For DiDio, her adherence to this rule meant becoming vegetarian. However, it is important to remember that not everyone will interpret the code the same way. A peaceful religion, Wicca focuses on the importance of the individual. The religion's shamanistic nature allows everyone's experience with witchcraft to be different. Each Wiccan must form an individual relationship with the goddess because there are no intermediate forces between Wiccans and the divine.
Some witches practice in a coven, while others do it individually.
Most incorporate various Eastern philosophies, such as Buddhism, into their beliefs. Sects of the Wiccan religion include the more traditional British Craft, American Eclectic Wicca and the Dianistics - who only recognize the goddess and not the masculine deity. Like many witches, DiDio said she spent years of spiritual searching before she found the craft. She also guides an advanced circle and will be offering a Magical Herbalism Apprenticeship program this summer. Each initiation follows a new phase of human life.