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Marc Edmund Jones | |
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| Born | (1888-10-01)October 1, 1888 |
| Died | March 5, 1980(1980-03-05) (aged 91) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation(s) | Writer screenwriter astrologer |
| Spouse | [1] |
Dr. Marc Edmund Jones (October 1, 1888 – March 5, 1980) was an American writer, screenwriter andastrologer.[1]
Born October 1, 1888, at 8:37 a.m. CST inSt. Louis, Missouri, Marc Edmund Jones showed an early fascination with complex patterns in the environment, which later influenced his development of a distinctive philosophical system. His evolving ideas would contribute to notable perspectives onoccultism and theKabbalistic worldview.
He was raised in Chicago within the formal, lateVictorian parental framework of the time. His early influences includedChristian Science neighbors who moved in next door and an aunt who introduced him toTheosophy. His lifelong interest in astrology began in 1913, leading him to explore occult principles more deeply. Over time, he also developed an interest in spiritualism.
Marc Jones has been called the dean of American astrology,[who?] and is perhaps best remembered as the leader in the twentieth century of a movement to reformulate the study of astrology.
He developed the seven categories ofhoroscopic patterns or distributions of theastrological planets around thezodiac, which are called the Splay, Splash, Bundle, Bowl, Locomotive, Bucket, and Seesaw shapes or patterns.
He created theSabian Symbols with the assistance of the clairvoyantElsie Wheeler in 1925, and in 1953 he publishedThe Sabian Symbols in Astrology, a book that renders a specific symbol and interpretive character for each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac that are found on theastronomical ecliptic.
Early in life he became a writer of silentfilm scenarios, and worked in that profession for a number of years. In 1923, he founded the special-studies group known as theSabian Assembly, still in existence in the twenty-first century.[1] He was ordained as aPresbyterianminister in 1934, and later received a PhD degree fromColumbia University. He taught and lectured across the USA for years.[1]
His most voluminous written work is the set ofSabian lessons on philosophy, the Bible, astrology and cabalistic pattern, at which he labored for decades.
Dr. Jones died on March 5, 1980 in Stanwood, Washington. His major visible legacy exists today in the Sabian Assembly which he founded and his books, most which are still in print.
