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Z emigrated to the U.S. in 1959, studied at the University of Chicago, and trained with Second City. Influenced by her spiritual heritage, she practiced Goddess worship and later became active in the women’s liberation movement in Los Angeles. Seeing a need for spirituality in feminism, she founded the Women’s Spirituality Movement and the Susan B. Anthony Coven No. 1, inspiring countless groups. Her book The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries became a key guide for Goddess spirituality. Arrested in 1975 for reading Tarot, she lost the trial but helped overturn the law. She has since led rituals, taught, and written extensively.
The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries
The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries is a classic on women’s spirituality, witchcraft, and feminism, now back in print. Written by Z. Budapest, a pioneer of modern women’s witchcraft, it explores Dianic witchcraft, spells, rituals, and the role of goddesses while addressing the impact of patriarchal distortions. Featuring Budapest’s personal journey and a new introduction, this seminal text is essential for Pagans, feminists, and seekers exploring the divine feminine and spiritual empowerment.
The Grandmother of Time
In The Grandmother of Time, Zsuzsanna Budapest teaches both beginners and experieced practioners how to intergrate wiccan spirtuality into their everyday lives. Here are new approaches to today’s rituals, from birthdays and dedications of newborn babies to purifying our homes and protecting us in travel.
Die Göttin im Schlafzimmer
Die Göttin im Schlafzimmer – Taschenbuchausgabe in sehr gutem Zustand, wirkt ungelesen. Innen befindet sich ein Adressaufkleber, sonst gepflegt und gut erhalten. Ein inspirierendes Buch über die göttliche Weiblichkeit und ihre Rolle im Alltag. Perfekt für alle, die sich mit spiritueller Energie und weiblicher Kraft auseinandersetzen möchten.
Summoning the Fates
Colorful and authentic, optimistic and wise, Summoning the Fates is Zsuzsanna Budapest’s classic guide to destiny and sacred transformation for women.
Budapest, a pioneer of the women’s spirituality movement, uses fairy tales, historical lore, and personal stories to describe the stages and roles of a woman’s life and the three Fates who rule over each stage: Urdh (youth), Verdandi (adulthood), and Skuld (the crone years). Budapest also offers simple yet beautiful rituals and down-to-earth advice to help you connect with the Fates and embrace your own unique destiny.
The Goddess in the Office
Wise, whimsical, witty, and when it’s called for, deliciously wicked, America’s favorite witch stirs up an empowering brew for working women everywhere.
From receptionist to CEO and everyone in between, what woman wouldn’t want to improve something (or many things) about her hectic seven-day work week?
In this gift-worthy guide, Z. Budapest combines down-to-earth tips and traditional magic to help women employ their powers to:
• get a raise • increase productivity
• repel sexual harassment • protect computer data
and much more
Z's Easy Tarot
How to Learn the Tarot by Z. Budapest offers a thirteen-session method for mastering Tarot reading with ease. This book provides clear, insightful interpretations for every card in the deck, making it perfect for beginners and seasoned readers alike. Budapest’s approach simplifies the learning process, helping readers develop intuition and confidence in their readings. With her wisdom and guidance, this book is an essential resource for anyone looking to unlock the mysteries of the Tarot.
Celestial Wisdom for Every Year of Your Life
Celestial Wisdom: For Every Year of Your Life by Z. Budapest and Diana Paxson is a profound guide to life’s journey, blending spirituality, astrology, psychology, history, and mythology. Organized by decade and year, it provides insights into the challenges, joys, and transformations each age brings. With real-life stories, rituals, and blessings, it offers meaningful ways to celebrate every stage of life. Whether facing Saturn’s return at 29 or embracing wisdom beyond 90, this book helps navigate life’s cosmic rhythms with clarity and purpose, making it a must-read for seekers of self-awareness.
The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries
The Holy Book of Women”s Mysteries is the seminal book of Women”s Spirituality. It launched the Dianic tradition and started the Women”s Spirituality Movement as a force in modern society. This book, which has been out-of-print for a decade, is being reworked into its ultimate version. Updated for the 21st Century with color printing both inside and outside. Fresh versions of all the interior photos have been made from the originals, and there will be new cover art. This edition has an index and other extras as well as the Grandmother Codes, a whole new section envisioned by Z during the 2020 virtual Goddess Festival, and fleshed out by Z and several other priestesses and Goddess scholars into their final form.
Selene: The Most Famous Bull-leaper on Earth
Selene is far more than a coloring book! The story of Selene, the bull-leaper, is a story of a young woman who defeats fear and socialization, and gains self-hood through accomplishments of her own. Her name means moon and this name was common for young women to take up in honor of the Moon Goddess … Selene. Selene was pictured on the temples and walls of Asia Minor sitting atop a white sow. So while this story is fictional, it is based on the history we do know.
Rasta Dogs: Life and Times of Zoro, A Little Hungarian Puli
Zoro is a Hungarian Puli who is a psychic therapy dog who works at the Mission Act in San Fransisco, helping the patients to recover from war wounds and frights, and trauma. He earns the respect and love of both the patients and doctors. All goes better with the “dogtor” in the house.
My Dark Sordid Past As A Heterosexual
Wise, whimsical, witty and spiced with a touch of the deviously wicked. America’s favorite witch stirs up a cauldron from her past in this autobiographical look in the mirror. Z Budapest has written her first tell-all autobiography filled with touching moments of reflection, some amazing moments of courage and tales of self-survival. Z has lead a charmed life of Forest Gump moments and until you read this book, you won’t really get the magic that is America’s favorite and most talked about witch. An enjoyable read from front to back, My Dark Sordid Past As A Heterosexual is focused on Z Budapest’s first destiny in life. Graced by the Fates, she definitely walks to her own inner-drummer.
Grandmother Moon
Inviting us to “look” at the moon as the old ally she is,” renowned feminist witch Zsuzsanna Budapest shows how to tap into the moon’s power for peace, health, and energy. With delightful wit and wisdom, she shares practical and entertaining lunar lore, from ancient moon-based rituals to lunar cycle diet tips. Budapest reveals how, by acting in harmony with the moon, women can balance everything from their mood and weight to fertility. Here is a spirited illumination of the natural cycles that influence our lives.
Goddess Gets to Work
Wise, whimsical, witty and when it’s called for, deviously wicked. America’s favorite witch stirs up an empowering brew for working women everywhere. Women in the 21st Century fulfill jobs from receptionist to CEO and every job in between, women are everywhere… and what woman wouldn’t want to improve something (or many things) about her hectic seven-day work week? In this gift-worthy guide, Dr. Z Budapest combines down-to-earth tips and traditional magic to help women employ their powers to: get a raise, increase productivity, repel sexual harassment, stop wagging tongues, protect computer data, and much more. Goddess Gets to Work is an all new revised and extended version of Dr. Z’s groundbreaking “Goddess in the Office”.
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