Don 'Moby Dick The Astrologer' Jacobs
by Jayj Jacobs and Donna Cunningham
American professional astrologer, author, and colorful media personality, Moby Dick was based in Honolulu. His fullpage ad in the 1974 AFA Convention program says that he taught astrology at the University of Hawaii for several years, and he appeared regularly on radio and television. His daily column called 'Future News' circulated in 38 metropolitan newspapers, and was focused on Geo-Political forecasts. Besides running in Hawai'i, it ran in a chain of Black-owned, Black Community newspapers in the 'Mid-Atlantic'East Coast region.
Moby was president of the Astrological Society of Hawaii, and he lectured at astrology conferences as well as various local clubs and civic organizations. He was well-known for his research into the actual Horoscope of Jesus, espoused the Equal House system, and participated in lively debates in Mercury Hour about his often-controversial ideas. His memorial in the AFA Bulletin for August, 1981, noted that he was certified an advanced member (AMAFA) and had worked on various AFA convention faculties.
His son, astrologer Jayj Jacobs, wrote in Mercury Hour at the time of his death, "Moby did a lot for astrology, partly by getting people to look at it with an open-minded skepticism, to question authority, and to rely on experience. He investigated then promoted Equal Houses, solar charts, drawn aspect lines, and transits without progressions."He scholarly researched the Horoscope of Jesus and defended it until the opposition came over or backed down. His life's work, completed just before his death, is his novel of the historical Jesus, JOSHUA Bar Joseph Ish Nazareth based in part on Jesus' horoscope. As important as Moby's influence on astrology was, he will leave his major mark on the world through JOSHUA. It is the most inspiring book I've ever read."
To read more about the novel and a more complete story of Moby's life, click here. To see the chart Moby used for Jesus, click here.
BIRTH AND DEATH DATA:
AstroDatabank rates his birth information A, from Jayj. In Mercury Hour, October, 1981, Jayj noted, "Moby was born Donald Jean Jacobs at exactly 10:00:00 a.m., March 3, 1927, in Columbia, Missouri.
"His ascendant is 27' Taurus 02 and his Sun, Jupiter and Moon are conjunct at 12, 10, and 10 Pisces in the 10th house, trine Pluto and on a T-square to a first house Gemini - Mars which opposes a 7th house Sag.-Saturn. To see the charts Moby used, click here.
"Moby Dick passed away at 11:44 p.m. Alaska-Hawaiian Standard Time on Aug. 4,1981. He died of a heart attack (his fourth) at his home in Honolulu. In the middle of one of his big chuckles, he let out his breath and was gone. Moby wanted to die that way, laughing, loving life, not fearing death."
BOOKS BY MOBY DICK: A Methodist minister, Moby wrote a book of answers to the perennial question of how astrology and religion could be reconciled, called "Astrology's Pew in Church". 'AsPiC' contains every Biblical reference to astrology; The Horoscope of Jesus, with complete life transits; and a "Critical Comparison of (other proposed) Horoscopes of Jesus"; The Horoscope of King David, with the 'Star of David'shown in interlocking Grand-Trines; Moby's correspondence & radio scripts; continued research on both charts by Moby's son, Jayj, and his then wife Paula Hook (Benton). Click here to see more on 'Astrology's Pew'.
He also wrote Joshua Bar Joseph Ish Nazareth, a historical novel of a man who believed God. In addition to his weekly horoscope columns, his writings appeared regularly in Astrology Now, Mercury Hour and other astrology magazines.
Book ordering info
To Page Two of Moby's Memorial
To Some Tributes to Moby
To the Review of Joshua
To See Moby's Chart
To See Moby's Chart for Jesus
To join the eList dedicated to Moby's system
THE ASTROLOGERS' MEMORIAL WEB SITE:
Memorials A-K, Continued
To Memorials L-Z
CREDITS: This memorial was written by Jayj Jacobs, who also supplied the photo, and the page was created by Donna Cunningham of Word of Mouth Web Design. The background is from Grapholina. The Pisces drawing is from a wonderful set of the twelve signs at Gregg's Graphics and Stuff.
