Filianism had its roots with Madrianism which started in the mid 1970s with a group of women in the UK, who wrote some divinely inspired set of writings, and they called the text "The Clear Recital, and The Sacred My thos". There also are further texts called "The Teachings of the Daughter": these constitute the main Scriptures. These women originally called themselves Madrians, and their faith Madrianism (meaning of the Mother), but in the 1990's it gradually came to be called Filianism (meaning of the Daughter), and this today is what the faith is known as.
The religion views Deity in the Feminine, and is trinitarian in nature; The Mother, The Daughter, and Absolute Deity (sometimes referred to as the Great Mother/Dark Mother). The Mythos involve the creation of the world, and the birth of the Holy Daughter. The Daughter also undergoes a descent into the depth of Hell, and a Resurrection by The Mother. Filianists refer to Deity as Dea, and most often use the term God instead of Goddess. For the Daughter, most often the term my Lady is used to address Her, though you will see in the Scriptures the name 'Inanna' given. Most modern day Filianists do not use this term, but that is a personal decision how one addresses Deity. For Absolute Deity, you will mostly see Her addresses as such or by Dea Mysteria, Dark Mother.
The Teachings of the Daughter expound upon different themes and values, and are used to help convey and yes, teach, different portions of the faith.
Filianism has its own calendar and holidays, following our own 'Wheel of the Year'.
We have own prayers, and a practice of using a rosary to aid in prayer.
Another major facet of the religion are the great angels/divine beings known as the Great Janyati, who are seen as the seven emanations, or aspects, of The Mother God. They are of Dea, and can be compared to devas of Hinduism in that they are their own entities but ultimately faces of Dea. The also represent the seven holy virtues of Dea.
There are also the lesser Janyati, beings who are aspects of other various virtues and ideas, often referred to as daughters of the Great Janyati.
This is a concise introduction to a faith that has a great emphasis on spiritual growth and improvement. There lies a catechism for teaching, and a creed, and yet more beyond that. This site is meant to provide some structure to one's education of the faith, and help with teaching the basic to second level portions of the faith.
