#dianic wicca

[iseehersmile]

I think that radical feminists have issue seeing the worth of witchcraft, dianic witchcraft and female-centred witchcraft because they do not know much about it. The reason it drew me in was because of rituals and symbols. There are a few radfems I have seen who understand that the lack of positive symbols in religion have a negative effect of women everywhere. Men have the cross, women have the apple. That sort of thing. However female-centred witchcraft seeks to change that and instead have positive symbols and rituals that explore aspects of things unique in women! Such as our life experiences and our bodies.

These are some extracts of Ruth Barrett’s Women’s Rites, Women’s Mysteries, which is a book on Dianic Witchcraft. Now before I share I want to preface that spirituality simply isn’t for everyone. I’m not advocating to convert you. I am merely sharing in the hopes you will see WHY some radfems choose to explore the Dianic spirituality, or even just female centred witchcraft that tends to follow a variation of the same thought process.

I think upon reading these, it is difficult to not see the worth of witchcraft that some of us see.

[blessingsofthemother]

I will never fill my home with icons of m*n. I will never kneel before a lord, I will never pray to a father. My house will one day be filled with images of the Mother Earth and Grandmother Sky and our Sister Moon. Spirals and circles and stars and yonis will be my symbols, womyn will be my religion. There will be no penances, no hell to fear nor heaven focused upon as distant reward. Life will be celebrated in all facets. The body will be held as the most sacred thing, as the small version of our vast world. The Goddess blesses all who love Her as She is pure Love.

[crazycatsiren]

If you are a "Dianic Wiccan" or call yourself a "Dianic witch", I'm just going to assume you're a TERF and block you. Sorry not sorry.

[sororfeminarum]

My Dianic/Female Centered witch reading list (will update as I get more)!

The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries by Z. Budapest (because obviously)

The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler

Who Cooked the Last Supper? by Rosalind Miles

The Skeptical Feminist by Barbara G. Walker

The Spiral Dance by Starhawk

Women’s Rites, Women’s Mysteries by Ruth Barrett

The Pagan Book of Living and Dying by Starhawk

Moon Time by Lucy H. Pearce

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

WomanRunes by Starhawk and Molly Remer

Whole and Holy: A Goddess Devotional by Molly Remer

You are the Placebo by Joe Dispenza

The Power of Ritual by Casper Ter Kuile

Feel free to leave some recommendations! I really like hearing especially about non-pagan books that influenced your practice (like the last two listed here were for me)!

Blessed be! 🌙💫✨

[sheisadykewomon]

“For many, the very thought of creating meaningful ritual is too intimidating. Out of societal conditioning, women often wait for others to take the lead or simply suppress their own needs, desires, and dreams to varying degrees. Consequently, we lead lives that too often are physically, emotionally, and spiritually unfulfilled. Because daily life has become so increasingly trivialized and superficial, it is all the more critical that women challenge themselves to make meaning in their own lives and in the lives of others. We are the women we’ve been waiting for.”

— Ruth Barrett, Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation

[thestars-aremycanvas]

I’m drawn to this portion from the last chapter of The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries (Z, Budapest) and with a quick google I can’t find much on a sun goddess named Lucina. Does anyone have any information to confirm her existance or not?

[teddykaczynski]

The Holy Book of Womyn’s Mysteries - Zsuzsanna Budapest

[fiendishlywitchy]

Dianic/ Feminist/Goddess reads I've completed and recommend:

Ruth Barret's Women's rites, Women's mysteries. Generally teaches you how to approach priestess work and I will get it when embarking in my priestess journey in a physical copy. Moved me to tears at some points and it may trigger some who have mother issues.

Rebirth of the Goddess, Carol Christ. Actually moved me to tears in many parts and generally talks about the birth of the Goddess movement

The Living Goddess, Marija Gimbutas. Has inspired many sketches due to the lovely collection of Goddess work it has and has deeply soothed me

Keeping her Keys, Cyndi Brannen, first introduction to Hekate and her movement.

Hekate, Her sacred fires, Sorita D'Este. The introduction is a splendid recap of The Goddess's history and a rough timeline of all of her recorded existence

The Witch's path by Thorn Mooney winch i made a more in depth review here: (( As a side note it's gender friendly but none the less a useful manual))

Goddess in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen: An introduction of how Goddesses may appear on a woman's life as Archetypes. Leans on Jungian Analysis. Is an interesting way of looking at your own personal development. I've read this in a rather long time ago and debated since then including or not but it is female centered and uses the Goddess and her imagery, thus I'll allow it

Dance of The Dissident daughter By Sue Monk. Like Lisa Lister's The Witch it's the memoir of a woman coming into the Goddess. Generally Powerful read if a woman needs to unravel growing up in the bowels of patriarchal thought. Does lean on annoying female-male duality that I dislike but doesn't take away from how resonant it is none the less.

A Deusa do Jardim das Hesperides By Luiza Frazão, a goddess oriented book in Portuguese focusing on the Goddess in this specific part of the world! A wonderful book detailing the tradition that The Authoress created from the celtic inspired tradition of Avalon.

Witch: Unleashed, Untamed, Unapologetic by Lisa Lister. Part Time Memoir, Part Time actual spell book, Lisa Lister's Witch is a treat to go through. It's rather casual in its tone but all the same relies a lot of feminine wisdom with an unabashed love for the female body and exclusion of men and Trans Id men from the discussion as it should. Slight male fangirling and "Patriarchy hurts man too you guyz", so be forewarned. Still an enjoyable book to pick up!

I am in the process of reading more and definetly have more on my pile to read but this one's I have completed with most certainty and can recommend to people interested in Goddess specific things. Many of this can be found in Pdfs on Z-library if accessed through a tor browser or the brand new Anna's Archive. If curious about any books I can attempt to provide a pdf.

Coming soon: A deeper look into female spirituality @spiraldancer

~Selenita Signs out.

[salt-cedar]

TRAs swarm every topic related to women like locusts, no matter how niche. I wanted to listen to some youtube video about Dianic Witchcraft while doing chores today and haven't found a single video that wasn't about trans people. I don't even know, maybe some women-made videos were arguing against male inclusion, I don't care because this isn't what I wanted to learn today. Same goes for so many other topics. It is infuriating and lowkey pathetic how male-obsessed everyone is.

[blessingsofthemother]

The Goddess made uncountable numbers of flowers and animals and rocks and rivers, why on Earth would you believe there's only one way to be a woman? Our home is big enough to house tough women and soft women and funny women and smart women. Just as the Earth houses a plethora of beings, you too house a plethora of attributes. She Who created all things cannot be pigeonholed, why would you?

[sororfeminarum]

“Fraternize means to behave like a brother. Luke told me that. He said there was no corresponding word that means to behave like a sister. Sororize, it would have to be, he said. From the Latin.”

- Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

When re-reading this book, this quote particularly stuck out to me. The way that women do not have a verb form of sisterhood. It’s something I knew, intrinsically, but never thought about.

It motivated me to put it into a spread in my Sacred Book. One page, this quote, the next page an oath of sisterhood:

Let’s commit ourselves to “sororize”, not just in our vocabulary, but in our actions!

[zorawitch]

btw terfs need to leave dianic Wicca alone. Like Wicca (at least in my tradition) is literally based on the idea that one infinite genderless being is split into male and female avatars. Even if you’re just in it for the Goddess, her origins are deeply connected to transfems based on how we perceive them both.

also the burning times didn’t exist and you need to stop harping on that.

signed, an nb witch

[thestars-aremycanvas]

I am amazed at the christian god's 'thinking' into existance vs the dianic goddess' 'birthing' into existance. The christian god is the god of man and men can only think, not birth, life into existance.