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Authors: James Redfield
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skeptics. We get people like this through here occasionally, and not just scientists but curiosity seekers as well, people who can’t begin to grasp what we’re doing … which points out the problem that exists in scientific understanding.”
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“As I said before, the old skeptical attitude was great when exploring the more visible and obvious phenomena in the universe, such as trees or sunshine or thunderstorms. But there is another group of observable phenomena, more subtle, that you can’t study—in fact, you can’t even tell they’re there at all—unless you suspend or bracket your skepticism and try every way possible to perceive them. Once you can, then you return to your rigorous study.”
“Interesting,” I said.
Ahead the woods ended and I could see dozens of cultivated plots, each one growing a different type plant. Most seemed to be food-bearing types: everything from bananas to spinach. At the eastern border of each crop was a wide gravel path which ran north to what appeared to be a public road. Three metal outbuildings were spaced along the path. Four or five people worked near each one.
“I see some friends of mine,” Sarah said, and pointed toward the closest building. “Let’s go over there. I’d like for you to meet them.”
Sarah introduced me to three men and one woman, all of whom were involved in the research. The men spoke with me briefly then excused themselves to continue their work, but the woman, a biologist named Marjorie, seemed free to talk.
I caught Marjorie’s eye. “What exactly are you researching here?” I asked.
She appeared to be taken off guard, but smiled and finally answered. “It’s hard to know where to start,” she said. “Are you familiar with the Manuscript?”
“The first sections of it,” I commented. “I’ve just begun the Third Insight.”
“Well, that’s what we’re all about here. C’mon, I’ll show you.” She motioned for me to follow her and we walked around the metal building to a plot of beans. I noticed they appeared to be exceptionally healthy, with no noticeable insect damage or dead leaves. The plants were growing in what appeared to be a highly humus, almost fluffy soil, and each plant was carefully spaced, the stems and leaves of one growing near but never touching those of the next.
She pointed to the closest plant. “We’ve tried to look at these plants as total energy systems, and think of everything they need to flourish—soil, nutrients, moisture, light. What we have found is that the total ecosystem around each plant is really one living system, one organism. And the health of each of the parts impacts on the health of the whole.”
She hesitated, then said, “The basic point is that once we started thinking about the energy relationships all around the plant then we started seeing amazing results. The plants in our studies were not particularly larger, but according to nutritional criteria, they were more potent.”
“How was that measured?”
“They contained more protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals.”
She looked at me expectantly. “But that wasn’t the most amazing thing! We found that the plants which had the most direct human attention were even more potent.”
“What kind of attention?” I asked.
“You know,” she said, “fiddling with the ground around them, checking them every day. That sort of thing. We set up an experiment with a control group: some getting special attention, others not, and the finding was confirmed. What’s more,” she continued, “we expanded the concept and had a researcher not just give them attention but to mentally ask them to grow stronger. The person would actually sit with them and focus all his attention and concern on their growth.”
“Did they grow stronger?”
“By significant amounts, and they also grew faster.”
“That’s incredible.”
“Yes, it is …” Her voice trailed off as she watched an older
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“As I said before, the old skeptical attitude was great when exploring the more visible and obvious phenomena in the universe, such as trees or sunshine or thunderstorms. But there is another group of observable phenomena, more subtle, that you can’t study—in fact, you can’t even tell they’re there at all—unless you suspend or bracket your skepticism and try every way possible to perceive them. Once you can, then you return to your rigorous study.”
“Interesting,” I said.
Ahead the woods ended and I could see dozens of cultivated plots, each one growing a different type plant. Most seemed to be food-bearing types: everything from bananas to spinach. At the eastern border of each crop was a wide gravel path which ran north to what appeared to be a public road. Three metal outbuildings were spaced along the path. Four or five people worked near each one.
“I see some friends of mine,” Sarah said, and pointed toward the closest building. “Let’s go over there. I’d like for you to meet them.”
Sarah introduced me to three men and one woman, all of whom were involved in the research. The men spoke with me briefly then excused themselves to continue their work, but the woman, a biologist named Marjorie, seemed free to talk.
I caught Marjorie’s eye. “What exactly are you researching here?” I asked.
She appeared to be taken off guard, but smiled and finally answered. “It’s hard to know where to start,” she said. “Are you familiar with the Manuscript?”
“The first sections of it,” I commented. “I’ve just begun the Third Insight.”
“Well, that’s what we’re all about here. C’mon, I’ll show you.” She motioned for me to follow her and we walked around the metal building to a plot of beans. I noticed they appeared to be exceptionally healthy, with no noticeable insect damage or dead leaves. The plants were growing in what appeared to be a highly humus, almost fluffy soil, and each plant was carefully spaced, the stems and leaves of one growing near but never touching those of the next.
She pointed to the closest plant. “We’ve tried to look at these plants as total energy systems, and think of everything they need to flourish—soil, nutrients, moisture, light. What we have found is that the total ecosystem around each plant is really one living system, one organism. And the health of each of the parts impacts on the health of the whole.”
She hesitated, then said, “The basic point is that once we started thinking about the energy relationships all around the plant then we started seeing amazing results. The plants in our studies were not particularly larger, but according to nutritional criteria, they were more potent.”
“How was that measured?”
“They contained more protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals.”
She looked at me expectantly. “But that wasn’t the most amazing thing! We found that the plants which had the most direct human attention were even more potent.”
“What kind of attention?” I asked.
“You know,” she said, “fiddling with the ground around them, checking them every day. That sort of thing. We set up an experiment with a control group: some getting special attention, others not, and the finding was confirmed. What’s more,” she continued, “we expanded the concept and had a researcher not just give them attention but to mentally ask them to grow stronger. The person would actually sit with them and focus all his attention and concern on their growth.”
“Did they grow stronger?”
“By significant amounts, and they also grew faster.”
“That’s incredible.”
“Yes, it is …” Her voice trailed off as she watched an older
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