The Hidden Messages in Water

The Power of Being Positive

Overview
As we go about our daily tasks (school, work, etc.),

it is inevitable for us to encounter situations that

may be overwhelming or frustrating. Usually, these
types of situations may elicit negative responses.
Although a negative response may be typical, it is
important for us to understand that something as
simple as maintaining a positive attitude can help us
through tough times. In the book, The Hidden
Messages in Water, this idea is discussed in detail,
while highlighting the power of words.

Our Connection With Water

The average human body is 70 percent water

(Page xv).
We start out life being 99 percent water, as
fetuses. When we are born, we are 90 percent
water, and by the time we reach adulthood we are
down to 70 percent. If we die of old age, we will
probably be about 50 percent water. In other
words, throughout our lives we exist mostly as
water (Page xv).

The Experiment
Dr. Emoto and his associates exposed water to
positive and negative words, expressions, and
music. Subsequently, they froze the water and
photographed the crystals that formed. This
experiment provided concrete visual evidence of
how water reacted to both positive and negative
energy.

Water exposed to Thank You formed beautiful

hexagonal crystals, but water exposed to the word

Fool produced crystals similar to the water
exposed to the heavy metal music, malformed and
fragmented (Page xxv).

Crystals Formed after exposure to

Positive Words (Energy)

Tibet Sutra

Love and Appreciation

Thank You

Beethovens Pastorale

Mother Teresa

Crystals Formed After Exposure to

Negative Words (Energy)

You Make Me Sick

Heavy Metal Music

Adolph Hitler

Before and After

Lake water before positive words

Lake water after positive words

What does it all Mean?

Modern researchers have shown that the

condition of the mind has a direct impact on

the condition of the body (Page xvi).

Since we are made primarily of water, and

since water can be influenced by positive and

negative energy, maintaining a positive
attitude (and exuding positive energy) can
directly impact our whole being

A Familys Experiment

A family that subscribed to our magazine

conducted an experiment. They put rice in two
glass jars, and every day for a month they said
Thank you to one jar and You fool to the other,
and then they tracked how the rice changed over
the period. Even the children, when they got home
from school, would speak these words to the jars of
rice.
After a month, the rice that was told Thank
you started to ferment, with a mellow smell like that
of malt, while the rice that was exposed to You
fool rotted and turned black (Page 65).

Additional Photographs

Fountain in Lourdes, France

Spring Water of Saijo, Japan

In the
experiment,
Dr. Emoto also
compared
crystallized
water from
clean and
polluted
sources

Antarctic Ice

Spring Water of Sanbuichi

Yusui, Japan

Conclusions
Being positive means focusing on the good things that

happen in our lives, rather than on the things that make us

mad or upset, or dont go the way we like
Thinking positively has a major impact on how we feel, the
things we do, and what we say to others
Even though we all have not-so-good days, remaining
positive helps us through
When we focus on the negatives all the time, we may feel
exhausted, unmotivated and blah the opposite can be
achieved by focusing on the positives
Positive words, positive actions, and positive thoughts all
result in positive energy (vibrations).

The vibration of good words has a positive effect on our

world, whereas the vibration from negative words has the
power to destroy (Page xxv).

Reflection
Take some time to think about a recent

experience of your own that was negative or

one in which you responded in a negative
way. How could you have changed your way
of thinking to make it positive?

The life you live and the world you live in are
up to you (Page 52).

Citations
Emoto, Masaru (2004). The hidden

messages in water. Hillsboro, OR:

Beyond Words Publishing, Inc..

Visuals taken from:

Sharp, S. (2007). Miraculous messages from

water. Retrieved February 10, 2008, from
Wellness Goods Web site:
http://www.wellnessgoods.com/messages.asp