| 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. |
Another
old yogi-healer
with many phantasmagorical
tales in his repertoire,
once mentioned how
he was entertained,
while resting in
a Himalayan cave
as a fugitive from
British law, by
the dance of a black
cobra. In the course
of the dance, it
spat out a lustrous
gemstone that filled
the cave with its
brilliant glow,
only to swallow
it back again before
vanishing from sight.
He explained that
aging cobras marked
with tufts of long
black hair where
their ears ought
to be, can produce
such crystals out
of highly concentrated
venom! The stone
is exceedingly poisonous,
causing death even
if its fumes are
inhaled at close
quarters. 
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