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)

Love and Appreciation Tibet Sutra

Thank You

Beethoven’s Pastorale Mother Teresa

 Crystals Formed After Exposure to
Negative Words (Energy)

Heavy Metal Music You Make Me Sick…

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 Family’s 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

In the
experiment,
Dr. Emoto also
Fountain in Lourdes, France Antarctic Ice
compared
crystallized
water from
clean and
polluted
sources

Spring Water of Saijo, Japan 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 don’t 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