The Mind of Plants
John C. Ryan
Explorations of plant consciousness and human interactions with the natural world.
From apples to ayahuasca, coffee to kurrajong, passionflower to peyote, plants are conscious beings. How they interact with each other, with humanity and with the world at large has long been studied by researchers, scientists and spiritual teachers and seekers. The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence brings together works from all these disciplines and more in a collection of essays that highlights what we know and what we intuit about botanical life.
The Mind of Plants, featuring a foreword by Dennis McKenna, is a collection of short essays, narratives and poetry on plants and their interaction with humans. Contributors include Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the New York Times’ best seller Braiding Sweetgrass, Jeremy Narby, John Kinsella, Luis Eduardo Luna, Megan Kaminski and dozens more. The book’s editors, John C. Ryan, Patrícia Vieira and Monica Gagliano – each of whom also contributed works to the collection – weave together essays, personal reflections and poems paired with intricate illustrations by José María Pout.
Recent scientific research in the field of plant cognition highlights the capacity of botanical life to discern between options and learn from prior experiences or, in other words, to think. The Mind of Plants includes texts that interpret this concept broadly. As Mckenna writes in his foreword, “What the reader will find here, expressed in poetry and prose, are stories that are infused with cherished memories and inspired celebrations of unique relationships with a group of organisms that are alien and unlike us in every way, yet touch human lives in myriad ways.”
Duration - 12h 21m.
Author - John C. Ryan.
Narrator - Senn Annis.
Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
Explorations of plant consciousness and human interactions with the natural world. From apples to ayahuasca, coffee to kurrajong, passionflower to peyote, plants are conscious beings. How they interact with each other, with humanity and with the world at large has long been studied by researchers, scientists and spiritual teachers and seekers. The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence brings together works from all these disciplines and more in a collection of essays that highlights what we know and what we intuit about botanical life. The Mind of Plants, featuring a foreword by Dennis McKenna, is a collection of short essays, narratives and poetry on plants and their interaction with humans. Contributors include Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the New York Times’ best seller Braiding Sweetgrass, Jeremy Narby, John Kinsella, Luis Eduardo Luna, Megan Kaminski and dozens more. The book’s editors, John C. Ryan, Patrícia Vieira and Monica Gagliano – each of whom also contributed works to the collection – weave together essays, personal reflections and poems paired with intricate illustrations by José María Pout. Recent scientific research in the field of plant cognition highlights the capacity of botanical life to discern between options and learn from prior experiences or, in other words, to think. The Mind of Plants includes texts that interpret this concept broadly. As Mckenna writes in his foreword, “What the reader will find here, expressed in poetry and prose, are stories that are infused with cherished memories and inspired celebrations of unique relationships with a group of organisms that are alien and unlike us in every way, yet touch human lives in myriad ways.” Duration - 12h 21m. Author - John C. Ryan. Narrator - Senn Annis. Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:19:54
Foreword
Duration:10:17:16
Introduction
Duration:30:12:08
Chapter 1
Duration:16:51:17
Chapter 2
Duration:22:40:07
Poem 1
Duration:02:23:58
Chapter 3
Duration:26:03:40
Chapter 4
Duration:26:14:07
Poem 2
Duration:04:43:43
Poem 3
Duration:00:45:37
Chapter 5
Duration:23:45:21
Chapter 6
Duration:21:47:00
Chapter 7
Duration:20:53:58
Chapter 8
Duration:24:02:05
Chapter 9
Duration:21:18:17
Chapter 10
Duration:21:08:31
Poem 4
Duration:01:05:53
Chapter 11
Duration:24:56:49
Chapter 12
Duration:20:53:32
Chapter 13
Duration:16:59:47
Chapter 14
Duration:21:02:33
Chapter 15
Duration:22:15:56
Chapter 16
Duration:16:54:15
Chapter 17
Duration:14:39:51
Chapter 18
Duration:17:22:03
Poem 5
Duration:12:51:03
Chapter 19
Duration:21:52:08
Chapter 20
Duration:28:34:52
Poem 6
Duration:03:18:16
Chapter 21
Duration:24:06:42
Chapter 22
Duration:16:50:40
Poem 7
Duration:09:07:43
Chapter 23
Duration:31:06:50
Chapter 24
Duration:29:33:27
Chapter 25
Duration:20:13:08
Chapter 26
Duration:16:24:18
Poem 8
Duration:01:19:36
Chapter 27
Duration:13:54:08
Chapter 28
Duration:20:02:40
Chapter 29
Duration:20:48:33
Chapter 30
Duration:30:30:29
Poem 9
Duration:02:37:42
Chapter 31
Duration:19:33:42
Poem 10
Duration:02:34:49
Chapter 32
Duration:21:44:36
Chapter 33
Duration:16:28:14
Poem 11
Duration:00:55:20
Chapter 34
Duration:16:49:30
Chapter 35
Duration:21:31:08
Chapter 36
Duration:22:17:51
Poem 12
Duration:00:53:43
Chapter 37
Duration:20:08:49
Chapter 38
Duration:23:28:55
Poem 13
Duration:01:37:36
Chapter 39
Duration:25:50:04
Chapter 40
Duration:17:48:25
Poem 14
Duration:03:48:38