This Reader

This Reader explores the subject of the human mind, and its limitations to control and manipulate physical and future events. The following series of art references, texts, projects, films and websites shape the essential question, what is human? Each reference addresses issues and forms examples and arguments which suggest that the human mind has a direct effect upon external factors, in both individual and mass scale. The gathered material proposes a greater self power over physical circumstances, and questions the individual and mass collected power, to control and change reality. This knowledge could then be asserted to address larger issues which may confront our current reality. The choice of material is in no chronological order, but explores varied approaches and methodologies all with similar concepts. The varied size and form of the material allows the information to be considered in the form the viewer finds most effective, it also allows for the choice of both brief viewing and more careful consideration. All the references suggest how the human mind holds a greater significant influence than we normally percieve, through intention, imagery, spiritual connections, altered states of conciousness and simple observation.



Monday 11 April 2011

The Intention Experiment & Dr Masaru Emoto's water structure photography

Intention Experiment http://www.theintentionexperiment.com/the-experiments (veiwed 25/03/11)

The Intention experiment is a collection of world wide web based experiments. The above link is to the website where pdf files can be downloaded with the experiment details. Each experiments aims to test the power of human intention upon physical matter within a scientifically controlled environment. Lynne Mctaggart and Bryan hubbard co-ordinate the experiments with a group of scientists. The experiments focus upon the changes in matter such as plants and water once exposed to different kinds human intention.
‘We have carried out many experiments on the effect that quite diverse factors have on water: magnetic fields, electrical fields, various objects including human presence, including emotions.  It became clear that positive and negative human emotions are the strongest element of influence.’

Dr Masaru Emoto has worked in alliance with Lynne Mctaggart on similar projects. Although his work has been criticised as unscientific, his work consists of photographs of water structures after they have been labelled with words or exposed to different types of music. Some of his results can be viewed in the below video which is 3.16mins long.

Video of Dr Masaru Emoto's photograpy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAvzsjcBtx8&feature=related  (viewed 25/03/11)
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