Dr. Masaru Emoto was born in Japan in 1943 and graduated from the Yokohama Municipal University and the Open International University as a Doctor of Alternative Medicine in 1992. He was subsequently introduced to the concept of micro cluster water and Magnetic Resonance Analysis technology in the US. The quest thus began to discover the mystery of water.

The Hidden Messages in Water was first published in Japan, with over 600,000 copies sold internationally. Emoto lives in Tokyo with his wife and travels constantly around the world speaking about his work. His work has been published in the peer-reviewed Joural of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine in Feburary 2004 Volume 10 Number one. Dr. Emoto's work has been featured in the Movie "What the Bleep Do We Know?"

Dr. Emoto has created a term called Hado (pronounced like 'shadow') to describe what he saw happening in his work with water crystals. Hado is described by Emoto "as the intrinsic vibrational pattern at the atomic level. The smallest unt of energy. Its basis is the energy of human consciouness." Emoto has captured this expression of vibrational energy through his photographs and continues to build upon these discoveries and teach these principles in Hado schools all over the world.

The image below shows a frozen crystal of pure water-- a bright, radiant hexagon. Water crystals can take many forms in response to human thought and emotion. This crystal was formed by the words "Love" and "Gratitude."

 Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese scientist, has been conducting worldwide research on the effect of ideas, words, and music upon the molecules of water. His work was published in the international best seller, The Hidden Messages in Water. 

Among his many experiments, Emoto discovered that water from clear mountain springs and streams has beautifully formed crystalline structures, while the crystals of polluted, stagnant waters are deformed and distorted. Tap water had deformed and distorted crystalline structures similar to polluted waters (see image below, right).  He also found that when water samples are bombarded with heavy metal music or labeled with negative words, or when negative thoughts and emotions are focused intentionally upon them, the water does not form crystals at all and displays chaotic, fragmented structures.

Sometimes when we cannot see the immediate results of our prayers and affirmations, we think that we have failed. But as we learn through Masaru Emoto's amazing photographs, our thoughts do become represented in the physical objects that surround us. Perhaps we can begin to realize that even when immediate results are invisible to the unaided human eye, they are there. When we love our own bodies, they respond. When we send our love to the Earth, she responds.   
Our own bodies are 70 percent water. The earth's surface is 70 percent water. It is clear that water is far from inanimate, but is actually alive and responsive to our every thought and emotion. Perhaps we can now begin to really understand the awesome power that we possess; that by choosing our thoughts and intentions, we can heal ourselves and the earth.  

When asked if there was a special combination of words or phrases that he found most beneficial in transforming the waters of the world, Emoto responded:

"Yes. There is a special combination that seems to be perfect for this, which is love plus the combination of thanks and appreciation reflected in the English word gratitude. Just one of these is not enough. Love needs to be based in gratitude, and gratitude needs to be based in love. These two words together create the most important vibration. And it is even more important that we understand the value of these words. For example, we know that water is described as H2O. If we were to look at love and gratitude as a pair, gratitude is the H and love is the O. Water is the basis that not only supports but also allows the existence of life. In my understanding of the concept of yin and yang, in the same way that there is one O and two Hs, we also need one part yang/love to two parts yin/gratitude, in order to come to a place of balance in the equation."

"Love is an active word and gratitude is passive. When you think of gratitude -- a combination of appreciation and thankfulness -- there is an apologetic quality. The Japanese word for gratitude is kan-sha, consisting of two Chinese characters: kan, which means feeling, and sha, apology. It's coming from a reverential space, taking a step or two back. I believe that love coming from this space is optimal love, and may even lead to an end to the wars and conflicts in the world. Kan-sha is inherent in the substance H2O -- an essential element for life."

The consciousness of each of us creates our world, which means we can change the world. When the Earth is filled with the vibration of Love and Gratitude, then you will experience a world filled with Love and Gratitude.     -- Masaru Emoto