The Power of Intention: Mind on Matter

Here is my science fair experiment.  Hope you enjoy!

Purpose

To answer the following questions:

Does thought effect matter?

How does thought effect matter?

Does it matter whether it is thought

or speech?

Hypothesis 

If I talk to the rice it will have a stronger smell, than when I think to the rice.

If I talk positively or think positively to the rice it will have a positive effect on the rice by not rotting.

If I talk or think negatively to the rice it will rot and grow moldy.

Materials: 

5 glass jars that are sterilized         1 medium bag of rice

5 sterilized lids for the jars             1 big pot for boiling water

A sharpie

Take the big pot and poor water in it to start it boiling.  While you’re waiting put labels on the jars using the sharpie:  Your control is C, the good speech is A, the good thought is B, the bad speech is D, the bad thought is E.  

As your water is boiling pour an even amount of rice from the bag into each jar.  Once your water is boiling for a minute, take it off the heat and allow to cool slightly (approximately three minutes).  Pour an even amount of the water into the jars of rice.  Now put your lids on.  Place all the jars in the same location so they are exposed to the same environment. 

Now say something good to A and think the same to B; ignore C because it’s your control; say something bad to D and think it to E.  Repeat the speaking and thinking at the rice jars multiple times a day for two weeks or more.  Others can participate following the same instructions.  Record observations.

Observations:

After four days of conducting the experiment:

A: Has some bubbles visible in the rice and some foam on top

B: Has even more bubbles than A and a lot of yellowish-brown foam on top

C: Has very few bubbles and a yellowish-brown skim on top

D: Has a few bubbles on the surface

E: Has very little bubbles and nothing else.

After seven days of conducting the experiment:

A: Smells strongly like yeast.  It continues to bubble and have foam on top.  Some of the foam is growing mold.

B:  Has an even stronger smell of yeast.  It still has more foam on top and bubbles in the rice. 

C: Has a thin layer of foam.  It has little odor but smells a little like yeast.

D: Has very few bubbles or foam on top.  It smells like stagnant water (like a bog or swamp).

E: He still has little to no bubbles and smells even stronger than D.

After 14 days of conducting the experiment:

A: Smells strongly like yeast and still has a lot of bubbles.  The foam on top has mold and the mold is growing spores.

B: The foam on B is turning a darker brown.  It still smells like yeast even more than A.

C: Has some bubbles and smells like yeast.  The foam on top is a pale yellow.

D: Has some foam on top now.  It smells very strongly like stagnant rotten water.

E: The water is turning a darker yellow to brown color.  It has a little foam on top.  It smell even strong than D of stagnant, rotten water (the odor can be observed without removing the lid)

Conclusion:

The research I did at the start of this project indicated that our thoughts can affect matter but in different ways.  Our thoughts can affect our reality in life [Vintini, Epoch Times].  It can also affect physical matter by making it better or worse [Bencarz, Spirit Science and Meta Physics]. 

Dr. Masaru Emoto has conducted experiments by putting rice in three beakers and pouring water over them.  He said, “thank you” to the first one for a month; said, “You’re and idiot” to the second; and ignored the third one.  The one that he thanked, began to ferment and released “a strong, pleasant aroma”, while the one he insulted turned black, and the one he ignored rotted [Bencarz, Spirit Science and and Meta Physics].

The experiment I conducted is similar to Dr. Emoto’s.  I chose to see if words or thoughts could affect matter.  My results also differed a little from Dr. Emoto’s. 

The rice in Jar A (spoken “You’re beautiful”) began to ferment as observed by seeing the bubbles, the foam on top, and the yeast-like smell.  The rice in Jar B (thought “You’re beautiful”), also began to ferment but at a faster rate.  It had more bubbles, foam, and a stronger yeast smell.  The water inside became very dark.

The rice in Jar C (control) had very little activity.  It produced a few bubbles.  It has a slight yeast smell, indicating it is just beginning to ferment.  It did not appear to rot.

The rice in Jar D (spoken “You’re ugly”) did not have much activity at first.  By the second week it produced a few bubbles and a little foam but had a very strong odor of rot.  The rice in Jar E (thought “You’re ugly”), stayed very still with no activity, bubbles, or foam for over a week.  It had an extremely strong odor of rot and the liquid began to turn a dark color.

My hypothesis that words would have a stronger effect than thoughts was incorrect.  The rice in Jars B and E both had the most extreme differences and these were the jars that were only “thought at”. 

My hypothesis that speaking or thinking nicely to the rice would have a good affect was correct.  The rice in Jars A and B began to ferment and made a yeast smell.  The rice did not rot, however the foam produced by the fermentation process in Jar A grew some mold.

My hypothesis that speaking or thinking negatively to the rice would cause it to rot and grow moldy was partially correct.  The rice in Jars D and E did not ferment like Jars A and B.  It has a horrible rotten smell.  However, it did not grow mold. 

From this experiment, I conclude that the power of though is actually greater than the power of words.  Also, thinking good thoughts has a positive effect on matter; thinking bad thoughts has a negative effect on matter.

Work Cited

Bancarz, Steven. “Proof That Our Thoughts Effect Physical Matter.” Spirit Science and Meta Physics. N.P. OC Dec. 2013.web.29 Feb.2016  

Vintini, Leonardo. "The Power of Thinking: Can the Mind Affect Our Reality."The Epoch Times Do Our Thoughts Have the Power to Affect Reality Comments. Epoch Times, 12 June 2013. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.