Primary Perception: Biocommunication with Plants, Living Foods, and Human Cells [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Cleve Backster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2003

This is the only book by Cleve Backster himself, describing 36 years of research in biocommunication, observed electrical responses in plant life and other living organisms. All life forms have the capability of responding to one another, from plants and bacteria to foods and animal cells. Most amazing is his work with human leukocytes. These discoveries have opened up a new paradigm in science, ecology and healing.

Editorial Reviews

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At last, a bridge between science and metaphysics. Perhaps there is a chance our race will wake up. -- Flora Powers, October, 2003

Cleve Backster’s research has profound implications for humanity and its future evolution. -- Deepak Chopra, September, 2003

For all who delve into the nature of reality, Backster demonstrates that all living things can respond to each other. -- Jean Houston, September, 2003

About the Author

Cleve Backster currently lives in San Diego and teaches at the Backster School of Lie Detection. He has completed over 54 years as an expert in the field of polygraph. He is the founder of the Backster Research Foundation and an international speaker on the subject of biocommunication. His research has attracted world-wide attention and has been featured in numerous articles and books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: White Rose Millennium Pr; 1st edition (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966435435
• ISBN-13: 978-0966435436
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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85 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Deep Knowingness in All Living Things, February 7, 2004

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Cynthia Sue Larson "www.realityshifters.com" (San Francisco bay area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Primary Perception: Biocommunication with Plants, Living Foods, and Human Cells (Paperback)

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"

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Description, March 27, 2004

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Margaret Mccrory (VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Primary Perception: Biocommunication with Plants, Living Foods, and Human Cells (Paperback)

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.

54 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review is to see again., August 12, 2004

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F. L Prowse (Anza, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Primary Perception: Biocommunication with Plants, Living Foods, and Human Cells (Paperback)

"There is no other door to knowledge than the door Nature opens, and there is no truth except the truths we discover in Nature." Luther Burbank

Many people assume they know all about Backster from the two chapters in The Secret Life of Plants. But read anew! There are many aspects of biocommunication that are opened up in this, his legacy book. Ever thought about whether or not algae knows what is going on? Bacteria in yogurt? The pulses in eggs? Your white cells in a test tube? Becoming mindful of how our actions and thoughts affect the flora and fauna is another aspect.

Since this book has been released, it has been printed in Chinese and in Japanese, and I read that it is coming out in Spanish and French. That's the kind of information the book contains, true stories of discoveries that have already shaken the old time physics based on separation of mind and material. Backster's work is the bridge between science and quantum physics, and provides a foundation for understand prayer, meditation, communication over distances.

The children of today understand the power of mind to create in this material world, and we have, through Backster's research, a scientific foundation for understanding the heretofore unseen entertwining of mind and living systems. Soon we may be seeing again, hand held devices that measure responses, perhaps in your kitchen or bedroom.

Cleve Backster tells of his spontaneous observations, of how he set up ways to record these events using analog equipment, a polygraph and cameras. He even built his own devices back in the 60's and 70's. His experiment with brine shrimp and plants used excellent controls. He has stood up to his many detractors with the truth, and his research has withstood the test of time, from 1966 to the present. He said at the end of the book, "...as one person who has experienced the indifference of many scientists to this field, I can simply state that such high resistance to new ideas does not concern me. I have a truly wonderful ally: Mother Nature."