The following are excerpts from an obituary by reporter, Alana Baranick,
published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 04/20/04.
"Sophia Mason, an internationally known astrologer and author who tried to locate missing children through astrology, died April 18th at her home in Parma, Ohio. She was 76. Mason, twice named "Best Astrologer" by the American Federation of Astrologers, lectured at astrology conferences throughout the United States and taught adult education classes in astrology at Parma high schools.
" The Lakewood native often did astrological charts of missing children to determine their whereabouts. She reported her findings to police departments, without asking to be paid for her services and regardless of whether detectives believed her. Mason once told police that there was a good chance they would find two missing teenagers in a vehicle that was underwater. Her prediction on this and some other cases proved to be true.
"She shocked one of her adult education classes when she foretold "a mass death, possibly by suicide, in a southerly direction, not necessarily in the United States," Maruschke said. A short time later, in 1978, they heard a preacher named Jim Jones had led more than 900 followers in a mass suicide at Jones' compound in Jamestown, Guyana.
"More than 30 years ago, she studied astrology through correspondence courses. She wrote numerous easy-to-understand books on astrological forecasting with such titles as "Understanding Planetary Placements," "Delineation of Progressions" and "You and Your Ascendant."
Delineation of Progressions
Art of Forecasting
From One House to Another
Lunations and Predictions
Forecasting With New, Full and Quarter Moons
Understanding Planetary Placements
You and Your Ascendant
Her daughter, Carol Godzik, runs a website making Sophia's books and courses available at:
http://www.a-ctapes.com/index.html
Sophia with a good astrologer friend from Latham, NY, Florence Quigley.
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CREDITS: This memorial was created by Donna Cunningham. Picture of Sophia and Florence provided by Arlene DeAngelus.