This is the belief of Dr Masaru Emoto, who delivered a talk about the extraordinary power of water last night, with torchlit Roman baths and hot springs providing a suitably mesmerising backdrop.
Taking to the lectern in the historic spa city of Bath, UK, the Japanese researcher, author and speaker talked about his research, which has led to the publication of a series of books and an ongoing world tour in which he shares his findings.
As part of the ‘Messages from Water and the Universe’ seminar, the graduate of the Yokohama Municipal University’s Department of Humanities and Sciences, and doctor of alternative medicine, showed magnified images he has taken of water at the point of freezing. He took the world’s first photograph of a water crystal in 1994 and believes that the formations are visual manifestations of vibrations, or energy.
The water taken from mountain streams and springs shows almost perfect geometric designs and formations, while waters from industrial and heavily populated areas – such as London, Paris and Berlin – reveal distorted and randomly formed crystalline structures.
As he delved deeper, Emoto found that after being shown different words and pictures or played music, the water crystals seemed to alter in their appearance. For example, when a bottle of water was shown a heart symbol or the word ‘love’, the crystal seemed to form a heart shape at its centre, while a picture of the Izumo shrine in Japan resulted in the appearance of a roof outline. When Madame Butterfly was played, the water seemed to move and change shape, particularly when a crescendo was reached in the music.
According to Emoto, positive and negative thoughts, words and music can affect the composition and appearance of the crystals because water responds to energy, has a memory and retains information. He believes that as our bodies are made up of 70% water, our thoughts and emotions could be impacting on our health and well-being. To demonstrate this, he took to the stage for an uplifting karaoke rendition of Edelweiss, which he says never fails to energise the water in his body!
Since its release a decade ago, his Messages from Water book has sold over three million copies in more than 75 countries, and been translated into 45 languages. He has given over 1,000 seminars and now spends much of his time spreading his message that if water were to gain our love, thanks and respect, the world would be a more harmonious place, among children.
The Emoto Peace Project was set up after he was inspired by the birth of his grandson, with the main aim of giving millions of picture books away to children all over the world: “I want to leave the future in children’s hands so that they can understand the power of water,” he said.
Read the full review of Dr Emoto’s seminar in issue 58 of Water Innovation magazine. Subscribe to Water Innovation here.
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