The thread will be arranged by planet, and by year of the text mentioned:
Introduction
The trans-saturnian planets refer to Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
As soon as the Trans-saturnian planets were discovered, astrologers attempted to adopt them to their methods, and use them in their predictions. By the 21st century, opinion about the planets has more or less settled, as represented in the table below, culled from the following sources:
Cafeastrology : https://cafeastrology.com/articles/planetsinastrology.html
Phillip Graves: http://www.skyscript.co.uk/uranus3.html
Walters: http://www.skyscript.co.uk/uranus1.html
Uranus
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Neptune
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Pluto
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Year discovered
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1781 Mar 13
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1846 Sept 24
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1930 Feb 18
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Point discovered
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24 gem
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25 Aqu
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17 Cancer
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Orbital period
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84 years
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165 years
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248 years
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Domicile
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Aquarius
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Pisces
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Scorpio
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Exaltation
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Scorpio
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Undetermined
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Undetermined
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Detriment
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Leo
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Virgo
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Taurus
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Fall
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Taurus
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Undetermined
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Undetermined
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Characteristics
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Often seen as the “Higher octave of Mercury”;
Anything unusual or eccentric for better or worse; sudden changes.
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“Higher Octave of Venus” ; occultism, haziness, illusion, fantasy
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“Higher Octave of Mars” ; extremes in general ; destruction; rebirth ; absence
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Notes:
It is unlikely that this thread will capture all the sources, on this topic. I am limited mostly to using Google Books in English ; this is only a fraction of what was written. As I am using wordsearch, this function may not accurately capture the name changes of the planets. For example, What we call Uranus was called Herschel right up till the 1850s. I may also miss out significant passages in the works.
This thread will be always a work in progress; new works would be added as they are digitalised, and the significance of old works recognised. If you have anything that may be of interest, please let me know; we should all contribute to this project of the understanding of our astrological heritage.
I should also mention two valuable resources: http://skyscript.co.uk/ur_aq.html , on the earlybhistory of Uranuis, and https://theastrologypodcast.com/2019/04/27/how-did-pluto-and-the-outer-planets-get-their-meanings/ in the outer planets in general.
TL; DR (as of 10 Sept 2020)
- Uranus started being used by astrologers around the year 1800
- By the 1850s and 1860s, [i.e. about its first revolution round the zodiac] it had acquired a firm set of characteristics
- Neptune started being mentioned in astrological treatises about 1850-1860, but only tentatively
- by the 1890s, it was used regularly
- By about 1930, as embodied in Alan Leo, both Neptune and Uranus were being used extensively
-Pluto was considerably faster than all the topics; it was being used in astrological delineations, and assigned rulerships as early as 1938.
Uranus , alias Herschel, or Georgium Sidus
1792: The Conjuror's Magazine: Uranus linked to fires https://books.google.com/books?id=_iIOAAAAYAAJ&dq=The%20Conjuror's%20Magazine&pg=PA176#v=onepage&q&f=false
1810: Thomas White's "The beauties of occult science investigated" Possibly the earliest delineation of Georgium Sidus= Uranus:
"He has no houses allotted to him, but Participates of the nature of the Malevolent Planet Saturn in the highest degree; and is therefore equally unfortunate, according to the place in which he falls, in the radical figure"
1825: The Spirit of Partridge: Earliest extensive set of characteristics assigned to Uranus, here called Herschel, but notes use of "Ouranos"
Uranus is “Similar to the combined influence of Mars and Saturn” generates strange things, "Particularly inimical to the fair sex"; “Frequently causes the sudden death of some relation according to his position in the radix. If placed in the ascendant, the native will be very remarkable for his odd and eccentric actions”
1828: Raphael's Manual of astrology. Calls planet Herschel, but notes use of "Uranus"
"♅ so recently discovered, no one living has seen more than one half his celestial revolution [...] This planet is peculiarly unfortunate [...] he may be compared to the the combined nature of Saturn and Mercury. He is extremely frigid, cold, dry, and void of any cheering influence"
1836: The student's assistant to astrology
"Every scientific man in astrology is well aware how much better astrology can do by making use of [Uranus'] Significations". Also has ephemeris of Uranus:
1841 onwards: Raphael's Prophetic almanac:
Extensive use of Uranus/ Herschel in this almanac; eg:
-1841 Aries ingress
https://books.google.com/books?id=K-wNAAAAQAAJ&dq=Herschel%20astrology&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Uranus is Implicated in death of Princess:
https://books.google.com/books?id=K-wNAAAAQAAJ&dq=Herschel%20astrology&pg=PA36-IA2#v=onepage&q&f=false
Also tabulates posn of Uranus
A word search of Herschel yields many results
1841: The Horoscope
Astrological magazine. Extensive use of Uranus in this magazine; Examples include weather prediction and mundane astrology.
The authors set the number of known celestial bodies at 30:
1851: Simmonite's Prognostic astrologer:
- Uses "Uranus" rather than Herschel; Planet is used extensively, given separate rulerships. The book also has an early mention of Neptune
https://books.google.com/books?id=5icSAAAAYAAJ&dq=introduction%20to%20astrology&pg=PA362#v=onepage&q&f=true
1854: A plea for Urania: Extensive use of Herschel= Uranus is made; There are no less than 34 mentions, with applications including weather prediction and nativities
1856: Re-issue of Lilly's edn of Bonatti's aphorisms, footnote to p 74:
Uranus like Saturn & Mars;
Neptune like Venus
Neptune
1851: Simmonite's Prognostic astrologer:
- Neptune is mentioned but equated to Venus; the two are considered together.
The symbol used for Neptune is like a comet
1854: "A plea for Urania". A book defending astrology. It states Neptune is "Like Venus in influence" an association that has stayed to the present day.
1854: Neptune's sign changes noted in Simmonite's meteorologist;
also Passing mention of Neptune, in the context of a treatise on astro-phrenology
1856: Re-issue of Lilly's edn of Bonatti's aphorisms, footnote to p 74:
Uranus like Saturn & Mars;
Neptune like Venus
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