Anyone heard of either of these?
As I said in my last post, the tradition that I was helping to found had two founders that came from the Deanic tradition. Apparently, there is a strong bond between the Deanic faith and Aristasian tradition. I had never heard of either of these two.
The Deanic tradition is an all-female sort of spirituality. Both men and women are called 'maids' and God is only female. They have their own little set of sacred writings that were apparently written around 30 years ago. They've basically taken the Wiccan Wheel of the Year and combined it with the Christian Wheel of the Year, changed the gender of all parties involved to female, and blamed everything they've changed on The Patriarchy™. They seem to draw from all sorts of ancient goddess traditions, from Shaktism to the Eleusinian Mysteries while also co-opting standard holidays and traditions from The Patiarchal™ religions (whom they say actually turned their original goddess traditions into male-oriented god traditions).
Aristasia is apparently a movement, or as they say, an invisible nation of women that hate The Patriarchy™ so much, they wish that society and the Earth were populated only by women.
As a male representative, and apparent de facto member of The Patriarchy™, I would like to announce that, as misogynist as my sex can be and as belligerent as the Church Fathers and others have been to women down the years, never in my life have I ever heard men as a whole wish that all women would just VANISH.
The Deanic faith, I can sort of understand, to a point. It's Wheel of the Year is lovely and I think with a little tweaking, it could be something I'd like. I'd have to make it more balanced and male-friendly.
I've never seen such hyper-feminism. This sort of thing reinforces my belief that those who complain about The Patriarchy™, only to turn around and do the same thing to men in reverse, are as guilty as the anti-female extremism of the early Church Fathers. In my opinion, Z Budapest and Tertullian are two sides of the same coin.
Here are the sites for your viewing enjoyment:
The Deanic tradition (note that this site is extensive. Here's a site map for you.)
The Aristasia Movement
Here's an interview between the Deanic tradition and the Aristasian movement.
Thoughts?
As I said in my last post, the tradition that I was helping to found had two founders that came from the Deanic tradition. Apparently, there is a strong bond between the Deanic faith and Aristasian tradition. I had never heard of either of these two.
The Deanic tradition is an all-female sort of spirituality. Both men and women are called 'maids' and God is only female. They have their own little set of sacred writings that were apparently written around 30 years ago. They've basically taken the Wiccan Wheel of the Year and combined it with the Christian Wheel of the Year, changed the gender of all parties involved to female, and blamed everything they've changed on The Patriarchy™. They seem to draw from all sorts of ancient goddess traditions, from Shaktism to the Eleusinian Mysteries while also co-opting standard holidays and traditions from The Patiarchal™ religions (whom they say actually turned their original goddess traditions into male-oriented god traditions).
Aristasia is apparently a movement, or as they say, an invisible nation of women that hate The Patriarchy™ so much, they wish that society and the Earth were populated only by women.
As a male representative, and apparent de facto member of The Patriarchy™, I would like to announce that, as misogynist as my sex can be and as belligerent as the Church Fathers and others have been to women down the years, never in my life have I ever heard men as a whole wish that all women would just VANISH.
The Deanic faith, I can sort of understand, to a point. It's Wheel of the Year is lovely and I think with a little tweaking, it could be something I'd like. I'd have to make it more balanced and male-friendly.
I've never seen such hyper-feminism. This sort of thing reinforces my belief that those who complain about The Patriarchy™, only to turn around and do the same thing to men in reverse, are as guilty as the anti-female extremism of the early Church Fathers. In my opinion, Z Budapest and Tertullian are two sides of the same coin.
Here are the sites for your viewing enjoyment:
The Deanic tradition (note that this site is extensive. Here's a site map for you.)
The Aristasia Movement
Here's an interview between the Deanic tradition and the Aristasian movement.
Thoughts?
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