by an ex-adherent
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Note: Based on recent historical research, the proper name for this new religious movement would be Madrianism. As such, I will now refer to this sect as Madrianism, with "Filianism" and "Deanism" as specific factions within Madrianism. In other words, the religion itself is Madrian, but there were subsects or movements within that faith that called themselves Filianic or Deanic. When referring to "Filianism" or "Deanism" on this website, it should be understood as the faction descended from the Silver Sisterhood, which, in turn, was a schismatic group branched off from the Ordo Lux Madriana, specifically, the faction that developed alongside the "Aristasia" subculture. It also includes the so-called "independent Filianic" communities and people that branched off from Aristasia in the mid-2000s.