Thanks everyone, lots of good discussion, I am glad we are not just sticking to the subject of the rod video. This way other ideas are tossed around and there's a dialogue going.

Jetijs, if you have access to a kiln definitely try it out. I'm just afraid that there might be some tiny piece of information that has not been shared in the Electrinium booklet that could be crucial for achieving electrical properties.
Another question is whether your kiln can heat up to smelt sand...

Aaron that could be an interesting experiment to try on a cymatics plate. What did you mean by toning together though, just chanting the AUM or actually chanting the three sounds independently then superimposing them together?

adam ant, I know you are trying to tell us something and if I wasn't so thick I could probably figure out what that is in this context. I have read many theories about spirals, spiraling motions and vortices in the past not relating to this subject and yet somehow I feel they all tie together, if only I could remember how...

Damien, good links, bookmarked under "Read very soon" ...