Joyful 'Water is Life, Water is Love' Celebration-No Data Center Demonstration at Sacramento Headwaters Aug 1st, 2026
By Anastasia Sprout
Once I got settled in Mount Shasta, CA, I was spiritually guided to start a local activism organization - acronym “ST. JAN”:
Shasta Truth, Justice & Action Network. I started holding some local events, advertised on Nextdoor, Telegram, and my website. I met good people. We had a four-meeting community discussion series, a trash cleanup day, and a NO WAR demonstration. Lately we have joined locals from the Sikiyou Resistance Coalition to protest DATA Centers…and celebrate a recent success in telling big data NOT IN OUR TOWN with a Water is Life, Water is Love event at the lovely Sacramento Headwaters!
This event was inspired by the kick-off of an nationwide event also on August 1st called Reclaim Our Future.
ROF aims to build a non-partisan, non-violent alliance of activists, advocates, independent media outlets, individuals, influencers, and organizations who are ready to hit the streets and raise our voices. We believe it's time to collectively take a stand against the rapid acceleration in data center development.
"AI power plants can't hold a candle to People Power. This is the true power we must tap into right now, and Reclaim Our Future is kickstarting the generator." says Hakeem Anwar, co-founder and author of the AI Data Center Ecology Report. "Thousands of activated humans across 50 states, putting their hearts and minds together to address a problem that regulations won't. Its time to step up and organize, wherever you are."
It seems that in Mount Shasta, CA, many agree!
This is the most delicious water I’ve ever tasted! We must protect it!
Dr. Masaru Emoto: Messages from Water
In the 1990s, Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese researcher and author of The Hidden Messages in Water, began photographing frozen water crystals after exposing them to words, music, and human intention.
His images revealed something extraordinary: water that had been blessed with love and gratitude formed stunningly intricate, symmetrical crystals—while water exposed to words like “hate” or “you make me sick” produced distorted, chaotic forms.
Dr. Emoto’s work suggested that water is responsive to emotion, energy, and vibration—a mirror of consciousness itself. Although some critics dismissed his findings as pseudoscience, millions around the world resonated deeply with the message: our thoughts and words matter. If the human body is mostly water, then the vibrations we carry within us directly influence our internal and external worlds.
https://konacloudforest.com/blog/the-groundbreaking-consciousness-of-water-what-dr-masaru-emoto-and-veda-austin-have-uncovered-about-waters-hidden-intelligence/
https://masaru-emoto.net/en/science-of-messages-from-water/
I love the work of the late Dr. Masaru Emoto (what are the odds his name is “Emoto?😃)! His visual images of the power of prayer to reconsecrate and heal water are life-changing. At the gathering I handed out free water bottle cling labels with loving words. Sacramento Headwaters is a place of high energy, visitors from all over the world, and a sense of joy - the dance of new beautifully structured water! Please visit!
Many neighbors joined me for the event, which was a delightful mix of locals and tourist-pilgrims!
I teamed up with a local art gallery called Redwood, and we held an art contest, where we gave out prizes including cash and gift cards: 1st - $100, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25.
Art Contest Winners
❤️1st Place
❤️2nd Place
❤️3rd Place
Elizabeth made this beauty sitting in front of the Sacramento Headwaters
Mount Shasta elders lead the way to say NO to Data Center Desecration
The NO DATA CENTER movement is in large part to protect our water, and we can all be WATER PROTECTORS!
The Algonquin Water Song
While in Sedona in 2024, I learned about the wonderful work of Mitch the Orgone Donor, who is the man from whom I learned about the lovely WATER SONG! Mitch the Orgone Donor.
This Algonquin Water Song expresses loving gratitude for the water and raises the consciousness and connection of women with Mother Nature’s greatest gift. The song is easy to learn, and our hope is that millions of women will sing it, raising their own connection and awareness of the water they interact with daily even in the shower or at the sink. Sing it 4 times, facing each of the 4 Directions. We believe this is a powerful step to change, leading to both a spiritual as well as environmental shift on our planet.
This song was written by Irene Wawatie Jerome for Grandfather William Commanda’s 2002 Circle of All Nations gathering. It is recorded with permission from the Wawatie and Commanda families and the Circle of All Nations Foundation and the Elders in Canada.
Still images from the video
For Film Credits and more information, go to www.singthewatersong.com
Granddaughter, the water can hear you. The water has memory.
Nee bee wah bow En die en, Aah key mis kquee Nee bee wah boh. Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey, hey ya hey ya hey ya ho.
Water is the life’s bood of our mother the earth. Water is the lifeblood of our own body. To continue to pass on the knowledge, that needs to be given to the other generation; you are the keeper of the water.
Nee bee wah bow En die en, Aah key mis kquee Nee bee wah boh. Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey, hey ya hey ya hey ya ho.
To make the change in this life condition that we are in, that brave grandchildren will stand up to, to this truth of what life is about, and to live it in such an honorable way. The way ancestors came, came to this earth.
Nee bee wah bow En die en, Aah key mis kquee Nee bee wah boh. Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey, hey ya hey ya hey ya ho.
Each day when the sun rises, no matter how bad the day before might have been, there’s a new chance for your hopes and dreams. And I say … thank you for singing the water song.
Nee bee wah bow En die en, Aah key mis kquee Nee bee wah boh. Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey, hey ya hey ya hey ya ho…
Thank you to everyone doing LOCAL ACTIVISM! When there is water and there are water protectors, there will always be HOPE!
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