"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting.
It has been found difficult; and left untried."
~~ G.K. Chesterton from 'What's Wrong With the World'
If Christianity has not been tried as much as it has been found wanting, then the same can be said about astrology, perhaps more so.
For mainstream, orthodox Christianity, everything you know about the religion is already either found in the scriptures or in tradition. Nothing more needs to be known. What you know just needs to be practised.
In astrology, there are 2 general schools of thought. The first is the traditional, closed one: we no longer need more stars beyond Saturn. What we have is enough to make accurate predictions. The second is the modern, open one: there are so many stars in the solar system and beyond. The universe is constantly expanding. Our knowledge is limited. We need to constantly learn and evolve to adjust to the changes we see around us.
I am more sympathetic of the latter. To evolve, we must remain open.
Uranus, Neptune & Pluto are relatively new planets. There is still much research required to analyse how important these planets are and whether they really rule the signs they claim to rule.
When Uranus was discovered, Western astrologers knew that the age of Aquarius is imminent, so they conveniently matched Uranus to a new age of innovation, science & technology.
When Neptune was discovered, they were surprised, but managed to match Pisces with it since it is the age that precedes Aquarius and we are not even sure if we have reached the end of the Pisces age yet.
When Pluto was discovered, I think everyone was stumped. They could have matched Aries with it because it follows the natural anti-clockwise sequence and is also associated with violence and destruction. But instead, they chose the other sign that Mars rules: Scorpio. Is this arbitrary? Maybe not. I've come up with a reason behind it, but it is my theory only. I have not come across this theory in any book I read. It is just the result of my deep reflection.
As you can see in the above diagram, Scorpio always trines Pisces and squares Aquarius. Its aspect with Pisces is smoother, easier to manifest and positive. However, its aspect with Aquarius is challenging, harder to manifest and negative.
In other words, Scorpio tries to 'quicken' Pisces to spirituality, universal compassion and intuition, represented by the age of Christianity and the concept of 'Fishers of Men'. On the other hand, it tries to 'impede' Aquarius, slowing down the Innovation of Science & Technology.
I personally think there is an important message here. If we don't have the moral fortitude to deal with weapons of mass destruction, it is better not to develop them further.
The 3 outer planets warn us of the dangers, as well as the hopes, of the present age and the age to come.
