Zoroaster’s Telescope – Strange Book of Oracle Magic

Zoroaster’s Telescope is considered to be a strange book of oracle magic which was written by Andre-Robert Andrea de Nerciat, a French author of Libertine genre in 1796. It is unique in the genre with diverse magical methods layouts which are very much in lines with the manuals of occult tradition and features many wood engraved plates, tables and charts together with a large folding plate which is entitle The Urn where the sigla of art is exemplified.

The text appeared later in a collection of German folk literature which was compiled by Johann Scheible and the translation done in English. Occultism was very active during the 18th century with noted fortune tellers and magicians who were spread all over Europe playing important roles in political as well as historical events.

This was the era during the Count of St. Germain, Cagliostro, Antoine Court de Gebelin, Etteilla, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, Adam Weishaupt and Emanuel Swedenborg who were well known for their magical prowess or accuracy and visionary of the future.

Hepatoscopy and Geomancy – 18th Century

Ancient divination system like hepatoscopy and geomancy existed during the 18th century which gave way to new forms of occult science like the Odic Light and Magnetism of Baron Carl von Reichenbach and Franz Mesmer.

The Tarot game, Tarocco, from Italy too came up in its own system of fortune telling with the publication of Le Monde Primitif Analyse et Compere avec le Monde Moderne by Antoine Court de Gebelin in 1781 and the publication by Jean Francois Alliette, Maniere de se recreer avec le jeu de cartes nomees Tarots in 1783. Not long after this publication, Etteilla created his own Tarot cards.

 Though Andre-Robert Andrea de Nerciat had a poor view on activities like Tarot and Palmistry, revealed in his text, he seemed to be in favour of his amalgamation of divinatory of Kabbala and spiritual astrology where some of his statements appear as if they would be in direct contrast to the actual Jewish thinking like the day starting with the first ray of light making one wonder what could be his source of ideas.

Kabbala and Magic

Presented within a divination system of the unusual fusion of religious and mystical ideas, are provided in the text by several woodcuts as well as instructive Tables wherein these woodcuts with their own charms and visual beehive theme are necessary in comprehending the working of the oracle.

 Besides, these woodcuts do have names like The Great Guide, The Great Mirror and The Urn bringing to mind the romantic notion of Kabbala and magic.

The Zoroaster’s Telescope is said to be The Key to the Great Divinatory Kabbala of the Magi where within the text one will find eclectic mix of angel magic, astrology, divination, Zoroastrianism, twenty-eight mansions of the moon, Kabbala, Sacred Geometry, Numerology, MacGregor Mathers reminiscent of the syncretism, employed during Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn at the end of the 19th century.

Based on various source of information, Zoroaster’s Telescope is an oracle and divinatory tool bringing the operator closer to the Divine, if one is willing, as a medium or agency in receiving revelation and messages directly from God – Special Providence.

Lycian – Ancient People in Today’s Turkey

The Lycians were ancient people who lived in area which today’s Turkey between the bays of Antalya and Fethiye and is a compact mountainous territory. Ancient Greek admired the Lycians for finding solutions to problem which perplexed the ancient world on how to reconcile free government in the city-state with larger political unity.

They had a deep desire for freedom and independence and this was seen in their sense of federation and unity. When Greek city-states were at war with each other, the Lycian cities were at peace among themselves. They were an important section of the Greek and Near Eastern worlds.

They lived at a point where two cultures got together at an important strategic juncture and came under the twin influence of their neighbours which resulted in the development of a different style of art.

Lycia occupied most of the Teke Peninsula towards the southwest corner of Antolia and is defined as the area of Turkey towards the south of a line drawn from Dalyan to Antalya where nature is lush. It has dense forest and the landscape is mountainous.

Built Amazing Monumental Tombs

The pre-Greek people of Anatolia had built amazing monumental tombs which were associated with some kind of ancestor worship and developed this art to perfection. Their quality of stone masonry is excellent especially significant in the construction of tombs.

Presently one will find the entire landscape is still lined with these fascinating tomb monuments and the most recent ones have been revealed around one thousand and eighty five example which are still intact, rock cut tombs in common form.

Lycia is popular for its great number of tombs and its quality. Six tombs of Lycia on the outskirt of Kaunos are the most picturesque area in the region wherein on standing in the cliff face above the Dalyan River, they can be spotted from miles away and are the finest display of architecture.

Rock Tombs – Burial Chambers for Kings/Queens

Between the 2nd to the 4th century, rock tombs were the burial chambers for kings and queens during that period and behind tall columns which stood near the entrance was the main chamber where the royal were buried along with their possessions.

But sadly over a period of time, all these treasures which were buried along with the royals got stolen which were meant to accompany the death in their afterlife. The Lycians were of the belief that winged creature would carry them to the other world after their death and hence most of their tombs were on high cliff faces or hills.

The high position as well as the lack of safety made it difficult to walk around the tombs, though they still tend to look majestic from a distance. Circular shaped altars which were decorated with inscription or ornamentation were at times placed near the tombs which were used for sacrificial offerings for the deceased.

Moreover, the tombs were also found with bottles of tear collection, terra-cotta statuettes and were buried with their jewellery. Besides this, coins were also placed in the mouth of the dead for payment to Charon.

Hypogeum – Oldest Prehistoric Underground Temple

While constructing houses on the outskirts of Valetta on Malta, someone suddenly tripped into a hole in the ground which led to the accidental discovery of the Hypogeum Hal Saflieni in 1902. It is believed to be the oldest prehistoric underground temple in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

This subterranean site is filled with amazing mystery from the skulls discovered in them. The most intriguing issue which has been enticing experts from around the world is the unique acoustic properties that are found within the underground site of the Hypogeum.

 It is an underground temple like structures which is made of megalith blocks and are carved into the earth having three levels which dates back to ancient times.

The three level underground structures which is made from megalithic stone is a cultural property of exceptional prehistoric value dating back 5000 years and is the only example of the Bronze Age subterranean structure.

As it is often called the `Labyrinth’, it comprises of a series of elliptical chambers and alveoli of various importance to three levels, the access of which is through different corridors. The main or the principal room is identified by their domed vaulting and elaborate structure of false bays which have been inspired by the windows and doorways of contemporary terrestrial constructions.

Oracle Sanctuary – Amazing Acoustic Properties 

Hypogeum, it is believed though not certain, was originally used as a sanctuary, probably for an oracle and it is for this purpose that a unique chamber had been carved out of solid limestone demonstrating amazing acoustic properties which has been called as `the Oracle Chamber’.

 William Arthur Griffiths, who wrote `Malta and its Recently Discovered Prehistoric Temples’, states that a word spoken in the Oracle room is magnified a hundredfold which is audible throughout the entire structure and the effect on the credulous can be imagined when the oracle spoke and the words came thundering forth through the dark and mysterious place with terrifying effects.

Some state that standing in the Hypogeum seems to be like being inside a giant bell where at certain pitches; one feels the sound vibrating in bone and tissue as much as hearing it in the ear. Richard Storm, Sarasota arts and architecture critic, relates the sensation, `because you sense something coming from somewhere else, you cannot identify, you are transfixed’.

Popular Tourist Attraction 

The acoustic properties within the Hypogeum structure has been studied which was discovered by Ruben Zahra, Maltese composer and a research team from Italy, that sound resonated at 110 Hz within the oracle chamber.

This matches similar or same frequency which has been found in several other ancient chambers across the globe which includes Newgrange in Ireland. Dr. Robert Jahn, from Princeton University states that the dimension of the room or the quality of the stone could be responsible for the exact pitch of this echoing effect.

Being a very popular tourist attraction and due to its age, Heritage Mall, the government body which takes care of historical sites, permit only 60 persons per day to visit this structure and recommend tourist to book in advance for their visit to avoid disappointment.

Coprolites – Indicate Former Presence of Organism

Coprolites are the preservation or fossilization of the matter of intestine and the excrement of organisms or it could be termed as fossilized faeces and are rare since they decay easily and if located, they are found among sea organisms.

Since they are fossilized faeces, coprolite indicate the former presence of organisms in the vicinity they are found but it does not indicate the exact organism present though in most cases, there are exception as in the case of the shark who have distinctive character of spiral valves in their intestines.

The shark coprolite has grooves which are made by spiral valves and when the organism indicate these distinctive characters, it tends to be possible in classifying the organism with coprolite though it becomes a bit hard to link faeces with certain organism. Its name is derived from a Greek word `kopros’ which means dung and `lithos’ which means stone.

It was first described by William Buckland, the geologist, in 1829 before which they were known as fossil fir cones and bezoar stones. These provided valuable information in paleontology since they gave evidence to the predation and diet of extinct organism and Coprolites vary in size from a few millimetres to over 60 centimetres.

Recognition – Structural Pattern

Recognition of coprolites is supported by their structural patterns like in the case of spiral or annular marking, as in undigested food fragments, by their content and by associated fossil matter and smallest coprolites are difficult to classify from inorganic pellets or from eggs.

Mostly the coprolites contents are of calcium phosphate together with small quantities of organic matter and on analysing them, it indicates the diet of the animal from which it came from.

Coprolites have been found in deposits varying in age from the Cambrian era to recent times and are also found all over the world and some of them tend to be useful as index fossils like the Favreina during the Jurassic period of Haute Savoie in France.

Coprolites are very important in understanding the diet of the organism and also an indicator of the ecosystem surrounding the organism. On researching on the coprolites and its contents, it conveys where the organism lived, like in the case of Ichthyosaurs, extinct, aquatic fish like reptiles.

Mary Anning’s Observation & William Buckland Belief

Coprolite with the internal skeletons of two hundred belemnites – a conical fossil shell of an extinct cephalopod, together with fish scales and bones were discovered in the Ichthyosaur which indicated that they lived among fish and cephalopods.

Coprolite are very valuable than their paleontologic value and there are many who treasure them as gifts. Mary Anning, the fossil hunter noticed that bezoar stones were found mostly in the abdominal region of ichthyosaur skeletons in the Lias formation at Lyme Regis and noted that if these stones were broken open, they would contain fossilized fish bones and scales and at times bones from small ichthyosaurs.

These observations of Anning led William Buckland, to believe that the stones were fossilized faeces and called them Coprolites. He also presumed that the spiral marking on the fossils showed that ichthyosaurs with spiral ridges in their intestines were same to those of modern shark with some of these coprolites were black with ink which were swallowed belemnites.

Hulbjerg Jættestue Of Neolithic Period

Hulbjerg passage grave is located in southern Langeland. Travel from Rudkobing to the end of the island on 305 highway and 2.5 km before Bagenkop, where highway 305 leads to the west and at this point one will find Gulstavvej which tends to continue southwards.

On taking this lane after approximately 1.5 km turn towards the west, on the right onto Sogardsvej where the site is around 1 km along this lane towards the north side of the road.

The site is a few meters away from the road.The Hulbjerg passage is hidden by a round barrow towards the southern tip of the island of Langeland and originated from the earlyNeolithic period which was known as the Funnel Beaker Culture.

In 1960 the grave was excavated by archaeologist, one of Europe’s leading experts in late Stone Age burials, Hakon Berg of the Langeland Museum anddiscovered the remains of 40 individuals who had been buried during different periods of the Neolithic Age. Majority of them were children and adults from the ancient period of Funnelbeaker Culture which was predominated around 4,800-6,000 years ago.

One of Funnel Beaker Culture Site

Hulbjerg is one of the Funnel Beaker Culture sites which were lucky to survive, for when Petersen of the National Museum surveyed the site in 1874; there were seven passage graves and dolmen within a square kilometre of the site.

By the end of the nineteenth century, all the passage graves were levelled though the efforts of Hakon Berge of Langelands Museum saved Hulbjerg towards posterity.

He got engaged in excavations and then a major renovation programme in 1960 – 1961 took place where the entire chamber became filled with earth and the task became difficult for a couple of years.

The site was 21 meters in diameter with a height of 2.5 meters with an impressive chamber which was approximately 6 meters long and 2 meters wide leading along a passage.

 The walls of the chamber comprised of 13 large uprights, tightly constructed fine wall of hewn stone tiles while on the exterior, the chamber was sealed with clay layered with crushed flint. The ceiling consisted of five large slabs of rock while the floor had small flat stones which were covered in burnt flint.

Skull Showing Traces of Dentistry Skill

The entire site was circular with the main mound of the tomb standing on a lower mount giving an impression of a two tier effect. The discoveries included a number of skeletons, amber beads, pots and flint tools.

The bones and skulls when discovered were all sorted out in separate piles where one of the skulls showed traces of the world’s earliest dentistry skill of the ancient period.

It was discovered that a flint drill had been used to drill down and puncture a painful abscess in the root canal treatment and this skull has been placed on display at the Langeland Museum.

The burial chamber, besides the skeletal remains also had sharpened flint axes and chisels, flint daggers, decorated ceramics, amber beads and transverse arrowheads.


 It is presumed that the Stone Age people may have visited their dead and could have involved them in their rituals.

Klerksdorp Spheres – Inexplicable Out of Space Artefacts

Spheres have been found in the mines of South Africa and have been the cause of curiosity for several researchers for many years.

The Klerksdorp spheres are small objects which are spherical to disc shape and have been collected by miners and others from three billion year old pyrophyllite deposits that have been mined by Wonderstone Ltd; near Ottosdal, in South Africa.

These spheres have been considered as inexplicable out of place artefacts which could only have been created by intelligent beings.

Geologists who have researched on these objects are of the opinion that the objects are not manufactured but are rather the outcome of natural processes. The Klerksdorp spheres range in diameter from 0.5 to 10 cm.

As indicated by geologist Paul V. Heinrich they vary widely in shape from either approximate or flattened spheres to well created discs which are inter-grown.With the help of petrographic and x-ray diffraction analyses of the specimens of the objects, Heinrich discovered that they consisted either of hematite or wollastonite mixed with small amounts of hematite and goethite.

From observations done by Cairncross and Nel together with others, it indicated that most of the Klerksdorp spheres that were found in unaltered pyrophyllite comprised of pyrite.

Well Defined Radical Structure

The colour ranged from dark reddish brown, red to dusky red from the specimens that were studied by Heinrich but the colour of objects composed of pyrite is unknown. The specimens of these objects were cut open by Heinrich which portrayed a well-defined radial structure terminating on either the centre or centres of a Klerksdorp sphere and some of them showed well defined and parallel latitudinal ridges or grooves.

Specimens which also consistedof inter-grown flattened sphered, portrayed such grooves. Some of these spheres are elliptical in shape having rough ridges surrounding its centre though some tend to be so balanced in shape and proportion that the grooves around them seems straight and hand carved which makes it unlikely that they were naturally formed.

Hematite/Geothite

The Klerksdorp Museum, in 2002, had posted a letter from John Hund of Pietersburg of South Africa on its website claiming that the spheres were tested at the California Space Institute and scientist had concluded that its balance was so fine, it exceeded the limit of their measuring technology and it was within one hundred thousandth of an inch from absolute perfection.

However the claim that was made in the letter was not verified according to Heinrich and the same was later removed. Heinrich did not discover any perfect balance and shape in the South African spheres that he studied. In Utah, identical spheres were also found which were about two million years old and were known as Moqui marbles or Moqui balls.

They had a sandy interior with a hard, circular exterior made up of iron oxide and Heinrich’s research on one of the Klerksdorp spheres indicated it to be made of hematite which is a mineral form of iron oxide. He also found another sphere which consisted of the mineral wollastonite together with hematite and goethite, a kind of hydrated iron oxide.

Aether vibrations

Aether – Zero Energy Field

In recent times, there seems to be various theorists providing us with several alternative physics theories in order to view matter, energy and the nature of the universe and consciousness. New theories have been making attempts to bring together many of the inconsistencies; current theories are difficult to explain.

A common denominator of the new theories is the postulate on the existence of Aether which is also known as Zero Energy Field, Akashic Field, Source Field and several other names and the universe we live in is built on unified unseen foundation of conscious energy - `zero point energy or `aether’.

Till the 20th century, Western scientific tradition considered that this energy force did exist though the existence of this aether was proven by the Michaelson-Morley (M-M) experiment to be false and most of the scientists believed it to be true. Various reasons seem to indicate that the M-M experiment seems flawed with many researches mentioned, have detailed explanations on how it had been interpreted.

Nature had Four Elements & Aether

Aether science is the remaining model of the universe which fits with the evidence that is available now. Current theories like Sequential Physics, Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics, Sub-quantum Kinetics, General System Theory, Harmonic Universe Theory, Reciprocal System Theory, working with these concepts and any number of Unified Field Theories agree that physical reality comes from these hidden energy substance creating all we see and know through vibration.

Greeks scientists and philosophers were of the belief that nature had four elements namely earth, fire, water and air and the atoms were believed to be the main blocks of these elements of the universe. It was Aristotle who had added the fifth element aether and presumed that planets and the stars were made of this aether.

Consciousness Relates to Aether Vibration 

In 350 BC, Plato, the Greek philosopher described the five elements, indicating that matter was created from the five Platonic solids which he had described in his book `Timaeus’ where he equated the tetrahedron with the fire element, the cube with the earth, water with icosahedron, air with octahedron and the aether with dodecahedron, the material of the stars and planets.

With this we get to know that that there are a large number of elements in nature than what was known in Greek antiquity though it is a known fact that Platonic solids have an important role to play in the chemistry as the internal organization structure of molecule of several materials like the Platonic solids which are seen in the organization of molecule of natural crystals.

Einstein had stated that space without aether is unthinkable since in space, not only would there be no propagation of light but no space time intervals in the physical sense as well. In new physics, matter is created each moment as a standing wave – a vortex in the vacuum and the condensed centre of the vortex creates the illusion of a particle.

All matter created, absorbs torsion waves which can be static or dynamic and if dynamic, the waves tend to move at superluminal speed, a billion times faster than the speed of light. As per the studies of Kozyrev, thoughts as well as feelings generate torsion waves and consciousness relates to Aether vibration.

The torsion waves could be the basis of several observations in remote viewing telepathy and psycho kinesis.