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The seers were tireless researchers and innovators, and their efforts yielded great
rewards as the secrets of metals and minerals were revealed to them, for use in
healing, in preparation of medicinal compounds, in scrying and the development of
psychic powers.
Their work was based on in-depth knowledge of vibrations in the manifestation of
energy and form. Empowered Sanskrit mantras were used for their vibrational potency,
as the very basis of yogic exploration, accompanied with metals and minerals for
amplifying their effect. According to one account, gemstones were used to
enhance the performance of the flying 'Chariots of Gods', using their natural radiation
and electromagnetic properties!
Sanskrit scriptures tell of the ethereal Chintamani, the jewel of wish fulfillment,
that arose during the churning of the oceans. Lakshmi, the beautiful goddess of
prosperity and abundance is recounted as one of the precious thirteen jewels that
rose from the oceans at the time, as also Dhanvantari, the archetypal celestial
healer. Yet another 'jewel', was a pitcher containing Amrit, the nectar of immortality.
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