Real Food for Life

Every day in the past few weeks I leave my home and walk down into the creek valley to 'talk' with the plants.  I'm doing this because I just read a fascinating book called "The Secret Teachings of Plants' by Stephen Buhner.

You may have read or heard of a book, now decades old called "the Secret Lives of Plants".  The book verified that; yes plants do respond better when you are happy or 'talk' to them' or play them classical music instead of hard rock.  It tended to be entertaining and  anecdotal.  This new book by Buhner is much more elegant, much more scientific,  rigorous and much more practical.  In the end, it actually it teaches you how to relate to plants in a step by step fashion.

When I started reading the book; I kept wondering why Buhner even mentioned plants in the title. The first half of the book hardly mentions plants at all.  It dealt almost exclusively with the human body, how it works and how it interacts with the environment. The revealing point is that the body is much more intricate and subtle than most people imagine. Buhner proves most convincingly that the heart is not just a mechanical pump to move blood around – but an organ of intelligence and cognition rivaling the brain. 

Recent discoveries in neuroscience have proven that over 50% of the heart is composed of neural cells. The heart is in fact a 'brain' in its own right. We just need to function more from the heart rather than the head. Research has shown that doing so is very healthy for the body, mind and emotions. All ancient and indigenous peoples insist that their knowledge of plants and plant medicines comes from the plants themselves through heart centered perceptions. Less well known is that many of the foods we now enjoy were developed  by people who worked in this manner.

Luther Burbank for example, developed 800 new species of modern plants, including the Burbank potatoes which McDonalds now uses in its French fries. The "Secret Teachings of Plants" suggests that it is natural and normal to work in this way and that anyone can do so.

Can we all talk to plants?  We will see.  I've just started.  I walk down to the creek valley because there are some very old, very big trees there.  Plants of course don't speak English, so you can't discuss who's winning American Idol, or the most recent elections.  Even if they could – they wouldn't be interested in these things. It's more like listening to music.

Anyway I recommend this book, even if you just read the first half and don't want a new 'relationship'  My copy was priced at $25.95 and took a LONG time to get but you can get it from Amazon.ca for $17.48.  I have included a link. Secret Teachings Of Plants

I'm interested in other people's success with this.  I plan to teach some of the beginning exercises in our upcoming Radiant Energy and Healthy Slimness Course.  It won't have that title by the way, and as I said before, we will strictly limit the number of participants.  If that won't work out you can get your copy of our last course at this link. Radiant Energy Course Please share this post with anyone you feel may benefit.

From the new Plant Whisperer, Randy

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