This decline has also been determined by measurement of decrease of north-south orientation of magnetite crystals in deposits which have occurred at known times in history such as in volcanic flows and sediments. However, the need for the Earth's magnetic force to maintain health was not recognized until the advent of modern space travel. In addition, scientists have discovered that the magnetic field of the earth is cyclic, with die-outs of biological life forms occurring in times of Magnetic Field decline and reversals. Confirming evidence of die-outs determined by studies of core samples from ocean floor. References to the early use of the forces of magnetism in the healing arts are found in most civilizations of the world.
Reference is made to the use of magnetism in conjunction with the practice of acupuncture.
1 Ancient Hindu scriptures, Egyptian and Persian history, and Tibetan monk practices indicate therapeutic lodestone usage. More modern contributions to scientific and medical knowledge of electrical and magnetic energy were made by William Gilbert, private physician to Queen Elizabeth I, Volta, Galvani, and Mesmer. Mesmer was particularly noted for successful treatment of a variety of ills in the mid-1700's. 1 Cleopatra is claimed to have worn a lodestone on her forehead to prevent aging. 1 Famous Persian physician Ali Abbas, describes using magnetism to relieve spasms and gout - A.D. 1000.