Mind of Plants
The book The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence edited by John C. Ryan, Patrícia Vieira and Monica Gagliano investigates 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 book 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. In this session the editors explain their inspirations and objectives in compiling the book.