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 Relationships are about you and the plants November 7, 2009
F. Carter (Akron, Ohio)
I am highly impressed by Cowan's approach to this topic. Instead of giving you impersonal information about plants and animals, his approach is to encourage the reader to develop direct connections with the plants. This is not easily done for several reasons, but Cowan makes it more accessible to people.
I think the most important part of his work is how he helps the reader understand that having a relationship with a plant is more than picking it, eating it, and waiting for it to fix you.
If you need someone to tell you how you relate to plants or animals, look up someone encyclopedic like Ted Andrews. Cowan's approach is much older and more personal. He won't do the thinking for you, but becuase of that you will actually have the opportunity to develop a connection with plants instead of an object/user relationship.
Plant Spirit Medicine August 28, 2009
Alan J. Mooers
I read, and was deeply touched by the author's intelligent, knowledgeable and truthful writing. Elliot Cowan is one of those treasures you'd love to spend an afternoon with, or be a life-long friend. People should read this book.
Heather Preston
author "Tree Spirits: Tales and Encounters"
Marking the end of arrogance August 20, 2009
John Zay (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To think that the very source of our the bodies we have, the senses we perceive with and all the materials we use didn't design us with a means of communication with them is an arrogant presumption(plant life that is). Natives have known for many many years how to communicate with the co-creators of our world. In these times of crumbling paradigms it might be time for the people of this country to learn from the ancient traditions of the natives who inhabited it for so many years before. Eliot Cowan does an incredible of bridging that gap and sharing his experience of an ever changing communication method.
This Book Is Awesome! March 31, 2009
Bernadette Wulf
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As I read this book I kept getting goose bumps as the author told story after story of plant spirits healing various maladies. It made me want to go out and commune with the nearest plant! You'll find everything you need to get started on your plant spirit healing journey, but it will take the rest of your life to fully understand it, if ever. The author clearly comes from deep knowledge and experience of ancient healing secrets that are all but lost in the modern world.
Between this book and "The Secret Life of Plants" by Christopher Bird, I'll never think of plants the same way again. They are indeed sentient beings and we can develop a profound relationship with them, a relationship that can bring us healing at a very deep level. Even if you are not interested in the healing aspect, this book will shift your reality. It is well written, entertaining, and powerful.
From the Plant Spirits May 29, 2008
Roger J. Wyer (Gilbert, AZ)
This is simply a beautiful book. Much good work has been done to help connect people and plants and we delight in that. Eliot looks beyond the physical plant you see and gifts you with the feeling of connection with Plant Spirits. Thank you Eliot. Many who read this book with an open heart will come through the door you have opened. We are ready to help - ready to heal.
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