posted October 17, 2015 03:41 PM
So this yod conundrum of mine has been driving me nuts the last couple of days, I've found some info on decoding yods, which had really helped me so I thought I'd share it for those who find themselves in a similar situation in the future.THE MECHANICS OF THE YOD
There is a four-way exchange of energy involved in the Yod configuration:
1. The Yod Fulcrum (or Foot planet) shoots energy out through the double quincunx to planets 1 and 2, trying to find its “sea legs” [earth legs] or “a leg to stand on.”
2. The sextile from planet 1 to planet 2 forms the base of the Yod, trying to stabilize the configuration.
3. The individual quincunx energy flowing from planets 1 and 2 back to the Yod Fulcrum “talk back,” providing feedback; and
4. The point directly opposite the Yod Fulcrum called the Activation Point, i.e.,the Midpoint between the two Yod sextiles, sets the Yod vibrating when it is activated by transit, synastry or act of will. The Yod energy in the Fulcrum (or Foot) planet is bound up in the world of form and personality until the Activation Point triggers it into action.
The Yod is a powerful circuit that puts intense pressure on the Fulcrum, demanding release like an arrow shot from a bow (this analogy comes from Joan Kellogg’s book, The Yod: Its Esoteric Meaning).
ANALYZING THE YOD
Analyzing the Yod involves: (1) consideration of the sign, house position and dispositor of the Fulcrum planet; (2) the same for the two sextile planets; (3) aspects from any other planets to the three Yod planets; and (4) transits and progressions to the three Yod planets and the Activation Point. The quincunx (also called the inconjunction) is the main component of the Yod and one of the keys to understanding it, but the quincunx aspect is a trickster defying analysis by its very nature. Wise and renowned astrologer, Alan Oken, says that, “Like Uranus, the effects of an inconjunction are the least predictable of all the aspects.” (p. 356, Soul-Centered Astrology). The disruptive, capricious quincunx creates a great deal of nervous energy that is focused on the Yod Fulcrum. There is also an esoteric component to the Yod because it is by its very nature a highly spiritual configuration with karmic connotations. Thus, the Moon’s Nodes, which represent karma, should also be part of the Yod analysis.
KEY THEMES OF THE YOD FULCRUM PLANET
The theme of the Yod is revealed by the Yod Fulcrum planet’s zodiac sign. Each sign of the zodiac has a symbolic theme when considered in the Yod context, as follows:
SUN – Symbol of the life force and character. You are called forth to take a leadership role as part of your life’s central purpose.
CHOSEN TO LEAD
MOON – Symbol of the mother, nurturing principles and emotions. You are chosen to utilize the nurturing principle.
CHOSEN TO NURTURE
MERCURY – Symbol of the mind, communications and writing. Your life’s purpose involves intellectual activity through speech or the written word.
CHOSEN TO THINK, OR GENERATE AN IDEA
VENUS – Symbol of love, pleasure, art, sensuality, social harmony. Your purpose is to bring people together in a spirit of love and cooperation.
CHOSEN TO LOVE, TO UNITE
MARS – Symbol of war, combat, action, military impulses. You have been chosen to take up the sword, whether literally or symbolically and fight for a cause.
CHOSEN TO ACT, TO BATTLE
JUPITER – Symbol of Royalty, kings, high priests, expansion, religion, pomp and circumstance, good fortune. Your purpose is to expand horizons and bring abundance to the lives of those around you.
CHOSEN TO EXPAND
SATURN – Symbol of structure, limitation, time, repression, responsibility, lessons, burdens, requirements, karmic adjustment. Your life’s purpose involves principles of structure and responsibility, shoring up foundations.
CHOSEN TO BUILD AND BEAR RESPONSIBILITY
URANUS – Symbol of rebellion, electricity, sudden change, disruption, genius, brilliance. You are a revolutionary. You have been chosen to turn your world upside down, challenging the status quo and disrupting complacency.
CHOSEN TO REVOLUTIONIZE
NEPTUNE – Symbol of music, mysticism, higher love, sacrifice, inner vision, transcendence, duplicity, subterfuge. Your special purpose involves the higher mysteries and the heights of consciousness.
CHOSEN TO MYSTIFY, BEWITCH, ENCHANT, INSPIRE
PLUTO – Symbol of annihilation, obliteration, resurrection, transformation. Your special purpose in life is to transform, you are the phoenix, chosen to resurrect.
CHOSEN TO ANNHILIATE, TRANSFORM, RESURRECT
Lindaland
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posted October 15, 2015 12:46 PM
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