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. |
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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