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Summoning the Fates: A Woman's Guide to Destiny

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Z Budapest's new book " Summoning The Fates" is a thought provoking look at each of our lives. This great story teller weaves her messages through inspirational stories as she explains the Fates and the effect they have on each of us. She explains destiny, what part it plays in our lives, and how to communicate with the Fates to find our own destiny. A hard to put down book for all who question their purpose, Z looks at age cycles, rituals, astrology always tying in her exquisite stories to teach us of the Fates and help answer our deep inner questions.

As I read Z's words, a great calming came over me. I watched as my life unfolded before me in the passages of the life cycles or fate dates. "On these fate dates you can see how certain issues come to the fore in your life and need to be addressed for you soul's progress. Being able to look back on the fate dates of your life will help you see the unfolding of the larger pattern of the story of your life." I compared these fate dates with my own life and saw at 30 I changed careers, at 33 I took a new lover, at 36 I started building on a dream, at 42 I found the Goddess, and at 47 I have had a soul retrieval and have made great strides in the healing of myself. I was awe struck as I came to understand why I was pulled to make many of my choices in life. "To work with the Fates, you need to connect with them at the deepest level, the level that goes beyond words, the level of ritual...we have to surrender ourselves into her hands and stop hanging on to the past...there is a magic moment when everything comes into focus, and we know who we are and why we are here...she sets us to become the individuals we really are...she rules over our inner transformations and reveals their connections to the changes that take place in the outer world." This book has given me the strength to stand proud and walk my path with conviction. "It is written. It is woven. It is spoken. Blessed be."

The last chapter on the hist! oric cycles of time was difficult to connect to the rest of the book. This chapter is a history of time, rather then of individual cycles covered in the rest of the book. This is too large a topic for one chapter. Z should consider using this chapter as an outline for an entire book.

I highly recommend this as a must read book for anyone connected with the Goddess, as well as anyone looking for answers to the simple question of " why am I here?"

Z. Budapest, Summoning The Fates, A Woman's Guide to Destiny, Harmony, New York, 1998.

This book practically leaped off the shelf, into my hands, and I'm so glad that it did! Easily one of Z's best, and she shares well-researched ideas that others often overlook, despite their importance. Her map of what happens in what years of your life... well, that proved amazingly accurate. Almost spooky. I wish I'd had this info fifteen years ago. This is a must-read, must-own book, in my opinion.

Those of us who know the Fates are probably most familiar with the Greek versions. Clotho, the Spinner, spinning the threads of life, Lachesis, the Disposer of Lots, measuring the length of threads, and Atropos, the Inevitable, with her golden shears, cutting mans' destiny. When they are good, they are the Graces, when angry, they are the Furies.

Z. Budapest, in her book "Summoning the Fates" introduces us to the Northern European versions of the Fates. They are called the Norns (Germanic) and they are: Urdh (what went before), Verdandi (that which is becoming) and Skuld (that which must be). Ms. Budapest introduces us to these Fates, and shows us the Cycle of Life as it applies to these Fates.

I originally picked up this book, having read Ms. Budapest's interview, and was looking for an introduction to her works. I found this book refreshing, and a wonderful read. I was delightfully surprised.

In this book, Ms. Budapest mixes a magical blend of folk tales, personal insights, and ritual to give us a picture of how the Fates work in our lives, how we can approach them and work with them. She also gives us a sort of "personal autobiography" of her own introduction and workings with the Fates, that lends a personal touch to the book.

Ms. Budapest introduces us to each of the Fates and their characteristics. She uses folk tales, some from Hungary, some with a gypsy flavor, or a personal story, to show the influences the Fates have on a persons life. She offers a special lesson, combined with true country common sense, to show how we can apply these Fates to our daily lives. She also provides rituals to be used to introduce ourselves to the Fates, to incorporate them into our daily lives, and for the general enrichment of our spiritual lives.

Ms. Budapest has compiled a unique book of material here, using stories/lessons of childhood tales and personal stories to illustrate the basic laws of working with the Fates. Her insight into the meanings and purposes of these stories are wonderful, clear and easy to understand. And her rituals, as free flowing as Ms. Budapest herself, are simple yet elegant, making it easy for each of us to reach and touch the Fates in our spiritual lives.

This book is for those seeking to get in touch with their Spiritual Path as it applies to the Fates. This book offers contact with the three Goddesses who have laid our our lives for us. It enables us to better understand the Cycles of our lives in relation to the Fates, so we can utilize these cycles and better understand ourselves and each other.

Z's book gives women a new view on destiny and strength. It is humorous and insightful. A definite must read.

Z. Budapest brings beautiful clarity to The Fates, who, until now, have been a highly misunderstood and feared threesome! In "Summoning the Fates", we can come to realize the beauty of "The Three Sisters", their role in our destinies and the destinies of ALL the Gods and Goddesses. We can also begin to understand the vital role that planetary influence really has on our lives. A must read for ANYONE on a spiritual journey.

This book was life changing for me! It introduced a whole new world to me as a woman. I can only hope it will have a similar effect on you. It opened my heart and my mind to the possibilities available today if you are open to them. Totally absorbing and authentic. Cannot say enough.

After celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Dianic Tradition with Z at Winter Solstice of 2001, I decided to take a look again at Summoning the Fates. Weaving myth and story with astrology, Z simplifies a complex system through the voice of the Fates.

This book is filled with ritual for women's life passages and celebrating women's blood mysteries blending ancient future wisdom into the present.

If you are looking for a book that applies magic to every day life, you will throughly enjoy this book. Check out what the Fates have in store for you...