THE YOD ASPECT. "THE FINGER OF GOD"
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Anto Beard
12/02/17
A Yod, also known as the "Finger of God", or the "Finger of Fate", is a rare astrological aspect that involves any 3 planets or points in the horoscope that form an isoscoles triangle. This phenomenon occurrs when 2 planets are sextile (60° aspect) to each other, and both are then quincunx (150° aspect) to a 3rd planet.
A Yod looks like a triangle, but is different to a Grand Trine, T-square, or Thor's Hammer, because of the aspects it contains.
An aspect is an imaginary line drawn between 2 planets in a horoscope. The sextile is an aspect. 60° wide or 2 signs. The orb for a sextile is 4°. It is an aspect of ease and suggests talents.
The Yod is the 10th Hebrew letter with significant Kabbalistic and mystical significance regarding the name of God, his omnipresence, and our humility.
People who have a Yod in their chart are known as "Yod Bearers" as it indicates there are burdens that need to be carried through life. In chart interpretation, the area of life the Yod is pointing at is highlighted and becomes an important focus for that person.
Yod Bearers are driven people, haunted by the Finger of Fate to find that special and specific purpose in life for which they have been chosen.
Yod Bearers are the seekers of the Zodiac. When you have a Yod, you have mountains to climb. The Yod is indeed a challenging aspect, but challenges are a gift to help us learn and grow.
All Yod Bearers are on a special Yod Quest in a search to find and fullfill their special purpose.
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 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 2 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 in some level, as well as elimination preparing for regeneration. Quincunx at any other point symbolically forms a 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th House relationship to whatever is being quincunxed.
So the Yod, or the Finget of God, requires multiple sacrifices to expand in strength, focus, and awareness of what's important in life and what has become obsolete. Because this type of "Kite" configuration involves 2 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 voluntary 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 eliiminated from the life.
It's hard to tell how 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 or eliminated.
The sextile shows us what's being productivity aligned, while the inverse midpoint shows how this product is being focused.
The Yod is basically a midpoint structure...the midpoint of a sextile - so the sextile is major in a Yod.
All Yods are Boomerangs. A Yod is made up of 4 planets/points. The Yod is triggered by transits, most likely at least 2 points, 1 having to be the apex - all 3, if not 4, are transited when the Yod is triggered.
Living with a Yod is not easy. Try 2. Or even 3 like myself! Health issues are abundant, and multiple multiple sacrifices have been made in order for me to productivly grow...physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. However, I have. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses of the Yod or Yods in my case, has allowed me to expand through sacrifice and find and fulfill my special purpose! Though not an easy task, it is worth it.
See if you are a Yod Bearer and have a Yod/Yods in your Natal Chart, and begin your journey on that special Yod Quest to find and fulfill your purpose!!!
References:
Sister Ray, astrologer
Robert Wilkison, astrologer
astromanda.com
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THE FINGER OF GOD
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