Dr. Masaru Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water, or water exposed to negative thoughts, forms incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors.

Nothing new! It's nice to see a scientific validation of what magicians have been doing for 5000 years though.
(Clarification: Magic is the art of consciously producing effects by use of the Mind, spoonbending, materializations and all daily activities are therefore "magical" )

http://www.whatthebleep.com/crystals/

The Earth is largely made up of it.
As are we…

And yet about it we know significantly little.

Until the groundbreaking work of a pioneer Japanese researcher whose astonishing discovery about water, documented photographically, changed most of what we didn't know…and led to a new consciousness of Earth's most precious resource.

Dr. Masaru Emoto was born in Japan and is a graduate of the Yokohama Municipal University and the Open International University as a Doctor of Alternative Medicine. His photographs were first featured in his self-published books Messages from Water 1 and 2. The Hidden Messages in Water was first published in Japan, with over 400,000 copies sold internationally.

What has put Dr. Emoto at the forefront of the study of water is his proof that thoughts and feelings affect physical reality. By producing different focused intentions through written and spoken words and music and literally presenting it to the same water samples, the water appears to "change its expression".

Essentially, Dr. Emoto captured water's 'expressions.' He developed a technique using a very powerful microscope in a very cold room along with high-speed photography, to photograph newly formed crystals of frozen water samples. Not all water samples crystallize however. Water samples from extremely polluted rivers directly seem to express the 'state' the water is in.

Dr. Masaru Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water, or water exposed to negative thoughts, forms incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors.

The implications of this research create a new awareness of how we can positively impact the earth and our personal health. The success of his books outside Japan has been remarkable. Dr. Emoto has been called to lecture around the world as a result and has conducted live experiments both in Japan and Europe as well as in the US to show how indeed our thoughts, attitudes, and emotions as humans deeply impact the environment.
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"Half of the earth is water; our body is three-quarters water. Water represents the interface between the 4th dimension in which we live and the 5th dimensional sphere of our soul. Many studies have shown subtle effects of healers upon hydrogen bonding and infrared absorption of water. None of these scientific studies can compare with the beauty and clear messages shown by Dr. Emoto's elegant work. The impact of thought and beauty has never before been demonstrated so well."
C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D.
Founding President, American Holistic Medical Association

Am I correct in understanding you when you write:

"calling gaia a dog isn't exactly what I would call open minded either"

It appears that I have a closed mind because I use a metaphor that compares humanity on earth to fleas on a dogs back?

Please qualify

WR

JT

I believe the question is whether or not humanity will survive Gaia, and not the other way around.

Agreed!
I do not see any humanity-wiping cataclysm in my crystal ball more than I do a mass enlightenment.

Gaia is doing very well. I prefer the natural look though! (lol)

JT -Humanity are fleas on a dogs back. 70% of the earth surface is water.

But has water the consciousness that human beings have (or at least the potential for consciousness)? I think she values us and respect our growth otherwise, considering all the harm we have done to her, she would already have wiped us out.

Another good point ermolai. It occures to me after reading your point that calling gaia a dog isn't exactly what I would call open minded either.

Humanity are fleas on a dogs back. 70% of the earth surface is water.

But has water the consciousness that human beings have (or at least the potential for consciousness)? I think she values us and respect our growth otherwise, considering all the harm we have done to her, she would already have wiped us out.

I believe the question is whether or not humanity will survive Gaia, and not the other way around.

Ya...what if she pukes the majority of us into oblivion?

Oh yes it can.......... :-D

Humanity are fleas on a dogs back. 70% of the earth surface is water.

Dont underestimate Gaia......this lady can rock when she wants to. One could see humanity as Gaia's make up/cosmetics - ok, so this time around humanity has caused an allergic reaction, eyeliner is smeared and her breath smells of vodka (my kinda girl), but she still gets up every morning at the crack of dawn, supports her family, runs a household, holds down a career and is never late for work and has the highest personal integrity.

I believe the question is whether or not humanity will survive Gaia, and not the other way around.

*laughs hysterically*

That's actually the best portrayal of things I've ever seen in anthropomorphic terms!

Both Gaia and the universe like survivors, especially ones who can survive, recover, and evolve from difficult experiences. ^_^

Oh yes it can.......... :-D

Humanity are fleas on a dogs back. 70% of the earth surface is water.

Dont underestimate Gaia......this lady can rock when she wants to. One could see humanity as Gaia's make up/cosmetics - ok, so this time around humanity has caused an allergic reaction, eyeliner is smeared and her breath smells of vodka (my kinda girl), but she still gets up every morning at the crack of dawn, supports her family, runs a household, holds down a career and is never late for work and has the highest personal integrity.

I believe the question is whether or not humanity will survive Gaia, and not the other way around.

WR

JT

Here is an interesting article that summarises some of the theories for June 2004 and puts them into context.

Interesting reading with regard to September 2004.

http://www.rense.com/general54/whyIfear.htm

WR

JT

No problem, it's nice to know we're on the same page.

UnbiddenTruth,

I don't know what you're talking about with the deleted thing, I never deleted anything, it's still right where it was.

I'm not really sure where you are trying to go with this, but as far as I'm concerned I had asked you an honest question, and you had given me an honest answer.  That was the end of the converstation for me.

I see I have offended you, and I sincerely apologize... why don't we leave it at that instead of it turning into a horror story, okay?

Peace... please,

Auendove

Oops! I thought I had scanned the page well before editing that post, please excuse me. I wasn't offended; no harm was ment by that. (Thanks BlackBox for letting me know how to label quotes in the first place, BTW)

Fixed the post. Thank you for drawing my attention to it.

I tell ya I get no respec'. I otta blast youz guys wit' a comet myself, if I could slow one of em down long enough so dat my shell-phone gets good reception. Sheesh.
I tell ya.

                                                                                  Mr. Oyster.