Damanhur Foundation

The mission of Damanhur Foundation is to be an example and inspire people to take actions that can change the world for the greater good. Born in Italy in 1975 as a social and spiritual experiment, Damanhur is a Living Lab for the Future. It is a worldwide movement, inspiring the lives of thousands of people committed to leaving a positive mark in the world. Since the 1970s, Damanhur has been exploring communication with the plant world. As a part of this research, Damanhur researchers have created an instrument capable of detecting electromagnetic variations from the surface of the plant leaves to the root system. Such variations are then translated into sound through a MIDI interface. They discovered that the pulse streams of each organism are unique, with each plant manifesting its own individual biological “signature sound.” They developed an album of plant song called The Music of the Plants. They also run the Humanitree Alliance and Tree Orienting Project whose purpose is to promote awareness of the interconnectedness of human beings and trees, and to launch a global campaign of awareness and celebration of this relationship.