Voyagergirl: But I was taught that the outer planets ruled the Signs of Aquarius, Scorpio and Pisces (Uranus, Pluto and Neptune)

Proabably 95% of the astrologers in this forum came to traditional (and medieval) astrology, having first learned it via the modern methods which assign these rulerships. However, once immersed (and accepting) of the basis behind using only the traditional rulers, it is hard to utilize the "generational" planets in similarly meaningful ways. Thus you will find most adherents to traditional astrology marginalize or discard the outer planets, as Sue points out above:

So how can they then use an outer planet to signify an individual in a horary chart?

It just occurred to me - you are aware that Skyscript is a site/forum which treats astrology quite differently from the average site/forum? Here the words traditional and modern relate to quite different astrological concepts, i.e. the traditional ruler of Pisces is Jupiter, instead of what you may be used to thinking - the traditional ( read modern) ruler is Neptune.

It might help you understand why you are never going to convince us otherwise. and why, as I pointed out to a friend a few days ago, it simply isn't possible to do horaries using "modern astrology". You may be faced with the same decision I was. When I discovered an interest in horary, I suddenly found I also had to back up and relearn astrology in a different format.

Sorry if all this seems like teaching "grandmother to suck eggs"

PS - There has never been anything "average" about Skyscript

voyagergirl

Well, Deb, I don't what to tell you except that Lee uses the 5th house for lovers and non-cohabiting couples, and the 7th for questions regarding marriage and live-in lovers.

Just an FYI voyagergirl.
Several years ago, before I joined this forum, I made the "mistake" of asking Lee a horary. I call it a mistake because I wasn't satisfied with the services that were rendered to me. I asked her the question "Will I and my ex get back together?"; she looked at my horary and responded "It's over" and I was out fifty bucks, and that was the end of that; no further discussion.
But the point I'm making here is that I could have sworn she used the 7th for my ex (he wasn't a live-in or husband). I actually posted that horary to this forum, because another astrologer contradicted her judgement, and I wanted to know who was right. I tried to find that thread but I couldn't.
So I'm not sure she practices what she teaches. I wish I could find that thread, I think it was posted some time in 2002.