The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man

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"Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book." — John White, San Francisco Chronicle

Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants. 

The Secret Life of Plants explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Tompkins and Bird's classic book affirms the depth of humanity's relationship with nature and adds special urgency to the cause of protecting the environment that nourishes us.

What if plants are more aware, more intelligent, and more like us than we ever imagined?

  • Plant Consciousness: Go inside the labs of scientists discovering that plants react to music, demonstrate lie-detection abilities, and may even have emotions.
  • Extrasensory Perception: Follow the revolutionary experiments of Cleve Backster, who attached a polygraph to a plant and found it could seemingly read his mind.
  • The Human-Plant Connection: Learn how plants respond to human care, nurturing, and even focused thought, affirming a deep and mysterious relationship with mankind.
  • Pioneering Discoveries: Uncover a hidden history of research into electroculture, plant intelligence, and the psychic universe of the vegetal kingdom, from the groundbreaking work of Jagadis Chandra Bose to modern-day revelations.
"Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book." — John White, San Francisco Chronicle Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary a...

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17 reviews
Maggi Carstairs (Ladymaggic)
April 7, 2023
I found this book fascinating. ..full of information and alive. I read it many years ago and reading it again was inspiring. ..I love my plants. ..
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Ann Lihl
August 26, 2025
Fascinating book! I loved it!
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Nick Lark
September 22, 2020
exceptional
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About the author

Peter Tompkins was an American journalist, World War II spy, and bestselling author. His best known and most influential books include The Secret Life of Plants, Secrets of the Great Pyramid, and Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids. He is the father of author Ptolemy Tompkins.

Christopher Bird was a writer best known for his books The Secret Life of Plants and The Divining Hand: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing. He served in the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1950s. Fluent in French and Russian, Mr. Bird was an editor of the Gallatin Annual of International Business and a correspondent for Time magazine in Yugoslavia.

Peter Tompkins was an American journalist, World War II spy, and bestselling author. His best known and most influential books include The Secret Life of Plants, Secrets of the Great Pyramid, and Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids. He is the father of author Ptolemy Tompkins. Christopher Bird was ...

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