Reviews for The language of flowers

The average rating for The language of flowers based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-03 00:00:00 Scott Thomas I didn't really know what to expect with this one. Just seeing that this guy had also written about the dark side of scientific progress and a comparison of different religious ideas led me to believe it'd be worth reading, rather than just a bunch of names of plants and descriptions of what they look like. Despite the title there isn't much in here I'd call "lost knowledge." Most of this stuff is more like forgotten origins of myths, rituals, taboos, customs, and holidays. So it's sort of an ethnobotany book focusing mainly on plants associated with religious beliefs, and so a lot of it deals with plants that induce visions. I've read a pretty good bit on these subjects already and I feel pretty much the same about this book that I feel about stuff like Jan Irvin's and Hans-Peter Durr's work. The general ideas are basically correct but I'm not too sure about a lot of the details. At one point he says the LEAVES of cannabis are used as a drug, which makes me question if he really knows what he's talking about with all the other stuff. And his ideas about the logic of primitive/indigenous people I think mixes up what are true beliefs and just mnemonic stories or tools for manipulation at times. So little stuff like that seems a bit off. Overall though it's at least worth reading if you're into this stuff. I wish there was more info in here that I actually consider useful though. Apparently morning glory seeds can be used as a substitute for LSD, so that's kind of good to know, I guess.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-11-04 00:00:00 Potvin Patrick Excellent insight and analysis to some key philosophical ideas and viewpoints, all broken down into easy-to-manage sections and sub-sections.