I have gone ahead and done the study myself proposed in the opening post to test if statistically, Uranus/Sun aspects occur in a specific sample more frequently than chance would predict. This is straight scientific statistics. The test was positive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_astrologers provides birth dates of 32 astrologers born in the 20th century. Using an ephemeris, I listed their Sun-Uranus aspects. By chance, these should be randomly distributed. However, there is a pronounced clustering at the aspect angles (0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 degrees), at double the rate predicted by chance. Six of the sample of 32 (19%) had Sun/Uranus aspects within orb of 1.4 degrees, where among the general population, only 9.3% (2.8/30) have these close aspects. Is this an artifact? You can see my spreadsheet and replicate it, including for other groups such as astronomers, drawn from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_astronomers.

What are the implications for astronomy? Think of it this way. Imagine viewing our solar system from outside, say from 1/10 of a light year away, 100 times beyond the orbit of Pluto. The most interesting thing is planet earth, the most complex object in the known universe. Now, from outside, our solar system will appear as a unit. The question will naturally arise, do the complex rhythms of earth mirror broader patterns in this system? This question is similar to the astronomical question how a large planet orbiting a distant star will affect the star’s position. However, we are able to test this question in vastly more detail here for earth. For example, and now this is looking up close, we can ask, does the complex genetic structure of DNA somehow mirror stable patterns of the cosmos in which it evolved? An example of such an effect might be that rhythmic energies of the Sun/Uranus cycle (which has repeated in stable pattern nearly four billion times since life began) have subtle effects on earth, at levels sufficient to influence the human psyche.

It is possible to mine the data, in just the way I have demonstrated above, to test this hypothesis. The data suggest that indeed, an ability at astrology, reflected in presence on the list of astrologers on Wikipedia, has a strong statistical correlation with Sun/Uranus aspects. The test above provides empirical evidence in support of this hypothesis. This test can be replicated on large scales and for other planets, and it should be replicated, as the information provided can be of immense practical use.

I hope people saw the beautiful conjunction between Venus and the new moon this evening.