If all signs are related to planets will the horoscope have to be rewritten?
2006-08-31 00:21:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Horoscopes
Astrologers have been paying close attention to the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) redefinition of the word "planet." Pluto has been demoted, and is now considered a "dwarf planet," along with Ceres and 2003 UB313. For thousands of years, membership in the planet club was limited by the orbit of Saturn. The growing power of telescopes changed that with the discovery of Uranus in the late 18th century, Neptune in the 19th, and Pluto in the 20th. Each new planet was eventually added to the birth charts cast by astrologers. It took time, of course, to observe their effects before integrating them into modern western astrology. Astrologers are not bound by the IAU. In fact, we already use non-planet objects such as the Sun and Moon in our work, as well as significant mathematical points like the Ascendant, Moon's Nodes and Part of Fortune. Chiron, discovered between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus in 1977, is used by many astrologers today. The four principle asteroids -- Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta -- were identified in the 19th century, but only began to appear in birth charts in the 1970s. Individual astrologers pick and choose among the myriad techniques and bodies available to them. Some use Ceres, others use all four principle asteroids, some use Chiron, some don't. The number of objects an astrologer analyzes is not directly relevant to the quality of her or his work.
2006-08-31 03:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by teenage_riot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto was not originally in the horoscope readings. When Pluto was considered a new planet they added it to the readings. Scorpio, although a feminine (yin) sign, is ruled by Mars, the warrior god and Pluto, the king of the underworld. Since Scorpio was already ruled by Mars and they added Pluto to it, it will go back to normal. Or possibly still be read by Astrologers. Leos are the only sign not ruled by a planet, they are ruled by the Sun, a star.
2006-08-31 18:07:31 · answer #2 · answered by mememe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto was only discovered last century, and astrology is over 2000 years old.
Likewise, Neptune and Uranus were also not a part of the original system. So there is precedent for astrologers to revert back to. Most likely, though they will tell you that arbitrary definitions set forth by scientists have no bearing on the fact that Pluto is still there and still influencing life on earth.
It's all nonsense of course, but given the forum and the scope of the question the asker has posed, that is what I think will happen.
2006-08-31 08:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by sparc77 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stays the same. Pluto is not supposed to be in the horoscope anyway. It originally was never thought of as a planet. That was before it was "discovered" by scientists in the 1930s'.
Science only can prove what we always new about certain matters. Meta-Physics.
2006-08-31 07:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by tonyintoronto@rogers.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
actually it is not 3 new planets.
pluto is not a planet now but a dwarf planet along with two more
so there are now only 8 planets
2006-08-31 07:24:39 · answer #5 · answered by zowyx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 new plants? i thought we lost a planet not gained 3
2006-08-31 07:24:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u dumbo there only 8 planets now and anywayz who beleived in horoscopes (they r as good as childens fairytales)
2006-08-31 07:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by Amber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who cares ? do u really believe that horoscope crap ?
2006-08-31 18:32:42 · answer #8 · answered by tifa_cruz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'll be just as phoney as it always was... but it'll be fun to watch all those astrologers scrambling to cover their backsides!
2006-08-31 07:24:00 · answer #9 · answered by nikkoj1975 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
horoscopes sux!
2006-08-31 07:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by Mean Carleen 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋