Consider the 9-planet wedge part of the Fan; now consider the midpoint of the wedge’s boundary planets. The entire thrust of a Fan Planetary Pattern is towards the point in the open area of the chart opposite this midpoint, along this "thrust axis." In the example on page 53 of You and the Universe (shown above) the wedge is bounded by Pluto at 7°"24’ and Venus at 27°–07’. Their midpoint is 17°•16’, and the point in the open area of the chart opposite it is 17°›16’. The imaginary line starting at 17°•16’ and joining 17°›16’ is the thrust axis. The opposite midpoint (17°›16’) reveals by its house and sign what the Wedge personality is really after: his or her ultimate goal in life.

Usually there is some separation between the Wedge’s thrust axis (17°›16’, page 53 example, shown above) and the Handle Planet (29°›40’ in the example) of the Fan; this is particularly significant when the two are in different signs and different houses. In that case your success in coping with reality is strongly affected by how well you can integrate the conflicting forces between the position of your Handle Planet and your Wedge’s thrust axis. The houses and signs of the Handle Planet and the thrust axis characterize these differences.

Famous individuals with Fan Patterns are/were Princess Anne of England, Hector Berlioz, Richard Branson, James Brolin, Chevy Chase, Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Phyllis Diller, Bob Dylan, Bill Gates, Julio Iglesias, Rose Marie Guy, John F. Kennedy, Cheech Marin, Dean Martin, Oliver North, Nancy Reagan, Linda Ronstadt, George Wallace and Steve Wozniak.