Messages from Water, Vol. 1

Somewhere along the line I missed the film "What the Bleep" and the book that accompanied it, Masaru Emoto's "Messages from Water," but when my minister at church referred to Emoto's scientific study and passed around the amazing pictures, I had to go straight home to the internet and order both. Emoto's study examined molecules of water under differing conditions, photographing their reactions to a variety of stimulii. While the findings are not astounding--one would expect even a raindrop to respond more gratefully to Mozart than to AC/DC--the pictures that prove the point are profound. What totally blew me away, though, was the way the water reacted to words that were typed and pasted to the jar, without even being spoken. Expressions of appreciation and love created lovely, graceful lacy snowflake-like images, while just the typed words of hatred and violence resulted in disgusting slides that resembled cancer cells. If water recoils from such negative outbursts, just think how we ourselves are buffeted: first, in the physical sense, as our bodies are made up primarily of water, but second--and more important--in the spiritual sense. "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me"? Not so. Not in a million years. No wonder we need so much water--and so much positive reinforcement--in our lives. Maybe as we clean up our water supply, we'll consider cleaning up the rest of our lives, as well--at least in how we speak to others.

This is simply a fascinating book. I recommend it to anyone due to its sheer "hmmm" factor -- that is, you look at the pictures and are inspired to think about why in the world things are they way they are. To a certain extent, some of these can perhaps be explained, like the heavy metal one appearing shattered: perhaps the furious pace/rhythms/etc. in the music caused a lot of vibrations, etc.... but others are inexplicably different, and to know that they come out similarly each time the experiments are performed similarly is just... baffling. An awesome collection of pictures. They are very beautiful. :)

This hardcover edition of the original English/Japanese version is smaller in size and does not have the charm-the energy of the original. It seems they did nothing but crop the text and voided it of it's original intention. Funny thing since this bock and author are all about intention. The original series had heavy bound, glossy finished paper with a dust cover that seemed to make it a real coffee-table book that had weight. (Quite literally since the hardbound edition is fewer pages and less weight and smaller dimensions.) I perfer the originals. They are collector's items. The newer versions, of past volumes to be released in the near future will similarly be reworked and, in my view, lessened.

Masaru Emoto presents outstanding pilot experiments on mental, vibrational and spiritual influences that can alter the crystalline structure of water. Masaru Emoto is a Doctor of Alternative Medicine (Open International University). He has been studying the micro cluster structure of water using Magnetic Resonance Analysis. Emoto found that when water from polluted sources is frozen, the crystals have a disorganized, aesthetically ugly appearance. When healing or prayer is directed to the water, its crystalline structure changes to beautiful, symmetric patterns. The power of words is suggested in experiments in which positive and negative words were written on pieces of paper and taped to bottles of water from the same source. Correspondingly pretty, symmetrical crystals or disorganized, aesthetically unpleasing forms were produced. Classical music produced aesthetically pleasing crystals while heavy metal music (unspecified) produced chaotic patterns. Emoto's explorations are ground-breaking beginnings at clarifying some of the influences of conceptual vibrations on water. As 65% of the human body is composed of water, this may provide new avenues to explain some of the influences on the body of mental intents and prayers for healing.

It is filled with stunning pictures of different water crystal formations showing the impact of words, blessings and music. The before and after pictures of water from lakes, rivers and even tap water are astounding. The after pictures show the same water transformed by words, pictures, prayer, blessings, music and fear. It clearly shows the impact of what you say, hear and see. Waters from around the world were used, giving you some thought provoking consequences to consider on protecting the environment. A 'must read' for everyone with families and those who are in the business world.