Water. The stuff of life. It makes up more than 70% of our
body mass and 70% of our planet. Early cosmonauts looked back
at the Earth from afar for the very first time and remarked
‘it is so beautiful and blue!’
Ripples in a pool, a sparkling lake, a splashing brook, a
dashing waterfall. Ice. Snow. The sea. A stagnant pool, a
still well, a puddle. All water, yet they all have very different
energies, don’t they? We are all sensitive to ‘atmospheres’
and feelings, much more so than we often give credit for.
We instinctively know when a place has ‘good energy’.
Yet walk into a room after an argument and the hair on the
back of your neck rises. And in a place where something dreadful
has happened, an imprint remains - I hear, no birds sing at
Auschwitz; apparently even now an eerie silence reigns.
Well, some fascinating research from Dr. Masuru Emoto, a
Japanese researcher, indicates that water responds and reacts
to the surrounding environment in some surprising ways. In
the same way that a drip in a pool creates myriad emanating
ripples, it seems the very molecular pattern of water is itself
affected by some surprising things and kind of ‘remembers’
feelings or events.
Dr. Emoto takes samples of water from pure, benign, and foul
sources (a sacred spring, tap water, a polluted lake) freezes
the water, and then takes photographs of the crystals that
result. Then he tries praying over the water, playing music
to it, or sticking a label on the sample with a name such
as ‘Mother Theresa’, ‘Ghandi’ or ‘Hitler’
on it, freezes it again, and then photographs the results.
Skeptical or not, if you feel in need of inspiration, check
out the lovely images (at website: http://www.wellnessgoods.com/messages.asp).
So beautiful, like snow crystals, like diamonds, actually,
very much like diamond jewellery. Delicate and pure. I could
look at them for hours.
‘ Mother Theresa’ is a dainty white six pointed
star. ‘Hitler’ is a horrible looking blob. A sample
taped with the words ‘I hate you and I want to kill
you’ is an ugly dark pattern, with a shape in it that
looks to me like an armed soldier. Even an indifferent sample
like distilled water magically transforms into a heavenly
shaped crystal after a prayer has been offered over the water.
Not so far out as it may seem – research has shown
that prayer has an effect on molecules, which seem to be influenced
by the power of people’s intentions and thought patterns,
even from far away. Even just focusing positive attention
on a person who is sick has been shown to have beneficial
effects. Our intentions and thought patterns are much more
powerful than we realise, and emanate out into the world having
real effects. And considering that we are made up mostly of
water, perhaps the very ‘stuff’ of our bodies
is receiving and recording the emanations and feelings of
ourselves and those around us – and sending it onwards.
So what combination of words has the most positive effect
on water? Dr. Emoto favours ‘love and gratitude’.
He says that this combination of words has the most beneficial
effect on natural water. (For more see website: http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/nov1/cwater.htm)
He describes the Japanese characters that make up the word
‘gratitude’ – there is a sense of ‘apology’
in the word – a humility, perhaps, that he believes
has the most positive effect. Perhaps the world would benefit
from ‘love and gratitude’ right now?
Water meditation
In a comfortable, quiet space (maybe somewhere where you
can hear water, or even in the bath) lie back and relax. You
could ask a friend to read this to you, or play a tape of
yourself reading it aloud:
You are standing on a beach looking out to the sea flowing
gently in and out. Loved one(s) are by your side and everyone
who has ever and does now love and support you – family
(dead or alive), friends and colleagues - old and current,
angels, fairies, higher self, God, all you can imagine and
more – a whole hoard all behind you, there for you supporting
you in whatever you do. Imagine that love and support flowing
out into the beautiful sparkling blue water, making it pure,
then flowing back through the water and into you.
See the water as infinite and pure, stretching around the
whole world. Feel love and gratitude coming through the water
into you and out of you again like sparkling bubbles of purity.
See the life enhancing belief that will support you in moving
to a higher level of coherence and consciousness. It comes
floating towards you. Perhaps it is something like: “I
express and manifest what I truly want for myself.”
Or something else. It comes floating towards you in some form
and you find a way of absorbing it into your body. Take a
deep breath and gently come back to the room.
A nutty thing you can try: Dr. Emoto says:We have not tried
this, but some people who have read my book are experimenting
with bottling tap water and taping words like ‘’love’’
and ‘’appreciation’’ on the bottle
and using that water to water their plants, or to put cut
flowers in. They are finding that their cut flowers are lasting
much longer, and that the plants in the garden are much more
radiant.” I suppose it’s similar to ‘Feng
Shui’ in a way – the Chinese method of arranging
spaces pleasingly to create ‘good energy flows’
and a pleasing living environment. I always think that putting
positive thoughts into the food when cooking has a great effect
on the flavour. Now’s a good time to check out your
water sources, tanks, taps, water dispenser bottles –
clean all the taps, make sure all is fresh and pure.
Why not put a little ‘love and gratitude’ into
your water and sprinkle it about?
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NEXT ISSUE: Creativity – ways of ‘getting out
of the box’, overcoming blocks, and really expressing
yourself.
Jeli Lala created the ‘Ashram of Spiritual Jewellery
and Art’ at no. 1, Sukma St., Tebesaya, Ubud, with her
husband, Putu S. She has studied yoga and many other spiritual
practices for more than ten years. She writes “As a
life-long artist, I’ve been exploring my inner world
since I was a child. In this column, I will share some of
my personal experiences and spiritual methods – hopefully,
you’ll find this interesting, and maybe it will give
some ideas for your own journey”.
Jeli welcomes comments and may be contacted on:
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