Diane Stein
Encyclopedia
Diane Stein is a feminist, Wicca
n, a Reiki
practitioner, and an author.
Stein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Duquesne University
in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and English Literature. In 1972 she received a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Pittsburgh
.
Her first book, on the I Ching
, was The Kwan Yin Book of Changes (1985), also published as A Woman's I Ching [Hacker, Moore, and Patsco, I Ching: An Annotated Bibliography p. 132]. She has since written more than 25 books on alternative healing, natural remedies, women's spirituality, and feminist metaphysics.
She considers healing such an important element of goddess spirituality that she specifies that all rituals must contain elements of healing (Beverly Engel
, 2000, Women Circling the Earth: A Guide to Fostering Community, Healing, and Empowerment, page 70).
She currently lives in Florida.
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
n, a Reiki
Reiki
is a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. The teaching was continued and adapted by various teachers. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing as a form of complementary and alternative medicine and is sometimes classified as oriental medicine by some...
practitioner, and an author.
Stein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Duquesne University
Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...
in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and English Literature. In 1972 she received a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
.
Her first book, on the I Ching
I Ching
The I Ching or "Yì Jīng" , also known as the Classic of Changes, Book of Changes and Zhouyi, is one of the oldest of the Chinese classic texts...
, was The Kwan Yin Book of Changes (1985), also published as A Woman's I Ching [Hacker, Moore, and Patsco, I Ching: An Annotated Bibliography p. 132]. She has since written more than 25 books on alternative healing, natural remedies, women's spirituality, and feminist metaphysics.
She considers healing such an important element of goddess spirituality that she specifies that all rituals must contain elements of healing (Beverly Engel
Beverly Engel
Beverly Engel is an MFCT and psychotherapist and the author of eighteen self-help books. She is an expert in the fields of sexual abuse, women's issues, relationships, and sexuality...
, 2000, Women Circling the Earth: A Guide to Fostering Community, Healing, and Empowerment, page 70).
She currently lives in Florida.
Discography
- "Diane Stein's Essential Reiki Workshop DVD"
- Meditation on the Goddess Within / Meditation on the Chakras: The Rainbow (ACE/Llewellyn Collection)
- Rachida Finds Magick (ACE/Llewellyn Collection)