Destiny: Todd Elliott, The Cunning Farmer

Summary

This podcast explores the ancient relationship between farming and magic, showing how nature-based practices can enhance gardening and agricultural abundance. Expert Todd Elliott discusses various folk magic traditions, rituals, and the spiritual connection between humans and the land. Listeners will learn to harness Earth energies and work with land spirits to deepen their connection with nature.

Key takeaways

• 1Todd Elliott: Farmer, earth worker, Reiki master, and Druid, focuses on the integration of magic into farming.
• 2Examines Moon work and how it impacts agricultural practices.
• 3Discusses the role of forest deities and Earth energies in crop success and environmental health.
• 4Explores folk magic traditions including alchemy, Kabbalah, and shamanism as tools for modern farming.
• 5Rewilding the imagination to re-establish a connection with nature and its spirits.

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Transcript excerpt

Welcome to Destiny. Now here's your host, Cliff Dunning. Hey, how you doing. Welcome to Destiny. This is Cliff your host. You know, we're into summer now and it's getting warmer. It hasn't gotten hot already, and I enjoy the summer. And I used to grow cannabis quite frequently, and I think I've mentioned recently that I stopped growing, and I kind of miss it because there's a phase in the growth of a cannabis plant where the flower is odor o differous and and it's a pungent smell that I really like. And the problem with that, though, is if you have a lot of plants, everybody, all your neighbors smell. And I had a neighbor up the street, or I should say, up the hill, I want a prevate road, and he and his wife she liked it. He didn't, so I, you know, i'd had to tell him to bear with it for a bit, I'd be done. And that's that's in the back of my mind. That may have been one of the reasons I stopped growing. The other reason is that, you know, you got to keep an eye on your plants. Like any other plant, it's important to you know, cultivate, gotta water, gotta add some fertilizer and trim and so forth and so on. But I was always very generous. I think on average, I grew about for I think the most, I grew six plants. And I'm not a big consumer. I mean, I enjoy flower occasionally, but I'm hyper sensitive. And what I found is that the growers in northern California are so good that you can go down to a dispensary and just buy a joint or loose flour, or if you're into it, gummies. ...

Excerpt from Earth Ancients, Jun 24, 2026. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.