Edward White : References to Uranus, Neptune and Pluto in astrological literature before 1990: a survey of primary sources

This post aims to organise every mention of the trans-saturnian planets in astrological literature before 1990. It started off life as a twitter thread, available here. https://twitter.com/edwardW2/status/1303192752943804416
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	Neptune	Pluto
Year discovered	1781 Mar 13	1846 Sept 24	1930 Feb 18
Point discovered	24 gem	25 Aqu	17 Cancer
Orbital period	84 years	165 years	248 years
Domicile	Aquarius	Pisces	Scorpio
Exaltation	Scorpio	Undetermined	Undetermined
Detriment	Leo	Virgo	Taurus
Fall	Taurus	Undetermined	Undetermined
Characteristics	Often seen as the “Higher octave of Mercury”; Anything unusual or eccentric for better or worse; sudden changes.	“Higher Octave of Venus” ; occultism, haziness, illusion, fantasy	“Higher Octave of Mars” ; extremes in general ; destruction; rebirth ; absence

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"

https://books.google.com/books?id=yP4TAAAAQAAJ&dq=Thomas%20White%20The%20Beauties%20of%20Occult%20Science&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q&f=false

1825: The Spirit of Partridge: Earliest extensive set of characteristics assigned to Uranus, here called Herschel, but notes use of "Ouranos"

https://books.google.com/books?id=rhk9AAAAYAAJ&dq=Herschel%20astrology&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false

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"

https://books.google.com/books?id=u4RF3OL6BxAC&dq=raphael%27s%20manual%20of%20astrology&pg=PA70#v=onepage&q&f=false

"♅ 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

https://books.google.com/books?id=2ygSAAAAYAAJ&dq=Herschel%20astrology&pg=PA106#v=twopage&q=Herschel&f=true

"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:

https://books.google.com/books?id=K-wNAAAAQAAJ&dq=Herschel+astrology&pg=PA30&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Herschel&f=false

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.

https://books.google.com/books?id=K_kDAAAAQAAJ&vq=Neptune&pg=PA47&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Herschel&f=false

The authors set the number of known celestial bodies at 30:

https://books.google.com/books?id=K_kDAAAAQAAJ&vq=Neptune&pg=PA234#v=onepage&q=Herschel&f=false

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

http://iapsop.com/ssoc/1851__simmonite___the_prognostic_astronomer_or_horary_astrology.pdf

1852: "An introduction to astrology" by Zadkiel. A heavily modified version of Lilly's Christian Astrology. Extensive use is made of Uranus [Called Herschel] in the book, but it contains this quote which very much summarises Uranus as it was known to 19thc. English astrologers.

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

https://books.google.com/books?id=VygSAAAAYAAJ&dq=a%20plea%20for%20urania&pg=PA57#v=snippet&q=Herschel&f=false

1856: Re-issue of Lilly's edn of Bonatti's aphorisms, footnote to p 74:

https://archive.org/details/astrologersguide00lill/page/74/mode/2up

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.

http://iapsop.com/ssoc/1851__simmonite___the_prognostic_astronomer_or_horary_astrology.pdf

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.

https://books.google.com/books?id=VygSAAAAYAAJ&dq=a%20plea%20for%20urania&pg=PA57#v=onepage&q&f=false