The Goddess in the Office: A Personal Energy Guide for the Spiritual Warrior at Work

"The Goddess in the Office" is the first women's spirituality book that specifically focuses on our work lives. Many Wiccan and Pagan books focus on family connections, love, and other aspects of home life. Money and careers are addressed more from the standpoint of doing rituals at home that will affect one's professional life, rather than expressing one's spirituality in the workplace. Granted, that's always a dicey proposition, especially for Wiccans.Z. Budapest manages to pack a lot in her fun, tiny book. She starts by describing her image of the Wild Woman, a preverbal creature who howls, moans, grumbles and purrs, and who makes us fall in love at inopportune times with inappropriate persons. Wild Woman gets bored at work, and need a place where they feel grounded. Budapest encourages women to create an unobtrusive "power spot" with tiny stones, perhaps a bird's nest, or other precious tiny things where the Wild Woman will feel at home-in other words, creating a tiny bit of beauty and tranquility in one's workplace.One aspect of "Goddess in the Office" that I particularly appreciated is the extent to which Budapest put me in tune with the energy of each day. I do find that I have a hard time focusing on work when I come in on Mondays, that I do get down to business on Tuesdays, that by Wednesday I'm looking to what I need to do next week, etc. Becoming aware of these energies helps to address the particular challenges that they pose.The chapters in "Goddess in the Office" are organized by the seven days of the week. Budapest begins each chapter by focusing on the day's energy, contemplating on the meaning behind the day's name (for instance, Moonsday has dreamy, introspective connotations), and the goddess associated with that day. (Continuing with the moon theme, Monday's Goddess is Artemis.) After exploring the symbolic meaning of the day, Budapest then suggests scents, gems, and colors to express the day's energy. I particularly liked her suggesting various colors, depending on the energy that would be needed on a particular day. Each chapter also includes a handful of work-related spells (which don't need to be done on a particular day) and ends meditation exercise (to be done at home) for connecting with one's Wild Woman. Budapest acknowledges the importance that weekends play in achieving balance in our work lives. While the Saturday and Sunday chapters seem lighter than the workday chapters, they do provide some good ideas for renewing one's energy and getting ready for the next week. The spells in "Goddess in the Office" are the only one's I've found that specifically address the kinds of challenges that arise at work. Budapest includes spells for computer problems, giving a speech, blessing a project, protecting against sexual harassment, etc. You can follow her suggestions discretely with easily accessible supplies. For instance, the spell for purifying the office involves soaking lemon verbena or a pinch of sea

If Wicca touches your soul and visualizations are helpful in changing your inner harmony, if you want to get in touch with your inner Wild Woman instead of your inner child, if you seek empowerment from within and ways to achieve it, if you are seeking spells that will help you with the problems you encounter in the modern office, then this is the book for you. Filled with a sense of empowerment and whimsy, this book will inspire and amuse at the same time. Each chapter covers a day of the week and provides advice on the energy of the day, colors and fragrances to wear and surround yourself with, crystals, stones, and herbs to have with you, and a special Goddess for each day and its energy. Included throughout the book are spells to promote cooperation and solidarity, protect or recover property, receive raises or promotions, promote or prevent office romance, ward off sexual harrassment, and for many other common office situations. Although written for women, this will be enjoyed by any male who seeks harmony with the Goddess and her energies in his life.

When I first saw this book, I thought "Oh dear, Z's trying to appeal to the mass market by being cute." But I bought it anyway, if only because Z wrote it and I love her work. With trepidation, I opened the book and started to read. It took mere seconds for that trepidation to evaporate as I realized I was holding in my hands the best practical Witchcraft book I'd ever seen. Every tiny page is packed with useful spells, color ideas, and general all-around advice for getting through the work day with your sanity and soul intact. It also doesn't waste space giving yet another long Witchcraft 101 lecture, which is something I highly appreciated.If you're a woman and you have a dreary office job, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of this book.

A breezy, yet detailed book on making your workplace goddess friendly and dealing with everyday, mundane reality in magical ways.

One of the freshest, to-the-point books loaded with use-this-minute ideas. You'll increase your power & confidence in business (and everyday) settings, from an earth-based viewpoint. Brilliant. Delightful from the first page. Cover art makes me smile. What more can I say? Highly recommended! If you gently smiled at "Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life," this one will make you chuckle out loud... and then you'll try some of this stuff and be amazed.