posted June 07, 2015 08:05 AM            

I'd love to give an insight on your Yod(s) and discuss them (you need to post your chart for this).

I'd also like to know if anyone is aware of their Yod being triggered, if anyone has a triggered Yod. What happened?

These are ideas on Yod dynamics (reposting from another thread)

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Before telling you about my current views on the Yod based on my research (although some are still hypotheses needing statistical data), I'd like to share Jamie Partridge's view on the Yod, because his work with Yods is an inspiration to me, specifically the comparison with a crystal, which I believe is a great input in Yod astrology, to which I adhere. However, I disagree with some of his views in the matter.

The Yod aspect pattern is a configuration between at least three planets or points in the horoscope to create a long triangle which looks like a witches hat. A Yod is also called the Finger of Fate, Finger of God or the Projection Triangle, and has been the source of much debate and controversy within the astrological community.

Traditional astrologers have dismissed Yod astrology as “bogus” or merely a midpoint structure, and even among those who use Yod’s there is debate about orbs and whether to include only planets or other points in the chart like the Ascendant. I strongly believe that Yod astrology is very significant and does live up to the hype as a very fated aspect pattern denoting a special mission or destiny in life.
Yod Astrology Definition

Yod is the tenth Hebrew letter with significant kabbalistic and mystical significance regarding the name of God, his omnipresence and our humility. In Marinas chart below you can see the Yod apex planet is Jupiter. The green lines are quincunxes (150°). The blue line between Mercury and Neptune is a sextile (60°). It is a challenging aspect pattern but holds great potential for spiritual evolution and increased awareness.

This pattern creates a particular and strong energy, stronger than you would get by these aspects on their own. I like to use the analogy of a crystal here, a very definite and unique structure which holds a special type of energy which took a long time to create. A person with a Yod will have a difficult time with this frazzling and neurotic energy, especially earlier in life.

The energy of the two planets in sextile is focused like a laser beam on the action point, in this case Jupiter. A sextile is a positive aspect that creates energy. The quincunxes take this heightened energy and raise the vibration even further. The action point planet then comes under incredible stress and tension and must release it somehow. Individuals with this Yod pattern will experience this as continual buildup then release of tension.

Life with a Yod is far from ordinary, as I explored in Nazi Horoscopes: “Of the 100 German Nazi’s listed at astro databank only 6 have Yod configurations. Each had crucial roles to play in the war. A Yod does represent a special task or mission in life that the person feels compelled to undertake. These these six guys were certainly on a mission.”

I have mentioned that I consider the Yod astrology very challenging, there will be many difficult circumstances and relationships in life which seem to show a repeating theme, as if we are learning a lesson over and over in order to perfect something. I believe that a person with a Yod has been working on a special task or mission over many lifetimes, making mistakes along the way while learning the skills needed.

The Yod in the chart for this life signifies that this is the life to bring it all together, the make up for the mistakes and pay back the karmic debt. This life the skills are to be perfected and used in a constructive, selfless way to benefit others. The skills are shown by the sextile planets, the challenges through the quincunxes, and the mission or task through the apex planet. The quincunx is an aspect of karmic readjustment.
Yod Astrology

Yod Astrology

In Marina’s Yod astrology, the mission relates to Jupiter, faith, values, philosophy. Positive values, cheer and hope given to many through the Mercury/Neptune spiritual writings and words. The negative manifestation which had to be overcome to get to this positive and constructive stage included lack of self belief, and the tendency to exaggerate the Mercury/Neptune suspicions and tendency to get carried away with conspiracy theories. Marina may have a different interpretation – keep your eye on the comments.

Elida Marchisone talks about Yod astrology and labels this aspect patter the “Spiritual Warrior”, pointing to the struggle to rise above the challenges and to evolve the soul. In relation to the early struggles and to finally start to realize the wonderful potential bound up in the crystalline structure, she writes that for a Yod “to work positively a certain evolutionary standard must first be met”. The timing of this evolutionary leap, or series of leaps will be shown by aspects, especially conjunctions to the apex planet from eclipses and outer planet transits.

Elida goes on to state that with Yod astrology, we need “to develop a great sense of individuality and self-confidence. This person may have to play the role of the rescuer and the victim, over and over, until they develop an understanding of personal and collective service. In relating to others they will explore realms of experiences that are not understood at an ordinary level as it will include collective unconscious patterns of behavior. He or she will have to meet inner standards rather than conform to social standards of behavior. Because of this, the person will set in motion misunderstanding and aggressive responses, from the environment.”

Alan J. Ouimet quotes the astrologer Bil Tierney (Dynamics of Aspect Analysis), describing Yod astrology as “arriving at a fork in the road and having to proceed in one direction rather than another without knowing where it will lead to…activation of the Yod will cause the dropping, or psychologically letting go, of certain interests and habits in order to become involved in what is showing on the horizon”. Regarding the “fork in the road”, if you take a direction other than the one God has chosen for you, then the universe is likely to give you a kick in the pants. The further you stray from the destined path, the harder the kick.

Other variations of the Yod is the Boomerang Yod mentioned below, and the Golden Yod which is discussed in the horoscope of Adolf Hitler. This Golden Yod involves a quintile aspect (72°) in place of the sextile, and two biquintile aspects (144°) in place of the quincunxes. There is still the same theme with a special mission in life and the struggle to overcome adversity, but there seems to be more of an emphasis on the use and abuse of power.
Boomerang Yod Astrology
Yod Astrology

Boomerang Yod Astrology

When there is a planet or point opposite the apex planet then we get a Boomerang Yod, also called a Focused Yod. This Yod astrology is more complex. In my chart you can see that Mercury and Venus make up the reaction point, opposite Saturn the apex planet. Interpreting the standard Yod pattern, my special mission involves taking responsibility for something, learning, teaching, parenting (all Saturn things). They take on a larger, spiritual dimension because of Neptune sextile Pluto, the aspect of mass-consciousness. Now the energy at the action point Saturn bounces up to the Mercury Venus reaction point. So the final expression of the all the tension is through words and love, the source of difficulties earlier in life, but the avenue for the positive manifestation of the Yod when things turn around. The reaction point is like a pressure valve, and in some ways it makes it easier to release the pressure buildup found in a standard Yod astrology. However in some ways it is worse when the un-evolved Yod lets off the energy in an uncontrolled or harmful fashion.

The young Yod was shy, fearful, insecure, and had difficulty with expressing love, words and feelings. As the Yod evolved through a series of sometimes painful leaps from the negative to the positive manifestation, wisdom and stability counteract the fear and inhibition. Now I express the thoughts to a wide audience on the Internet with confidence, and have a mature approach to loving and taking responsibility for my family. We may never feel in total control of our lives when we have a Yod in our charts. Life is fated, we have to surrender to a higher power and sacrifice some personal desires and needs. Along the way we can at least move from the back seat up to the passenger seat and start enjoying the ride.

http://astrologyking.com/yod/

Robert Wilkinson also uses the analogy of a crystal, highlighting the hexagonal structure (the sextile as the core of a Yod) of natural crystalline structures:

Astrology Class - The Yod, or Finger of God - What is it, and how does it work?

by Robert Wilkinson

Over the years I've been asked many times what is a "Yod," or "Finger of God?" Today we do a brief review of what it is and how it works.

A Yod, or Finger of God, is a configuration consisting of two planets in sextile with a third at their inverse midpoint, creating two quincunxes to the planets in sextile. A sextile is a 60 degree angle showing productivity and a natural structural soundness. Think snowflakes, or hexagonal crystal structures in nature.

In a Yod the planets in sextile form a strong productive base for growth in whatever signs and houses they occupy. This productive base grounds the quincunxes. The planet focusing the double quincunx is a point of major adjustment and sacrifice of something, whether for practical purposes or idealistic correction, so something else can move forward.

Thus the planet at the inverse midpoint is very important as a focus point for the productive sextile energies. Given that the quincunx is an aspect of "hard adjustment," the fact that there are two quincunxes gives rise to the meaning of the Yod, which is "expansion through sacrifice."

Not just one sacrifice, but multiple sacrifices due to the two quincunxes. So it's a configuration of multiple sacrifices and adjustments squeezing out whatever isn't in the nature of the productivity and whatever cannot be contained in or focused through the nozzle planet.

The quincunx is also associated with health issues on some level, as well as elimination preparing for regeneration. Any point quincunx any other point symbolically forms either a 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th house relationship to whatever is being quincunxed.

So the Yod, or "Finger of God," requires multiple sacrifices to expand in strength, focus, and awareness of what's important in the life and what has become obsolete. Because this type of "kite" configuration involves two quincunx aspects and a sextile, they often show as hard adjustments or the appearance of health situations (physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual) that require attention, yielding very productive growth.

It usually squeezes us into a narrow focus, necessitating letting go of extraneous considerations and voluntarily sacrificing all that would distract or deflect us from the spiritual lessons we are learning under this configuration. These adjustments and sacrifices lead to focused productivity and a measure of spiritual expansion directly related to what is eliminated from the life.

I can't really comment on all the possible ways various Yods act in individual charts, but by looking at the nozzle planet, we can figure out what's being adjusted and/or eliminated. The sextile shows us what's being productively aligned, while the inverse midpoint shows how this productivity is being focused.

There are many permutations on the theories introduced here which we will discuss in future articles on this very important subject.

http://www.aquariuspapers.com/astrology/2009/ 11/astrology-class---the-yod-or-finger-of-god---what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work.html

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posted June 07, 2015 08:07 AM            

A few personal considerations on the Yod:

- all Yods are Boomerangs; I'm not sure the term Boomerang is the best term for this structure, but I think a Yod is made of 4 planets/points
- as other astrologers pointed out, it's a very fated structure, pointing to a special mission in this life, perhaps the cumulus of several lifetimes. The preparation continues in this life and there is a "gestation" period. The Yod cannot be triggered before its time.
- the Yod is triggered by transits, most likely on at least two points, one of them has to be the apex. I suspect, however, that all three (if not four) are transited when the Yod is triggered.
- currently, I don't see the apex as a result - it is the Finger of God, where God points, the trigger - it is an arrow like structure and like all arrow like structures, the apex is actually the maximum tension of the bow (the nocking point) before releasing the arrow.
- the "result" is the lightening of the whole structure (crystal) with emphasis on the dance of the opposition. The opposition is at the core of the result. The Yod is a "hugging" structure - the energy comes from the apex - a laser beam through the apex - and "hugs" the whole structure, especially the release point. If a person is there, at the release point, it's the primary beneficiary, returning the energy through the mirror of the opposition and the harmonious dance of the sextile, to the "hugger", in a perpetual dance (just like oppositions are, like a tango)
- the preparation is made through the sextile, the only part of the Yod which is in the hands of the protagonist(s); the trigger (apex - the transit) is not in our hands; in a synastry, however, the apex person plays the role of "God", the trigger (the one with the bow, the one releasing the arrow).
- unlike other astrologers, I don't believe the apex has to be a "more" personal planet, the sextile has to be personal (the sextile is the personal part of the Yod, by sign and house and rulers - of course, a generational sextile such as Neptune sextile Pluto has its own personal value based on the chart), the trigger can be any planet.
- the Yod is always a turning point, a major change
- the result (all points lit by the laser beam), the crystal, has a permanent value, there is no return to the previous status, an "evolutionary step" as it has been described by Marchisone
- the Yod needs planetary energy to be triggered. A Yod involving nodes or angles is dormant, well all Yods are, until planets hit the Yod. One of them MUST be on the angle/node IMO. If the apex is an angle/node, the Yod is about the whole axis, of course. For example, a Yod with an ASC as apex hit by Pluto on ASC will result in a major transformation/turning point on the ASC/DSC axis, the preparation for it being the sextile. The "primary" result will be connected to relationships (DSC), the "secondary" result will be on ASC, as a mirroring effect of the opposition. The whole axis will be lit.
- the Yod is basically a midpoint structure - the midpoint of a sextile - so the sextile is major in a Yod - it's a whole meditation and poetry about the sextile as an aspect here, in the Yod. The opp and the sextile create a cross and all four planets are reunited: the two planets in the sextile are joined, so are the other two, on the opp axis. There are many things to be said and considered here when it comes to the Yod's sextile.
- although sometimes the opp to the apex appears non-existent, it IS there; either as a major mdp, an asteroid showing the mission, an outer planet transiting slowly over there.
- some Yods are "house" Yods, the release highlights an entire house rather than a planet/point. In this case, all planets/asteroids/mdp there will be somehow related to the Yod.

My natal chart revolves around a Yod.

posted June 07, 2015 02:01 PM            

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Originally posted by LeeLoo2014:
That's amazing Astra considering the small window of opportunity (being the Moon). Do you have any yods, in your natal, asteroids included?

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posted June 07, 2015 03:16 PM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
I have several articles on Yods. I was intimidated when I did my first one but now I can feel them out pretty well. However, each Yod takes quite a bit of time because they are complex due to having many separate parts,which must be put together to make an organic whole that is practical for the person.

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posted June 07, 2015 03:19 PM            

The apex is the ACTOR. He does the action of which the other legs are the background, so to speak.

I did some Yods for people, so you can see how I did it and ask questions, if you want L.

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posted June 07, 2015 03:20 PM            

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Originally posted by astra7:

Is that amazing? I guess.
I have one quincunx showing on astro.com the other leg is not showing because it is four degrees out. I take it being mdp structure, the degrees must be fairly tight like within 2 degrees??

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posted June 07, 2015 03:23 PM            

http://mychristianpsychic.com/journal/nattys-yod/
http://mychristianpsychic.com/journal/annas-yod/
http://mychristianpsychic.com/journal/how-to-analyze-a-yod/

http://mychristianpsychic.com/journal/explaining-the-whys-behind-aspects-conjunctions-trines-sextiles-squares-opposition-and-quincunx/

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posted June 07, 2015 03:23 PM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
Sure, I will link them.

The apex is the ACTOR. He does the action of which the other legs are the background, so to speak.

I did some Yods for people, so you can see how I did it and ask questions, if you want L.

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posted June 07, 2015 03:30 PM            

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Originally posted by LeeLoo2014:
Thanks, Ami I'll read them and get back to you.
wow I wasn't aware you did so much research with Yods. Do you have one yourself?

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No, I don't have one. A client came to me with one, so that prompted my looking at them.

They are not as intimidating as they seem.

They just have many parts.

They are totally fascinating because that person will not be happy until he lives out his Yod imo

It will call him lol

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posted June 07, 2015 05:09 PM            

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Originally posted by Aunt Anomalia:
Cool yods, peony. I happen to have a similar one. I see here sharing life philosophy or/and spiritual theories/experiences with the masses. On the internet. Probably anonymously, at least initially. Tell him to go ahead if he already has this need. He could be a good guide. If he's psychic (and I see potential for awakening of this part of him), he should consider giving readings.

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Aunt Anomalia, this is amazing how spot on you are! He just started a website as you've described! If you would go into detail about these yods, I'd love to hear it. What made you think internet?

btw, he's a Projector, like you.

posted June 07, 2015 05:48 PM            

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What made you think internet?

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He could end up travelling to teach. Aries ASC (body)-> Sag Mars in the 9th. If not, travelling for other purposes should enrich his project, especially if he connects with kindred spirits.

I think people will appreciate whatever he has to offer and he might become a big name.

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btw, he's a Projector, like you.

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Btw, does it have anything to do with healing? Energy healing maybe?

posted June 08, 2015 06:12 AM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:

They are totally fascinating because that person will not be happy until he lives out his Yod imo

It will call him lol

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posted June 08, 2015 06:51 AM            

I hope it's OK for me to post here, if not, I will understand.

I have a question about the inclusiveness of points/axis in yods.