Water, Pure and Simple: The Infinite Wisdom of an Extraordinary Molecule

by Paolo Consigli

Overview

There is no more important substance on earth than water: it is the source of life, one of the four classic elements and makes up over 70% of our bodies and our planet. This remarkable new book allows us to discover and understand more about this most common of molecules.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780283715
Publisher:	Watkins Media
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	244
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Paolo Consigli is a doctor, psychologist and practitioner of holistic medicine and acupuncture. He practises in Milan and teaches at the Medical Association for Chinese Medicine in Europe.
He has written articles on subjects ranging from Jewish mysticism to humour, from post-natal depression to Kafka and Walter Benjamin, and has written a very successful book on acupuncture. He was inspired to write this book after becoming aware in his clinical experiences that water was always present as a catalyst of transformation and catharsis.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations     ix
Introduction: In Search of Water     xiii
Water and the Universe
A Unique and Mysterious Molecule     3
The Architecture of Imperfection     26
The Water Planet: From Ancient China to the Gaia Hypothesis     40
Order Emerges from Chaos     54
How Life is Created: Chaos and Turbulence in Water     80
Water as a Role Model of the Universe     100
The Sensitive Chaos of Water     116
Water by Numbers     140
Water and Humankind
The Origins of Life     151
Homo Aquaticus: The Aquatic Ape     159
Water and Birth     174
The Water Within Us     182
Rhabdomancy: Tuning in to Water     196
Water and Consciousness     208
Water, Information and Memory     234
Aquatic Intelligences     267
The Mystical Tradition and the Mysteries of Water     286
Water and Hope: The Ritual Bath     300
Water and Matter     311
Energy from Heavy Water     328
Water as Medicine     338
Water and Diet     343
Hydrotherapy     345
Wellness Through Water at Home     346
Turkish and Russian Baths     351
Mineral and Thermal Waters     352
Thermal Therapies     355
Thalassotherapy     358
Colonic Irrigation     360
Endnotes     361
Bibliography     366
Index     374