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EVIEWS THE MESSAGE FROM WATER most beautiful pattern associated with the by Masaru Emoto former, of course). With the application of Hado Kyoikusha, Japan, and Hado focused attention under lab conditions, Publishing BV, Netherlands, 1999-2001 water was snap-frozen to reveal "the mirror ISBN 4-939098-00-1 (145pp tpb) of mind", where consciousness left an Price: A$85.97; NLGf74,90 indelible imprint. This research has more Distributors: Australia—Kinokuniya implications than are obvious at first glance. Bookstores, tel (02) 9953.8855; The Netherlands—Hado Publishing BV, tel/fax © CAPTAIN OF MY SHIP, MASTER OF +31 71 521 0897, email order@hado.net, © MY SOUL website www.hado.net; NEXUS Office, tel by F. Holmes Atwater +31 321 380558 Hampton Roads Publishing, USA, 2001 ISBN 1-57174-247-6 (233pp tpb + ea Re Windows-formatted CD-ROM) Coreg. Price: US$21.95; A$57.95; NZ$72.95 ic caadaead 2 baa (due Nov); £18.99 (due Oct); NLG65,90; | ror \ fie] Distributors: USA—Hampton Roads, tel (804) 296 2772, www.hrpub.com; Australia—Gemcraft, tel (03) 9888 0111; NZ—NEXUS Office, tel (09) 405 1963; UK—Airlift Book Co., tel 020 8804 0400; The Netherlands—NEXUS Europe Office he name "Skip" Atwater is well known in military remote-viewing circles as well as in consciousness research and educa- tion fields. Having joined the US Army in 1968 and completed degrees and graduate studies in psychology in the 1970s, Skip found himself on covert assignment in 1977 to get some "tips" from Robert Monroe, whose first book, Journeys Out of the Body, had also been a personal inspiration. The USArmy, together with SRI International, was investigating controlled is book proved so popular in Japan, with over 60,000 copies sold since June 1999, that the publishers decided to release an English-language edition with French and German supplements. But the full- remote viewing (CRV) as a surveillance and colour images in The Message From Water _ ©Ounterintelligence tool, so Monroe's input almost speak for themselves. They are the was sought for his direct experience in brainchild of Dr Masaru Emoto, adoctor of —_&XPloring altered states of consciousness. alternative medicine who has had an interest Soon Skip was working with RV "names in "micro-cluster water" for many years. like Ingo Swann (the brains behind CRV), Most of us have marvelled at pictures of Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ and participat- snow crystals, but these photographs of ing in highly classified military projects . crystals formed in frozen water are utterly such as Grill Flame and Stargate (for which breathtaking. Dr Emoto theorised that when _he was operations and training officer) with a water molecule crystallises, pure water the US Army and then the DIA. becomes pure crystal, though contaminated Upon retiring in 1988, Skip accepted the water may not crystallise as beautifully. He job of Research Director at the Bob Monroe then set about "freezing", on high-speed Research Lab at The Monroe Institute in film, water from a variety of sources—from — Virginia—and is still there. Since then, he glaciers, springs, rivers, lakes and marshes, has helped with the scientific investigation from rain and from the tap, in Japan and of the Hemi-Sync technology, written many around the world including Antarctica. He _ technical papers, assisted umpteen people found that every sample he studied had a explore realms beyond the mundane physi- unique geometric signature. cal, and collaborated in diverse research Dr Emoto expanded his research to show projects and educational programs. the ever-changing nature of water in a new In Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul, way: by capturing the crystallised image of _ he ably reflects in his own inspiring way on water as it is played music as diverse as his journey of spiritual awakening and Tibetan sutras, Beethoven's Pastorale and growth—one that was part of him even in heavy metal; shown letters and names in dif- _ his military days, that led him to a realisa- ferent languages (the Adolf Hitler vibration _ tion of All That Is, and that he's well quali- looks decidedly ugly); and imbued with a fied to share. (Skip Atwater is a speaker at range of emotions from love to denial (the the 2001 NEXUS Conference.) most beautiful pattern associated with the former, of course). With the application of focused attention under lab conditions, water was snap-frozen to reveal "the mirror of mind", where consciousness left an indelible imprint. This research has more implications than are obvious at first glance. CAPTAIN OF MY SHIP, MASTER OF MY SOUL by F. Holmes Atwater Hampton Roads Publishing, USA, 2001 ISBN 1-57174-247-6 (233pp tpb + Windows-formatted CD-ROM) Price: US$21.95; A$57.95; NZ$72.95 (due Nov); £18.99 (due Oct); NLG 65,90; Distributors: USA—Hampton Roads, tel (804) 296 2772, www.hrpub.com; Australia—Gemcraft, tel (03) 9888 0111; NZ—NEXUS Office, tel (09) 405 1963; UK—Airlift Book Co., tel 020 8804 0400; The Netherlands—NEXUS Europe Office he name "Skip" Atwater is well known in military remote-viewing circles as well as in consciousness research and educa- tion fields. Having joined the US Army in 1968 and completed degrees and graduate studies in psychology in the 1970s, Skip found himself on covert assignment in 1977 to get some "tips" from Robert Monroe, whose first book, Journeys Out of the Body, had also been a personal inspiration. The USArmy, together with SRI International, was investigating controlled remote viewing (CRV) as a surveillance and counterintelligence tool, so Monroe's input was sought for his direct experience in exploring altered states of consciousness. Soon Skip was working with RV "names" like Ingo Swann (the brains behind CRV), Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ and participat- ing in highly classified military projects such as Grill Flame and Stargate (for which he was operations and training officer) with the US Army and then the DIA. Upon retiring in 1988, Skip accepted the job of Research Director at the Bob Monroe Research Lab at The Monroe Institute in Virginia—an4d is still there. Since then, he has helped with the scientific investigation of the Hemi-Sync technology, written many technical papers, assisted umpteen people explore realms beyond the mundane physi- cal, and collaborated in diverse research projects and educational programs. In Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul, he ably reflects in his own inspiring way on his journey of spiritual awakening and growth—one that was part of him even in his military days, that led him to a realisa- tion of All That Is, and that he's well quali- fied to share. (Skip Atwater is a speaker at the 2001 NEXUS Conference.) carer of frozen ote CSSAES fron V/ater i 78 = NEXUS www. nexusmagazine.com AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2001