Dian Wicca

Diana

Dianic Wicca (English Dianic Wicca ) is an orientation within the neo-pagan Wicca movement, which was founded in the 1970s by the American women through Zsuzsanna Budapest and Miriam Simos (better known as Starhawk ). It enriches the Wicca religion with elements of feminist goddess spirituality. The name refers to the Roman goddess Diana , who was considered the mistress of witches in the Middle Ages .

The actual founder is Zsuzsanna E. Budapest. She is the author of "The holy book of women's mysteries", in which she ascribes the content of Wicca, influences of Italian folk tradition from Charles Godfrey Leland's Aradia and the Stregheria , which refers to it , elements from 20th century religious studies, feminist standpoints and family tradition formed a whole.

In the late 1970s she founded the first Dianic Coven , the "Susan B. Anthony Coven # 1" in Venice , California. In the early 1980s, Budapest moved to Oakland and founded a new coven there. The original coven remained under the direction of Ruth Barrett and was renamed "Circle of Aradia".

Another orientation, also known as Dianic Wicca, goes back to Morgan McFarland and Mark Roberts, who founded a coven in Dallas , Texas in the early 1960s that essentially followed the traditions of traditional British Gardnerian Wicca, but the main focus placed on the approach to the goddess and her power. In contrast to the Dianic Coven with a feminist orientation, the Horned God continues to play a central role here and men can also be members.

literature

James R. Lewis: Witchcraft today: an encyclopedia of Wiccan and neopagan traditions. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif. 1999, ISBN 1-576-07134-0 , pp.
Zsuzsanna E. Budapest: The holy book of women's mysteries. Based on the Dianic tradition passed down through Masika Szilagyi. Oakland 1979. German edition: Mistress of darkness, queen of light: the practical instruction book for the new witches. 7th edition Bauer, Freiburg im Breisgau 2000, ISBN 3-7626-0792-3

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↑ Her mother, Masika Szilagyi, was a Hungarian sculptor and practicing witch. She explicitly refers to the teachings handed down by her mother. In the first edition of her book, the mother's name appeared in the title.

[1] Her mother, Masika Szilagyi, was a Hungarian sculptor and practicing witch. She explicitly refers to the teachings handed down by her mother. In the first edition of her book, the mother's name appeared in the title.