Dianic Wicca

By briannafin30

  • Creation of Dianic Wicca

    Creation of Dianic Wicca
    Dianic Wicca was created by Zsuzsanna Budapest in 1971, during the California Winter Solistice.

  • Popularity

    Popularity
    Within a couple of years of Dianic Wicca being created, it started to gain popularity. Specifically, feminists and those excluded from larger covens. Dianic Wicca grew from one coven to multiple. One of the popular covens that practiced Dianic Wicca is the Circle of the Redwood Moon.

  • "The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries"

    "The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries"
    In 1979, Budapest published a book named, "The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries." In this book, it has the reasoning for this cult as well as the practices and the beliefs. Her general reason for creating Dianic Wicca is to keep women safe by being a strict women group to avoid discrimination in the general Wicca culture.

  • Ethnographic Study

    Ethnographic Study
    In 1989, this coven inspired an ethnographic study to be done. This study was completed on female exclusive rituals and how well they can get rid of negative energy, and increase their power. This study worked in the favor of the Dianic Wicca's and showed other competing covens that rituals were stronger when they were done solely by women.

  • Temple of Diana, Inc.

    Temple of Diana, Inc.
    In 2001, Temple of Diana, Inc. was created by Ruth Barrett and Falcon River. This is a non-profit and tax-exempt federally recognized temple. Barrett was very close with Budapest, so this temple closely follows Budapest's practices and beliefs. The purpose of this temple is to provide legal protection for Dianic Wicca and its inspired covens. It also allows for women to sign up to participate in classes and rituals.

  • Recent Controversy

    Recent Controversy
    In 2011 at the PantheaCon, transgender women were excluded from a ritual completed by members of the Dianic Wicca coven. Budapest then came out with a public statement. A quote from this statement is, "Transies who attack us only care about themselves. We women need our own culture, our own resourcing, our own traditions."
    Since this, Budapest and her main coven are seen to be transphobic. Lots of Dianic Wiccans have also retired from this group after this occurrence.

  • The Ordination of Males

    The Ordination of Males
    In August of 2014, Budapest actually began to allow the ordination of males into the Dianic traditions. This went against the origination and purpose of this cult, which is why the Temple of Dianic, Inc. and other Dianic covens still are only allowing natural-born women to practice.