Now that Pluto has been demoted as a planet does that mean all our horoscopes need changing?

Answer 1

Oh, I hope so; maybe I can stop being a Sagittarius and be something a little less clumsy.

Answer 2

No.

Classical, traditional, and medieval Astrologers do not use the outer planets: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto in their delineations, modern Astrologers utilize them. The traditionalists still practicing today will continue to ignore the outer planets in their delineations, just as they have always done.

Whether or not Pluto is classified as planet or not is irrelevant to modern practitioners of Astrology. The qualities associated with Pluto: power, control, transformation and the destroying or reforming urge, are still applicable whether it is called a planet or an ice dwarf.

Astrologers know from studying charts for 76 years, since Pluto's discovery, that Scorpio is co-ruled by Mars and Pluto. That will not change.

Astrologers use other bodies (not just planets) in our calculations, such as asteroids. Ceres, an asteroid, one of the bodies they may call a planet, already is in use by modern Astrologers. Other asteroids currently being used are Juno, Pallas, and Vesta. Chiron, a centaur, is also extensively in use. Chiron is believed to be ruled by Virgo. Non-planetary bodies can be ruled or in dignity by one of the 12 zodiac signs. Another example of that is the lunar nodes. In Western Astrology, the North Node is Exalted in Gemini and the South Node is Exalted in Sagittarius. The North Node is in Fall in Sagittarius and the South Node is in Fall in Gemini.

It makes do difference as to what Pluto is categorized as, planet, ice dwarf, or whatever the astronomers come up with as a classification system, the characteristics associated with it still stand.

Answer 3

About 1000 years ago all the constellations moved over one. For instance if you're born in what is traditionally Capricorn - you were actually born under Sagitarius.

Since most astrologer ignore this fact, why should the demotion of Pluto matter?

Answer 4

1. No, Pluto functions in my chart. Just because someone changes their mind, doesn't mean that it doesn't work. It falls under the classification of TransNeptunian planet now — i.e. smaller in size than Neptune.

2. The asteroid Ceres has now been added to planet status, along with UB313 (Xena). I include all the asteroids in my chart. Ceres works just fine. If you don't believe it, you need only have a Mars transit in square to one of these planets & you'll have verification.

Answer 5

No it does not. Pluto is a very recent addition in Astrology. If you read the books, then you will know that we were not quite yet sure of the full effects of Pluto in the birth chart and on personality.

In other words, it wasn't really regarded that much in Astrology anyways.

Answer 6

Yes it does, which kinda maks you wonder if there was any truth in them in the first place? Besides how many more stars are there out there and planets that we will find. You never know give it another couple of years we may be changing them again.

Answer 7

Technacally yes. Because horoscopes are based on the positions of the planets and stars.

Answer 8

Of course not.

Astrology is based on the influences the celestial bodies have on us; it doesn't matter if they are planets, suns, moons...

Now, if a big celestial body was suddenly found close to the earth, then we might have to rethink; but at the moment, no.

Answer 9

I dont think it matters. Even when it was supposed to be in planet league, I dont think it really made much of a difference nor does it now.

Answer 10

Maybe not.. because pluto is still a celestial body that has the ability to affect us.