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Summary: Into the Circle of Life
Review: The Lost Language of Plants takes the reader on a journey from our innate and ancient connection with the living Earth to our disconnection from it and the ensuing wounds. Then in a coyote sort of way, Stephen Buhner brings us full circle and shows us a way to walk once again, within the circle of life;a part of it, not apart from it. He speaks to the heart of our separation not only from the plants who are our teachers and healers, but from ourselves and each other. Reading the Lost Language of Plants I sensed an ancient and wise place deep within my psyche, maybe even within my DNA, ache for the healing that renewing our relationship with the plants can bring. The truths revealed within the pages of this book are at once compelling and painful and hopeful. This is a must read for anyone who loves the Earth, loves the plants and is not afraid to think or to feel.
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Summary: Offering a way for humanity to relearn and better understand
Review: The Lost Language Of Plants: The Ecological Importance Of Plant Medicines To Life On Earth by educator and environmentalist Stephen Harrod Buhner is a scathing expose about the abuse of modern Western medicines, and the over-saturation of antibiotics, while the conventional medical community neglect the natural healing power of plants. Offering a way for humanity to relearn and better understand the nature language of growing things, The Lost Language Of Plants is a spiritual book of reinventing one's world view to foster a better world and a testament to the need for a return to our shamanic roots and a renewed respect for, and protection of, the environmental biodiversity. The Lost Language Of Plants is strongly recommended reading for environmental activists, students of alternative medicine, and the non-specialist general reader with an interest in how the natural medicines of plant life can foster our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
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Summary: The "Silent Spring" for our times
Review: This is a book you should read, and unlike many "should" reads, this one is a real pleasure. Stephen has taken on a huge task with this book, and almost tries to cover too much ground, but he pulls it off with style and art. Once you get past the wonderful language and the perceptive viewpoint you will stumble on a scathing and accurate depiction of what mainstream medicine is doing to the environment. It is a picture that makes "Silent Spring" seem tame in comparison, and the book as a whole will lift you up out of your chair and get you moving to find answers.
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Summary: The "Silent Spring" for our times
Review: This is a book you should read, and unlike many "should" reads, this one is a real pleasure. Stephen has taken on a huge task with this book, and almost tries to cover too much ground, but he pulls it off with style and art. Once you get past the wonderful language and the perceptive viewpoint you will stumble on a scathing and accurate depiction of what mainstream medicine is doing to the environment. It is a picture that makes "Silent Spring" seem tame in comparison, and the book as a whole will lift you up out of your chair and get you moving to find answers.
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Summary: A labor of love that speaks from every page
Review: This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Thoughtful, poignant, well written, it even brought me to tears at some points. I learned so many things I didn't know, which doesn't happen for me very often, sad to say. I have a pretty good idea how destructive man has been to the environment, but there were chapters in this book that opened my eyes even further, particularly when it comes to the ripple effect of the pharmaceutical industry.
But more than that, the author discusses with due respect the indigenous history of working with plants and how dismissing that history in the name of profit, power and control serves no one.
This book is truly a labor of love that speaks from every page. I had no idea what a page-turner it would turn out to be. Consider yourself forewarned.
...geminiwalker
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Summary: Sees plants as sentient beings adjusting to the environment
Review: We are polluting the environment with pharmaceuticals developed to heal, and are losing the planet's natural healers and stabilizers in the process. In the The Lost Language Of Plants, Stephen Bohner sees plants as sentient beings adjusting to the environment: the discussion focuses on the importance of preserving plants which hold the key to healing both man and environment.
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Summary: Have The Plants Spoken?
Review: Yes they have! It is time for all the people of this world to listen to them. This book will wake you up, if you have not listend or unable to the plants. This is one of the best books that I have read.Most books that are written about plants/herbology are mostly reference books. But NOT the ones written by Stephen Harrod Buhner. Once you start you will go from cover to cover. I rate this book better than 5 stars! It is a MUST READ!!
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