I have come across a few pages where a distinction between Filianism and Deanism is made. I have a few questions about it: What are the practical (meaning, devotional) differences between the two? And can a person feel more comfortable being one or another? I know that in Aristasia Pura no distinction is made, for both would be considered only Deanic Faith (or so I understood), but I feel somehow more inclined to the simpler devotion of Dea, and I felt these were very important things to ask. Thank you and Rayati All worshipers of God in Her original feminine form, as the One, Supreme Deity, are called deanists. Only those who have the specific doctrine of both Mother and Daughter (usually in Trinitarian form) are called Filianists. Practically, devotion to the Mother (which is sometimes called Pure Deanism) is, as you say, simpler. Much of the doctrinal content of our faith is associated with Filianism. However, there is not a sharp distinction between the two. The Daughter is seen as a particular way of seeing the Salvific aspect of the Mother and many Deanists who consider themselves simple Mother devotees regard the stories and teachings of the Daughter as found in The Gospel of Our Mother God to be a valuable aid to devotion without necessarily taking up a fully doctrinal Filianist position. Probably this "soft Filianism" is the most common position among Aristasian Deanists. But one needs to be aware that this is not as illogical as it might seem from the modern Western perspective, for we understand that the formulations of religion can never be more than aids to help our human understanding grasp that which is necessarily far beyond it. So whichever form of faith is right for you, please follow that. All that is truly needful is that you should love our Mother.