On Thursday July 23rd, 2015 the Hermetic Hour with host Poke Runyon will

present a discussion on the Astrolabe as a magical device. Those of you who

have seen John Carter will recall the medallion of the Holy Therns that

enabled them, and Carter, to transmit themselves to other planets in the

solar system. It was a magical device that required a conjuration to make it

work. There is a very impressive scene inside a Thern temple with an

illuminated solar system on the transparent floor that shows the vectors and

the formulas. (if you can read Barsoomian.) Now this was created by an

earthling screenwriter, so do we, or did we, have anything like the Thern

Medallion in our magical tradition to inspire him? Yes, the Astrolabe -- a

marvelous hand held instrument from Classical times that could locate

celestial objects (stars) calculate their exact altitude and position.

Primarily used for navigation it was also used by astrologers and magicians.

Combined with the Soma Sophia (the completely gridded celestial sphere), it

also becomes a device to project consciousness (like the Thern Medallion) to

other worlds. With Soma Sophia derived formulas of course. This is all Sixth

Degree material but perhaps it will inspire some of you to keep climbing

Mithras' ladder, So, if you are curious to know how wizards explore the

heavens, tune in and we will plot a course and set sail.