▁all ▁cult ures ; ▁she ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁all ▁living ▁things ▁and ▁containing ▁all ▁that ▁is ▁within ▁her . ▁D ian ic ▁cov ens ▁practice ▁magic ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁med iation ▁and ▁visual ization ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁spell ▁work . ▁They ▁focus ▁especially ▁on ▁he aling ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁w ounds ▁of ▁the ▁patri archy ▁while ▁aff irm ing ▁their ▁own ▁woman hood . ▁ ▁R it uals ▁can ▁include ▁re en act ing ▁religious ▁and ▁spiritual ▁l ore ▁from ▁a ▁female - center ed ▁stand point , ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁female ▁body , ▁and ▁m our ning ▁society ' s ▁ab uses ▁of ▁women . ▁The ▁practice ▁of ▁magic ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁energy ▁or ▁' life ▁force ' ▁can ▁be ▁directed ▁to ▁en act ▁change . ▁However ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁rit uals ▁are ▁often ▁impro vised ▁to ▁suit ▁individual ▁or ▁group ▁needs ▁and ▁vary ▁from ▁c oven ▁to ▁c oven . ▁Some ▁D ian ic ▁W ic c ans ▁es ch ew ▁manip ulative ▁spell work ▁and ▁hex ing ▁because ▁it ▁goes ▁against ▁the ▁W ic can ▁R ede . ▁However , ▁many ▁other ▁D ian ic ▁w itch es ▁( not ably ▁Budapest ) ▁do ▁not ▁consider ▁hex ing ▁or ▁binding ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁attack ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁wrong , ▁and ▁act ively ▁encou rage ▁the ▁binding ▁of ▁rap ists . ▁ ▁D iffer ences ▁from ▁main stream ▁W ic ca ▁Like ▁other ▁W ic c ans , ▁D ian