One reason words are so powerful is that they draw on more than one element. While thoughts of the mind are air and desires of the heart are water, our words can be compared to the condensation that occurs when the elements of air and water interact with each other; words are a product of both intellect and feeling, air and water. What’s more, they come together as an act of the will which introduces the fire element as well. We’ll also see that each word calls on one or more of all four elements, including earth. This chemical, scientific analysis comes from “Life Magic” by Laura Bushnell.

I would like to think of the above together with statements from my other favorite books like: “You Are What You Say”, “Finding Your Way in a Wild New World”, “Stepping into the Magic”, “Energy Prescription”, and even with the words of Aunty Mahealani in an interview included in one of the many Ho’oponopono videos that can be accessed via my website filed under the essays for Health.

Laura Bushnell adds: One way to understand the way your words take effect is to think of the way a picture taken with a Polaroid camera gradually emerges over time. The more often you repeat your words, the more results those words will create.

I suppose this can explain the power of the rosary. Personally, however, at this point in my life I’d prefer to keep repeating the Ho’oponopono prayer which does not have a load of stressful memories for me from my childhood and even my adult years. My mother and even Emil, both  believe in the power of the rosary and definitely it has worked for my mom and still does for Emil. I also believe in the power of the rosary but by choice I prefer the Ho’oponopno now, while I am still working on a change of consciousness.

My belief is at his/her level of spirituality, and given the amount and quality of information available one does his/her best.

To further explain my preference fr the Ho’oponopono at this point in my life: researchers are also discovering that the power of such disciplines also depends upon the Cognitive structure, or belief system upon which they are practiced.

“The Energy Prescription” continues: Our beliefs are important because, at the most basic level, they affect how we feel, act, and perceive our world and all the events on it. And our core beliefs, by skewing on perceptions and influencing our actions, often become self-fulfilling prophesies.