The curse, or the power of words and thoughts

 Often, when things don't go our way, we say that someone has cursed us. However, we don't always take these words completely seriously, and yet there are more and more experiences which prove that words can have the power to make a difference. It is therefore worth considering how thoughts and words can affect another person and reality as a whole.

The power of the mind is proven by all meditation techniques - especially visualisation. When we want something very much, we focus on it, repeat it in our mind or out loud and thus accelerate the realisation of our desire.

Not everyone believes this, of course, but there are also people who attest to the fact that the mind functions independently of the body. It can leave the body in particular situations, so that such a person can move through space, leaving his or her body in place. Such an experience is called exteriorisation, or out-of-body experience, or OOBE for short. Another skill often possessed by astral travellers, or those who practise extroision, is the creation of thought-forms. These are energy forms created from recurring thoughts. They differ from thoughts in that they are more intense, can be seen, felt or even spoken to, if it happens to be a human thought-form.


Such a thought-shape can also physically affect another person or object, either positively or negatively, depending on how you shape it in your mind. Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto has performed experiments that irrefutably prove the real impact of thought on reality. Emoto's main topic of interest is water - its ability to collect and store information. He noticed that water molecules during crystallisation could arrange themselves into different forms depending on the stimuli that influenced the water. So the scientist prepared two water samples, one he and his staff subjected to optimistic, positive thoughts and the other to negative ones. When frozen at -5 degrees C and the crystals magnified under a microscope, it can be seen precisely that the crystal forms of the water that was subjected to positive thoughts are geometric and evenly arranged, as opposed to the latter forming chaotic and imprecise forms. What's more, Emoto's research team used a variety of stimuli to influence the water - whether verbal, auditory or just visual, as well as those transmitted by thought alone. In each case, the effect was the same, the crystals changed according to the values communicated, and the material effects of the experiment should dispel the doubts of the biggest sceptics.

Emoto's water experiment is not the only one that proves the power of thought and words. One of the Japanese scientist's listeners conducted an analogous trial himself, but instead of water, he used cooked rice sealed in a jar. One jar was spoken to kindly each day, while the other was insulted. All other factors such as location, temperature and sunlight were the same, yet the reaction in the jar was different. The rice subjected to positive emotions partially fermented, making it smell nice, while the other one turned black and completely spoiled. The experiment was so unusual that it attracted numerous imitators who could not believe the results. To the astonishment of the sceptics, each experiment produced the same results.

The thrill of fear is evoked by the thought of what a human curse can produce when directed at a person rather than an object. Among other things, voodoo, a religion derived from African beliefs, is based on such an effect. Voodoo is shrouded in a very bad reputation as being dangerous, associated with summoning evil spirits and causing suffering. However, it is important to remember that, like all magic, voodoo can be good as well as bad. The whole essence of voodoo is based precisely on faith, or the power of the mind. Not just by uttering the spell itself, but by believing in it and by the power of will and desire, one can manipulate another person. To bring misfortune upon him, to persuade him to do something wrong, but also to heal him and restore peace of mind.

To become proficient in these methods, one has to become a shaman; for the uninitiated, playing with these powers can end badly, for example by summoning an evil spirit over which they will not be able to control. It is important to remember how powerful thought is and not to hastily wish anyone anything bad, because on the one hand our wishes may come true, while on the other negative energy may return to us faster than we think.