Soaking my Mystic Dr. Who seed in a gold rimmed wine glass with filtered water.

Many people soak their seeds in water before planting into soil... but why?!

"The short answer is because your seeds were designed to be abused. Mother Nature is not kind to a little seed. In the wild, a seed can expect to encounter harsh heat and cold, very wet or dry conditions and may even need to survive the acid-filled digestive tract of an animal. In short, seeds have developed over millions of years with defenses to survive awful conditions. But in your modern day garden, a seed is relatively pampered."

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/soaking-seeds.htm