"..........Now if the moon phase can influence such an observeable phenomenom 
as floatation of logs, I don't think it too much of a stretch to consider its 
influence on the formation of colloids, whose stability is dependant on the 
ability of the water to support the particles. Regards, Mike Fuller"

But it is a huge stretch of the imagination. A log at near neutral bouyancy 
need only swell by a few percent (or alternately, expell a few percent 
moisture) to successfully float down a river. Silver colloid particles are 10 
times the density of water, and remain suspended by brownian motion - a 
temperature dependent thermal effect, augmented by the zeta potential and any 
actual excess charge present. The two phenomena are chalk and cheese.

"..........The canine and the feline families manifest uncanny abilities which 
have  great survival  values in their respective vibrational planes but are 
rare ocurrences amongst humans  in our 35th - 40th Octave world for seeing and 
hearing........Hearing is sensory dissociation  without 
concentration........The whole human body is a finely tuned electomagnetic  
sense organ in resonance,  It is a cohesive manifestation of vibrationasl 
states of electromagnetism :
light, sound and geometry........With regards, Lew"

Would like to know just what a "vibrational plane" is, what our "35th - 40th 
Octave world" actually means (for instance - just what are the frequencies, and 
what is vibrating?), and how a human body can be fully or even partly described 
as "a cohesive manifestation of vibrational states of electromagnetism" (for 
starters, about 99.97% of our mass is of nuclear origin, which is not 
electromagnetic).

"I'm new to the list and have been reading with interest speculation regarding 
CS production. Japanese artist/photographer Masaru Emoto's book "The Message 
from Water" suggests that human vibrational energy, thoughts, words, and ideas 
affect the molecular structure of water. http://www.adhikara.com/water.html 
Regards, Donna"

Indeed he suggests it, and purports to prove it with photos. But has it been 
consistently reproduced by others - thus establishing it as a principle of 
nature? Put it this way; how many list members are going to slap a sticker on 
the side of their bottle of CS, with a message like "I love you", and really 
expect that to make some positive difference? Or, following the gist of the 
recent reintroduction of Michael Theroux's article on lunar influence on CS 
production, should we be assiduously consulting Solunar charts before brewing 
CS? Hugging trees may indeed make the hugger feel better, but don't discount 
good old psychological factors before putting it down to " exchange of positive 
and negative energies", for instance.

Many concerned scientists think we are entering a new dark age, where magic and 
mysticism are reclaiming the ground won so hard by scientific progress over the 
last three centuries or so. To be sure, "establishment" science doesn't have 
all the answers, and there is a tendency to ignore phenomena that doesn't fit 
the mould. However the scientific method holds a rigour completely unmatched by 
mysticism whose pseudoscientific terminology merely gives the impression of 
really knowing. The unfortunate practice of carelessly or craftily blending 
together proven fact and speculation/folklore with the intent of making it look 
like a consistent whole is to be avoided like the plague. 

Hey, is there anyone else on this list who thinks like I do - if there is then 
have some balls and add your voice please!

regards, Kevin Nolan ken...@optusnet.com.au