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Review ------ “Humanity’s ultimate liberation lies in the realization of the radiant transcendental consciousness in which nature inheres—that ultimate reality to which Buhner’s excellent books always seem to be pointing us.” (DharmaCafe, November 2011) "For paths seeking to enhance their sensitivity to nature’s energies, and to complement their understanding of existing proving information, “Secret Teachings” is an enlightening guide." (Hpathy.com, May 2010) “Buhner’s writings are a powerful call for people to work together to restore the sacredness of Earth.” (Brooke Medicine Eagle, author of Buffalo Woman Comes Singing) ". . . Stephen Harrod Buhner reveals the use of direct perception in understanding nature, medicinal s, and the healing of disease. . . . This book is a must read for any nature lover." (Share Guide, Mar-Apr, 2005) "Science and spirituality blend in an intriguing ecological assessment of what the world can teach us." (The Midwest Book Review, April, 2005) ". . . how to achieve heart-based perception, and how to learn the medicinal uses of s directly from the s themselves." (The Burlington Free Press, Feb. 27, 2005) “Beautifully written, The Secret Teachings of s is a work of art--as much a poetical journey into the essence of s as it is a guidebook on how to use medicine in our healing practices. Stephen Buhner is among the geniuses of our time. Like Thoreau and Goethe and Luther Burbank, the master gardeners and “green men” he so liberally quotes throughout, Buhner will be long remembered for his deep and introspective connection with the green world and for his ability to connect us to the heart of the s through his teachings.” (Rosemary Gladstar, author of Rosemary Gladstar’s Family al and founder of United Sav) “I learned more from part one of this magnificent book than from any source in years. Buhner writes of complex discoveries in neuroscience and neurocardiology with clarity and coherence. Encompassing the highest spiritual ins of such giants as Blake, Goethe, and Whitman, part two is worthy poetry in itself, offering readers a unique way to move into transcendent realms. Of the truly great books appearing today, The Secret Teachings of s is easily the most rewarding I have had the privilege of reading.” (Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Biology of Transcendence) “In this wonderful book Stephen Buhner shows us that the heart is not a machine but the informed, intelligent core of our emotional, spiritual, and perceptual universe. Through the heart we can perceive the living spirit that diffuses through the green world that is our natural home. Required reading for all owners of a heart.” (Matthew Wood, alist and author of The Book of al Wisdom) “A ‘must read’ for alists, healers, gardeners, nature lovers, and anyone who has ever been moved to tears by the everyday miracles of life.” (Susun S. Weed, author of Healing Wise) Synopsis -------- All ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their knowledge of medicines came from the s themselves and not through trial and error experimentation. Less well known is that many Western peoples made this same assertion. There are, in fact, two modes of available to all human beings - the brain-based linear and the heart-based holistic. The heart-centred mode of perception can be exceptionally accurate and detailed in its information gathering capacities if, as indigenous and ancient peoples asserted, the heart's ability as an organ of perception is developed. Steven Harrod Buhner explores this second mode of perception in great detail through the work of numerous remarkable people from Luther Burbank, who cultivated the majority of food s we now take for granted, to the great German poet and scientist Goethe and his studies of the metamorphosis of s. Buhner explores the commonalties among these individuals in their approach to learning from the world and outlines the specific steps involved.