Living systems communicate and exchange energy in ways that extend beyond traditional biological models. Plants release chemical signals through their leaves and roots to warn neighbors of threats or attract beneficial organisms. Fungi form expansive underground mycelial networks that allow different species to share nutrients and information. At the same time, researchers are exploring how non-traditional mechanisms—such as sound vibrations, light-based signaling, and the structured “fourth phase” of water—might influence communication and energy flow within and between organisms. Our staff is currently investigating how these emerging concepts may help us better understand the interconnectedness of life and its implications for both human and environmental health.

What we’ve been reading on the subject: (1) The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communication – Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben; (2) The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Vapor by Gerald H. Pollack; (3) Sound Medicine: How to Use the Ancient Science of Sound to Heal the Body and Mind by Kulreet Chaudhary; (4) Cancer and the New Biology of Water: Why the War on Cancer Has Failed and What That Means for More Effective Prevention and Treatment by Thomas Cowan; (5) Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology by Johnjoe McFadden; (6) Morphic Resonance: The Nature of Formative Causation by Rupert Sheldrake; (7) Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake; (8) The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoe Schlanger