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Beyond the Five Senses: A Model for Plant Communication with Pam Montgomery
Episode 6918th August 2025 • The Wild Minds Podcast • The Outdoor Teacher
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In this powerful and expansive conversation, Pam Montgomery (teacher, author, and plant spirit ally) invites us into a deeper relationship with the natural world.

We explore what it means to communicate with plants, how to trust our intuition, and how ancient ways of knowing are being remembered at this time of global rebirth.

In this episode....

  • Through personal story, scientific insights, and spiritual practice, Pam helps us reimagine our role in the web of life.
  • Pam’s grandmother introduced her to the idea of talking with plants – a formative influence that shaped her lifelong path.
  • Communication with plants isn’t imaginary; it’s relational, vibrational, and increasingly supported by emerging science.
  • Devices like those from Damanhur allow us to hear plants "sing," revealing their responsiveness to intention and environment.
  • True communication happens through resonance, light, and sound – not just words – with the heart as the central sensing organ.
  • We are vibrational beings too; like plants, we can tune into our environment and one another on subtle energetic levels.
  • Pam describes “first voice” – the intuitive message that arrives before the rational mind interrupts – and how she trains herself to listen to it.
  • Slowing down and entering the present moment opens a “portal” to meaningful encounters with nature.
  • Nettle is explored as a plant ally that wakes us up and demands presence, while yarrow helps with energetic boundaries and healing.
  • Nature responds when we become coherent – as our nervous systems settle, the world around us comes closer.
  • Bonding with nature releases oxytocin, the “love hormone,” which initiates the body’s restorative response.
  • We are already in relationship with plants through our breath – consciously acknowledging this can be a gateway to deeper connection.
  • Pam speaks of a global rebirth and the possibility of a “new earth” rooted in interbeing, where all life can thrive together.

Show Notes:

https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-69-plant-communication-with-pam-montgomery/

Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com 

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