Talks with Trees: A Plant Psychic's Interviews with Vegetables, Flowers and Trees

Author Leslie Cabarga has the unique ability to communicate with trees and other plant life that are becoming less and less abundant on the planet since this book was first published twenty years ago. What is revealed by the array of vegitation, ranging from a just picked head of lettuce to tropical Banyan Trees, stately palm trees and California redwoods makes for enchanting reading. The trees give multiple opinions about life's purpose, mission and the joy of simply being and providing joy and pleasure. Readers will never again be able to view trees with the same perspective after encountering "Talks with Trees", or be surprised at feeling sorrow when developers rid the landscape of these stately and noble living creature.

While reading this wonderful book at the base of a beautiful old Oak tree this past August, I was not surprised to see a dragonfly fly zoom right onto the edge of the book and rest there as I continued to read.Leslie honestly documents his conversations with trees, houseplants, flowers, even vegetables- and the dialog wakes mankind up to the fact that ALL living things respond to Love. The book has made me tread more softly on this planet.

I cried through much of this book. :) and I've recommended it to many of my friends. It's an amazing philosophy, opened up to us all now, and it's changed the way I communicate with my plants, which are everywhere.

This documentary is a good representation of the oil activity in Mountrail County, ND. The only criticism I have is how the youth were depicted in the film. I chose to raise my children in the city of Stanley because of the value systems of the area, and the well rounded education they would get. This city has some of the highest math scores in the Nation, with Science not far behind. A larger % of youth from this area become leaders when benchmarked against the National average. Both of my kids are now in college and notice the shortcomings of youth who were not raised within an area where every strata of the community supports thier achievements and uniqueness as citizens. They feel very thankful for the consistency shown them in this faith based community where their differences were accepted and their dreams were supported. So, if you view this film, keep an open mind when you see the young lady interviewed in the beginning. Also, subscribe to the local paper, the Mountrail County Reporter, if you need new info on oil activity in the area or anything else community related.

This is such a lovely, lovely, neat little book. It was published in 1997 so I am truly amazed that I am the first person to review it. It is a well-crafted, beautiful "book" even if you look at it just from the physical standpoint without considering its content. It is a small hard cover book printed in India by Sri Aurobindo Ashram Press and the cover and end papers are made by the Ashram. It is a beautiful natural color with bits of plant fiber showing and even smells faintly of plants. The book has interesting vintage illustrations with lots of enchanting atmosphere added by the inclusion of Art Nouveau accents. The writing inside is very homey and gentle and shows a light-hearted reverance for life. Mr. Cabarga is a self-titled plant psychic who discovered as a child, that when he spoke to plants they flourished and also that if he listened with his inner self he could hear them speaking as well. This book has a decidedly "New Age" theme and I for one often find New Age books cloying in their sugary preachiness, but this one is so sincere and humble and genuine that I found myself letting my guard down and fully accepting this gentle person's experiences and lessons in empathy. He shares his inner conversations with many different plants and also a moving conversation with Pan, the god of the Greenwood. The last chapter is a message from Mother Earth channeled by the author. Even if one were to read this book purely as a fairy tale which, ironically, from the standpoint of plant deva consciousness, it actually is, one will be treated to a loving sense of oneness with Nature that is a gift indeed. There is much wisdom in this little volume, some whistful sadness, and great joy. Even if one chooses to regard it as fiction it offers a sensitive and deep look at the green world that cannot help but have an effect upon one's view of the web of life and one's own place within it. I take this book quite literally. I consider the fact that hemin, the red pigment in animal blood, and chlorophyll, the green coloring in plants have chemical structures that are fundamentally the same except where chlorophyll contains magnesium, hemin contains iron. This book illustrates in thoughtful, lyrical prose the same message that this scientific fact reveals, namely that we are all one, we living beings. Discover a wonderful opportunity for relationship that is all around us. This book can open that door.

This book was so touching. I can hear the trees too. The messages were very much in tune. Also the prediction on marijuana was right on.