Ebenezer Sibly was an English physician, a Freemason, and an astrologer. He became the first Master of Lodge of Joppa No. 188, London in 1798.
He is best known as the creator of the birth chart of the United States, at the time of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776, 5.10 pm, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The chart is commonly known as Sibly’s Chart, and still being cited by astrologer today. While the exact time of the Declaration is still debated till this day, one of the popular theories is he learned the exact time from his Masonic connection.
One of Sibly’s publications in our collection is A New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Science, published in London around 1784. In the first two pages of the book, he also dedicated his book to the Masonic Brethren.
