The Cunning Farmer
Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore
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Product details:
- Publisher Inner Traditions
- Date of Publication 23 April 2026
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9798888501313
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages512 pages
- Size 279x215x30 mm
- Weight 1875 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Full-color throughout 700
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Short description:
A guide to restoring the ancient relationship between farming and magic
MoreLong description:
A guide to restoring the ancient relationship between farming and magic
• Explores how to reconnect with nature and use practical, nature-based magic for gardening and farming, fertility, and abundance
• Examines Moon work, plant magic, forest deities, Earth energies, weather magic, the cosmology of ritual, and how to work with land spirits
• Discusses folk magic traditions of North America and Western Europe, including the grimoire tradition, Western esotericism, alchemy, Kabbalah, and shamanism as well as Taoist principles and Reiki
Magic and farming, in the minds of ancient people, were not separate realms of life, but both were woven inextricably into the way people lived. Through libations, prayers, hymns, dances, sacrifices, and rituals, ancient farmers connected to the sacred forces, the gods, nature spirits, and ancestors to make the crops grow, keep the herds healthy, the weather favorable, and release energies of fertility. These rural farmer priests and priestesses of the ancient past are the spiritual ancestors of today’s cunning farmers.
This book explores folk magic traditions of North America and Western Europe, including the grimoire tradition and the practices of witches and cunning folk for increased fertility. Todd draws on Western esotericism, Taoist principles, alchemy, Kabbalah, Reiki, and shamanism to show how to use practical, nature-based magic, just like our ancestors, for more abundant gardening and farming. He shows how to work with land spirits, including meeting the place spirit of your land&&&8212;the genius loci. He also explores working with Earth and Moon energies, plant magic and forest deities, and ritual. Learn how to deepen your connection to elemental and celestial forces and explore the idea of rewilding the imagination to enhance your relationship with nature and the spirits that call it home.
This book is not just a guide to farming, but to forging a relationship with the living land. It shows that we are surrounded by spiritual powers and, with their help, we can re-enchant and reconnect with the land that gives us life.
“Prayers, rituals, and supplications have long accompanied agriculture, and I’ve never seen a more thorough treatise on the subject than The Cunning Farmer. In this well-researched volume, Todd Elliott takes us on an esoteric journey from ancient history through various ages and cultures, examining the ways farmers appease their gods, spirits, and deities. The illustrations alone deserve a detailed browse, but most fascinating to me is how Todd has integrated decades of folklore research into his own practices on an organic farm in Northern Kentucky.”
Table of Contents:
Foreword by John Michael Greer
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Entering the World of the Cunning Farmer
PART ONE
INTRODUCING FARMING MAGIC
1 Consulting the Genius of the Place
2 Land Spirits and Sacred Space
A Pilgrimage to Some of the Earthworks of Southern Ohio
3 First Principles of a Magical Worldview
PART TWO
FARMING MAGIC PRACTICES
4 The Moon, Mistress of Magic
Understanding Lunar Energies
5 Moon Work
Using the Power of the Moon for Magic and Planting
6 Weather Magic
Using Magic to Influence Storms, Wind, and Rain
7 Reiki and Energy Transfer
Applying the Eye of the Master to Promote the
Well-Being of Animals and Plants
PART THREE
THE DIVINE AND EARTHLY REALMS
Understanding the Cosmological Structure
Underpinning Agrarian Magic
8 The Cosmology of Ritual
9 Theurgy
The Magic of the Supercelestial Realm
10 Astrological Magic
The Magic of the Celestial Realm
11 Earth Magic
12 Working with Earth Energies
13 The Magic of the Underworld
14 Practices Involving Spirits of the Underworld
PART FOUR
PLANT MAGIC AND SACRED AGRICULTURE
15 Entheogenic Plants and the Plant Path
16 Baneful Plants in Magical Practice
17 Plant Magic
18 Agricultural Magic
19 Sacred Forests and Spiritual Practices with Trees
CONCLUSION
The Cunning Farmer in Practice
Notes
Bibliography and Recommended Reading
Index
