Did You Know Plants Read Your Mind?
In the 1960's, Cleve Backster
discovered that plants could sense his thoughts and emotions. The
"Backster Effect" was born. Scientists repeated his experiments and
they did not like the results they saw. The public was interested though - and
still is!
Has science finally caught up with
Mr. Backster?
Recently, research shows that
plants communicate with each other, perhaps by chemical means. In addition,
scientists found that plants communicate with animals, using various means.
Does this mean that plant-human communication is possible?
Many years ago, Mr. Backster
connected a device called a "Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) Sensor" to
various plants. He detected and recorded plant's reactions to his thoughts and
emotions. He was amazed and told others. Others were amazed, as well.
The GSR was a portion of the
Polygraph (Lie Detector) of which Mr. Backster was and is an expert. Then and
now, Polygraph equipment is not readily available to the public. Thus, the
public could not easily experiment with the Backster Effect.
Today, the public can continue with
Mr. Backster's research, using Home Biofeedback Devices. A Home Biofeedback
Device measures emotional stress to teach people how to manage stress better.
Who says you cannot connect a Home
Biofeedback Device to a plant and do your own research on the Backster Effect?
With the suggested equipment below, the tone changes to signify emotional
state. In addition, you can see emotional changes on a computer screen. With
this equipment, you can give your plant a "voice".
You do not need any special training
or education to experiment with the Backster Effect.
Here is one way you could do your
own research:
- Review
the work of Cleve Backster and others in this field. Some resources are
below.
- Buy
or make a Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) sensor. The public can buy these as
Home Biofeedback Devices. Perhaps you could start with the "Complete
GSR2/Temp2X Calmlink Pro System (with remote electrodes and
software)", listed below.
- Experiment
with your own self to become familiar with the equipment. Use it for its
intended purpose of monitoring your emotional state. Watch how the device
responds to your stress level.
- Next,
connect the GSR sensor to a plant. Try it with a Philodendron, as Mr.
Backster did. Build on the work of previous researchers. The experimenters
in the past attached the GSR electrodes (sensors) to each side of a plant
leaf with light pressure clamps. They used sterile gauze to help support
the leaf with attached sensors. Between the leaf and sensors, they used
agar gel. Today maybe you could use electrode cream, used for medical
tests. Use your imagination and invent your own plant attachment system.
- Repeat
Mr. Backster's experiments and see how the plant responds to your thoughts
and feelings. Keep a journal so you can see your progress, just like a
scientist.
- Share
your findings with the world, so others can build on your work. Encourage
others to do their own research. Social media, like Facebook, might be
particularly helpful. Include your ideas on practical applications, e.g.
medical diagnosis, telepathy, etc. Consider making an Internet
Collaboration Tool, e.g. Wiki, for everyone to pool information.
As you learn about the Backster
Effect, you will soon see how experimenters also tested trees, eggs, yogurt,
body fluids, etc. and again found startling results. Some enhanced the effect
using hypnosis. Others used their equipment to pick up life signals from outer
space (Project LUCAS). What are you going to test?
Maybe this year is a good time
to initiate contact with the Plant and Animal Kingdoms on our own Earth. It is
time to get to work!
Takeaways -
- Plants
seem to be able to sense our thoughts, but we do not know how yet.
- You
can do your own research in plant-human communication. Anyone can.
- You
do not need to be a professional to do research.
For more information -
- Skin
Conductance (GSR) explained - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_skin_response
- "Plants
- The Key to Mental Telepathy" by Joachim, Leland; Probe, the
Unknown; no. 47329, Dec. 1972, pp. 48-52.
- Plant-Animal
Communication by H. Martin Schaefer, et al., Oxford University Press, 07
April 2011
- Primary
perception: biocommunication with plants, living foods, and human cells by
Cleve Backster, White Rose Millennium Press, 2003
- The
Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins et al., HarperCollins, 1989
- Plant
mysteries: a scientific inquiry by Anne E Cusack et al., Messner, 1978
- Facebook
- CLEVE BACKSTER Primary Perception - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49571272917&v=wall
GSR devices available to the public:
Disclaimer - This article is for
informational purposes only and is not medical advice.