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Summary: Book Description
Review: Backster's tireless years of research in the laboratory have resulted in a giant leap forward to prove scientifically what others have only conjectured about the nature of consciousness.Backster's work offers demonstrable proof of a subtle, yet real, mind/body communication--the concept that captured the public's attention when Norman Cousins published many years ago his famous account of the role of laughter in the cure of his near-fatal illness. Primary Perception details Backster's astounding discovery that the cells of our body--even when removed and observed at a distance--somehow receive the "messages" of our thoughts. As science pushes the limits of wireless communication, not so hard to believe! This book is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the "mind/body connection" and the amazing potential it offers for all of us in this new millenium.
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Summary: Communication With Everthing !
Review: Cleve Backster's astounding experiments communicating with plants, bacteria, and our own cells is a paradigm shift in the way many scientists now view the nature of reality. From the beginning of his first communication with plants on a polygraph to today, 38 years later, this book describes Cleve's exciting adventure to the frontier of science. Anyone who can build a simple electronic circuit can prove that plants are tuning into our thoughts. We have done it and are convinced that consciousness extends to the plant and animal worlds.
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Summary: Science / controls
Review: fair warning
before you spend your money read at http://skepdic.com/plants.html a one paragraph quote from a long article follows Backster's claims were refuted by Horowitz, Lewis, and Gasteiger (1975) and Kmetz (1977). Kmetz summarized the case against Backster in an article for the Skeptical Inquirer in 1978. Backster had not used proper controls in doing his study. When controls were used, no detection of plant reaction to thoughts or threats could be found. These researchers found that the cause of the polygraph contours could have been due to a number of factors, including static electricity, movement in the room, changes in humidity, etc. I have not read the book
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Summary: Enhanced research of Sir J.C. Bose of India
Review: I am impressed with the details of the research this author has done.
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Summary: Review is to see again.
Review: I've read the book and the information is amazing. Backster never claims "proof" - but does use controls. Here is an excerpt from a fact sheet available on his website:
See Primary Perception Chapter Four pages 64-70
Failures to Replicate
CB: The AAAS symposium presentations by John Kmetz and Arthur Gasteiger revealed problems in their approach. They made it obvious that they were not following proper automation procedures. The plants were in a holding room seven days in advance of their intended use. They then bathed the leaves with distilled water. Any kind of experimenter contact with the plants prior to the actual experiment usage can compromise the experiment by allowing prior attunement between the plant and the researcher rather than the more subtle stimulus provided by the death of the brine shrimp.
John Kmetz had visited my New York City lab in October, 1973, and had ample opportunity to personally observe spontaneous events of biocommunication. Upon his return to San Antonio, rather than to work out the problems involved in total automation and to eliminate human consciousness from his attempted replication of the plant-brine shrimp experiment, it appears that he found information concerning his then current failure in demand. He was invited as a participant at the 1975 AAAS symposium mentioned earlier. Rather than constructively pursuing biocommunication research, which I believe was the original function of the Science Unlimited Research Foundation, Kmetz apparently chose to capitalize on his failure to replicate.
Skepdic: "Backster clearly does not understand why scientists use controls in causal studies."
Anyone who has read either of Backster's published reports knows the opposite is true. Biocommunication observations do not fit into the Scientific Method because they demand spontaneity in order to be authentic. He has always taken a great deal of time and trouble to demonstrate that these recorded responses are not caused by "spurious electric signals within Backster's electronic equipment, amplified and recorded by a system not shielded for such spurious signals."
As Cleve says, You should not be down on what you are not up on.
I say you should read a book before you try to review it! In this case, pass the information of Primary Perception on to the next generation.
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Summary: The Deep Knowingness in All Living Things
Review: Once you've read PRIMARY PERCEPTION, chances are you'll never see the world the same way again. Cleve Backster's research into the concept of "primary perception," the way in which even the smallest living organisms demonstrate real-time reactions to their environments, will completely transform the way you think about consciousness of cells, plants, and living foods. Not only do your potted plants know precisely the moment you might spontaneously decide to return home, but they also know when living organisms (such as bacteria in your sink) are suddenly killed in their vicinity. Your own human cells that have been separated from your body and monitored will show immediate reactions to strong stimuli that you are exposed to -- even when they are located in a screen cage about fifteen feet away from you! Cleve Backster is my favorite kind of scientist -- rich in imagination, full of questions, and ever-prepared to take note of the unexpected. These rare and dynamic qualities establish Backster as the most likely candidate for the "Father of Biocommunication" title, as he so clearly leads the way for future scientists to reevaluate their assumptions and methods for studying all living things. PRIMARY PERCEPTION is destined to become a beloved classic because it so clearly describes Cleve Backster's nearly four decades of meticulous cutting-edge research in the field of consciousness research. Written in down-to-Earth language and packed with fascinating photographs and charts, PRIMARY PERCEPTION is guaranteed to alter your perception for good! -- Cynthia Sue Larson, author of "AURA ADVANTAGE: How the Colors in Your Aura Can Help You Attain What You Desire and Attract Success"
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Summary: The Deep Knowingness in All Living Things
Review: Once you've read PRIMARY PERCEPTION, chances are you'll never see the world the same way again. Cleve Backster's research into the concept of "primary perception," the way in which even the smallest living organisms demonstrate real-time reactions to their environments, will completely transform the way you think about consciousness of cells, plants, and living foods. Not only do your potted plants know precisely the moment you might spontaneously decide to return home, but they also know when living organisms (such as bacteria in your sink) are suddenly killed in their vicinity. Your own human cells that have been separated from your body and monitored will show immediate reactions to strong stimuli that you are exposed to -- even when they are located in a screen cage about fifteen feet away from you! Cleve Backster is my favorite kind of scientist -- rich in imagination, full of questions, and ever-prepared to take note of the unexpected. These rare and dynamic qualities establish Backster as the most likely candidate for the "Father of Biocommunication" title, as he so clearly leads the way for future scientists to reevaluate their assumptions and methods for studying all living things. PRIMARY PERCEPTION is destined to become a beloved classic because it so clearly describes Cleve Backster's nearly four decades of meticulous cutting-edge research in the field of consciousness research. Written in down-to-Earth language and packed with fascinating photographs and charts, PRIMARY PERCEPTION is guaranteed to alter your perception for good! -- Cynthia Sue Larson, author of "AURA ADVANTAGE: How the Colors in Your Aura Can Help You Attain What You Desire and Attract Success"
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