posted January 11, 2008 07:10 PM            

P.S. If I do not do this myself the situation urging me to focus on matters ruled by Sun may develop itself when a transiting or progressed planet forms an opposition to Sun, moving on the Neptune/Moon and Pluto midpoint.

What about your Yod?

posted January 12, 2008 12:57 PM              

I'll need to go back to see if I could find mine.

posted January 12, 2008 08:16 PM            

I thought a yod was defined as a planet recieving two quincuxes from two other planets that or on opposite sides of a fourth planet that is opposed to the first. therefore making a long triangle. but the definition might be different for you.

here is my chart: Ive counted 4 pointers. but if the oppossed planet is not needed then there is only two. between Sun, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus which are tightly conjunct

posted January 13, 2008 07:06 AM            

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Yod. This is a quincunx-sextile-quincunx and its appearance is not too uncommon – especially while Neptune and Pluto have been in a running sextile in recent decades. It features a crisis of and a need for perspective, in which the energies of the two sextiled planets find difficulty integrating with that of the apex, quincunxed planet. This dichotomy is not directly a conflict, rather a bewilderingly dualistic, seeimingly irresolvable and compromising situation. This is an 'appointment with power' in which consciousness and its capacity for seeing are tested. It is a secret to be decoded, an intense dilemma, or a visitation from the Unknown. This is where intentions refuse to gel with realities: the solution is available as soon as clarity and insight dawn – there's a hidden secret underneath which needs dredging up. Allowing things to happen rather than seeking to steer them is what is called for here: yet, underneath, there is a new kind of adepthood which brings in a new form of control without holding on, if we can see it. http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/GlastonburyArchive/time/lit12.html

The Yod aspect configuration, when its apex planet is in Opposition to a fourth planet. Also sometimes called a Boomerang or Focused Yod or Yod Kite aspect configuration. Similar to the Yod, except the fourth planet has the "last word" in the energy flow and receives an extraordinary amount of stress.
http://www.evolvingdoor.ca/glossary/glossary_k.htm

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posted January 13, 2008 06:31 PM            

IMUM COELI 16' Taurus

Uranus/MC 16' Scorpio

posted January 13, 2008 08:49 PM            

but ill keep reading..

posted January 19, 2008 05:55 PM              

Here, I pulled this off my blog:

The Yod

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A YOD, also called the "Finger of God" or "Arrow of Fate"
A Yod occurs when two planets in sextile (60° apart) both form an inconjunct (a 150° angle) with a third planet. The third planet in the inconjunct represents the action point of the Yod; the mid point between the other two planets is the reaction point. The action point of the configuration is sometimes called the "finger of God," and the finger formed by the two inconjuncts points to a place in your chart likely to be very active. The Yod is believed by many astrologers to be a karmic configuration, and it suggests that there is a compulsive "debt" repayment associated with the area of the chart pointed out.

Points to where the focus in your life should be. Example: If it points to jupitar in the ninth house, you need to be traveling, your life will be blessed in this way... This is Fate or God's Will.

The two planets at the other end of the spectrum are the paths in which to use it or express it...

You may also need to make consessions and be adaptive to unfamiliar situations when you have a Yod in your chart. It may be that you give in one direction and get your needs met from a completely different source, so it is not possible to measure how much others give you to decide how much you can give.

Yod is the Hebrew meaning "blessed" and is said to have a kind of fate about it. At once easy by the sextile, yet made difficult by the quincunx aspects, the Yod points to the ultimate challenge and goal.

Remember often times we recognize blessings only after major dramatic events take place.

Important information regarding transits:
When you are having a hard aspect to your yod by any transiting outer planet, or any progressed planet or angle, exercise greater caution than usual. Also be aware of your yod's mean degree (add up the longitudes of each planet in the yod and divide by 3), as well as the mean mean degree :-) (add up the planets without regard to longitude and divide by 3), and watch for transits to those degrees, as well as to your Mars Saturn midpoint. These are strategies that may help you to avert some of the negative events that may manifest when your yod is triggered.

Here are some resources:
Yod and Golden Yod at Wiki
Bob Marks Astrologer

There are 100's more on the web to be found with only a quick search.

I would however suggest that you go out and get a book on the subject.
YES, there are entire books written on the Yod configuration. It is quite complex and most websites only briefly skim the subject as do many astrologers.

*Here are two I would recommend;
THE YOD, Its Esoteric Meaning - Joan Kellogg
THE YOD BOOK - Karen Hamaker-Zondag

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posted January 19, 2008 08:01 PM            

thank you. Im not sure what to think. is mine a boomerang or not?

posted January 19, 2008 08:48 PM            

ok just checking.. I wasnt sure if I had to have that planet exactly in the middle of the sextile.

but I definitely feel more comfortable knowing that Venus will have the "last word" lol althought chiron is more in the middle..

posted January 21, 2008 11:34 AM              

I know I've got one, but I forget the specifics. Could you take a look and remind me? Sorry I don't know how to post/integrate a chart into my posting.