Ep. 225: The Cunning Farmer with Todd Elliot
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Todd Elliot, discussing his unique approach to farming and the integration of esoteric practices.
Today the Plant Cunning Podcast features farmer, and magician Todd Elliot, author of The Cunning Farmer . In the interview, Elliot describes his path from nature-loving childhood in Philadelphia to homesteading and CSA vegetable farming in Kentucky, his interest in ethnobotany and plants like datura, and key influences in farming and esoteric practice. He explains his eclectic “cunning” approach, combining ancestors/underworld, land and nature spirits, celestial/astrological forces, and angelic magic, plus reiki-based energy healing for crops. We discuss lunar timing versus weather realities, agricultural talismans, offerings to land spirits, animal signs, the state of industrial agriculture, and where to find Elliot’s website and Substack. 00:00 Show and Book Updates 01:23 Meet Todd Elliot 02:48 Todd’s Plant Path Origins 05:11 Datura and Entheogenic Plants 09:09 Teachers and Influences 12:07 Cunning Farmer Identity 14:09 Land Spirits Awakening 18:28 Sacred Farming and Ritual 23:35 Corn Reverence and Monoculture 30:58 Worldview and Four Realms 33:44 Land Trauma and Ancestors 38:46 Reiki for Crops 42:47 Reiki for Seedlings 43:04 Moon Timing for Planting 43:43 Weather Versus…
People in this episode
Host: Plant Cunning Podcast
Guest: Todd Elliot
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Cunning Farmer
Places: Philadelphia, Kentucky
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