A whole new generation of people is becoming entranced by astrology. These people love studying the subject, and are often open to learning more than just the standard signs, planets, and houses. Astrological ideas and concepts that tend to be thought of as add-ons for astrologers who have been practicing for many years are now often part of the education of people just learning their astrological craft. The asteroids, for example, have actually been around for a long while, but with ever more powerful telescopes and space probes, pictures and data from the outer regions of the solar system have been sent back. Astrologers coming of age in the last few years have been able to study objects in their charts that were unknown even within the last decade, so along with the standard line-up of Mercury through Pluto we now have minor planets, dwarf planets, and other objects in the mix.
One of these objects, the dwarf planet known as Sedna, was literally hidden from view, even from astronomers, until quite recently. Despite that, such objects are often identified by names derived from mythology, just as the standard planets and the asteroids are. But where the planets and asteroids are marked by mythological tales of ancient Greek and Roman gods and goddesses, many of the newer bodies are named for mythological figures that come from other cultures.
Tiny But Victorious
Sedna is a notable example of this change, as its name comes from the Inuit culture scattered across Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland. Sedna is said
