Dianism is a 19th-century American spiritual sexual practice consisting of "sexual satisfaction from sexual contact" but without ejaculation.[1] The practice was named for Diana, the Roman goddess of chastity, by American court reporter and astronomer Henry M. Parkhurst in his 1882 pamphlet Diana.[2] In the 1890s, sexual mystic Ida Craddock included Dianism as part of her teachings.[3] In the 20th century, the practice found favor with American followers of Aleister Crowley, most notably C.F. Russell.[4]
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