Dr. Marc Edmund Jones

Oct. 1, 1888 - Mar. 5, 1980
Dr. Marc Edmund Jones was the founding chancellor of the Sabian Assembly. He was most widely known for his work in astrology, for his origination of the Sabian symbols in 1925, and for their later development. His background is unique. After dropping out of high school to go into business, he later completed his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1948. In his early days, he was a Hollywood screen writer, and was instrumental in founding the Screen Writers' Guild. In 1935, he received his Bachelor of Divinity degree at the San Francisco Theological Seminary at San Anselmo, California and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. He served as a pastor in Esparto, California for five years.

Dr. Jones, or Marc, began studying astrology in 1913. In all, he authored twelve books on astrology and wrote twelve special astrology lesson sets for Sabian students. In later years, Marc was often called the Dean of American Astrology.




Books by Dr. Marc Edmund Jones




Astrology, How and Why it Works (Aurora Press) 1993

Counseling Manual in Astrology (American Federation of Astrologers) 1979

Essentials of Astrological Analysis (Trafford Publishing) 2001

Fundamentals of Number Significance (Shambhala Publications, Inc.) 1978

Guide to Horoscope Interpretation (The Theosophical Publishing House) 1975

Horary Astrology: Practical Techniques for Problem Solving with a Primer of Symbolism(Aurora Press) 1993

How to Learn Astrology (Sabian Publishing Society) 1955

How to Live with the Stars (Theosophical Publishing House) 1976

Man, Magic and Fantasy (Shambhala Publishing, Inc.) 1978

The Marc Edmund Jones 500 (ASI Publishers, Inc.) 1978

Mundane Perspectives in Astrology (Sabian Publishing Society) 1975

Occult Philosophy (Trafford Publishing) 2000

The Sabian Book of Letters to Aspirants (Sabian Publishing Society) 1973

Sabian Manual (Shambhala Publishing, Inc.) 1976

Sabian Symbols in Astrology (Aurora Press) 1993

Scope of Astrological Prediction (Sabian Publishing Society) 1973

Ten Words of Power (Sabian Publishing Society) 1987


FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDITIONS

Apprendre l'astrologie (How to Learn Astrology) 1987 (French)

Die sabischen Symbole in der Astrologie(Sabian Symbols in Astrology) (Edition Astrodata) 1994 (German)


* This list does not include all books written by Marc Edmund Jones. If anyone wishes a complete list, please request same by e-mail. If you are unable to find any particular title above at your local bookstore or any of the online book merchants, you can probably obtain the book through interlibrary loan at your local library.

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