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By Lynda Hill |
The Visionaries behind the Oracle
Elsie Wheeler - the clairvoyant
Elsie May Wheeler was born on September 3, 1887 at 9.39 pm in Norris City, Illinois. Severely afflicted and crippled with arthritis, she spent her entire life in a wheelchair. Jones said of her "She couldn't turn her head and could barely hold her hands" Her intuitive and visionary abilities were not impaired by her handicap. She was an extraordinary clairvoyant and said to be blessed with the ability to see images quickly and clearly.
In the 1900 Census, at the age of 13, Elsie is listed as being at the Bethesda Hospital and Home for the Incurables in St. Louis, Missouri. She was still there in the 1910 and 1920's Census. Hence, she was in the Home for the Incurables from a very young age for at least 20 years. She moved to San Diego some time in the early 1920's, living with her uncle Frank W. Baxter on India Street, Washington and Market Street at various times. In the 1930 Census, Frank was listed as being a barber and Elsie as a spiritualist medium. She spent many of her days at the San Diego Indoor Sports club, a place disabled people have been socializing at since the early 1900's, and is still in operation today. She would give people advice and spread cheer amongst her fellow "shut-ins" (a term used in those days for a handicapped person).
Even though her Birthday Symbol is Virgo 12: A Bride With Her Veil Snatched Away, Elsie never married nor had children. It seems that she was "wedded" to a higher spiritual purpose. Her 'Veil' seems to be firmly in place as not much has been recorded or written about her, but the legacy she leaves behind lives on through the gift that is the Sabian Oracle. The beauty and grace with which she is said to have lived her life is enhanced by the gift she gave to the world. She died at the age of 51 in San Diego on the 26th November 1938.
More about Elsie's life: Elsie May Wheeler: Spiritualist Medium With a Gift For the World
Marc Edmund Jones - the astrologer
Marc Edmund Jones was born on October 1, 1888, at 8:37 AM CST, in St. Louis, Missouri. He lived a colorful and varied life, being a Presbyterian minister, American Theosophist, occult philosopher and prolific scriptwriter for the film industry. Jones was an astrologer for over sixty years and is widely accredited with having made major contributions to the field of astrology. Not only did he create the Sabian Symbols, he devised a whole different approach to the understanding and teaching of astrology, assigning to it a more spiritual basis. He died on March 5, 1980, in Stanwood, WA at the age of 91.
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