ual ▁and ▁tradition . ▁While ▁some ▁ad her ents ▁identify ▁as ▁W ic can , ▁it ▁diff ers ▁from ▁most ▁trad itions ▁of ▁W ic ca ▁in ▁that ▁only ▁god d esses ▁are ▁hon ored ▁( where as ▁most ▁W ic can ▁trad itions ▁honor ▁both ▁female ▁and ▁male ▁de ities ). ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁tradition ▁that ▁calls ▁itself ▁D ian ic , ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁is ▁the ▁female - only ▁variety , ▁founded ▁by ▁Z su zs anna ▁Budapest ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁worship ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁God dess ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁eg al itar ian ▁mat ri archy . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Roman ▁god dess ▁D iana , ▁but ▁D ian ics ▁worship ▁god d esses ▁from ▁many ▁cult ures , ▁seeing ▁them ▁as ▁" as pect s " ▁of ▁a ▁mon othe istic ▁god dess . ▁ ▁D ian ic ▁W ic ca ▁is ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁combination ▁of ▁elements ▁from ▁British ▁Trad itional ▁W ic ca , ▁Italian ▁folk - mag ic ▁as ▁recorded ▁by ▁Charles ▁L eland ▁in ▁Ar ad ia , ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁woman hood , ▁folk ▁magic ▁and ▁he aling ▁practices ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁different ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁Bel ief s ▁and ▁practices ▁ ▁D ian ic ▁W ic c ans ▁of ▁the ▁Budapest ▁line age ▁worship ▁the ▁God dess , ▁who ▁they ▁see ▁as ▁containing ▁all ▁god d esses , ▁from