The Garden as Talisman: Astrology, Magic, & The Zodiac Garden Guide with Isaac Hill from Coffee & Divination

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The Garden as Talisman: Astrology, Magic, & The Zodiac Garden Guide with Isaac Hill

1 hour 12 minutes Posted Jul 20, 2026 at 9:00 am.

Opening clip: reading the signs of the garden

Welcome to Coffee and Divination

Introducing Isaac Hill

Plant Cunning Conference announcement

Welcoming Isaac back to the show

Isaac’s path from tarot and music into astrology

Tropical and sidereal astrology explained

The origin of The Zodiac Garden Guide

Permaculture

What makes a garden magical?

The zodiac garden as a formal garden and talisman

Astrology as relationship, not memorized lists

Culpeper, plant correspondences, and astrological herbalism

Magical virtues, Mars plants, Venus plants, and protection

What happens when traditional correspondences disagree?

Balsam fir, planetary rulership, and planting elections

Native plants and North American folk practice

Lunar timing and planting by the signs

Biodynamic calendars and sidereal timing

Nakshatras and Vedic lunar mansions

Happy moons, afflicted moons, and choosing the right work

Omens, electional astrology, and “good enough” timing

Listening to the garden when something isn’t working

Yellow leaves, pH, and practical divination

Permaculture design, art, and feeling into place

What Isaac hopes readers take from the book

The Plant Cunning Conference

Magical systems as languages

Where to find Isaac

Closing thoughts

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by Isaac Hill — occultist, astrologer, musician, gardener, and co-host of the always-fascinating Plant Cunning Podcast. Isaac lives on an herb farm in Central New York State with his wife, AC, and together they have interviewed some of the most important herbalists, occultists, astrologers, and permaculturists working today. He is also the author of The Heathen Golden Dawn and his new book, The Zodiac Garden Guide, which we discuss in this episode....

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