In the 1980s, I began researching the phenomena of Beginning and Ending Planets.

A Beginning Planet is one that is the earliest by degree in the chart. This does not involve the sign, only the degree, but the planet must occur between 0 and 5-6 degrees of a sign. A Beginning Planet shows where the individual is young in their experience of the energy of that Planet and, therefore, it is not always used well, especially when starting or in a new situation.

An Ending Planet is the one that is the latest by degree in the chart but the planet must be positioned between 24-25 and 29 degrees. There is an energy that may be over-developed by the individual and, as a result, it can become distorted. With the Ending Planet, the individual must and does learn to let go of the tendency to hold onto the planet’s energy. The individual may go to extremes with the Ending Planet before releasing the energy.