The Magic of Water.

Part one of the School of the Elements

• Water teaches us coherence and adaptability. If we are open to it.

• Water is foundational to life, or as Thales put it. “Water as the arche” - Thales's most famous idea was his philosophical and cosmological thesis that all is water, which comes down to us through a passage from Aristotle's Metaphysics. In the work, Aristotle reported Thales's theory that the arche or originating principle of nature was a single material substance: water.” I will say in a modified form, it is the source of life on this world. There are obviously other kinds of matter.

• Water Observes, it has awareness (emotional states effect living things directly)

• It likes change, some more than others (curves as opposed to right angles)

• It amplifies sound, vibration. It sings to itself. You have heard it if you have ears.

• It exhibits to us, what might be called wanderlust. Curiosity.

• It is a solvent. Over time all things will yield to it. Salt it devours.

• How we relate to it will determine our vitality (are we coherent, and is it coherent within us?)

• It is one of the dominant elements on this planet and may be an agent of consciousness for this world.

• We can learn to be coherent from water. One might call it Temperance. An ancient Virtue.

• The ancient ritual of bathing in it, is an opportunity to enliven yourself and feel gratitude for it.

• It is such a powerful tool for healing, hydration should always be considered first.

Water is found many places in the cosmos. There is water in space, not even on planets. That is should exist as the main solvent on this world, is fortunate. Our age, The age of Aquarius is the age of the water bearer. So, Let us explore this relationship with New eyes.

As humans Need water to live and be healthy, It is understood, by Ancient people that water is sacred, and should be treated with respect. We now know, that science is beginning to explain why, this is absolutely correct. The very structure of water infuses life with vigor and nutrient like coherence, at a foundational level. It flows in spirals merrily is every sense of this words. One point, in a clear pond an event, can ripple out, reaching the whole body of water. In a way it experiences touch or better put, vibration. It can also burn, Under the right conditions, releasing it’s oxygen. Water is essential to life. The Poets are not wrong to sing its praises. Artists are not wrong to notice it’s dazzling refractive light. Who has not, in awe, pondered The mystery of it’s depth? It reflects like a lens, and what IS reflection but a kind of vision? Is this how water witnesses the world? Is this how water ‘sees’?

Infusing, nearly everything, It is clearly, aware of the emotions and environment around it. Conforming to it as only a liquid can, clinging to the earth, while even in the deep ocean it cycles in great currents. We can only barely understand our own consciousness, so such a diffused form of consciousness or proto-consciousness, will be hard for us to grasp or relate to, but not impossible. It has some awareness, but perhaps no true center unless separated from other water. We can only speculate but for the recent pioneers in this arena. I think everyone knows of Dr. Masaru Emoto’s work with water at this point.

And Victor Shauberger, the water wizard. Both had a spiritual connection to water, not just a scientific one. They really were open to connecting with water itself, and it revealed some of it’s secrets. Both these men were truly noble souls, and i do not think any other sort could have learned from water like they did. Because water knows, it has awareness on some level, of who you are. Or maybe, as some suspect, it is how the Planet herself is aware of things. Maybe it is the Lens of the earths eye, so to speak? It sees deep and looks long. I have no way to be sure. At least, right now, I know of no way.

Another Professor who recently unlocked a bit more of our understanding of water, of is Professor Pollack. His book “the 4th phase of water” shows how water organizes in various ways, to absorb energy and conduct electricity. (water bridges are so cool!) Certain conditions allow water to absorb infrared energy freely from the environment; it uses that energy to convert bulk water into liquid crystalline water (fourth phase water) — which we also call “exclusion zone” or “EZ” water because it profoundly excludes solutes. It is a lesson in adaptation and harmony, but even water has limits, likes and dislikes, or rather, coherence and incoherent states. I might put it, it is in alignment with itself and at times Not in balance or alignment with itself, depending on the surroundings it has. Sensitive in the extreme, It seems to act accordingly. Which is very like humans.

Concern with the purity of water goes back at least 8,ooo years if the ancient plumbing left over, is any clue. People had to rely on the senses to tell if water was good. Where i come from, they still call it ‘sweetwater’, if it is drinkable. It has always been understood that the quality of water determines the abundance of life around it, or the abundance of death. Too much death in the water causes a foul smelling choking air to rise from it. The spirit of the water is corrupted. Foul smells have always been a sign of evil. Something to avoid if possible. Waterfalls, at least the ones i have visited, smell wonderful. I know hot spring smell like sulfur, but to me it is not a bad smell, in this environment.

Alcmaeon of Croton (floruit ca. 470 B.C.) was the first Greek doctor we have record of, to state that the quality of water may influence the health of people. (Aëtius, On the opinions of the philosophers V.30.1) Hippocratic treatise Airs, Waters, Places (around 400 B.C.) deals with the different sources, qualities and health effects of water in length. (Airs, Waters, Places. 1, 7, 8, 9) Various other Hippocratic treatises (mostly written around 400 B.C.) contain short comments on the influence of water on the health of people (Internal Affections. 6, 21, 23, 26, 34, 45, 47; Diseases I. 24; Epidemics II. 2.11; Epidemics VI. 4.8, 4.17; Aphorisms. 5.26; Humours. 12; Regimen IV or Dreams. 93).”

https://www.iwapublishing.com/news/brief-history-water-and-health-ancient-civilizations-modern-times

Besides Holy Water being used in modern religions, For the indigenous Desana people, speaking to the Water is a key to healing. In honor of the ever shifting one, Some indigenous people, such as The Anishinaabe Nations, still have a Water song they sing in the spring. Often It starts off like a trickle and other voices are added. Like a mountain stream flowing to the sea. Here, is only a small demonstration. Normally it is sung at the waterside at dawn. It is called, Wichita Do Ya.

@tlingit_haidaThe Water Song (Wichita Do Ya) from the Anishinaabe Nations is meant to honor and mimic the flow and sound of water, starting off quiet like a trickle of a stream then growing louder like a river or the tide coming in. #Tlingit #Haida #Indigenous #AlaskaNative #NativeTikTok

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Anthropomorphized, Fresh Water is often portrayed as female. like the Danube river (Danu is a goddess) Truly women do have great affinity, besides actual need of water. There are some forms of hydromancy that were practiced by women, and men of a time. Water has been used as a mirror to observe the stars on mountain observatories. There are many mountaintop water mirrors in South America still today, Such as the famous water mirrors of Machu Pichu. The tradition of having well-maidens was once widespread in many cultures. Women or girls who tend the wells, and the area around the wells. I am told this is The Virtuous Well, in Wales.

Well, Well Well, Connection with the human feminine, is Understandable considering its emotional nature, and yielding qualities. Yet people that live by Sea, see, see, it’s earth shattering power. To give life or to take. These often have male representations of water, Mighty Gods of the sea who are male. like Poseidon or Manannan. And why should we not think of it as a person? Not a humans as such, but a personality? The myths of Dryads, Undines, Elementals or Sprites have a kind of logic to them. From the lore, to me it seems, It is as if, Fresh water is more feminine and Salt water is more masculine, but with many daughters, such as Ran. I suppose not everything needs a gender, elements might be far beyond such things. Maybe it just helps us to relate to them better, in a more healthy, balanced way. I am all for what works best. If it produces more intelligent behavior to think like this, instead of thinking it is dead matter, OK!

The dangerous and dazzeling beauty of the Sea, leaves us in Awe. We can hardly look away. Yet we must find a way to live with it. We can never be it’s master. So one other lesson we learn from it is humility. We can do what we do best. Make thoughtful alliances with it, and hope we make good choices safeguarding our future. So, If water feels, not unlike a person and It remembers not unlike a person and You can and DO have a relationship with it, after a fashion,

Why not communicate with it?

H2O is an intimate and very essential part of you. Foundational. A good thing to make friends with. Holy water, is still a thing. It is simple enough to say “thank you”, or “Bless you” to it. This IS after all the age of Aquarius, the water bearer. Learning how to handle water respectfully seems to be a main theme. But what can be observed about water? Most people live near a river, lake or the sea. Most have been in the Rain, or fog, or a flood. The Lifeblood of the Earth, seems to seek out change. Change of location, change of temperatures, change of Form. Fog, cloud, to spring, river to sea. It seems to get sullen when stagnant. Stagnant water feels malicious, hungry. near such water fears of drowning often are floating. Something in It gets hungry. I believe it is curious. Wildly so. It surrounds and tastes everything, dissolves everything. It is a fine solvent. It hungers to experience the new. Did you know that some ice is colder that other kinds? Oh yes, it changes even then, and still remembers. Ice cores record thousands of years of information. It seems to have a very special relationship with some minerals especially Salt. It travels through different soils, seeking to dissolve and move within so many things. Lifeblood of the earth, lifeblood and core of blood itself. If blood could see and hear, we would call it water.

This multiphasic element, not only reflects light but, Water amplifies sound. This partly is why whales can communicate over hundreds of miles. The water sends it outwards, not unlike, ripples in a pond. This is also why whales are killed or injured by Mid-frequency sonar. They panic and surface too fast. The powerful sonar blasts will destroy their hearing and even cause their brains to hemorrhage. Naval sonar has already led to mass whale strandings, as disoriented whales attempt to escape the noise…

So, hear is a poem i wrote. It has the same melody as the song above.

Bless this water, Living water
Ever dancing, dance with me!
Singing water, my sweet water
Flowing gently wild and free

Never resting , even frozen, 
From the bottom of the sea
Winding water, the Planet's laughter
I am so glad that you met me!

Teach me water, wisdom's daughter
teach me Joy and dance though me!
Mother River, generous giver
hear this song i sing for thee!
 
Ocean father, Roaring louder
let me read your signs aright
Stars reflected, you elected
To reveal, your seasons right

Now within, my heart still beating
Ocean tides the Earthen heart
I humbly ask for waters blessing
In love i ask all harm to thwart. 

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I will finish with this. Learning to hydrate yourself, properly is a good idea. I do not think water plain is well absorbed. I have seen it go right through, it needs electrolytes in it, for us to utilize it. Gel phase, with electrolytes, as in soup or gelatin, with a high quality salt and is ideal. (Celtic sea salt used to be superior, as it has 3 different forms of magnesium, but, since the appearance of microplastics in that salt, one has to be more selective now). Items such as raw milk are also gel phase, one just has to worry about over time use, as in some persons hyper-calcemia is an issue. No one needs that. A herbal tea, is often just fine, and be sure to bless it. People who love you will always make better tea than people who do not. Do not let the tea sit out too long, as chamomile for example has volatile oils that go bad quickly. Drink within 30 minuets. But not too fast.

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