The Power of Words and Masaru Emoto’s Experiments on Water


When I was younger, I remember my sister Nastja and I being mesmerised by a few books our mother had bought. In particular, The Hidden Messages In Water, and a card set that sat on our coffee table. They outlined experiments conducted by a Japanese scientist Dr Masura Emoto, and the beautiful crystalline figures that were created as the result of these experiments. Especially fascinated by the pictures, I remember always looking through the card set, each with different words above each water crystals image.

I remember we started using varying words under our water bottles and jugs, and our mother taught us about what the experiment actually was. Simply put, the experiment showed the impact of positive and negative words on the state of the water, and now looking back at it I can see the importance of these sorts of lessons in the way we approach our life and conscious thoughts.

Below we’ll look at Dr. Emoto, his experiments and the importance of taking these findings from his work into your day to day lives.

 

 

Dr. Masura Emoto & His Experiments

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Dr Masaru Emoto was an author and scientist who believed that human consciousness affects the molecular structure of water. Emoto thought that water was the blueprint of reality and that vibrations and emotional energies could change the physical structure of it. He also believed that polluted water could be cleaned through positive visualisation.

In the 1990s, Emoto conducted an experiment that showed that when water was frozen and free from all impurities, it would form fascinating ice crystals, that looked like snowflakes under a microscope. At the same time, water that was polluted or had things added to it such as fluoride would freeze without forming any crystals. During the experiment, he poured pure water into identical vials, but each with a phrase on them such as 'I Hate you', 'I Love You', 'Peace', or 'Fear'.

After 24 hours, the water within the positive phrase vials which included ‘I love you,’ or ‘peace’, formed beautiful snow-like patterns under a microscope, whilst the negative phrase vials such as ‘I Hate You’ or ‘Fear’, resulted in grey or yellow-ish formations that looked more like clumps than snowflakes. These experiments concluded that the energy projected onto something can actually change the physical structure of an object, whether it be positive or negative. The results and findings from this study were more further delved into in Emoto’s New York Times bestseller ‘The Hidden Messages in Water’, and further in popular 2004 documentary ‘What The #$*! Do We Know!? ’ which I also remember my parents being fans of when I was younger.

In another experiment in the following years, Emoto tested the power of spoken words and their effect on two cups of cooked white rice. Emoto left the two jars in an elementary school classroom, with one labelled as 'Thank You' and the other labelled as 'You Fool'. The students were then instructed to speak the words on each of the labels to the corresponding jars twice a day. The experiment concluded after 30 days, and the rice that had 'You Fool' labelled on it had turned into a black jelly-like mass, while the rice that had 'Thank You' marked on it was as white and fresh as the day it was made.

 

 

The Significance of Emoto’s Experiments in Our Everyday Life

Often we aren't even conscious of the words we think, speak, read or project outwards. There are so many inner thoughts and monologues that we consciously or even subconsciously believe about ourselves, people around us and our lives. I remember my dad always pulling my sisters and me up when I was younger whenever we used the word 'hate' - I hate this food, I hate these clothes etc. He always reminded us of the negative impact that word has on ourselves - a lot of the time we do more damage to ourselves with the names and insults we use outwards, rather than the actual thing they are being directed to. As humans, our bodies are 70% water, and if we look at sound vibrations and the fact that they travel up to 4 times faster in water than they do air, we can see how the principles in Emoto's experiments on water can have significance in our day to day life.

 

 

The Power of Words

If we take into account the things we've read about the power that words have on our existence, increasing simple practices such as gratitude and self-love are essential, and making sure every word we think or speak is carefully selected. Similar techniques I spoke about in Metta meditation and the practice of self-love and the love of those around us can have a drastic change on the way we live and view our lives. Resisting self-criticism, self-deprecation and gossiping are all necessary too, as we sometimes don't realise the way these negatives words can impact us. Another great practice is selecting a positive word of the week and putting it somewhere where you can be constantly reminded of it, whether it be on your phone, on a mirror, next to your bed. For me, inspired by Emoto's work, I pick out a word for the week and put it under my water jug at my desk.

I hope today's article has shown a bit more about Emoto's fascinating experiments, as well as the importance of the words we speak. It's not an easy thing to abruptly change, but over time you'll reap its benefits.

With wellness,

Aleksandar

If you'd like to know more about Dr Emoto and his experiments, you can visit his website here.


Aleksandar Zarić

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