Pseudoscience. Not convincing. ( )

Interesting book with some fascinating photos. I find it extremely interestinghow energy can change the crystals. As one that doesn't believe in a higher power such as a god but do believe in positive power, this was quite interesting. Ready to pass on to someone else. ( )

The renowned Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto discovered that the molecules of water are affected by our thoughts, words, and feelings. He was inspired by the idea that every snowflake is unique. He perfected a way to crystallize water and conducted studies to show how water is affected by us vibrationally.

There were studies with water when listening to Mozart, Beethoven, or Chopin beautiful crystals were formed while hard (angry? There was no mention of the name of the band) rock for instance produced ugly results. There are anecdotes of just with the prayer of a Tibetan monk managed to clear up foul smelling algae in a lake. Finally, there are simple experiments when the word LOVE was taped to the bottle it made some beautiful crystals as opposed to the abyss-looking YOU FOOL!

This world and our bodies are largely made of water and water is such a sensitive reflection to vibrations. Judging from the studies of water around the world by Emoto, something is amiss in the world. Do we really need water to figure that out?

Simple read with some fascinating photographs of the crystals (or lack thereof). Short enough to make you want a Tibetan monk to bless your bottled water. ( )

Let's just say the scientist in me and the spiritualist in me struggle against each other with books like this. I truly believe in his messages of positive thinking but the science backing them up is...in nice terms...lacking VERY SEVERELY and it has been disproved many, many times over. ( )

I came to this with a pretty open mind, willing to read it as a philosophical book about consciousness and spirituality. I'm willing to accept that there are things that can't yet be proven to rigorous scientific standards. But even coming from this fairly generous perspective, I was disappointed. Dr. Emoto's theories are interesting, but they aren't well-developed. He believes something, finds one or two suggestive results, declares the theory proved, and uses it as a building block for his next theory. Worse is when his religious/spiritual beliefs are used as proof. I have a pretty healthy suspension of disbelief, but he ran me out of it in a couple of chapters.

The pictures are beautiful and the first couple of chapters are interesting, but I ultimately got very little out of this. Depending on what you're looking for, you may have more success. If you're looking for a strictly scientific book, give this one a pass.