The Cunning Farmer : Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore

Elliott, Todd/ Greer, John Michael (FRW)

Inner Traditions Bear and Company（2026/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 512 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9798888501313

Full 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—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.

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