Astrologers disagree about the influence of Uranus on the mind. Radical or revolutionary thought that may lead to personal or collective change is one that is generally agreed upon. Uranus appears to have an influence on an individual's ability to experience paranormal activity. Uranus is a challenger of power; its influence is thought to encourage or promote challenge to the status quo, whether individual or collective. The influence of Uranus can have a transformative effect on passion in all areas of life.

Uranus is a relative newcomer to Astrology, unknown until the 18th Century, and many have been amused by the hieroglyph, which looks rather like a television aerial. It is most famous in today's English speaking world for its troublesome and/or humorous pronunciation. Even today there seems to be considerable disagreement amongst astrologers about Uranus.

There is a tenuous agreement amongst many astrologers that Uranus stands for mechanical inventiveness. Other astrological attributes include rebellion or revolution, which is often related to whole populations as well as individuals, eccentricity, independence, excitability, impulsiveness, the paranormal, and social upheavals.The attribution of some of these influences is partly due to the discovery of Uranus coinciding with the period of The Enlightenment, a substantial upheaval in western society. Upheavals are not necessarily 'bad' but may be a part of necessary social change, and this kind of change is also related to change in the individual, sometimes characterized by some astrologers as transformation. It has belatedly been associated with Aquarius.

More information on how Uranus influences the different starsigns

Starscine uses the Inverse Square of the distance between the Earth and Uranus to calculate the relative astrological influence of Uranus.