{"product_id":"the-mind-of-plants-john-c-ryan-9780907791874","title":"The Mind of Plants: Narratives of Vegetal Intelligence","description":"Explorations of plant consciousness and human interactions with the natural world.\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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, Patr?acute;cia 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 Jos馥acute; Mar? Pout.\u003cbr\u003eRecent 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.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0907791875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780907791874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Synergetic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.40w x 1.30d","brand":"John C. Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052376060159,"sku":"9780907791874","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38144f76-1137-4947-b5f4-5204cb155918.jpg?v=1685018454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mind-of-plants-john-c-ryan-9780907791874","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}