‘The Miracle of Water’ is well presented as an A5 size pretty looking book. Pretty, perhaps not doing it justice! Looking into this title is like examining a body of still water.... it runs deep.

Masaru Emoto has written several other titles examining water including ‘The Secret Life of Water’, ‘The True Power of Water’, ‘The Hidden Messages in Water’, and ‘Messages from Water, volumes I-III’. After reading this current book, I would love to have a look at his others.

The author’s background as a researcher, lecturer and graduate of the Yokohama Municipal University as well as his certification as a Doctor of Alternative Medicine helps in the professional, clear and well-written style language used in ‘The Miracle of Water’. Profound ideas and theories are presented in an amazingly easy to read way.

This title looks at the relationship between words and water... I admit that at first this didn’t sound all that interesting to me. That is until I saw the effects of various words and phrases on the development of water crystals captured in the fabulous photography presented in this book. How can words affect water? That is the first thing I though of when looking at the photographs: Emoto presents his theory on how language has developed and in turn how this affects the crystals within water. He presents many other ideas clearly and in an easy to understand way that will get you looking at your next glass of water in a very different way than you have in the past.

‘The Miracle of Water’ is more than just about the water in and around you. It also gives you good reason to stop and think about the type of language is used on an everyday basis, and it’s effect not only on your drinking water but also on the people around you. My favourite chapter was ‘Understanding Vibration and Resonance’ which goes into explaining how our words vibrate and resonate between ourselves and others.

As well as the effects of words on water, this title touches on the environment that water is surrounded by. For example the water crystals shown on page 98 have been left exposed to various environments and the effects clearly shown by the photographs. Water exposed to the electromagnetic field of a mobile phone, left sitting in front of a television for four hours, and water left sitting in front of a computer for four hours are some examples of different environments. The results are definitely thought-provoking.

In summary, although presented and written in a deceptively modest way, ‘The Miracle of Water’ is a real eye-opener and presents ideas that are thought-provoking. If you are interested in making a difference to not only yourself, but others as well (not to mention the world), then this is a must read for you.

Review by Rose Glavas