magical practices were lost through the ages and it is solely an "oral" tradition, though some may say that "Grandmother had her 'special' recipe book." One is a Witch through bloodline and training.
		It is an oral tradition and may in fact seem very similar to how Witchcraft may have been organized in the middle ages.
	pages.prodigy.net /testoverride/witchcraft/paths.htm (852 words)

	Amazon.com: Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Creating Ritual In The Dianic Wiccan Tradition: Books: Ruth Barrett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		To imagine this book, because of that true description of the processes involved in the transformation of a man into a woman, is invalid is absurd and indicative of someone that is bitter for their own personal reasons and have decided to especially indict this authoress with bias, as an outlet for that angst.
		Barrett's own definition provided in the book "Dianic tradition is a Goddess- and female-centered, earth based, feminist denomination of the Wiccan religion which was revived and inspired by author and activist Zsuzsanna Budapest in the early 1970's.
		While the focus of this book is the Dianic Wiccan tradition, and it is very feminist in flavor and focus, it also contains much information that can be applied by anyone looking at personal focus on being a woman and anyone who wishes to focus on the Goddess spirituality in their lives.
	www.amazon.com /Womens-Rites-Mysteries-Creating-Tradition/dp/141848296X (2529 words)

	Pagan Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1972, Mary Nesnick combined the Gardnerian tradition with the Alexandrian to form the Algard tradition.
		There are a number of different British Traditions, all of which are based on what people believe to tbe the pre-Christian practices of England.
		This tradition looks to ancient Celtic and Druidic deities and beliefs with an emphasis on the magical and healing powers of plants, minerals, gnomes, fairies, and elemental spirits.
	www.sacred-pathways.com /Traditions.html (772 words)

	WICCAN REDES MAIN
		This tradition is named for its founder, Gerald Gardner, who was one of the first to bring witchcraft back into the modern age.
		The Dianic tradition is female-oriented, and was founded by Zsuzsanna Budapest in the 1970s.
		Some Dianic covens are women-only and their rituals focus on the Goddess, and some exclude the God altogether.
	www.wiccanredes.org /main.html (402 words)

	Cat Deville's Wicca Page
		Traditionalist - Any tradition which is based on the myths and traditions of a specific country and culture are often referred to as Traditionalist.
		Not to be confused with the Rainbow Fairies, a gay men's spirituality group, or the Faerie Faith, a branch of the McFarland Dianic tradition.
		Dianic Wicca - a group of traditions within Wicca which give primary or exclusive focus to the Goddess, this group often includes feminist covens which follow the teachings of Z Budapest or Morgan McFarland.
	members.cox.net /catdeville/wicca.htm (1698 words)

	Dianic Witchcraft
		Dianic Witchcraft is a female-only, Goddess-centered, pagan path of worship.
		Most Dianics practice as solitaries, simply because there are far fewer of us than in other traditions so a coven is harder to find.
		You can consider it a "jumping off" point for information about Dianic Witchcraft, but do not consider this to be a definitive, authoritative, be-all and end-all treatise on the one and only Dianic Tradition.
	dianic.faithweb.com (188 words)

	Dianic Tradition
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	www.zffk.com /49/dianic-tradition.html (715 words)

	Spirituality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Caledonii Tradition Scottish in origin, it preserves the festivals of the Scots.
		Dianic Tradition This tradition has been known as the feminist movement.
		Gardnerian Tradition This tradition is so popular because the man who started it, Gerald Gardner, publicized it so much in the 1950's.
	maxpages.com /eclecticwicca/Types_Of_Wicca - !http://maxpages.com/eclecticwicca/Types_Of_Wicca (371 words)

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