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Are Dr. Masaru Emoto’s Fantastic Claims Actually Real?UPDATE February 26, 2014: After years of

receiving requests to perform a valid

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When I first heard of Dr. Emoto’s amazing work

with water crystals through his book “The Hidden

Messages in Water” I was absolutely stunned. I

then saw the movie “What the Bleep do we Know”

and became thoroughly intrigued. I set off to

conduct a research project in the chemistry

department of Castleton College in Vermont to see

if I could find sufficient evidence and support for

Dr. Emoto’s claims to merit conducting a deeper

research project to try to reproduce his work. The

idea was to uncover as much information about his

methods and procedures as possible to determine if

is would actually be feasible to study the effect of

energy healing, such as Reiki, on the formation of

water crystals. I was so excited to think that I might

be the first person in the world to verify his work!

So what follows is my official research paper that

contains all of my findings and determinations after

months of exhaustive review of Dr. Emoto’s

published works. I hope that it will give you a

deeper understanding and appreciation for the

truth.

Sincerely,

Kristopher Setchfield, BA, Health Science

Natural Science Department

Castleton State College, Vermont

20 December, 2005

Review and analysis of Dr. Masaru Emoto’s

published work on the effects of external

stimuli

on the structural formation of ice crystals.

This paper surveys the wealth of information that

was uncovered during investigation of Dr. Masaru

Emoto’s claim that human thought has a direct

observable effect on the structural formation of ice

crystals. Upon initial review of Dr. Emoto’s

published findings, I became very interested in the

implications of his research and developed the

initial concept for this research project, which was

to review Mr. Emoto’s laboratory methodology to

learn if it would be possible to test his hypothesis

and reproduce his results at Castleton State

College. Since the human body is composed of

between 50% and 80% water, I could not help but

wonder, “If thought affects the molecular structure

of water, then what effect might thought have on

the human bodies?”

However, after many hours of investigation it

became increasingly clear that a superior purpose

for this project was to review Mr. Emoto’s

procedures and results for scientific validity. This

revision in the original intent for this project has

been very eye-opening and the findings have

grounded my opinion of Dr. Emoto’s work in a

concrete of scientific rigor and skepticism.

Dr. Emoto became a Doctor of Alternative Medicine

at the Open International University for Alternative

Medicine in India in 1992, and he has become

famous throughout the world in the alternative

medicine realm for his 1999 self-published book,

The messages of water. Since that time, his

narrative and collection of photos of ice crystals has

been picked up by independent publishing

companies and has grown into subsequent works,

such as The hidden messages in water (HMW).

Recently his work was featured in a highly

controversial movie titled What the bleep do we

know!? (Bleep) and published in an essay in The

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

(JACM). These thrust his work into the international

spotlight and portrayed his work as proven

scientific research. It was because of the notoriety

gained by his books and the Bleep movie that I first

learned of Emoto’s fantastic claim that he has found

evidence that human thought affects ice crystal

formation and that the structure and level of detail

of an ice crystal is an indicator of water quality.

An ice crystal is a crystal lattice of solid water

molecules that is often visible to the naked eye and

commonly experienced as a snowflake. The crystal

exhibits the hexagonal lattice structure that is

characteristic of solid water, as illustrated in the

picture on the left where two views are shown of

the same ice crystal molecule–where the red balls

represent the oxygen atoms, and the grey spokes

represent the hydrogen atoms.

Fig. 1. Ice crystal lattice scructure (Libbrecht)

Fig. 2. Ice crystal faces

According to Kenneth Lebbrecht, chairman of the

department of physics at Caltech and a leading ice

crystal researcher, ice crystals form arms on the

crystal faces (shown in the picture above on the

right). The two hexagonal faces are known as basal

faces, and the six rectangular faces are known as

prism faces, and the overall shape of a crystal is

determined by which faces grow arms. If the basal

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faces grow, a columnar crystal develops, and if the

basal faces grow a plate shape will develop.

Lebbrecht’s morphology diagram below illustrates

that ice crystal shape is a factor of both humidity

and temperature. Temperature is the most

important factor, and plates tend to form in the 0°C

to -3°C and -10°C to -22°C ranges (red), while

columns tend to form from -3°C to -10°C and below

-22°C (green). Lower humidity tends to form

simpler crystal shapes, while higher humidity tends

to form more intricate crystals. It is currently not

known why ice crystals form different shapes at

different temperatures, as the physics of how the

water molecules bond to a growing ice crystal are

very complex and not well understood (Libbrecht).


Fig.3. Morphology Diagram of Ice Crystal

Formation (Libbrecht)

Emoto’s hypothesis has evolved over the years of

his research. Initially Dr. Emoto claimed that high-

quality water forms beautiful and intricate crystals,

while low-quality water has difficulty forming

crystals. According to Dr. Emoto, an ice crystal of

distilled water exhibits a basic hexagonal structure

with no intricate branching, as shown in the photo

below, taken from Dr. Emoto’s website

www.hado.net (Hado). This basic hexagonal crystal

is the simplest form of an ice crystal.

Fig. 4. Photo of Distilled Water Crystal (Emoto,

Messages)

The following images (Emoto, Messages 119) show

Emoto’s selected photos of ice crystal formation

from tap water sources from Paris, London, and

Tokyo, respectively in figure 5 and two spring water

sources from Japan on the right.


Fig.5. Photos of Tap Water Crystals (Emoto,

Messages)

Fig. 6. Photos of Spring Water Crystals (Emoto,

Messages)

While these first claims of Dr. Emoto may seem to

make common sense, his subsequent claims are

ever-increasingly more controversial. After studying

the variation in water crystals from samples taken

from different locations around the world, Emoto

decided to study what would happen to the

formation of ice crystals from distilled water after

the liquid was exposed to music.

Dr. Emoto reports that he found stunning

correlations between the types of music played and

the quality and beauty of the ice crystals that would



form upon freezing. For instance, the crystal below

on the left was observed in a sample of distilled

water that had been played Beethoven’s 5th

Symphony, and the crystal on the right was

observed in a sample of distilled water that had

been played so-called “heavy metal” music (Emoto,

Messages 17). It is interesting to note that this

claim closely mirrors the well-known

pseudoscientific and so-far unsubstantiated claim

that classical music has a beneficial effect on plant

growth, and rock music hinders plant growth.

Fig.7. Distilled Water Crystals after Music (Emoto,

Messages)

Following his study of the effects of music on ice

crystal formation in distilled water, Dr. Emoto

wondered if water crystal structure might be

affected by other seemingly illogical external

things, such as words written on paper. In the

HMW prologue, Dr. Emoto states, “It didn’t seem

logical for water to ‘read’ the writing, understand


the meaning, and change form accordingly. But I

knew from the experiments with music that strange

things could happen.”

He began by writing phrases like “thank you” and

“you fool” in various languages on paper and

placing the paper under the distilled water samples,

and his published photos below (Emoto, Messages

7) show a surprising result. Samples that had been

exposed to the words “thank you” exhibited

beautiful crystals, while samples that had been

exposed to the words “you fool” would not form

crystals at all.

Fig. 8. Distilled Water Crystals after Written Words

(Emoto, Messages)

Encouraged by his findings, Emoto began studying

the effects of prayer, blessings, and spoken words.

Not surprisingly, his results indicated that water

crystal formation was also sensitive to these things–

yielding his current hypothesis; “Molecules of water

are affected by our thoughts, words, and feelings.”

(Emoto, Messages cover)


Dr. Emoto’s published method of obtaining

photographs of crystals involves a relatively simple

and inexpensive process. 0.5 mL samples of liquid

water from a specific sample are placed on 100

petri dishes that are then frozen and stored at a

temperature of -25°C for three hours in a freezer. A

sample is removed from the freezer for observation

under a microscope with a camera in a room with a

constant temperature of -5°C. As the microscope’s

light melts the top of the sample, crystals are

observed and photos are taken (Emoto, Healing 2).

As quoted in an interview with Jon Woodhouse

published in the Maui News, Emoto stated, “I did

not start out with any modern scientific

background. I did not even know the limit of science

to stop me from giving this research a chance.” Not

having been educated in the scientific community,

Emoto has been happy to do his “research” without

accurately employing the scientific method. While

he does employ the spirit of the scientific method in

his research design, he makes critical mistakes in

its rigor. For example, Emoto’s research does

employ observation of a physical phenomenon,

formulation of a hypothesis to explain the

phenomenon, and testing and revising the

hypothesis, but he makes the critical mistake of

failing to minimize the influence of the

experimenter’s bias on the outcome of the research.

Dr. Emoto’s procedure for photographing crystals

has no controlled means of ensuring that

experimenter’s bias is prevented or minimized. For

example, his methodology does not ensure that the

obtained results are not selected consciously or

subconsciously by the photographer. In fact, in the

Maui News interview, Dr. Emoto specifically stated,

“I do not require any blind tests on any samples,”

but rather he believes that “the researcher’s

aesthetic sense and character is the most important

aspect when taking crystal photographs.” Emoto’s

belief that ice crystal formation is sensitive to

human thought lead him to select technicians who

would not affect crystal formation with negative

thoughts over technicians who had formal research

experience.

While it is possible that he did, in fact, discover that

water has an observable sensitivity to external

stimuli such as prayer and words, Dr. Emoto’s

experimental design and clinical procedures do not

prove the claim. A double blind procedure in which

a photographer would not know what water sample

he or she was photographing would make the claim

considerably more credible.

Emoto’s procedure, while simple and direct, does

not eliminate numerous possible sources of error.

Ice crystal structural formation is dependent on

numerous environmental factors, the most

important of which are temperature and humidity.

While Emoto minimized some possible sources of

error by conducting his studies in the same room

with the same sample sizes, the same freezer and

same microscope each time, other possible sources

of error were not addressed. For example the Petri

dishes were not sealed to prevent contamination or

disturbance by the operator or environment; A

simple thing such as the photographer’s breath

while using the microscope could affect the

warming rate of the frozen sample and temperature

of crystal formation, thus affecting the structure of

the resultant crystal.

As Dr. Emoto has not published the entirety of his

photographs, it is unknown if he ruled out or

ignored crystals that did not support his hypothesis.

HMW and the JACM article only contain selected

photos that support his claims, and we are left to

wonder what the rest of the pictures look like. His

procedures state that in any given test he will

photograph 100 petri dish samples, yet only one

picture per test is provided to the public. Emoto

also fails to publish any findings that contradict his

claim (or that were at least inconclusive). No errors

are currently published in the JACM article, his

websites, or his HMW book that my research has

been able to uncover.

It is also worth noting that Dr. Emoto’s procedures

indicate that his samples are frozen at -25°C, and

his ice crystals are formed at -5°C. According to

Figure 3, these temperatures should produce

mostly column crystals rather than plate crystals,

yet not one of Emoto’s published photos show a

column crystal. This makes Dr. Emoto’s data

suspect (as they appear to conflict with the findings

of well-respected researcher) and indicates the

possibility that Emoto excluded non-supportive data

from his publications.

While Emoto has published his claim in one peer

reviewed journal, it has neither been substantiated

nor disproved by research scientists. It is worth

noting that Emoto’s Journal article is not a scientific

report, but a three page long “photo essay.” Dr.

Emoto, himself, stated “Even though my book,

Message from Water, was first published in 1999

and has been translated in over 20 languages, I

have not heard of anybody else conducting similar

research” (Woodhouse). His claims resonate with

“Alternative therapists, religious leaders, spiritual

researchers, artists, and musicians” (Emoto,

Healing 3), but it appears that his work has widely

been disregarded by traditional scientists as

pseudoscience that does not merit further

inspection.

The only published reproduction of Emoto’s work

on record was conducted by Mr. Damian Nash’s AP

psychology class at Durango High School in

Colorado. Despite numerous difficulties

reproducing Emoto’s procedure and controlling the

temperature and sample freezing and melting rates,

at least the class employed a blind experimental

design to eliminate the possibility of experimenter’s

bias when photographing the water samples. As

published on the website of the Institute of Noetic

Sciences on May 25, 2004, Mr. Nash states that the

team “did not find sufficient evidence to refute or

accept Emoto’s hypothesis that thought influences

water crystal formation.”

There are innumerable companies today that make

their livelihoods selling information and products

that are supposed to be beneficial to human health.

Ranging from miracle cures to last-ditch efforts,

they are at best at least based substantiated ideas,

and are at worst complete falsehoods.

Unfortunately for his credibility with the scientific

community, Dr. Emoto sells products based on his

claims. For example, the products page of Emoto’s

Hado website is currently offering “geometrically

perfect” “Indigo water” that is “highly charged

hexagonally structured concentrate,” and

supposedly creates “structured water” that is “is

more easily assimilated at the cellular level” for $35

for an eight-ounce bottle. Without providing

scientific research references for the allegedly

amazing qualities of his Indigo Water, Emoto’s

commercial venture calls to mind ethical concerns

regarding his intent and motivation—questions that

would not be present if any scientist had published

research supporting his claims.

At the very least Dr. Emoto’s claims are interesting

thought stimulators. If they are true, then there are

far reaching implications for the world, and the

question that is posed in the Bleep movie becomes

extremely important; “If thoughts can do this to

water, what can they do to us?” Many people in our

modern age want desperately to believe that we can

affect our reality by our thoughts alone—a belief

that is bolstered by Emoto’s claims. But if they are

false, then he is misleading all of them and

manipulating their hopes and view of the world.

Since Dr. Emoto is going it alone he receives much

criticism for being a quack selling quackery. For

example, the James Randi Educational foundation,

an organization that offers a “one-million-dollar

prize to anyone who can show, under proper

observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal,

supernatural, or occult power or event” (Randi,

Challenge) has offered to give Dr. Emoto the prize if

he will agree “to perform his tests in a double-blind

fashion” (Randi, Water), yet Dr. Emoto has not

responded.

It is this crucial lack of scientific foundation that

prevents Dr. Emoto’s work from attracting interest

by widely accepted and respected scientists at long-

standing research institutions. This is unfortunate

for the world if there is, after all, truth to his

claims–as reproduction of his results by any

scientist would lend much credence to his work. A

little change in Emoto’s experimental design would

do great things for the credibility of his claims. I

recommend the following to ground his work in

sound scientific principle:

* Eliminate the possibility of the scientist’s bias

affecting the experiment’s results by implementing

double blind procedures.

* Publish the entire collection of photos for all

water sample tests that he has performed, not just

the ones that support his claim.

* Minimize the sources of possible error in his

procedures, such as variation in temperature and

humidity between sample.

* Pay more attention to the time-tested methods of

the scientific community rather than disregarding

them. Emoto’s research could go much farther if he

could interest scientists around the world in testing

his hypothesis.

After the lengthy review of Emoto’s research

methods and results, I have come to believe that Dr.

Emoto is offering pseudoscience to the masses in

the guise of defensible research. Only time and

review by others will tell if there is any truth at the

heart of Mr. Emoto’s claims, as Emoto himself

thoroughly believes in his findings but does not

value the scientific method or community. What is

truly fearsome is the great numbers of people that

accept his words as proven facts without looking

deeper to find out if his claims are truly justified.

While I respect Dr. Emoto’s desire to save the

Earth’s water from contamination and pollution,

unless he can produce a scientific paper and get it

published in a scientific journal, I believe that he

will continue to be ignored by the scientific

community, and his claims will never be soundly

proved or disproved.

Works Cited

Emoto, Masaru. “Healing with Water.” The Journal

of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

Volume 10, Number 1, 2004, pp. 19-21

—. The Hidden Messages in Water. Oregon: Beyond

Words Publishing, 2004.

Libbrecht, Kenneth. “A Snow Crystal Primer: The

basic facts about snowflakes and snow crystals.”

Feb 1999. California Institute of Technology. Dec

2005.

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/pri

mer/primer.htm

Nash, Damian. “Replicating the Water/Thought

Experiment of Dr. Masaru Emoto.” May 2004.

Institute of the Noetic Sciences. Dec. 2005.

http://66.201.42.16/viewitem.php3?

id=910&catid=510&kbid=ionsikc

Randi James. “Chiropractic Crackup, Talking to

Water, Sylvia Emerges, Bidlack’s Lumps, An MS

Miracle, and a Korean Magic Stone.” May 2003.

James Randi Educational Foundation. Nov. 2005.

—. “One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge.”

2005. James Randi Educational Foundation. Nov.

2005.

Woodhouse, Jon. “Crystal Clear.” Maui News 13

February 2005.

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110 Responses to Are Dr. Masaru Emoto’s Fantastic Claims Actually Real?

1. Dr. Steve Gardner says:

September 12, 2011 at 10:27 pm

Thank you Kristopher, for your investigation. I

wanted to see if I should include Emoto’s book on

my website. As a result of this article, I won’t, and

have pulled the book from my waiting area book

case. While I believe that thoughts and intentions

influence molecules, perhaps along the lines of

what Emoto suggests, it would help the stewardship

of this planet if the general public had a better

understanding of the scientific method. Your article

is an excellent example of the open minded thinking

that we need.

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2. shaun page says:


If something seems to be to good, it probably is!

Thanks for your paper and critique on this vary

important matter.

I hope that more of the science community will

spend some time on these statements to confirm

there validity.

I would love to find out more about this subject for

myself.

I am planning to run the test Dr Emoto did with the

rice grains in water as a starting point.

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3. Paul Henry Woodward says:


Thank you for your informed analysis of Dr Emoto’s

work. I would truly love to believe in the claims and

“research” into water crystals by him but also want

the the research to be completed thoroughly.

I can’t understand that if there are all these calls

for research into this fasinating subject why there

has not been a landslide of follow-up studies to back

up or disclaim?

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o dielenator says:

September 18, 2011 at 4:23 am

“Many people in our modern age want desperately

to believe that we can affect our reality by our

thoughts alone.” Kristopher Setchfield, BA, Health

Science, Natural Science Department, Castleton

State College, Vermont.

I’ve been working on a non-fiction book called

“Seeking Self: Our Biological Imperative to Create

Narrative” since Mon 23 Nov, 2009. I will

eventually organize it and submit it for publishing.

One of the important findings of my research

confirms the above statement. For as long as we

have been conscious of ourselves, there is a

tendency to believe in the power of thought alone.

This has led to some interesting revelations,

showing that in fact we miss much that goes on in

our environment and our own brains. We fill in the

gaps with stories (unfortunately much of it lies).

This is not a negative indictment of the human

species; it’s simply a biological fact of our evolution.

Sometimes, we can get the right answer for entirely

the wrong reason. The truth about the brain is that

sometimes we get lucky (see Dawkins’ theory of

PETWAC). Most times, however, to effect real

change, we’ve got to do more than just believe or

think we can change or change things by thought

alone. The need to believe we can change the world

with thought alone is the product of a deep

insecurity about our future (both personal and

social) that it will become bad if we discovered that

all there is to life is physical matter. The strange

truth is that we do not yet know precisely what

physical matter is, so we slip around that ignorance

by believing we can influence matter with our

minds because matter may be something

intertwined with the deep mysteries of mind

through processes that we will never understand.

Then again, it may not.

My position as a scientist, is a skeptical one. This is

the best position to be in – by far, because at the

end of the day, nearly every event turns out to be

more than we can learn about it, and most often,

what appeared to be magical or special at the time

was not really the event itself, but our state of mind

towards it.

Photographers no doubt, are familiar with the

special moments that photos can sometimes bring

out. In the art of story telling, we call these micro-

moments. A frog hanging by one arm from a leaf

above a still pond about to fall in. This ability to

freeze time, gives us the illusion that what happens

in that moment is somehow iconographic of a

deeper meaning, that it tells a story. This is not bad,

it is just how we are wired up. If we could not place

things in context and weave a story around them,

we would not be able to make sense of the world.

But there is such a thing as over-reading the world.

Seeing more than actually appears. That over-

reading phenomenon is an artefact of how our

minds work, as gap fillers, as interpreters.

The pictures of Emoto water crystals are one such

example. Quoting Nash, Institute of Noetic Sciences

on May 25, 2004, we “did not find sufficient

evidence to refute or accept Emoto’s hypothesis

that thought influences water crystal formation.”

You’d be surprised what a rigorous scientific study

entails. When the common person says, “I

conducted an experiment”, there is a world of

difference compared to when a scientist says the

same thing. Take a very simple scientific step that a

common person would never take, but a scientist

would always take as a given: autoclaving vessels,

containers and transfer implements. Not to mention

fume hoods, negative air pressue, temperature

control, extremely accurate weighing of quantities,

control group, these are just some of the things that

scientists do that ordinary people never do. And

scientists do much more. So when a proper

scientific study has been conducted, it has to meet

all these requirements that ordinary people simply

cannot achieve in their own homes.

Thus, at the end of the day, what is more important

to our understanding is not whether Emoto may or

may not produce some interesting crystal patterns,

but why humans have the need to tell stories about

things that are not based on reality. Understanding

why humans do this, is a far more important

undertaking for the human species than Emoto

water will ever teach us. It will take us deep into

the structure of the human brain and human

behavior and reveal possibilities for accepting what

we are and changing those things that we can. No

doubt, what we will be able to change, in time will

change, so that in the future, it is highly likely that

people will manipulate the genes that express the

brain. In other words, designed humans.

I have a word of caution about that, but this is not

the place to go into it.

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Paulo says:

October 29, 2011 at 8:08 pm

Nice comment, very well organized idea. Im

studying psichology and i cant say that i am

scientist at all. But i would like to ask you what do

you think of the of neuroplasticity of the neurons? A

book by scientist Norman Doidge, called The Brain

That Changes Itself, based on clinical research,

claims that our atitude can change the way the

brain works by slightly changing its phisiological

“determinants” …its like, parts of brains damaged

by strokes that are not capable to carry out its

functions anymore are replaced by other parts

through specific practices and these other parts

become able to perform tasks they werent supposed

to, according to the nature of the biology that

determines its functions(we have specific areas of

the brain associated to specific tasks like smelling,

seeing or tasting that are not supposed to be able to

do otherwise; we can only make a “tasting-neuron”

become a “seeing-neuron” by sending it information

to do so)). My point is, if what Norman Doidge’s

claims are true( and i believe that there is some

scientificity into its work), then isnt that proof that

atitude can change biology? And what about the

neuropsychoimunology, a phenomenon widely

studied? In this case, somehow, our perception of

the world, that results in a specific state of humor,

influences our imuno-activity; the better the humor,

the better our imunitary system works(i think this is

something widely accepted even without knowledge

of the research to it). There is an important control

group in the clinical research made about the

subject: the group is the group of the widows.

Widows live in constant grief and sorrow after the

departure of their loved ones and there is clinical

data showing that the rates of cancer and other

complicated diseases are more high in these group

than in the general population. And again my

question, isnt this some proof that our thought is

affecting our biology?

The problem about skepticism is that, besides just

being critic(wich is more easy than being creative)

and not taking risks, it also castrates people’s

attempts to be creative instead of encouraging the

test of all possibilities. And dont get me wrong, im

not being personal here, its just my perspective of

what skepticism is.

Cheers

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ken says:

November 22, 2011 at 7:43 pm

I think we all have differen’t SKILLS.For exampel I

can relax my eyes and see a white line between the

earth and the sky.This only happends between

objects on earth that are natural mountains,Earth,

trees.Not man made objects buildings cars ect.I

have one picture I took of a mountain and the same

white line I can see is on this picture and only this

picture not on other pictures.I was told this is the

Earths magnetic field.My point is I’ve learned about

three levels in this life.Phyisical,mental and

sperituall .It’s up to you to learn how to connect

them.I know there’s more but life is to short for one

person to learn them all.If you relax,un focus you’re

eyes. Look with you’re eye lids slightly closed

because this cuts down the amount of sunlight that

enters the eyes.You will be superised.Read

Radionics by David V. Tansley D.C.With a forward

by Dr Ian C.B. Pearce.This book is hard to get. We

are not humans.We are just people.

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Barbara Mackenzie says:

February 14, 2014 at 3:44 am

Curious, how’s the book coming?

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Kim says:

February 14, 2014 at 4:38 pm

Please finish your book…I really want to read it! I

like the way you think.

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4. Sean says:


While plausible, it seems that there’s nothing even

close to definitive concerning Emoto’s

proffers.Furthermore he is a doctor of what? A Ph.D

from where?. That might be a good starting point.

While certainly there are all sorts of things that are

either poorly or nor at all understood in our

existential milieu but nonetheless do exist, Emoto’s

methodology and what appears to be his self

serving intransigence does this subject a very

serious disservice. A prima facie presentation

renders Emoto’s work interesting and even

fascinating. However, scratching a bit beneath the

surface seems to expose him as a self serving

charlatan. While I want with all my heart to believe

his findings (which means, of course, that I should

never be one analyzing data. It seems that Emoto

cares nothing for the maintenance of such

objectivity), until he opens up his findings to a

deeper scrutiny and a more broad analysis, I’ve no

logical choice but to regard his findings as fuzzy. It

strikes me that the exact same crystals may be

there to be found in any one of the samples exposed

to any one of the outside stimuli but it’s only the

ones which back up Emoto’s posits from the

different dishes which are displayed. Am I wrong

here? While I did believe the the hype for quite a

while, a very basic and not so through investigation

(one needn’t go far) on my part revealed some

serious trouble here. Dr. Emoto, this is a matter of

basic integrity. Perhaps your findings are legitimate

(and they very well may be). Perhaps not. Perhaps

they move in the direction of legitimacy but yield

nothing definitive. No one knows. Please open them

up to a broad based review and replicate your

analysis under rigorous conditions conducted by

independent and fully unbiased assessors. Until

then you appear to be selling snake oil to the

unwary and unsuspecting and are doing so in a

most shameful and unscrupulous manner. It does

seem that you’ve become wealthy as a result of your

“findings”. As m matter of basic decency, declare a

moratorium on your sales and allow the

engagement of deeper scrutiny. You may be right.

However, at this juncture I find that a difficult leap

to make. I ask you respectfully and even prayerfully

to prove me wrong.

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5. Solange de Marignac says:


I wonder if something could be done to change –

and improve – the quality of water which has

become radioactive? Thanks if Dr. Emoto can

answer this question…

With best wishes,

S. de M.

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6. Gilad says:


Hi,

I’m running a blog in Hebrew (Israel) on the subject

of critical thinking.

I was looking for some good stuff and found your

research work. I think it is great! I’ve seen this

“Bleep” thing a few years ago, and vaguely

remembered this strange, suspicious experiment.

do you have any problem if I translate parts of your

post to Hebrew, mentioning of course that you are

the source (+link to your blog)?

best regards,

Gilad

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7. Steve says:


As a Professional healer…those who require

demonstatable proof of thought focus energy…

Watch this utube video…

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=3F3ovb2kZ9Q&feature=related

Steve

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o Dave says:

October 10, 2011 at 6:21 am

That video isn’t proof, it’s a demonstration of talent.

Whether that talent is the manipulation of a

mystical energy or just carnival tricks is

undetermined.

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8. Joss Price says:

September 29, 2011 at 10:19 am

Hi Kristopher,

It’s a really good piece and have you now gone on

to create rigorous, controlled experiments to

determine the genuine effects of prayer/sentiment

on water? Intention is being well studied in other

area with extraordinary results and this seems

worth further exploration done with the correct

scientific protocol. It’s a shame to dismiss

something and stop there rather than explore some

of the potential anomalies that Emoto may have

discovered.

Best

Joss Price

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o Gilad says:


Hi Joss,

“Intention is being well studied in other area with

extraordinary results ” – can you please give

references? I’m interested.

thanks,

Gilad

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9. Allen Browning says:


As one who has witnessed bona fide miracles in the

Christian community, it upsets me that Emoto fuses

a basic Christian belief, that prayer changes things

for the better, with the New Age belief that positive

thoughts change things for the better, to sell a

product. I think it does damage to Christianity when

someone with a genuine Christian witness throws in

the water crystal story as further proof of the power

of prayer; it waters down their witness and people

will tune them out.

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o Dave says:


Christian “witnessing” is bunk too….

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o Sabrina says:

March 25, 2012 at 5:02 am

If a person isn’t going to listen to the Christian

message, they won’t no matter what. Remember

there were people who didn’t believe Christ when

he walked amongst us humans 2000 years ago.

Personally, I think Dr. Emoto’s experiment proves

much of what we as Christians teach regarding

prayer, and also demostrates the scripture that

reads as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. No,

it’s not just thoughts alone, but thought are very

powerful because they can lead to actions.

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Charles Beare says:

March 14, 2014 at 1:59 pm

Clearly, Sabrina, you have failed to even vaguely

understand the point of this article. The power of

prayer does not stand up to scientific scrutiny, and

if you still believe that it does, then you should go

on and just believe any and all woo ever

propounded…

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10. Rick says:


http://deanradin.blogspot.com/2009/01/water-

crystal-replication-study.html

Would seem to be relevant.

Radin, D., Lund, N., Emoto, M., Kizu, T. (2008).

Effects of distant intention on water crystal

formation: A triple-blind replication. Journal of

Scientific Exploration, 22(4), 481-493.

An experiment tested the hypothesis that water

exposed to distant intentions affects the aesthetic

rating of ice crystals formed from that water. Over

three days, 1,900 people in Austria and Germany

focused their intentions towards water samples

located inside an electromagnetically shielded room

in California. Water samples located near the target

water, but unknown to the people providing

intentions, acted as “proximal” controls. Other

samples located outside the shielded room acted as

distant controls.

Ice drops formed from samples of water in the

different treatment conditions were photographed

by a technician, each image was assessed for

aesthetic beauty by over 2,500 independent judges,

and the resulting data were analyzed, all by

individuals blind with respect to the underlying

treatment conditions.

Results suggested that crystal images in the

intentionally treated condition were rated as

aesthetically more beautiful than proximal control

crystals (p = 0.03, one-tailed). This outcome

replicates the results of an earlier (double blind)

pilot test.

.

Feel free to email me at the address above.

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11. Ra'amayan says:


We are 70% water

Our brains are 70% Water

Water is the carrier of impulses through the

nervous system

Our embryo’s are 99% water, it is the medium for

all life.

It is an intelligence that is so much more powerful

than your average ‘scientist’ gives it credit for.

Emoto’s work does not meet the criteria for today’s

empirical scientific methodical analysis, granted.

But he has opened up the eyes of the word to the

powerful intelligence that is water

There are 5 ancient elements- Water is one of them.

It is powerful, and most ‘scientists’ have little clue

as to how and why it works the way it does.

Time for some deeper analysis

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o Te Moli says:


I agree, there is much more to life than can be

explained within the parameters of rationalism and

empiricism. The scientific paradigm is but one of an

array of world views at our disposal.

Interesting analysis nonetheless of Emoto’s work to

show where it currently sits in terms of meeting the

requirements of scientific rigour, thanks.

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o 11 says:

March 15, 2012 at 7:08 pm

I agree. Even if Mr. Emoto is a quack, people need

to realize intent is important. We can’t rely on the

scientific community, for much anyway, they have

careers to protect and little funding. I don’t think

there is anything paranormal about thoughts

altering reality to some degree. People only think

things are paranormal until its proven by science,

then it becomes nature. Things that seem magical

are just things that are too complex for scientists to

understand at the moment. Not to mention, there

may just be some things we can’t understand

because our brains have a limited way of taking in

information. There will always be hidden aspects of

reality I’m sure. I think it should be investigated

more, it’s foolish to scoff and move on.

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12. W. M.Stelmachowicz says:


The truth is is that in the ‘scientific’ mode of

thought, skepticism and cynicism by the observer or

‘scientist’ as well as opptimism etc. therefore

subjectivity play a huge role in what one wants to

see and does not want to see… You choose not to

see so established conditions to refute. I wonder

why? I we analyze honestly, we must conclude that

there is not one single benefit ever produced for

humanity via western ideology within the ‘scientific

method’. All impacts either directly or indirectly to

the eventual destruction of some part of our

ecology… thus causing suffering. I must wonder at

why would any one choose skepticsim over deciding

to maintain loving thoughts??????? no matter what

the experimental rigours…. I would rather be

seated next to Emoto than you because at know that

he wishes me well. I wish you all scincerely well and

hope you choose the Light. We have too much

distraction from the original message and I am

weary of so much cultivation of only one part of our

intellect at the expense of the other – that of ‘gut

intuition’ or the ‘spirit’ or whatever way you desire

to define it. In the end, do you feel truly at peace

with your ‘findings’? Wake up, stop missing the

point!

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o Alistair says:

March 3, 2014 at 8:26 am

“I we analyze honestly, we must conclude that there

is not one single benefit ever produced for humanity

via western ideology within the ‘scientific method”

Apparently, all forms of western medicine that has

prolonged so many human lives over the course of

the years is in no way beneficial. Makes sense.

And I guess having a calender to know when it’s

gonna snow doesn’t really help people much either

huh.

Oh, and that computer you’re typing on? Yeah, fuck

that.

You ask “why”? Maybe it’s time to shed this

infantile mentality. You might find that there’s more

to life than cozy pleasures.

But what do I know, right? I’m just a ‘cynical,

negative, scientist”. Lol.

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13. Elizabeth says:

October 23, 2011 at 12:25 am

I think the Dr. has some fascinating points to

consider, and the counterpoints to his study are

worth considering as well. Regardless of studies

and counterpoints, I have no doubt that positive

thoughts and positive energy can manifest positive

things in the world. So studies and arguments

against them make no difference to me. I don’t need

anyone else to tell me what really matters in life.

Let’s face it, there is no such thing as unbiased

research. And that is because science explains very

little about the universe (contrary to what the Age

of Enlightenment would have us believe, which by

the way was an extremely recent and short period

in the history of mankind). A study that seemingly

answers one question will lead to numerous new

questions. I choose to trust myself. I am a scientist

at heart and a lover of chemistry and physics, but I

am also very spiritual, and I am well aware that

these two topics are much more intertwined than

post-Enlightenment society wants to admit or face.

People might not say it out loud, but many will

admit to me when prompted behind closed doors

that they have beliefs or experiences that would

seem “crazy” to others. It’s sad that humans have

so much knowledge of the spirit that lies within, but

a short period in history has caused us to turn away

from our own intuition–to put down eons of

knowledge of Native peoples of every continent and

nation–and instead depend on others to do the

thinking for us and tell us what is and what isn’t

and what we should believe and what we shouldn’t

based on “research”, and that it’s somehow

unacceptable to admit to having beliefs that many

others share behind closed doors! I hope I am

making sense.

I’ve enjoyed the comments I’ve read so far, whether

I’ve agreed or not.

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o Lade says:


Wow, Elizabeth, so true. We know a lot more by our

Spirits if we allow ourselves. You put it so

succinctly! Well done.

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o Charles Beare says:

March 14, 2014 at 2:18 pm

“So studies and arguments against them make little

difference to me” – and you claim to be a lover of

physics and chemistry? I believe what I believe

because I believe it, even if shown to be false. Nice

to know that you care about the truth.

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14. lolipop says:


Why don’t YOU conduct some experiments then

Kristopher?!It’s all very well to be disrespectful of

others findings when you have not actually told

anyone anything that suggests otherwise.You

clearly have no understanding of the universe or

the enigma of life.And maybe if you did bother to

find out a bit more you may become all the wiser.

I can’t believe there are scientists out there who are

so stupid! Of course our thoughts create our reality.

Good Lord what are we all made of?Everything is a

buzzing vibratory frequency and if more people

read Dr Emoto’s book on water what a better planet

earth this would be!

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o Emoto Admin says:


As I said in the paper, the reason why I decided not

to experiment was “After the lengthy review of

Emoto’s research methods and results, I have come

to believe that Dr. Emoto is offering pseudoscience

to the masses in the guise of defensible research. ” I

saw no tangible evidence to incline me to spend six

to 12 months of my life designing, conducting and

publishing a research experiment on the topic.

-Kristopher Setchfield

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easychina says:


TO Kristopher Setchfield:

I think that you had better spend 6 to 12 months of

your life to verify this experiment. Because that 6 to

12 months will change world!!!

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The Truth is Apparent says:

December 23, 2011 at 12:21 am

Please see the following links and my comment

below. A much easier, quicker, and cheaper way to

do the same experiment…it will take you less time

than it took to create this website:

http://javeria.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/effects-of-

quran-vs-effects-of-music-on-an-apple

http://discomaulvi.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/

effect-music-vs-quran-on-apple-heart

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Rubbish Really... says:

March 3, 2012 at 5:45 am

I.E. You were not willing to do the research and

experiments to back up your own ‘findings’. Classy.

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Charles Beare says:

March 14, 2014 at 2:35 pm

I recently wrote a piece about the Paracas Skulls

hoax and received exactly this kind of criticism from

people who clearly have no idea how to determine

truth from falsehood. It is indeed scary that these

people have so much contempt for the very method

that has brought them every aspect of modern life,

whilst their methodology has brought society

exactly nothing

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15. Adam says:


I agree with W. M.Stelmachowicz.

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16. simone says:

November 4, 2011 at 12:40 am

My friend’s family name in Hitler.

how can water understand if I’m talking about my

good inocent friend or about that Hitler who killed

many people. ?!!!!!!!!! hahaha.

this experiment is tested by scientists and proved to

be wrong.

you can check the Wikipedia to know why.

thanks

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o Hendrik says:

March 2, 2012 at 11:43 am

Hi,

about the test with the name Hitler.

When the name Hitler was written down, the

thoughts of the scientist where with the intenttion

of the person Adolf Hitler, who have killed miljoens

of people.

So the writing was carrying the information of the

sence of the scientist.

Writing down the name Adolf Hitler, from a sence of

Love and Light would have change the information.

Writing down the name of Hitler, as the name of

your friend, willl bring the energy and information

of your friend(family) within the writing.

With Love and Light, Hendrik

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o 11 says:

March 15, 2012 at 7:21 pm

I think someone in defense of the theory would say,

“when a person thinks of your good friend Hitler,

they project good vibes and thoughts because the

thought of him brings pleasant feelings. If someone

is referencing Hitler of Austria, then likely there is

a negative connotation attached to the name.” Plus,

a person is more subjective than a phrase like

“love” or “hate”. So I would imagine the results

would be somewhat neutral or inconclusive when

using an actual persons name. Which it’s

interesting to note Mr. Emoto never did the

experiment using subjective words or neutral

phrases. I’d like to see that.

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17. nicolas kuske says:


Hey Kristopher.

Thank you for your intelligent analysis, and of

course for sharing it with us.

The main problem seems to me that of 100 petry

dishes Dr. Emoto only shows one picture and does

not openly reveal the others.

If that is true, then it is ignorant and irresponsible

of him.

I am in search of the truth and always openminded,

because nothing exists that does not exist, but there

is a difference in physical truth for everybody else

to use, and

the truth in ones one head.

It seems to me, Dr. Emoto is someone who, at least

in this particular case, is not able to see the

difference.

I will not regard his findings as physical relevant

anymore.

Keep it up

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18. Carl says:

December 15, 2011 at 5:41 pm

Kristopher,

I would suggest you to put the ad of that $35 eight-

ounce blessed water sold by Dr. Emoto at your

article’s heading. That will certainly save us a lot of

time to reach a conclusion.

Did Einstein try to sell an eight-ounce “Time Travel

Machine” when he published his essay on

Relativity?

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19. Carlson says:


Emoto’s work has intrigued me for years! Since we

are dealing with a physical and spiritual synthesis,

and attempting a scientific analysis, I would offer

Biblical analogies of blessing and cursing as

becoming pertinent. Indeed, Judeo-Christian

theology is rooted in that which is spoken, be it

“names” (above all names?) or blessing and cursing.

Ultimately, are we treading the thresholds of

“faith?” After all, thoughts manifesting themselves

into reality isn’t really new.

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20. Andrea says:


Hello There:)

Thanks for the great work. I have one question

though…what keeps you from trying to reproduce

this yourself? It’s possible that he has something

here, and simply lacks the organizational skills, or

and alternate hypothesis: Perhaps a double blind

study will not work here, as the procedure, when

influenced by thoughts or words, requires energy

behind it to make the shift. Simply writing the

words on paper, with no one directly influencing the

water, will give false results. I think you could

easily reproduce the experiments such as tap water

vs spring water in the places he showed them, in a

double blind fashion. What stops you from

conducting this experiment (in fact, I would, if i had

lab access…). The scientific method, as we use it,

has many shortcomings. Certainly in the field of

subtle energy’s produced by humans, the act of

being observed itself, changes the results. I

personally believe his work, holes and all, but I do

believe that someone like you, who was interested

to begin with, might continue this work and see if

you can’t work out the bugs in his method. You say

you saw no reason to compel you to look further,

and there is your flaw. Your curiosity alone should

be enough. You cannot disprove it either if you

simply think yourself above it. Personally, I don’t

need any proof that energy can effect matter. As the

saying goes: “You don’t have to be a weatherman to

look around and see the weather.”

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March 14, 2014 at 2:40 pm

And yet another who doesn’t need any evidence to

believe in whatever the heck they want – this is the

worst form of confirmation bias. It is a miracle that

you use reason in every area of your life except

when it comes to discovering whether a claim is

true or not. The burden of proof is on the claimant

(Dr. Emoto), although you wouldn’t understand or

care about that…

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21. The Truth is Apparent says:


Why not use apples instead of water crystals?

Check it out…

http://javeria.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/effects-of-

quran-vs-effects-of-music-on-an-apple

http://discomaulvi.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/

effect-music-vs-quran-on-apple-heart

The above links are from similar grade school

experiments done for science fairs that studied the

results of playing music vs playing verses from the

Quran and the results are AMAZING.

Surely a real scientist could easily replicate such an

experiment with complete control on something

that is less volatile than water crystals. Why not

give it a shot?

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22. Brilliant says:


Ths is why i read your artical. “I set off to conduct a

research project in the chemistry department of

Castleton College in Vermont to see if I could find

sufficient evidence and support for Dr. Emoto’s

claims to merit conducting a deeper research

project to try to reproduce his work.” then you say

theres no point after you see some flaws in his

method. Correct the flaws in the method and do the

study!!!!! Please! Its kind of disrespectfull to do the

bait and switch.

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March 14, 2014 at 2:42 pm

Have you got thousands of dollars and months of

time to perform an experiment when it is

abundantly clear that the original work shows clear

confirmation bias. There’s a good reason no one

else is doing this research, and it isn’t because

scientists are scared of him being correct

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23. Alex says:

January 2, 2012 at 9:30 am

Here is an article from Wikipedia:

Quantum entanglement occurs when particles such

as photons, electrons, molecules as large as

“buckyballs”,[1][2] and even small diamonds[3] [4]

interact physically and then become separated; the

type of interaction is such that each resulting

member of a pair is properly described by the same

quantum mechanical description (state), which is

indefinite in terms of important factors such as

position,[5] momentum, spin, polarization, etc.

According to the Copenhagen interpretation of

quantum mechanics, their shared state is indefinite

until measured.[6] Quantum entanglement is a form

of quantum superposition. When a measurement is

made and it causes one member of such a pair to

take on a definite value (e.g., clockwise spin), the

other member of this entangled pair will at any

subsequent time[7] be found to have taken the

appropriately correlated value (e.g.,

counterclockwise spin). Thus, there is a correlation

between the results of measurements performed on

entangled pairs, and this correlation is observed

even though the entangled pair may have been

separated by arbitrarily large distances.[8]

This behavior is theoretically coherent and has been

demonstrated experimentally, and it is accepted by

the physics community. However there is some

debate[9] about a possible underlying mechanism

that enables this correlation to occur even when the

separation distance is large. The difference in

opinion derives from espousal of various

interpretations of quantum mechanics.

Research into quantum entanglement was initiated

by the EPR paradox paper of Albert Einstein, Boris

Podolsky and Nathan Rosen in 1935,[10] and

several papers by Erwin Schrödinger shortly

thereafter.[11][12] Although these first studies

focused on the counterintuitive properties of

entanglement, with the aim of criticizing quantum

mechanics, eventually entanglement was verified

experimentally[13], and recognized as a valid,

fundamental feature of quantum mechanics; the

focus of the research has now changed to its

utilization as a resource for communication and

computation.

Here is my take as to why the scientific community

is silent on the matter of coming up with methods to

test Dr Emoto’s hypothesis. To isolate what exactly

in the brain (or is it the brain) is acting at a distance

on the water molecules while it is changing states is

just way too complex to tackle. It is on the scale of

NIH medical research efforts. The million dollar

challenge is just not enough. Maybe a 100 billion

dollars might prick up some ears.

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24. Dario says:


Your actual work does not actually prove that Mr.

Emoto’s work is true or not. I was expecting to read

something more substantial or even a true

“Scientific” research, but you have not done so,

what you only have done is trying to disprove the

published work by Emoto. Peer review is not

actually a real scientific method of proving

something or not as any incoming theory has to be

accepted by the common peers and again is subject

to bias. The peer review is just a terrible way for

the science to advance and it is the reason why

discoveries are being made by “outsiders” rather

than “scientists”. Peer review has just become a

sort of religion or dogma, and a way of getting

funded to do scientific research you have to go with

the accepterd theory however nonsensical it might

be. Again, it would have been interesting to see

your own research on this subject and that you

fixed all the problems in the research you found on

Mr. Emoto, but maybe you were not brave enough

to do it as it may have brought ridicule into your

research career. It is very sad that the scientists are

now becoming pseudoscientists and selling the

people a dogma rather than a true discovery, we

are seeing now that the discoveries are being made

by others, but yet this is what has happened before

and we have plenty of evidence of this in the past,

just remember Galileo and others.

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o Dr. C. Parrott says:

March 23, 2012 at 5:57 pm

“The peer review is just a terrible way for the

science to advance and it is the reason why

discoveries are being made by “outsiders” rather

than “scientists”. ”

You need to learn how to play by the rules before

you can get more creative and change and or break

them credibly.

You can be an excellent soccer team, however if the

rules of soccer are disregarded any wins against

another team are void.

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25. Lars says:


Thank you Kristopher for your article and shedding

more light on the methodology of Dr. Emoto’s work.

And thanks to all the others for sharing your

thoughts even though I am always amazed as to

how strong and even aggressive some people voice

their opinion. I think we should all be grateful for

tools like the Internet which allows us to share and

discuss information and things like Dr. Emoto’s

work.

I agree that it is a bit unfortunate that nobody has

yet tried to continue such research on water. It may

be true that Dr. Emoto has not applied basic

scientific procedures to conduct his experiments

and I agree that it would be absolutely beneficial if

he would revisit his work to support his claims. On

the other hand, just look at how many people he has

inspired to think beyond our science, no matter if

he is right or wrong. If it makes people think about

their relation to our basic resource water and its

relation to the water in our body, how feelings or

thoughts my influence both, that’s already a great

impact, I think. I am a Reiki Master with a Masters

Degree in Telecommunications which is on one

hand a clash but on the other hand I see amazing

similarities between the way our telecom world

functions and the way our energetic structure

works and how we interconnect with others and the

Earth’s magnetic field. And I am absolutely

fascinated and glad to see that for instance more

and more physicians are opening up and utilizing

the work and help of alternative practices like

energy work. I agree with Elizabeth that we or most

of us have lost the trust in what we can’t grasp with

our common senses, and those who have

experienced unusual things are often holding it

back because it seems crazy to them or the

scientific world (no offense!). Our human body is

undoubtedly a complex system (including the water

running through it), and so is the invisible part of us

and the world around us. It always amazes me that

it is so normal for people to use their phones for

talking and texting with others across the globe but

when it comes to other means of communication

between one another, without any technical tools

like phones, it is so hard for them to accept that it

works pretty much the same way and that our

thoughts and feelings are the driving force behind

it, instead of amplifiers and modulators in our

phones. Anyway, coming back to Dr. Emoto’s

controversial work, I salute to him for doing it and

for triggering others to think about it. I love his

book for children and it puts a smile on their face

and catches their interest too. Anyone who has kids

and has learned to listen very closely to what they

have to say, will agree that they can teach us a lot.

They are closer to the source, where we all came

from. Their natural interest and curiosity is not

(yet) impacted by an overwhelming urge of

rationalization and desire to prove or disprove

everything with our limited scientific tools and

knowledge (again, no offense!). To Elizabeth’s

point, we should listen closer and embrace what our

indigenous fellows have to say about our world, the

capabilities that lie within all of us and how we can

learn to trust ourselves again, unfold what we have

forgotten and share it with others without being

denounced. My apologies if I went above and

beyond here, but in the end it is all related to the

same desire – demystifying our environment,

ourselves and the hope for a happier, healthier and

more balanced life on this planet. Please be more

open, supportive, and ask your kids what they think

about all this – seriously!

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o Kirsten says:


Thank you Lars for such balanced and introspective

commentary

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26. Lars says:


Here is an interesting interview with a scientist who

became spiritual – Bruce Lipton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=o1Tt0yGMm88&feature=related

There is much more stuff from him on youtube and I

find what he says resonates perfectly with my core

beliefs of how we (humans) function AND how we

can influence what surrounds us, including water.

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March 14, 2014 at 2:46 pm

Believing things because they resonate with your

personal beliefs is EXACTLY confirmation bias. I

suggest you look into the concept of critical

thinking if you care about the truth.

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27. Ana says:

January 11, 2012 at 2:09 pm

And how do you explain the results obtained with

the rice experiment? I found on youtube many

reports from several diferent people who repeated

this experiment and had really interesting results…

I also dont understand why do you dont try the

experiment on the water by yourself. If you have a

microscope and slides and a freezer you dont need

more than one day to try a simple experiment and

give more strenght to your text… I would rather try

it by myself and make my own conclusions than only

publish suggestions and critics of the other people

work for people to read. Anyway thanks for your

text, it made me more enthusiastic to try the

experiment by myself!

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28. Charles says:


I am curious to hear your opinion on if you think his

finding are possible or not and if you think thoughts

can effect molecules.

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29. Rita says:


Anyone reading this will no doubt consider they

have little free time [ although time is illusory ] so I

will endeavour to keep it brief and free from using

20 words when 2 will do.

A reply on this blog already details the % of water

we are – the tools of current science can’t really

explain why we are not a puddle on the floor. Water

is not held in our cells as cells are empty, nuceli,

protons quarks – all non solid – all energy. Quantum

physcis is only now just touching upon what the

ancients always knew – we are all energy and all

connected.

Matter does not, matter, as it is not solid and there

are no such things as solids, only our perception of

solidity, as we vibrate and resonante at frequencies

that allow us to interact in the perception of

solidity.

Matter is energy, we are energy, thoughts and

feelings are energy, thoughts and feelings affect all

energy as everything is connected. Thoughts and

feelings affect our being, our health, each other and

matter [ as of course matter is only energy !].

This is not religious or new age it is a science fact

even within the scientific limitations of the current

measuring tools.

And as Shakespeare would say – “there’s the rub ”

The main stream world of science is critised [ and in

my view often rightly so] as it often displays limited

thinking. The premise is if it can’t be measured

within the limiting confines of either current

technology or learning then it is not provable so

therefore not right.

A whole area of physics exists that blows the

Newtonian physics thinking out of the water.

Instead of being excited and clamouring to discover

the great things this may mean main stream science

huddles together in that well known river DE NILE

– Denial and fear unforunatley abound.

There are endless good possibilities [ except maybe

from those making billions from drugs for illness

and arms] in understanding our own energy and the

effects of our thoughts and feelings on ourselves

and the world.

It is ARROGANT although possibly expected, to say

” These are the measuring tools we use, it can’t be

measured with them so it’s not proper, real or

right”

20 years ago main stream science did not have the

technology to measure the energy in space. Now it

accepts that what was thought ” nothing ‘ is more

full of ” something ” than what was thought

“something “.

DARK MATTER has always existed, whether we had

the tools or protocols to measure it or not.

Don’t take his books from the shelves – let people

make up their own minds about things.

A lot more GOOD will come from people saying

feeling and thinking loving things than not .

And let’s embrace that available technology is

usually way behind. So invent some new tools to

measure new things, now there’s an idea.

Anyone who thinks their thoughts and feelings don’t

have an affect on their physiology should seriously

think again.

With love and very lovely blessing Rita

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30. Darby says:


The hypothesis was the impact of the mind and its

intention on the world around it. You took a

skeptical look at the outcome and found exactly

what you were looking for. Are you sure the

hypothesis wasn’t confirmed?

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31. Stephanie says:


Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them

that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but

even their mind and conscience is defiled. Titus

1:15

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o Stephanie says:


It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth

nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are

spirit, and they are life. John 6:63

I call heaven and earth to record this day against

you, that I have set before you life and death,

blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that

both thou and thy seed may live: Deuteronomy

30:19

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Luis Reyes says:

July 10, 2013 at 12:46 pm

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen,

disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no

wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an

angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants,

also, disguise themselves as servants of

righteousness. Their end will correspond to their

deeds. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

There has to be a better way to defend your point of

view than to use quotes attributed to men who

themselves attribute them to a deity. Everyone is

entitled to believe whatever nonsense they find

more palatable. But if you do choose to voice said

nonsense as if it was a recorded, verifiable fact, at

least make some attempt to disguise it as an

intelligent argument.

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Charles Beare says:

March 14, 2014 at 2:49 pm

Bravo, Luis

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32. brian says:


I like Elizabeth’s comments. When we are searching

for answers to our mystical world we are held back

by the limitation of Science that is slow to

acknowledge the power of thought. Thought is a

vibration, Matter is a combination of vibrations

‘stuck’. I think in the book psycho cybernetics it was

stated ‘the nervous system cannot tell the

difference between a real event and an imagined

event’. Surely we must acknowledge the power of

our indigenous people who are more at ‘one with

nature’. ‘Consciousness changes physics’. I guess it

is waving a red flag to a ‘scientific’ bull but

wouldn’t it be great for more scientists to suspend

judgment and open up more to quantum physics to

support such important studies such as Emoto. i

agree his methods need to be more robust but it

does not matter to the many people who know the

power of positive and loving thought. We just want

to share it with more and more and one year we

may get world peace.

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33. Elaria says:


Thanks for this interesting paper. I do actually

believe that positive thinking can influence our lives

positively, just because it influences our emotions

and our behaviour and encourages and inspires us

to achieve our dreams. I don’t believe sitting

aournd and thinking poisitive things will actually

effect our lives physicially except to reduce stress

and make ourselves feel better.

I would like to believe the work given by Emoto but

I cannot believe something unless I know that there

is no bias in the results. It would be great to see a

study which replicates it with scientific rigour.

There is a reason protocols are developed. I believe

if Emoto was a real researcher and really wanted to

make a difference he would not only be willing, but

desire to have his work scientifically proven.

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34. CrazyGata says:


Water has no adverse secondary effects that will

hinder or impair bodily functions.

Neither does peace or the use of vibrations as a tool

for peace.

The energy wasted in this article could’ve served a

more noble purpose investigating the

pseudoscience of, say, pharmaceuticals and their

multi-trillion industry.

I don’t nobody calling Pfizer or Bristol Myers a

quack. Then again Dr. Emoto is not paying

kickbacks for “plausible” studies. So there you are.

You might spruce up your point and make it sound

as serious as you want, yet anybody can run this

simple experiment, music to ease the soul. No need

for pills, instead of buying into fear and skepticism,

just hum.

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35. Gretchen says:


please do the research– that would be fabulous!

And I loved reading all of the comments— so many

wonderful critcal (in the good sense) thinkers out

there!

All this reading has made me thirsty-

gretchen

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36. Jeremy Pfeiffer says:

March 5, 2012 at 1:05 am

I feel Emoto’s work is an amazing representation of

sympathetic vibratory physics phenomenon at play.

Possibly a vibrational imprint truly of the creator.

Look around…the geometrical archetypes are

permeating the very nature of all that is. We are

vibrating water, living on a vibrating water planet

and in a vibrating universe.

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37. mandy says:

March 7, 2012 at 9:51 pm

Dr Emoto did have double-blind and tripled blind

experiments with Dean Radin, both scientific

experiments showed that water treated with

positive intentions DO produce more beautiful

crystals.

If you are interested in reading the academic

research papers, kindly visit:

Double blind experiment:

http://www.internationalwaterforlifefoundation.org/

IWLF.Radin_EXPLORE%20(2).pdf

Triple blind experiment:

http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_22_

4_radin.pdf

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38. Joe says:

March 15, 2012 at 12:58 am

I actually did an experiment about 2 years ago. I

wrote up a lab, after developing a hypothesis based;

on Emotos work and the what I have learned about

quantum physics, chemistry, and the human energy

field over the years. I hypothesized that I could use

structured water to cause a massive difference in

root growth and growth in the grass between the

two groups.

I had a clump of grass for the control group and exp

group. I used structured water on one(exp) and

regular tap water on the other(control). The exp

group got bigger shortly after the experiment

started. After a couple more days, I swapped the

two, and continued the experiment. Not only did the

[new] control group catch up and grow bigger, it

got more than three times taller than the cntl group

within the next week. The roots were shockingly

thicker, longer and whiter than the control group.

Then, I didn’t water the groups for four days. I

began normal watering after that. The control

group was brown/black and somewhat crispy. The

exp group was not doing good at all, but still had

life in it. After three days, the exp group was in full

health again. The cntl group never came back. I still

have the lab. I also made markings on the wall as

documentation of where the grass grew throughout

the three weeks of the experiment. Everyone of my

friends saw the difference between the control

group and the exp group while the grasses were

growing, and the lab with the results.

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o Alistair says:

March 3, 2014 at 8:48 am

As it states on the website, the “structured” water

is basically distilled water. It goes on about a bunch

of mumbo-jumbo and I’m yet to come across any

statement even briefly explaining how he produces

such an expensive magical product.

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March 14, 2014 at 2:50 pm

Wow, Joe, you really know what science is about

then, don’t you? Pfft.

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39. David says:

March 18, 2012 at 11:28 pm

Well, the opening paragraph certainly grabbed me;

I was intrigued as I started reading through this

paper only to realise a mild sense of disappointment

settle in.

Kristopher Setchfield, BA, Health Science says:-

“After the lengthy review of Emoto’s research

methods and results, I have come to believe that Dr.

Emoto is offering pseudoscience to the masses in

the guise of defensible research. ” I saw no tangible

evidence to incline me to spend six to 12 months of

my life designing, conducting and publishing a

research experiment on the topic.

I therefore assume that a primary reason for not

scientifically exploring this reported ‘phenomena’

any further is the principle lack of any tangible

evidence.

Presumably the question then arises that in

accepting this published critique of Masaru Emoto’s

methods used, and the attending uncertainties, then

surely this topic is ripe for thorough ‘scientific’

investigation “for its own sake in the pursuit of

knowledge” ?

Therefore the following questions come to mind for

me:-

Q1 – why is the existence of any tangible evidence

necessary ?

Q2 – what direction would have been followed had

any tangible evidence been ‘found’ ?

Q3 – after all the talking has been done surely the

following remains as the main ‘challenge’ for

someone who has the inclination, the resources and

the time:-

“While it is possible that he did, in fact, discover

that water has an observable sensitivity to external

stimuli such as prayer and words, Dr. Emoto’s

experimental design and clinical procedures do not

prove the claim. A double blind procedure in which

a photographer would not know what water sample

he or she was photographing would make the claim

considerably more credible.”

As for me, I believe we embody that which is the

boundary between the physical and the mystical, we

make of it what we will.

Thank you for a thoroughly interesting yet

‘incomplete’ half hour.

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40. pisimohk ka nipawit says:

March 19, 2012 at 12:40 am

This article is very disheartening and I don’t know

why someone would go to great lengths to disprove

that thoughts and prayers do not affect things. So

what if Emoto is making tons of money from his

book, if he makes people change how they think

regarding the world around them, then I would say

he’s made a valuable contribution to the world.

many cultures pray over their food and water

before they take it into their bodies and they whole

heartedly believe their thoughts and prayers will

help heal them. leave it to science and to self

proclaimed open minded critics to prove them

wrong again.

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41. Dr. C. Parrott says:

March 23, 2012 at 5:54 pm

Lets stay open minded people and give eachother

the credit we deserve, we all come from different

backrounds and beliefs and require different levels

of evidence to be convinced. Most of us are closed

minded to anthing that doesn’t agree with our idea

of the world and how it should be looked at and

tested. Others are closed minded to the scientific

method and that spirituality is not always what we

think it is, preferring to live in ignorant bliss not

questioning or exploring our beliefs.

I am an open minded skeptic, I am open to both

“supernatural” phenomena being real and the

possibility that it is “hocum” if properly disproved

or proved. Double blind studies are extremely

important to negate experimenter bias, the power

of expectation alone shows that our intention

creates our reality and can do very powerful things

such as heal cancer etc. A much more pleasant

alternative to chemotherapy and radiation which

kill you and your cancer cells.

I found these from another site discussing the

emoto work.

http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/

journals/1550-8307/PIIS1550830706003272.pdf

http://www.deanradin.com/papers/emotoIIproof.pdf

and here is an interesting video that quotes

scientific research outlining how intention can

affect our DNA and that DNA can influence the

particles around it. Then gives a demonstration of

energetic healing of a large cancerous tumor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfTjlfLGBv0

If someone knows where to find the research

articles that Gregg Braden talks about can be read I

would love to read them.

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42. Dr. C. Parrott says:

March 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm

Another good video, on being open minded. His

dialogue indicates that “scientific” persons are open

minded and spiritual persons are not, I have found

both types to be more close minded than not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI

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43. Tim Krueger says:

April 3, 2012 at 3:13 pm

I echo the sentiments above. I’m left wondering

how many hours of “effort” it took to discredit the

scientific methodology used and what value that

brings? I had the same thoughts on the lack of hard

scientific methodology used after spending 2 hours

reading the book. It doesn’t take extensive research

to figure that out. It’s pretty apparent.

Doing your own research in this space seems like it

would have been a better use of your time and

energy. I’d be interested in that.

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44. johnny haeberlin says:

July 3, 2013 at 8:34 pm

A) Emoto’s claims have great significance and

significant implications.

B) There is no debate that there is skepticism,

especially among the scientific community.

C)There is no irrefutable science that quenches my

thirst for this truth. If you have irrefutable evidence

that will vanquish any skepticism, SHARE IT NOW,

because it’s not widely available.

D)The movement that Emoto has created has

substantial energy. Creating an experiment to

demonstrate this principle would be simple.

E)If I were Emoto and knew this to be the truth, I

would invest some of my ample energy into creating

an intensely rigorous scientific demonstration of the

famous claim. Then, with irrefutable evidence that

no one can deny, we can all celebrate. I mean, why

wouldn’t you want to be remembered historically as

the man showed everyone the truth?

The real importance of this claim is that it has the

possibility to greatly evolve our worldview. If it’s

true, we need to help the skeptics see. If it’s not,

we’ll be sad, but at least we won’t be thinking

inconsequential thoughts.

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45. Terri Peterson says:

July 9, 2013 at 4:32 am

There is some research out there now that is

showing us that water has memory. Check out the

following links.

http://noetic.org/library/publication-scholarly-

papers/double-blind-test-effects-distant-intention-

water/

http://media.noetic.org/uploads/files/Double-

blind_water.pdf

http://odewire.com/170441/scientists-investigate-

water-memory.html

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March 14, 2014 at 2:54 pm

Sure, water has memory. So where do you suggest

that it stores the memory of Napoleon’s bladder, or

of Gandhi’s stool samples or any of the other

billions of events that have happened to any water

molecule?

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46. Steve Rogers says:

July 10, 2013 at 3:02 pm

I find it disappointing that Dr Emoto would sell

expensive products without going through scientific

testing. At best he is not a scientist, at worst a con

artist. If there is truth in his theory it desperately

needs real experimental data to avoid the death of

the theory.

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o Alistair says:

March 3, 2014 at 8:56 am

Straight to the point, well put.

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47. Steve Rogers says:

July 10, 2013 at 3:08 pm

I forgot to say, what a reasonable and fair article

this is! It would be mean and unscientific to write

off Dr Emoto just because his theory is as yet

untested. He may have something and he may be

sincere. It’s just that it’s too early to tell.

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48. surbhi says:

July 14, 2013 at 12:40 pm

my mother never sips a drop of water without

saying ‘thank you’ .all thanks to sir masaru emoto.

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49. rex aeterna says:

July 14, 2013 at 6:03 pm

Thing I like to mention that people tend to forget is

science is Latin derived word meaning “knowledge”

or “to know”. knowledge is nothing without

practiced wisdom self-experience. Thing as well,

while we call what we don’t understand yet

pseudoscience is still science. I mean all the things

we know and experience now was some form of

pseudoscience and irrational thinking. Without

imagination and dreaming of endless possibilities

we wouldn’t have the things we do in this

materialistic world. I mean if everything is basically

made of water and all living things require good

water to survive, and realizing how stress itself puts

the body in a state of unpleasantness not just

emotionally but physically as well, you would think

this study can be very possible. Use your doubt as a

tool. Don’t be used by it. Everything was once a

thought in the universe. Mystery is what makes life

and learning beautiful.

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50. Mumbaki Ak says:

July 17, 2013 at 5:19 am

this is the double-blind study at Science Direct from

the ISI-journal EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF

SCIENCE AND HEALING:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1

550830706003272

“The hypothesis that water “treated” with intention

can affect ice crystals formed from that water was

pilot tested under double-blind conditions. A group

of approximately 2,000 people in Tokyo focused

positive intentions toward water samples located

inside an electromagnetically shielded room in

California. That group was unaware of similar water

samples set aside in a different location as controls.

Ice crystals formed from both sets of water samples

were blindly identified and photographed by an

analyst, and the resulting images were blindly

assessed for aesthetic appeal by 100 independent

judges. Results indicated that crystals from the

treated water were given higher scores for

aesthetic appeal than those from the control water

(P = .001, one-tailed), lending support to the

hypothesis.”

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51. elan star says:


Dr Emoto has proven himself to be a rude and quite

offensive person to both fans and staff memebers of

his own. He is not “Blessing” nor “thankful” and is

quite haughty.

We dont sayt aht blessing does not have an effect

on biological ssytems we say that his work is nto

reproducable and that it has some very disturbing

elements that one cannot ignore. I have spent

enough time around him and known others who

found out that he actually htoographs long chains of

time periods of the disintegration of the crustal and

cherry picks what he wants to match it as far as the

so called influence element.

Basically he does nto resonate with wht he says…

his ego is thorugh the ceiling. Yes by all means

bless everything but dont look to Emoto for

anything substantial.

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52. Folly Darling says:


While I like your article and analysis, I believe there

is also the intangible –that which we cannot touch

or understand but must have faith in. Before I

became severely ill with an Inborn Error Of

Metabolism that has bsically destroyed my career, I

also had the strength is seems to lay hands, absorb

negative energies and cast them out for people.

Upon becoming ill I could capture but then could

not cast out so I had to stop because I was

becoming ill.

I saw Dr. Masaru Emoto in film and have read all of

his books. What I chose to purchase then was his

deck of Water Crystal Oracle cards. I cannot tell

when I started using them. The first time was on an

ill relative that had multiple issues –I took

applicable cards and intermingled with a picture of

said person and then said many many prayers.The

person’s cancer disappeared. Since then all my

stories are anecdotal. I work with people in critical

condition and do the same with each depending on

their disease. Each I have been involved in has had

a reversal of ill healh. Would it of happened any

way..maybe. But some have had quick critical turn

arounds.

I believe it is strong faith, offering of prayers to the

universe, having other pray also on say subjects —-

concentrated efforts. Again as I say, all is

annecdotal and many that doctors said no hope left

—well we had faith we could change the world, and

the is happy.

I have a new person that has gone into a coma with

a deadly genetic disorder (I have it also). I am

starting the process this morning and hopefully the

prayer group and healing cards on the person will

help. I have blind healing faith.

We are also going to use the cards on an ailing dog

to see if the faith and prayers may work.

Faith and prayer can be powerful.I have been near

death several times and the groups have worked a

constant vigil on me. I have been in a coma and

family was told I was shutting down and did a 180;

my liver only works 5% –I have been told based on

that I should be dead; Have had several

hyperthermic tonic-clonic seizures where my brain

overheats (they do not know what triggers)

I am here, doing medical research, the oldest

helping others in the US that have my genetic

diseases and related disorders. Behind me, my

husband believes also. We bot believe in Dr.

Emoto’s concepts and use the healing cards. If

someone lives, I take no credit. I figure it was the

universe and God.

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53. Dan says:


I spoke to Dr. Emoto many years ago (through his

interpreter) when he was doing a book tour in St.

Peterburg, Florida. He seemed to be a very sincere,

friendly person who deeply believes in what he is

promoting. He is for real.

The problem is not in Dr. Emoto or his research, but

in the false idea that the scientific method reveals

anything other than a circularity. Human

experience is the only reality we can experience,

there is nothing else, no “real world” of physics out

there, quantum or otherwise. We are here with our

lives, our loves, our stories. God put us here to do

good, and Dr. Emoto is a force for good. His

research may never be replicated because it is a

work of art that reflects his soul. Modern medicine,

like medieval medicine, like Stone Age medicine,

works only because of the placebo (I believe) effect.

Our beliefs are what create the world we live in. Dr.

Emoto demonstrated in his artwork that

thoughts/emotions/music can change water….some

of still believe in the man who once turned it into

wine.

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54. Sam Chiodo says:


Sometime people need to be told a story to inspire

them whether it is true or not does it really matter.

Were you inspired by the story before you read this

article? If one is willing to change the way the

world is for the better of human kind, does it matter

if the story may not be verified? when you were a

child and you heard about the tooth fairy, or father

Christmas, or the Easter bunny, does a child need

scientific research to believe? To Dr. Steve Gardner

what if someone in your waiting area had picked

the book up and read it and then it helped to

changes their lives. I make the assumption that you

don’t tell your children that the tooth fairy and

father Christmas etc are not real. How did you feel

when you first heard the story i know i was

amazed…and intrigued. Be inspired there are

enough critics in the world. Sam

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55. k says:


science cannot refute OR verify it?

and yet you conclude it is pseudoscience?

ok. sure.

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56. Camillo Benso says:


I am not surprised at all. Japanese have a long

experience about KI-QI and energy related words

that reflect the way you feel and the way you are.

That said, here is the thing: why are scientists

discovering stuff by accident? So, don’t make a fuss

about it.

For centuries there is a “blessed water” in Christian

Churches. Bottled water is sold at places like

Lourdes (France), Fatima (Portugal) and it is

supposed to have “miracle” effects. In those who

believe it, and guess what: it is all based on

prayers! So, I am not

denying anything and I am not accusing Emoto of

false claims. If he says so he takes responsability for

it. The fact that water has negative ions that

neutralize positive ones (pollution) is a long known

fact, in any culture (read waterfalls). We

understand now that plant roots are intelligent

beings and if so, you bet they look for good water.

As to music: it is the “miracle” universal language,

it has the ability to create emotions. Keep

going…..Masaru.

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57. Pedro Crotto says:


Double-blind test of the effects of distant intention

on water crystal formation, in

PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1697

9104

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58. Sam says:


Why do you refer to him as “Dr.” when he only has

a international relations degree from a municipal

school in Yokohama?? It’s deceiving to refer to this

guy as a Dr. when he does not have a PHD.

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59. Alexandra says:

January 26, 2014 at 12:20 pm

Hallo,

I found Dr. Emoto through my brother. Unlike my

brother, though, I tend to be more sceptical of such

“esoteric” matters.

Scientific methode or no, in my opinion there should

be research happening on this, as research has

alredy prooven that prair is able to affect healing,

which I find very interesting.

The scientiffic community shouldn´t wait for Dr.

Emoto to climb down from his ivory tower and just

do a double blind study of the matter.

Looking out for something like that to happen…

To the author of this page: Brilliant work, thanks a

million!

Best regards

Alex

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60. Kathleen Milner says:


I have done my own research to prove or to

disprove Masaru Emoto’s study and research. We

have found that not only is Masaru Emoto’s

research correct, but wood also holds positive or

negative energies of thoughts.

I believe what may have strongly influenced

Kristopher Setchfield’s study was his skepticism

and pedantic research. Please note that he does not

include any scientific experiments, which is an

essential component of scientific research.

Kathleen

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March 14, 2014 at 2:59 pm

Come now, Kathleen, no need to lie to prop up your

unsubstantiated beliefs. Just accept that you don’t

care about whether what you believe is true or not,

because you believe that belief itself makes truth

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61. Rachael says:


I think words matter, but the frequency and tone

they are said in causes an affect. My son is doing

his science fair project based on the rice

experiment, but with music,not words. He saw that

the one that was exposed to a higher decibel

molded first. I am definetly not a scientice by any

means, but this is what he saw. He wants to see if

music can change the levels in blood sugars next.

We will see.

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62. Danica says:


While I realize this comment is made 3 years later,

and don’t know if anyone will stumble upon this

blog as I have. I’m not going to lie, I was ecstatic

when I found Dr. Emoto’s video, and in my research

to find further proof, found this blog.

My experiences in life have led me to believe that

we create our reality through our thoughts and

feelings, that our world reacts to us depending on

how we feel. When I have a negative attitude, the

world can not help but reflect it back to me, I will

have a bad day, attracting similar like people into

my experience. It is as if I am effecting them with

my negativity.

While yes, your article is very substantial in

providing scientific “proof”, you did not provide any

photos of your research, showing the crystals

forming and being affected at different

temperatures. If you are going to repeat a scientific

experiment in a controlled environment, you should

try to repeat it as closely as possible to the original,

playing similar music, words, and images. While

Emoto’s studies were replicated in a controlled

environment, it still was not done in the same

fashion as the original –

(

http://www.deanradin.com/papers/emotoIIproof.pdf)

But hey, At least this guy provided photos.

One can argue that we are not vibratory beings, and

that our thoughts, emotions and words have no

impact on our physical reality – but when you hook

up your brain or heart to machines that can read

the “waves” that they are sending out, the

argument a person has ceases to be based on

knowledge, and just turns into plain ignorance.

Waves of energy. We are emitting an energetic

force that can be scientifically measured. I don’t

know about you, but I think that in itself is pretty

incredible. The fact that I can take an idea from my

brain, type it just like so, and have words appear for

you to read in the future is mind blowing.

The mere fact that I am even here, living,

breathing, and AWARE, unlike this chair that I am

sitting on, that is made up of the same molecules as

me, (only configured a wee bit different) makes me

think twice about the nature of my reality. But who

I am to say that this chair does not have some sort

of consciousness. I Really don’t know… .

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find

it”. You are the creator of your reality, until you

recognize this, you will always be at the mercy at

“external” reality.

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63. Hansel Krause says:


Just wanted to mention that while Dr Emoto’s

“research” is very far from perfect and deserves the

critique from the author as well as commenters,

there is a much deeper scientific research done by

the Russians.

For example, here is a 2-hour lecture of prof.

Slesarev in

Russian:http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=r2SH7mofoZ8

Americans, please learn other languages! Otherwise

you always will be left without 75% of the puzzle’s

pieces!

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64. Tamati Ihaka says:


I hate these review papers. When I read the

introduction I was excited to see someone give

Masaru’s research a try however when I saw

“However, after many hours of investigation it

became increasingly clear that a superior purpose

for this project was to review Mr. Emoto’s

procedures” I instantly saw a lazy critique about

what we already know. Shame on you. Don’t be lazy

and do what you set out to do not just read a bunch

of crap and give your opinion.

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March 14, 2014 at 3:01 pm

It isn’t merely an opinion, it is FACTUALLY

ACCURATE to state that the methodology is

nowhere near the standard needed to justify these

claims

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65. Xavier J Rodriguez says:


So you didnt actually attempt the experiments

yourself but attempted to discredit his character

overall, throwing in the one liner of the fact that he

ay have discovered a new branch of science. Still

skepticism is a valued tool to an extent.

The Fact that you Did Not attempt these

experiments yourself yet attempted to word this

article in such a way as to shy people away from

exploring this possible new field “once again which

you did not attempt” seems more or less as a form

of

Disinformation in its own right.

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66. Richard Martini says:


I appreciate science when it is used to prove or

disprove theories. I’d seen Dr. Emoto’s book, and to

find that he had never properly studied the effects,

and sells the water, pretty much tells the tale. That

being said, there are studies that show prayer can

cure people. The studies were done by Richard

Davidson at the U of Wisc over 10 years – and he

showed that a particular Tibetan meditation can

cure or alleviate depression. His study reveals that

a single session can affect the amygdala, the

repository of depression in the brain. Note that I

said prayer cures an illness – it turns out this

Tibetan meditation (which he told me is “Tonglen” –

“give and take” in Tibetan) is a form of health

meditation where a person “prays” or imagines in

their mind healing another person of their illness.

They do this by “taking and giving” the energy of

the illness (imagined as smoke or a color) into

themselves, calling upon the “healing light of the

universe” to change the illness into healthy energy

and breathe it (in their minds) back into the patient.

Literally curing yourself of your illness by imagining

that you’re curing someone else of theres. There’s

no evidence that the prayer helps the other person –

but it immediately alters the amygdala in the

person doing the prayer or meditation, and can cure

depression completely. This is probably why the

lecture Davidson gave at UCLA was filled with

psychiatrists trying to get teenagers off SSRI drugs

(prozac, etc) and their ill side effects (columbine,

and every school shooting since has SSRI drugs

involved). My point is – don’t throw the baby out

with the bathwater. Dr. Emoto’s work may not

prove to be effective in altering water – but by

saying a prayer, or doing some kind of work that is

selfless and for other humans, can actually cure the

person doing the act or prayer of their own mental

afflictions. And that’s worth examining (or putting

into a pill and selling by big pharma). My two cents.

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67. Al Liu says:


Emoto’s experiment has been replicated by the

Institute of Noetic Sciences who had 2500

independent judges rate the water crystals without

knowing what intention they had been subject to.

The ones that were intentionally treated were rated

as more aesthetically

pleasing. http://noetic.org/research/project/effects-

distant-intention-water-crystal-formation/

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68. Monica says:


Dear Kristopher,

This is a thorough investigation of Mr. Emoto’s

work. I was wondering how he got his images too.

Yes, you are right that between -25 and -5 deg. C

you start seeing columns of ice.

Great job and thank you from all of us!

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69. Dee says:


Hi,

Could you email me about using your article in a

non-profit textbook in India?

Dee Broughton

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70. Queen says:

March 4, 2014 at 3:51 pm

I don’t put any merit in anyone who cannot edit

their words properly and deliver with proper

grammar and punctuation.

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71. C says:

March 9, 2014 at 11:54 pm

Aren’t you asking for donations so you can test

Emoto’s claims, rather than to disprove them..?

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o Emoto Admin says:

March 14, 2014 at 3:35 pm

Hi C, That’s basically right. If enough people want

me to test Emoto’s claims scientifically by funding

the research to be done properly, then I will do it. I

have the flexibility and resources to be able to put

together the lab and do it right, but I won’t do it

without being properly funded, and I won’t do it out

of pocket. I myself did not find evidence in Emoto’s

published work to convince me that he did anything

other than just write what he wanted people to

believe. However, I do believe that thoughts and

intentions have power, and I would like to test that

using Emoto’s example “work” with water as the

platform, but do it in a double blind, full

transparency way.

Kristopher

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Sherri Gibson says:

March 15, 2014 at 5:47 am

Can I ask, how much have you raised? And what is

your goal?

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Emoto Admin says:

March 18, 2014 at 5:41 pm

$65 raised so far. Goal: $50,000.

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