Instrumental Measurements of Water and the Surrounding Space During a Randomized Blinded Controlled Trial of Focused Intention

• Main Authors: Luís Carlos Matos MTCM, Sara Cristina Santos MEng, Joel G. Anderson PhD, CHTP, Jorge Machado PhD, Henry Johannes Greten PhD, Fernando Jorge Monteiro PhD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-10-01
• Series: Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587217707117

The main goal of this work was the assessment of measurable interactions induced by focused intention, frequently used in biofield practices such as Healing Touch and Reiki . Water, as the main component of the human body, was chosen as a model. Intention experiments were performed over 4 different days at a scheduled interval, during which 286 trained biofield practitioners from several countries were instructed to meditate with the intention to change the molecular vibrational state of water samples selected by a blinded operator. The experimental protocol was randomized, blinded, and controlled; the measured variables included Raman spectra and the pH and electrical conductance of the water, as well as the magnetic field and UV-VIS (ultraviolet-visible) radiation near the experimental spot. Although a direct causal relationship cannot be established, some measurements of the water samples, as well as the magnetic field and radiation near the experimental spot, were responsive during the experimental period.