Quantum Perception And The Recognition Of Plant Consciousness
(Many long years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Cleve Backster, scientist and author of “The Secret Life of Plants”. Cleve was a fascinating gentleman and shared some of his in-depth research on the use of lie detectors with plants. Specifically, to determine the legitimacy of suspects testimony to the FBI in a murder investigation.
Cleve extended his discussion to talks of eggs, and human cells and so forth in relation to the lie detectors capacity to sense sentiency.
Fast forward a number of years and we are taken over in the consciousness field by the explosion of interest in all things quantum. I do not intend to go over that here, but direct you to this article where Joseph Gallwitz discusses the two fields as they cross over each others paths. It is a worthy discussion and one that begs us to really choose our reality carefully. As you will note through a cursory reading of the article, consciousness truly is all pervading and we have very little awareness of that lone and determining fact, and how in the end it greatly influences the outcomes of our life. Enjoy. Nigel)
Joseph S. Gallwitz, Contributor Waking Times
A tree falls in the forest. If no one is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?
Many reductionist scientists, and most open-minded scientists, will say yes, due to the propagation of sound waves. Some quantum researcher may argue that it does not, as the tree and forest do not really exist as such, unless it is observed to exist by conscious beings, like us, that may directly influence the reality around us.
Perhaps both views are off, and when the tree falls it makes sound and produces resonances throughout the forest, and beyond. Not because a human is observing the event, or even due to the propagation of sound waves, but rather due to the cognizance and awareness of the abundant other lifeforms already in the forest that share that consensual reality. The trees themselves are there to observe and support the reality of the event, as well as the microbes in the ground that it shakes, the larger creatures that make their homes there, ad infinitum through to the cosmos as a whole down to the very vibrational “strings” that make up all reality.
I would argue that, even though we do not fully recognize it ourselves as of yet, that all things have an interconnectedness, and cognizance of their own existence, and thus a direct influence and interaction with the consensual reality of the cosmos at large. They know they are alive and participating in observing the universe.
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