MOTHER TREE

MOTHER TREE An alive and aware natural world is and has been an ancestral truth amongst the world’s indigenous knowledge systems for centuries. In its necessity for a structured, empirical approach to describing Nature, it is understandable that science has dismissed ideas like plants whispering to each other, animals grieving for their dead, or the illusion of separateness as merely quaint fables, metaphors rather than reality. However, recent studies and theoretical models suggest such dismissal might be unjustified and, quite frankly, unscientific. Ideas such as human-like consciousness in animals, extended awareness and communication in plants, or the emotional toll of death on other non-human species are now being given serious scientific thought. Thankfully, the only thing ultimately stronger than human arrogance is human curiosity. The Science of Indigenous Wisdom Here is a list of scientific breakthroughs which demonstrate the profound substance of indigenous wisdom, whi...