Unshod with D. Firth Griffith

Daniel Firth Griffith
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Conversation about relearning the kinship worldview with author, horse-drawn woodwright, and renowned storyteller, D. Firth Griffith. Unshod is a podcast and community that believes to rebel, we must pause, that we live with Earth as Earthlings, that we must approach creativity, curiosity, and compassion in conversation.… but we must approach this ground UNSHOD. This has nothing to do with "saving the world." It has everything to do with leaving the right kind of tracts in the mud.

  1. Farming With Moon Magik, The Cunning Farmer Episode 5

    3d ago

    Farming With Moon Magik, The Cunning Farmer Episode 5

    In this fifth episode of The Cunning Farmer, Todd Elliott and I tromp-on through Chapter 5 (Moon Work) of his pivotal book, The Cunning Farmer: Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore, discussing Lunar magic, Moon phases and Mansions, the worldview necessary to hold this, and how to integrate the Lunar Calendar into your agricultural practices. ... Learn more about our new podcast: The Language of Irish Mythology Podcast. Join the Unshod Substack (for free) and commune with us!  Purchase The Cunning Farmer HERE. Learn more about Daniel’s work HERE. The Cunning Farmer 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 abundanceExamines Moon work, plant magic, forest deities, Earth energies, weather magic, the cosmology of ritual, and how to work with land spiritsDiscusses 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 ReikiMagic 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.

    46 min
  2. Farming with The Moon, The Cunning Farmer Episode 4

    Apr 30

    Farming with The Moon, The Cunning Farmer Episode 4

    In this fourth episode of The Cunning Farmer, Todd Elliott and I tromp-on through Chapter 4 (The Moon, Mistress of Magic) of his pivotal book, The Cunning Farmer: Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore, discussing Lunar magic, Moon phases and Mansions, and how to integrate the Lunar Calendar into your agricultural practices. Learn more about our new podcast: The Language of Irish Mythology Podcast. Join the Unshod Substack (for free) and commune with us!  Purchase The Cunning Farmer HERE. Learn more about Daniel’s work HERE. Books Mentioned: The Complete Picatrix 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley Mansions of the Moon On the Heavenly Spheres Todd's Moon Signs Substack 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 abundanceExamines Moon work, plant magic, forest deities, Earth energies, weather magic, the cosmology of ritual, and how to work with land spiritsDiscusses 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 ReikiMagic 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.

    1h 29m

  3. Apr 24

    The Worldview of Agrarian Magic, The Cunning Farmer Episode 3

    In this third episode of The Cunning Farmer, Todd Elliott and I tromp-on through Chapter 3 (First Principles of a Magical Worldview) of his pivotal book, The Cunning Farmer: Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore, diving first into the idea of a living layered cosmos and then progressing into the notions of Platonic and Hermetic systems of astrology as both a spiritual avenue and practical farming system.  Pre-Order The Way of Salmon Moon HERE. Join the Unshod Substack (for free) and commune with us!  Purchase The Cunning Farmer HERE. Learn more about Daniel’s work HERE.

    1h 30m
  4. Farming with Cosmic Vitality and Sacredness, The Cunning Farmer Episode 2

    Apr 6

    Farming with Cosmic Vitality and Sacredness, The Cunning Farmer Episode 2

    In this second episode of The Cunning Farmer, Todd Elliott and I tromp-on through Chapter 2 of his pivotal book and masterpiece, The Cunning Farmer: Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore, diving first into the idea of Sacred Geography and Sacred Spaces and then progressing into the concept of Cosmic Vitality and inter-world spirit-laces in both symbology and practice. Join the Unshod Substack (for free) and commune with us!  Purchase The Cunning Farmer HERE. Learn more about Daniel’s work HERE. Episodes or Articles mentioned in the podcast God Is Red with Taylor Keen Episode 1 The Great Animal Master article by Todd Elliott

    1h 13m
  5. Farming with Magik and Mythology, The Cunning Farmer Episode 1

    Mar 17

    Farming with Magik and Mythology, The Cunning Farmer Episode 1

    In this first episode of The Cunning Farmer, Todd Elliott and I begin our walk-through of his pivotal book and masterpiece, The Cunning Farmer: Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore, diving first into the cross-pollination of myth and magik in view of the general human practice of agriculture. We also talk about ancient languages and how the study of language helps us understand the layers of colonialism and the truths hidden yet in our memory and marrow. Purchase The Cunning Farmer HERE. Learn more about Daniel’s work HERE. Note: in this episode, I say the name of the Biblical Eve is chara, but that is not true. It is chava and the version in the podcast is a simple mispeak. I apologize. Chara is the lenition of cara, the Irish word for friend.

    1h 39m
  6. Mitakuye Oyasin: We Are All Related

    Feb 12

    Mitakuye Oyasin: We Are All Related

    In this episode of God Is Red, Taylor Keen (Omaha / Cherokee) and I discuss Ehanamani’s great masterpiece, Mitakuye Oyasin: We are All Related, diving into the pre-colonial / Indigenous worldview of relationship—from balance to harmony to language to the lace weaving us the stars (cosmology and astronomy). Join in! Learn more about Taylor’s work HERE. Learn more about Daniel’s work HERE. Join in relationship with us and become a PAID subscriber HERE. Trigger warning—this conversation has the potential to make you mad. It also has the potential to wake you up. It carries great medicine, if you let it. If you are uninterested in such an affair, move on. If you are open and your heart is willing to see the many-selves dancing about, take a gander.

    1h 7m
  7. As Above So Below: Indigenous Astronomy And The Meaning Of America’s Ancient Mounds

    Jan 31

    As Above So Below: Indigenous Astronomy And The Meaning Of America’s Ancient Mounds

    In this episode of God Is Red, we walk through Taylor Keen's (Omaha / Cherokee) book, Rediscovering Turtle Island: Chapter 8, Indigenous Archeoastronomy! Taylor's words show how sacred geometry and, at times, sacred algebra structure places like the Newark Earthworks and Serpent Mound with the Stars. This conversation also faces the reckoning: why interest in Indigenous wisdom often fades when it challenges modern agriculture, settler myths, or Jeffersonian nostalgia. We compare Old World sites like Avebury with Turtle Island’s sacred geography / mounds to dissolve the myth that life travels in only one direction. And we look ahead to Taylor’s next book on Picture Cave If you’re up to rethink “civilization,” astronomy, and what it means to be related with land and sky, jump in! Then share your take, leave a review, and subscribe so more listeners can find these stories and the living science written in earth. Listen to Chapter 1 of Rediscovering Turtle Island Learn more about Taylor's work HERE. Purchase Rediscovering Turtle Island HERE. Learn more about Daniel's work HERE.

    53 min
  8. Cohokia: The Rise and Fall of an Indigenous Empire, God is Red Episode 11

    Jan 13

    Cohokia: The Rise and Fall of an Indigenous Empire, God is Red Episode 11

    In this episode of God Is Red, we walk through Taylor Keen's (Omaha / Cherokee) book, Rediscovering Turtle Island: Chapter 7, Cohokia! A thousand years ago, a star lit the sky and a city surged beside the Mississippi. In this conversation, Taylor and Daniel go deep into Cahokia’s rapid rise, its trading web from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, and the ceremonies that surrounded the diverse languages and lineages into what can be described, perhaps, as an urban experiment. Taylor takes us through the story from Picture Cave’s ninth-century rock art to the Cohokia's rites, asking how cosmology, corn, and power shaped daily life at scale. Learn more about Taylor's work HERE. Purchase Rediscovering Turtle Island HERE. Learn more about Daniel's work HERE.

    45 min
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Conversation about relearning the kinship worldview with author, horse-drawn woodwright, and renowned storyteller, D. Firth Griffith. Unshod is a podcast and community that believes to rebel, we must pause, that we live with Earth as Earthlings, that we must approach creativity, curiosity, and compassion in conversation.… but we must approach this ground UNSHOD. This has nothing to do with "saving the world." It has everything to do with leaving the right kind of tracts in the mud.

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  • Creator
    Daniel Firth Griffith
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
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