{"id":2141,"date":"2026-01-14T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:00:32","slug":"the-goddess-casts-the-runes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/the-goddess-casts-the-runes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Goddess Casts the Runes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Anu Dudley\u2019s book \u201cThe Goddess Casts the Runes: Divination &amp; Wisdom of the Earth Mother\u201d, she askes the question, \u201cDo the runes need to be all about Odin?\u201d And I love that for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/goddess-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" width=\"216\" height=\"324\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Goddess Casts the Runes\u201d explores the runes from an eco-feminist perspective, pulling away from Odin and the male-oriented ideologies and diving into pre-Nordic Mother Goddess lore. Dudley explores reading the runes from an Earth-based perspective, aligning with the feminine, such as the Triple Goddess. This book provides a whole new look at the creation of the Elder Futhark and offers new approaches for using them in divination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Goddess Casts the Runes\u201d by Anu Dudley gives the runes an eco-feminist reboot and provides the tools to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innertraditions.com\/the-goddess-casts-the-runes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/24031\/9781644117262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your own copy here.<\/a> (This is an affiliate link to my Bookshop, which supports independent bookstores throughout the United States. If you use this link to purchase the book, I will make a small commission at no additional cost to you.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you enjoy The Magical Buffet? Considering supporting The Magical Buffet on Patreon! For only $5 a month you\u2019ll receive monthly tarot\/oracle forecasts, classes, and behind the scenes updates! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/magicalbuffet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/magicalbuffet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A past due book review about a past due revamp of the runes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[10,22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2145,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions\/2145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}