The Secret Life of Plants (1973) is a book by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. The book documents controversial experiments that reveal unusual phenomena regarding plants such as plant sentience, discovered through experimentation. It goes on to discuss philosophies and progressive farming methods based on these findings.
Authors
Christopher Bird (May 11, 1928 – May 2, 1996) was a best-selling author. Christopher Bird was also author of the book The Divining Hand: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing. Peter Tompkins (April 19, 1919 in Athens, Georgia - January 23, 2007), father of author Ptolemy Tompkins, worked as a journalist, as well as an US military intelligence officer for the OSS in Italy during the Second World War
The book includes experiments on plant stimuli using a polygraph, a method which was pioneered by Cleve Backster. Parts of the book attempt to disparage science, particularly plant biology, for example by claiming science is not concerned with "what makes plants live", in order to promote its own viewpoint that plants have emotions. The authors further say the authorities are unable to accept that emotional plants "might originate in a supramaterial world of cosmic beings which, as fairies, elves, gnomes, sylphs, and a host of other creatures, were a matter of direct vision and experience to clairvoyants among the Celts and other sensitives."
Wonder created the film score by having Michael Braun, the film's producer, describe each visual image in detail, while the sound engineer, Gary Olzabal, specified the length of a passage. This information was processed to a four-track tape (with the film's sound on one of the tracks), leaving Wonder space to add his own musical accompaniment. Wonder attempted to translate the complex information of the book and film into song lyrics. "Same Old Story," for example, tries to convey the scientific findings of Jagadish Chandra Bose, who developed instruments to measure plants' response to stimuli, and the breakthroughs of African-American agriculturalist George Washington Carver.
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The Secret Life of Plants
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The Secret Life of Plants (1978) full, title song muted
Research into plant electrobiology, communication and consciousness in the 1970s
an Infinite Enterprises film ; Director: Walon Green
Producer: Michael Braun ; Screenplay: Peter Tompkins, Walon Green, Michael Braun
Based on the book "The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
Executive Producers: Burt Kleiner and Paul Kantor ; Music Composed and Performed by Stevie Wonder ; Natural History Cinematography by Ken Middleham ; Narrators: Peter Tompkins, Elizabeth Vreeland, Ruby Crystal
Title Song and "Black Orchid" sequences directed by Michael Braun
"Black Orchid" Dancer: Eartha Robinson, Choreographer: George Faison, Costume Designer: Randy Barcelo ; "Come Back As A Flower" Sung by Syreeta ; Edited by Christopher Lebenzon, Robert Lambert, Ian Masters
Peter Tompkin...
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Stevie Wonder ~ The Secret Life Of Plants
From the 1979 soundtrack "Stevie Wonder's Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants"
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The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins Book PReview Fascinating Relation Between Plants and Man
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. It explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science.
Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
"The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins - Book PReview
Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 6 Book 39
Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/46p2fTd
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The Secret Life Of Plants
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The Secret Life Of Plants · Stevie Wonder
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Associate Producer, Producer, Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer, Recording Engineer: Gary Olazabal
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Plants haven't received much respect. We mow and walk on them, burn and poison them, pick and eat them. Let's take a little time to realize how incredible a tin...
Plants haven't received much respect. We mow and walk on them, burn and poison them, pick and eat them. Let's take a little time to realize how incredible a tiny green sprout can be.
Click here for more documentaries: http://bit.ly/2gSPaf6
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Plants haven't received much respect. We mow and walk on them, burn and poison them, pick and eat them. Let's take a little time to realize how incredible a tiny green sprout can be.
Click here for more documentaries: http://bit.ly/2gSPaf6
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Research into plant electrobiology, communication and consciousness in the 1970s
an Infinite Enterprises film ; Director: Walon Green
Producer: Michael Braun ;...
Research into plant electrobiology, communication and consciousness in the 1970s
an Infinite Enterprises film ; Director: Walon Green
Producer: Michael Braun ; Screenplay: Peter Tompkins, Walon Green, Michael Braun
Based on the book "The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
Executive Producers: Burt Kleiner and Paul Kantor ; Music Composed and Performed by Stevie Wonder ; Natural History Cinematography by Ken Middleham ; Narrators: Peter Tompkins, Elizabeth Vreeland, Ruby Crystal
Title Song and "Black Orchid" sequences directed by Michael Braun
"Black Orchid" Dancer: Eartha Robinson, Choreographer: George Faison, Costume Designer: Randy Barcelo ; "Come Back As A Flower" Sung by Syreeta ; Edited by Christopher Lebenzon, Robert Lambert, Ian Masters
Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird, Elizabeth Vreeland, Jagadish Chandra Bose, George Washington Carver, Cleve Backster, Randall Fontes, Robert Swanson, Eldon Bird, Ken Hashimoto, Dogon, Sigui,Charles R. Alcock, Thomas Bellows, Tolo, L. George Lawrence, Biodynamic, Norman Goldstein, John Ashley Hamilton, Ruby Crystal, Syreeta Wright, Eartha Robinson
Suggested Reading:
Castro Valley men probe the secret life of plants
http://www.ebdir.net/enlighten/news_daily_review_1977_08_05.html
Herb 'n' Electrics: Stereofernic Orchidstra
Gives Voice to the Vegetable Kingdom
http://www.panicresearch.com/mondo-stereofern.html
The Hashimoto Experiment
https://imomus.livejournal.com/482624.html
The 1970s Plant Craze
https://hal.science/hal-03814440/document
The Intelligent Plant
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant
Research into plant electrobiology, communication and consciousness in the 1970s
an Infinite Enterprises film ; Director: Walon Green
Producer: Michael Braun ; Screenplay: Peter Tompkins, Walon Green, Michael Braun
Based on the book "The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
Executive Producers: Burt Kleiner and Paul Kantor ; Music Composed and Performed by Stevie Wonder ; Natural History Cinematography by Ken Middleham ; Narrators: Peter Tompkins, Elizabeth Vreeland, Ruby Crystal
Title Song and "Black Orchid" sequences directed by Michael Braun
"Black Orchid" Dancer: Eartha Robinson, Choreographer: George Faison, Costume Designer: Randy Barcelo ; "Come Back As A Flower" Sung by Syreeta ; Edited by Christopher Lebenzon, Robert Lambert, Ian Masters
Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird, Elizabeth Vreeland, Jagadish Chandra Bose, George Washington Carver, Cleve Backster, Randall Fontes, Robert Swanson, Eldon Bird, Ken Hashimoto, Dogon, Sigui,Charles R. Alcock, Thomas Bellows, Tolo, L. George Lawrence, Biodynamic, Norman Goldstein, John Ashley Hamilton, Ruby Crystal, Syreeta Wright, Eartha Robinson
Suggested Reading:
Castro Valley men probe the secret life of plants
http://www.ebdir.net/enlighten/news_daily_review_1977_08_05.html
Herb 'n' Electrics: Stereofernic Orchidstra
Gives Voice to the Vegetable Kingdom
http://www.panicresearch.com/mondo-stereofern.html
The Hashimoto Experiment
https://imomus.livejournal.com/482624.html
The 1970s Plant Craze
https://hal.science/hal-03814440/document
The Intelligent Plant
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. It explores plants' response to human care and nurtur...
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. It explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science.
Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
"The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins - Book PReview
Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 6 Book 39
Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/46p2fTd
GET IT. READ :)
#secret #life #plants
FIND OUT which HUMAN NEED is driving all of your behavior
http://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/
Human Needs Psychology + Emotional Intelligence + Universal Laws of Nature = MASTER OF LIFE AWARENESS
https://www.sfwalker.com/master-life-awareness
Listen to the "Master of Life Awareness" Podcast here: https://podlink.to/sfwalker
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. It explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science.
Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
"The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins - Book PReview
Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 6 Book 39
Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/46p2fTd
GET IT. READ :)
#secret #life #plants
FIND OUT which HUMAN NEED is driving all of your behavior
http://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/
Human Needs Psychology + Emotional Intelligence + Universal Laws of Nature = MASTER OF LIFE AWARENESS
https://www.sfwalker.com/master-life-awareness
Listen to the "Master of Life Awareness" Podcast here: https://podlink.to/sfwalker
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
The Secret Life Of Plants · Stevie Wonder
The Complete Stevie Wonder
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
The Secret Life Of Plants · Stevie Wonder
The Complete Stevie Wonder
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2015-10-11
Producer, Composer Lyricist: Stevie Wonder
Associate Producer, Producer, Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer, Recording Engineer: Gary Olazabal
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
The Secret Life Of Plants · Stevie Wonder
The Complete Stevie Wonder
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2015-10-11
Producer, Composer Lyricist: Stevie Wonder
Associate Producer, Producer, Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer, Recording Engineer: Gary Olazabal
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Plants haven't received much respect. We mow and walk on them, burn and poison them, pick and eat them. Let's take a little time to realize how incredible a tiny green sprout can be.
Click here for more documentaries: http://bit.ly/2gSPaf6
The Secret Life Of Plants (Nature Documentary) | Wild America | Real Wild
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/realwildschannel
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realwildchannel/
Content licensed by Monarch to Little Dot Studios.
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#RealWild #Documentary #UnusualPlants
Research into plant electrobiology, communication and consciousness in the 1970s
an Infinite Enterprises film ; Director: Walon Green
Producer: Michael Braun ; Screenplay: Peter Tompkins, Walon Green, Michael Braun
Based on the book "The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
Executive Producers: Burt Kleiner and Paul Kantor ; Music Composed and Performed by Stevie Wonder ; Natural History Cinematography by Ken Middleham ; Narrators: Peter Tompkins, Elizabeth Vreeland, Ruby Crystal
Title Song and "Black Orchid" sequences directed by Michael Braun
"Black Orchid" Dancer: Eartha Robinson, Choreographer: George Faison, Costume Designer: Randy Barcelo ; "Come Back As A Flower" Sung by Syreeta ; Edited by Christopher Lebenzon, Robert Lambert, Ian Masters
Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird, Elizabeth Vreeland, Jagadish Chandra Bose, George Washington Carver, Cleve Backster, Randall Fontes, Robert Swanson, Eldon Bird, Ken Hashimoto, Dogon, Sigui,Charles R. Alcock, Thomas Bellows, Tolo, L. George Lawrence, Biodynamic, Norman Goldstein, John Ashley Hamilton, Ruby Crystal, Syreeta Wright, Eartha Robinson
Suggested Reading:
Castro Valley men probe the secret life of plants
http://www.ebdir.net/enlighten/news_daily_review_1977_08_05.html
Herb 'n' Electrics: Stereofernic Orchidstra
Gives Voice to the Vegetable Kingdom
http://www.panicresearch.com/mondo-stereofern.html
The Hashimoto Experiment
https://imomus.livejournal.com/482624.html
The 1970s Plant Craze
https://hal.science/hal-03814440/document
The Intelligent Plant
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. It explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science.
Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
"The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins - Book PReview
Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 6 Book 39
Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/46p2fTd
GET IT. READ :)
#secret #life #plants
FIND OUT which HUMAN NEED is driving all of your behavior
http://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/
Human Needs Psychology + Emotional Intelligence + Universal Laws of Nature = MASTER OF LIFE AWARENESS
https://www.sfwalker.com/master-life-awareness
Listen to the "Master of Life Awareness" Podcast here: https://podlink.to/sfwalker
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
The Secret Life Of Plants · Stevie Wonder
The Complete Stevie Wonder
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2015-10-11
Producer, Composer Lyricist: Stevie Wonder
Associate Producer, Producer, Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer, Recording Engineer: Gary Olazabal
Auto-generated by YouTube.
The Secret Life of Plants (1973) is a book by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. The book documents controversial experiments that reveal unusual phenomena regarding plants such as plant sentience, discovered through experimentation. It goes on to discuss philosophies and progressive farming methods based on these findings.
Authors
Christopher Bird (May 11, 1928 – May 2, 1996) was a best-selling author. Christopher Bird was also author of the book The Divining Hand: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing. Peter Tompkins (April 19, 1919 in Athens, Georgia - January 23, 2007), father of author Ptolemy Tompkins, worked as a journalist, as well as an US military intelligence officer for the OSS in Italy during the Second World War
The book includes experiments on plant stimuli using a polygraph, a method which was pioneered by Cleve Backster. Parts of the book attempt to disparage science, particularly plant biology, for example by claiming science is not concerned with "what makes plants live", in order to promote its own viewpoint that plants have emotions. The authors further say the authorities are unable to accept that emotional plants "might originate in a supramaterial world of cosmic beings which, as fairies, elves, gnomes, sylphs, and a host of other creatures, were a matter of direct vision and experience to clairvoyants among the Celts and other sensitives."
Listen while I tell of a secret life Clandestine lives entwined like vines You may already know where when and how If I tell you then, it's no secret now Two sides to every story Heads and tails of the very same coin Two sides to every story Different words with identical rhyme They appear to be most commonplace They're breathing like the winners of a marathon race It's blase, casuality They are blanced like a trinity Two sides to every story Opposites from the ends of the earth Two sides to every story Who's to say what either is worth We come together Our story's told as one We come together After all is said and done Listen while I tell of a secret life Lives entwined like vines, man and wife They said it's all express solidarity When one's a crowd three's company Two sides to every story Heads and tails of the very same coin Two sides to every story