The Secret Life of Nature: Living in Harmony with the Hidden World of Nature Spirits from Fairies to Qua
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 1997
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The follow up to the best-selling The Secret Life of Plants, The Secret Life of Nature is an astonishing account of the role of spiritualists and scientists in revealing the hidden mysteries of the physical world: fairies, spirits and gnomes. Drawing on recent scientific research, as well as accounts by clairvoyants and naturalists, Peter Tompkins unveils the hitherto unproved sources of energy that power our planet. Bringing together the beliefs and discoveries of the New Science and the New Age, The Secret Life of Nature radically transforms how readers perceive and treat the natural world around them.
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- Title
- The Secret Life of Nature: Living in Harmony with the Hidden World of Nature Spirits from Fairies to Qua
- Author
- Peter Tompkins
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0062508474
- ISBN 13
- 9780062508478
A century ago theosophists using yogic powers accurately described the subatomic composition of all the known chemical elements (and several as yet undiscovered by science) down to the level of quarks and beyond, descriptions since validated by nuclear physicists. Why not, argues Tompkins, give credence to the minute descriptions of the world of nature spirits provided by the same theosophists and anthropologists down to details of their habits and essential functions, and upward through the spiritual hierarchies from which they derive?
"Walking through the woods I do not see spirits, but I sense them all around." According to Tompkins, they develop the growth in plants, assist in the rhythms of nature, and are intermediaries between humans and the world we live in. Assuming that the actions of these beings are fundamental to natural laws, Tompkins says it should be possible to "integrate [our] efforts with theirs and to lead this planet back to its proper state as a Garden of Eden, thriving and healthy." But time, he reminds us, is running out - the loss of natural ecosystems and the extinction of plant and animal species around the world is approaching catastrophic levels. Concerned ultimately with both the condition of the planet and the state of the human soul, Tompkins prescribes a cure: to develop our innate perceptions, become conscious of these spirits, and cooperate with them to heal the earth, restore nature, and rediscover ourselves.
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Praise for The Secret Life of Plants
‘Almost incredible... bristles with plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore.’
Newsweek
‘Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book.’
San Francisco Chronicle
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