S2 #99 / The Cunning Farmer with Todd Elliott

About this episode

Darragh Mason interviews Todd Elliott about the intersection of ceremonial magic and agriculture.

What happens when you take ceremonial magic out of the ritual room and into the fields? This week I sat down once again with Todd Elliott, author of the newly released The Cunning Farmer: Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore , to explore the rich intersection of esoteric tradition and working the land. Todd shares his journey from urban life to farming in Kentucky, where over nearly three decades he has woven together Western ceremonial magic, astrology, animism, and shamanic practice into a living, breathing spiritual path rooted in the soil. Drawing on the cunning folk of 17th-century Britain, the folklore collected by James Frazer and Alexander Carmichael, and the philosophical traditions of Hermeticism and Neoplatonism, Todd has developed a uniquely eclectic approach to land-based magic that is both historically grounded and deeply personal. Together we dig into how astrology and magic actually work , the role of spirits and consciousness in the natural world, and why restoring a sense of the sacred to agriculture matters more than ever. Todd also shares stories of ancient Adena mounds and Paleo-Indian arrowheads found on his own land, and reflects on what it…

People in this episode

Host: Darragh Mason

Guest: Todd Elliott

Topics covered

• ceremonial magic
• agriculture
• folklore
• spirituality
• esoteric traditions
• land-based magic

Keywords

• ceremonial magic
• agriculture
• spirituality
• folklore
• astrology
• animism
• shamanic practice

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Cunning Farmer

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