As I sit down to write this article, the gardener is watering the lawn. That's appropriate. Yesterday my chiropractor asked me, "Are you drinking enough water?" My quick response to her was "probably not" but the more accurate response would have been, "No, thank you for the reminder."

I recall from childhood my mother saying, "Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink." Beyond her obvious meaning (she was thirsty!), she meant that you cannot always access what you see or feel or touch or desire.

The original quotation is from The Ancient Mariner, Part ii. Funny, I had thought it was from Shakespeare, but I might be confusing this with "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse" which I know for certain is from King Richard III. Some similarities in meaning I note as I laugh at my mis-remembering.

Water as a Healing Agent

When I am working with one-to-one clients, I often watch for the way water is used in the system &emdash; especially physically and emotionally. If the person is not drinking enough water or if we engage in a clearing procedure that would be enhanced by drinking or using water in another way, I suggest it. During a session, I often feel thirsty, which is my wise body's way of giving me information for the client. My own water drinking is as much for my benefit as for my client's.

When I remove metallic substances from the energy field, the use of water is particularly important. Drugs create metallic residue, even those used many years ago. Metallic residue can also be created by hurts from betrayal or other bitter experiences. A client often tastes the metallic or bitter flavor, as do I, even thousands of miles away.

Water for Many Purposes

Of course, water is not just for drinking. We bathe in it, put fires out with it, swim in it, make mud from dirt with it, walk beside it, meditate on it, soak tired feet in it, freeze it for many applications, transport boats on top of it, nurture vegetation with it, and wash our cars with it.

I am blessed to live by a big pool of it, called the Pacific Ocean. Thinking back over the various places I have lived, I remember that lakes or rivers or one of two oceans have been nearby. The fact that I now live in a desert is difficult to fathom with the ocean in constant view.

Non-physical Water

Water also has non-physical uses and components. Emotions, for example, are watery. I don't mean just because we cry tears of sadness or joy, but because the emotional body itself is more watery than the physical body. (The physical body is about 75% water; the emotional body is nearly 100% water.) When I am working with a client who has blocked emotions, I apply water to the energy field to loosen the blockag. Crying often follows, although that is not required for a release.

A Watery Session

When I was recently doing a telephone consultation with someone who was moving through some heavy childhood memories, I recommended that as soon as we completed our telephone consultation he take a warm bath. I suggested a few other simple nurturing techniques as well. These other things included a brief walk and eating carrots.

As we ended the session, I could hear his bath water running into the tub. Later he reported that he went to the supermarket to buy carrots and tangerines.

The Body Speaks

I'm not in the profession of nutritional advice; however, sometimes the body just calls out! When we are in pain, the body is calling to us. When the pain is too great we may not hear the message through the pain. Sometimes the body is just saying, "Water, water, everywhere, but I'm still thirsty!"