Done up to the nines - quality time

Apparently some of the asteroids in the asteroid belt are bigger than Pluto. And now they've decided that a few planetoids in the kuiper belt (the area from Pluto and beyond) are big enough to be classed as additional planets. Then the media hype starts up by having a go at astrologer in the same way as the 13th constellation. (Derr...Anyone knows there are more than 12).
Traditional Astrology doesn't care if there are extra bits and pieces floating around.
1. Do planets (in the astrological sense) really have an effect on us? To anyone asking that, I reply " So what if there were no Sun, no Moon, no Earth?"
2. In Traditional Astrology, only the objects we can physically see are given authority to act. The planets act without the distractions we people have. Its a kind of distillation, the essence being clearly identifiable. So we see what the planets are up to and it will give us some idea of the action of those qualities enacted here on Earth.
3. Actually, they don't really 'act', they are just are conferred with a tried and trusted quality. Everything in existence has qualities. When the universal laws of nature move those qualities, everything with that quality will be affected.
Here's an example or two:
A quality in a pure sense IE Mars deemed as the action planet. In its purest mode, Mars is virtuous, the questing knight on a vigil. But by the time this energy gets down to Earth, he can turn quite nasty (but not always) when impurities come into play.
A quality could be a colour, blue for example. This is the colour conferred to the throat chakra (expression). This area is most conveniently 'healed' by crystals that are also blue. But I suppose you could wear a blue jumper if you had a sore throat or wanting to express yourself with clarity and ease.
I must try it!