FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL OF MINISTRY presents:

INDIGENOUS WISDOM TRADITIONS

You are welcome to join us for the following guest speakers:

Tues., May 13 - Kimberly Sabrowsky speaking on the Dianic tradition. It is a Goddess and female-centered, earth-based, feminist denomination of the Wiccan religion.

Located in the Social Hall - Basement Level. Cost is $10 a class.

To register contact the Fellowship office or just show up!

Below is information found on http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/wiccantraditions/p/Dianic.htm

Origins of Dianic Wicca:

Born of the feminist movement and founded by hereditary witch Zsuzsanna Budapest, Dianic Wicca embraces the Goddess but spends little time on her male counterpart. Most Dianic Wiccan covens are female-only, but a few have welcomed men into their groups, with the intention of adding some much-needed polarity. In some areas, the phrase Dianic Wiccan came to mean lesbian witch, but that is not always the case, as Dianic covens welcome women of any sexual orientation.
Exceptions to the Rule:

While many Wiccan paths follow a belief system that limits hexing, cursing or negative magic, some Dianic Wiccans make an exception to the rule. Budapest, a noted feminist Wiccan writer, has argued that hexing or binding those who do harm to women is acceptable.
Honoring the Goddess:

Dianic covens celebrate the eight Sabbats, and use similar altar tools to other Wiccan traditions. However, among the Dianic community there is not a lot of continuity in ritual or practice - they simply self-identify as Dianic to indicate that they follow a Goddess-based, feminine-focused spiritual path.

The core belief of Dianic Wicca, as founded by Z Budapest, states that the tradition "is a holistic religious system based on a Goddess-centered cosmology and the primacy of She Who is All and Whole unto Herself."