The Yod aspect pattern is a configuration between at least three planets or points in the horoscope to create a long triangle resembling a witch’s 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 firmly 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 Marina’s 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°). The Yod is a challenging aspect pattern but holds great potential for spiritual evolution and increased awareness.
This pattern creates 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 that holds a special energy that took a long time to create. A person with a Yod will struggle 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. Initially, the most negative potential of the sextile planets manifests through the apex planet. 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 a continual build-up and then a release of tension.
Life with a Yod is far from ordinary, as I explored in Nazi Horoscopes: Of the 100 German Nazis listed at Astro Databank, only 6 have Yod configurations. Each had a crucial role to play in the war. A Yod does represent a special task or mission in life that the person feels compelled to undertake. These six guys were undoubtedly “on a mission.”
I have mentioned that I consider 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 to perfect something. I believe that a person with a Yod has been working on a particular 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 makeup for the mistakes, and pay back the karmic debt. In 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
In Marina’s Yod astrology, the mission relates to Jupiter, faith, values, and philosophy. Positive values, cheer, and hope are 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 a lack of self-belief and the tendency to exaggerate the Mercury/Neptune imaginings, suspicions, and the 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 pattern the “Spiritual Warrior”, pointing to the struggle to rise above the challenges and to evolve the soul. Concerning the early struggles and finally realizing 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 states 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 behavior patterns. 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 Bill 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 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 emphasis on the use and abuse of power.
Boomerang 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. It is made of a standard Yod aspect pattern with an Eye aspect pattern sitting on top.
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, and 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 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 build-up found in 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 struggled 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 my thoughts to a wider audience on the Internet more confidently and have a more 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.
More Aspect Patterns
I’m trying to find the yod that occured in last 2 years {2010 – now} that connects the yod in 2005/06…..Mars in Taurus, inconjunct jupiter in libra sextile neptune in sagittarius….any ideas?
Interesting figure! In my horoscope are three yods making together one star. The same star arises in a composite horoscope with a special friend. I think a yod (s) works a long time inconscious and quit disturbing. Sometimes magic!
@Jamie Can you tell me more about the candle star from 3 yods? An astrologer told me it does not matter if you have 1 or 3 yods or more. But al the yodpoints in a star have the same degree > so, my opinion and feeling is that when 1 yod is touched a lot of points are hit in the same time … a sort of explosion!
Candle star? the term doesn’t locate on a search engine except back here. Solar Fire has a feature displaying the names of some more complicated aspect configurations I havn’t read of in books: Double Yod Key, and Stretched Pentagram which is what I’m imagining you are describing. Magi astrology is also quite versed in the names of aspect configurations. If you have a Stretched Pentagram, you have Double Yods Keys, and Rosettas.
http://www.astrologie-actueel.nl/actueel/node/507
In this link you can see the ‘candle’ star. Is this a stretched pentagram? And what do you mean with double yod keys and rosettas? Thanks!
Ah I found the rosetta/trapeze! And double yod is clear now. Not easy with all this paradoxs. It asks a third way to go.
Here is 2 stretched pentagrams! Might hurt a bit finding all the subset aspect configurations. Just abstract – don’t know anyone with this. I’ve removed the aspects from the planets that are not contributing to the patterns to make it a bit easier on the brain.
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Is the star example below yours? And what is your experience?
Long time I did not know I had a star yod. In mine star yod I had/have to deal with much deadlocks. After full living through the issues it is possible to overfly them. To combine black&white!
The main, non-moon Stretched Pentagram holds together from Oct 5 – Oct 20 if you give a 3 degree orb to the quincunx, with Venus joining in to double the fun on Oct 13(me) A historical review could easily make a paper? Anyone smart with free time on their hands?
http://www.jta.org/1998/09/20/life-religion/features/timeline-of-yom-kippur-war
Yom Kippur War: Oct 6 – Oct 28 1973
Oct. 14, 1973 –”one of the largest tank-to-tank battles ever fought”
Since I’m still trying to learn about astrology I haven’t seen this pattern in my birth chart till yesterday. I dont’ have a yod pattern formed with any of my planets, but as I’ve read the article I tried to explore more about it in my birth chart including other objects. it turns out I have 2 yod patterns The first one is true node sextile chiron (2nd and 5th house) and both quincunx pallas/MC conjunction which would mean IC as a part of a boomerang yod (no planets here though). and the other one : juno/AC conjunction sextile pallas/MC conjunction, both quincunx chiron (in 5th). this is interesting to me because of a chiron directly opposing saturn (my chart ruler in 11th) which woould make it also a part of a boomerang yod.
I’m trying to figure out this pattern and how it could affect me so I would just like to ask if I’m reading it correctly or to be more precise is this MC/IC axis type of yod possible and could it be considered as a boomerang or it needs to have a planet/asteroid opposing the apex planet?
I always include the cardinal points like MC and IC with yods. Definitely asteroid Pallas. I had a personal revelation when I included the centaur Ixion in my chart because it tied together two other Yods. The meaning you get from things like is so personal, whatever you feel it means is probably as accurate. But of course read up the on the bodies involved.
I also have a Yod boomerang in my birth chart: NEPTUNE sextile PLUTO, and both quincunxe SUN, and Sun opposite URANUS.
That ones really wires you in the collective brain. Would be good to express your unique take on the world through the internet.
I am doing mine and my family’s natal charts. And I found a Yod and a Golden Yod in both mine and my husband’s, charts.
My Yod are apex Sun, QuincunxesNeptune and Uranus.
The Golden yod involves Chiron apex biQuintiles Moon/Juno and JupiterVertex is in opposition to Chiron too, so I think it is a boomerang Golden Yod??
My husbands Yod is Moon apex, Quincunxs Sun/Venus and Saturn.
His Golden Yod involves Mercury apex, biQuintiles Chiron and Moon.
I’m only an amateur so what do you think they mean?
I’ve enjoyed doing them so much, I am thinking of taking a course in Astrology, to help others.
Your standard Yod would be about confidently expressing your unique vision for the world. Hubbies would be expressing his strong sense of duty and loyalty by nurturing his family and being their rock, selfless unconditional love.
I have a boomerang yod too – not quite sure how to interpret this, if you can help much appreciated.
Neptune sextile Pluto (again!) quincunx Jupiter in Aires opposite Sun in Libra at the reaction point. Neptune in Scorpio (in 12th house) is conjunct Vesta (exact to 10 mins) and conjunct Mars with orb of 3 deg.
Lots of us have Neptune sextile Pluto as the base of a Yod. I think it stayed in fairly close orb from 1946 to 1992. An aspect of mass consciousness. Global movements, trends, causes, people powered. So you integrate this shared brainwave of your family, community, region, nation or global community into your belief system or set of values/morals, philosophy. Then this becomes an integral part of your identity which you need to express somehow through your personality, perhaps career or pastime. Mars Vesta Neptune would make a passionate fighter for a worthy cause. Personal freedoms most important.
Thanks. it all seems like such big stuff, for years I was never quite sure how to get it all to work together – slowly but surely I’m getting there. You’re right about the passionate fighter bit – children’s needs and rights in my case – the apex Jupiter is in my 5th house.
I do not have a Yod but I know someone who has a Yod with Chiron apex in his natal chart. Our composite has 5 Yods (2 with his Chiron as apex) It didn’t go well, obviously, but I learned a great deal from the experience. I hope he does the work necessary as your article mentioned, and maybe then he will find the right person he can spend the rest of his life -peacefully- with. I use 3 degree orb, so it might be too wide for composite?
Thanks for new yod article. We’ve probably been waiting for this! not sure which link might be best here.. this is my deal. I buggered up my previous lives? sounds obvious, what’s to stop me from doing it again.
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Hi, nice article! I have one in my chart with moon conjunct jupiter in virgo sextile pluto conjunct venus in scorpio both quincux my aries ascendant. I’m new to astrology and this is all so fascinating to me!
Hello!
How about this Yod? Does he has to break up with his family in order to live happily with his foreign wife? What is the real challenge about mom (or his future wife) here? Can you please explain?
Thanks in advance!
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This notion of the boomerang yod is helping me develop greater understanding of the yod in my chart: mercury sextile mars, both quincunx neptune, the apex; moon is opposite neptune. As I’ve grown over the years I’ve become a skilled communicator and public speaker [about psychological-spiritual things in my vocation]. My feeling nature is deep and complex [moon also trines pluto & jupiter, forming a kite with the moon opp. neptune ]. I had a tough time with that feeling nature until the last few years. Now I value it,and have learned how to use it to help others. A pressure valve – yes. An apt analogy.
Jamie, your comment from Marchisone about outer planet transits to the apex offers some patience and hope. Transit Saturn has been conjuncting my natal 3rd house Neptune (yod apex) and will continue to zig-zag over this point for a good bit longer. I’m hoping this transit will help with maturing and manifesting the potential of my yod. I ‘ve been praying to the universe to help me stay open….and go where I’m meant to go, do what I’m supposed to do serve.
Thanks for a wonderful post.
I have my ascendant opposed Uranus, which is 30 degrees between Pluto and Neptune.
If Pallas Athene can be the apex of a Yod, I have an exact one in my natal chart. I have Pluto in Leo in the 9th, sextile the Moon exactly in 11th house Libra (plus a tight stellium there including the Sun, Neptune and Saturn). Pallas is conjunct my IC, quincunx to them all. Obviously this focuses on fourth house issues, but I’m not sure of what the Finger of God is pointing to here for me.
Hi,
I am from the Netherlands and i seem to have a difficult boomerang Yod figure. I believe it is a very difficult one with a lot of pressure. It consists of my Sun at cusp 29 degree in Taurus in sextile with my Mars at cusp 29 degree in Pisces (so it runs almost in hometown Aries) and the Apex is Uranus at 29 degree Libra. The opposite planet is Chiron at 26 degree Aries.
Having this Yod on the cusps is intense!!!! All that energy from all the 4 elements channeled towards 2 elements in the Apex and mirrored back to a 3th element at the reaction point is immense. It is like a roller coaster when it ain´t focused. My earth/air Sun combined with the water/fire Mars channeling to a air/water Uranus mirroring back into a Fiery Chiron you can imagine the furious energy i can produce. When i say enough is enough then it comes out like a thunderstorm. I even had a car which was a Citroen ZX Furio!! I have known outbursts that scared the hell out of my ex partner. Never though i have hurt someone physically which is against my belief. But boy i have shouted!!! and put some holes in the doors. I guess the energy had to go somewhere. I also had a bicycle which was a Focus Black Falls. When i lost connection with life and with it my Focus i lost my Bicycle which was overridden by a Fan… That was the Universe kicking my bud!! Black indeed Falls!!! and the crash has been hard.
You can see a very tight grid lines on the Venus mount on my hand which indicates very neurotic energy. Well indeed my mind can be everywhere and I am still not sure what my purpose is in life. I have got some psychiatric stamps like Bipolar, Adhd and schizotypal personality disorder. Which in a way is no wonder considering the configuration and also having so much Gemini energy and 8 times number 5 in my numeroscope. I can be in the middle and at both ends of the spectrum at the same time no wonder i got stamped Bipolar DUH!!!!
Because of all my experiences early in my life i have build up a very negative view on life and believed humanity could not be helped and we where on a rampage tour into oblivion!! My reaction to it was seeking escape in alcohol, drugs and going to parties. Eventually i lost my Job and got depressed.
I think i have the luck that my Moon is in Virgo so i don´t really feel my emotions to much otherwise it might be to overwhelming but then again the energy also adds up. It seems that the Yod and my life path number 29/11 go hand in hand regarding nervous energy and insecurity.The positive of all of it is that i have an immense feeling of creativity and an enormous imagination. I seem to able to understand everything and know peoples feelings. My judgement can be laser sharp hence the Yod. However despite all this i haven´t made it in life just yet. I have been in depression and i have isolated myself for a long time feeling alienated in this world of despair.
Ok that was a lot of information. I sincerely believe that the Yod energy is genuine and can have an immense impact on someones life!!! I experiencing it first hand!!!
Do you have any tips on what direction might be good for me. At the moment i am a bit lost with no sense of where i should be heading next.
Thanks
Menno
despite all the negative i also experienced a lot of positive!!! It hasn´t been all negative for me. Rather it was deep downs and high highs. I can be a very enthusiastic person and very playful. Children love me and so do dogs and cats. I can level with anyone can be very flexible and know what to do in various situations. I can so see both or multiple side of the story and be able to give good advise. So despite the downside there is the upside. Currently i am in a phase to find balance in the energies. I am much more aware of it and I have build up a lot of self insight and can handle the energy more efficiently without falling into anger.
The only thing is that currently i am not sure which path to follow.
Menno
I have another question which keeps running through my head. What about the ascension we are in. If we are indeed ascending into the 5th dimension then what about astrology will it become obsolete!!! Since it is stated that within the 5th dimension we choose our own path and life experiences i kinda think that we are not anymore bound to karmic lessons. What is your opinion on that?
Thanks so much for this wonderful post! I really like your style of astrological interpretation. My natal chart and even my life path make much more sense to me now.
I have two yods in my chart and boy, they’re active now..! I used to ignore them, because most articles about the yod only take planets – no points/angles – into account when interpreting a chart. That makes no sense to me: some things cannot be properly explained without taking angles and points into regard in interpreting aspect configurations.
One of my two yods consists of Pluto (Scorpio, conjunct to my 29 deg Libra ASC) sextile Neptune (Capricorn) and the Vertex (Gemini) at the apex. The other one consists of the Moon (out of bounds in Capricorn – I wonder if the the OOB-detail adds more significance to the pattern..), MC (Leo) sextile Chiron conjunct Mars (both in Gemini).
Just realized this while typing this post: these yods seems to be a bit connected through Neptune and the Moon, as these planets are (widely) in conjunct. Sensitivity is key here.
I am going to pay more attention to the other aspect patterns in my chart as well. My MC is also part of a Grand Kite. Wide orbs though. Might be important to take all of the abovementioned aspect patterns involving the MC into a bit more consideration, though, especially because my 10th house is unoccupied, so any connection to the MC is valuable to me.
Once again: thanks for offering these insights! Looking forward to new articles 🙂
I found this as most helpful as i found the death of Paul Walker and doing his chart and seeing a YOD with Saturn at apex . Yet , if applying lunar nodes he has a boomerang . In fact with the time of birth info from a old Peoples magazine article , he is 11 Scorpio rising , so Saturn in the 8th . This is much similar to my boomerang . The lunar nodes might have to do with something fated , certainly south node conjunct Saturn and the good dying young comes to mind. On my fb page i have a link and will update once i get confirmation . This is a epic chart if 11 Scorpio rising due to recent eclipse on his ascendant . A few groups are also going into it . Jamie, do you have a list with famous people with Boomerang Yods ? Tom
Should be able to search that in my SolarFire program, will get back to you.
Can the apex of the Yod include the Ascendant as well with any other orb or does it specifically have to have be a planet?
I use Ascendant, Midheaven, Part of Fortune, vertex, even asteroids.
I apparently have a yod pointing at Mercury and one pointing at the Sun but they are so close together (4 min.), is that just one yod? Also I am new to astrology so what does this even represent?
I have a yod from 2 Cap 30 BMLilith conj 5 Cap Asc sextile 3 Pisces Sun, aimed at 3 Leo Saturn in 7th … I’d really like to figure out what work this yod requires of me …
Dear Mr. Partridge,
First of all thank you for your informative article about the Yod. I am puzzled about the Yod I have in my chart and would greatly appreciate it if you would enlighten me on what my Yod configuration may signify. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey on 22 January 1986 at 3:35 pm. I understand that you are a busy man, so I hope that this won’t take much of your time. I would appreciate to hear your comments at any convenient time.
Many thanks,
Bernis
Would it be possible to explain the significance of a YOD in a synastry chart? Thanks
I would like to know if having a Yod in your natal chart predisposes you for difficult psychological issues such as Bipolar Disorder? I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar 2 Disorder and I have often felt that the difficult tug-of-war the yod in my chart (3rd House -Venus Retrograde in Virgo / 5th House – Mars in Scorpio / and 10th House – Saturn in Aries) lends itself to distinctive patterns of hypomania and depression rapid-cycling. I would be VERY interested in having you or someone who works specifically with Yod-Astrology look at my natal chart and help me better understand how I can use the energy in my chart in a more constructive way. And also help me better understand what this yod dynamic is “directing” me to do!
I have always thought that Deanne. I actually call it a neurotic aspect pattern. I swing into deep bouts of depression, which is why my horoscopes don’t come out so regularly, and why I haven’t done personal readings for a while now. On the upswing though, so I may be putting the readings page back on the menu in a month or two.
Bless you, Jamie. Everyone is doing the best they can in their lives. Thanks for all you do!
Greg
Yes i think you are right on the money with that! I am also diagnosed Bipolar disorder and have a difficult Yod.
The 150 degree aspect is a neurotic aspect so having 2 connecting each other into 1 point it makes sense that the Yod can be classified as a neurotic pattern.
When using hand reading you can see the neurotic pattern on the ball of the hand which has a tight grid of lines on it. That indicates a neurotic character..
Deanne do you also have that tight grid of lines on the ball of your hand??
Concerning what the Yod is directing you to do is something that comes to you on your path. Very often when change is necessary within a organization the Yod figure is involved.. There will be someone that directs the change that has a Yod in there chart.. So the Yod is an aspect of change.. It ain’t the easiest aspect that is for sure.
It is also considered a family energy aspect as explained in the Yod book from Karan Hamaker
http://www.amazon.com/The-Yod-Book-Discussion-Unaspected/dp/1578631637
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Jamie, you are so talented. I understand about depression and challenged productivity and energy drain. Maybe start slowly with a certain type of reading that is less burdensome? or maybe don’t let them pay for a reading until you glance at the chart and if it intuitively feels like a reading that will flow, then let them order? In my job I can screen clients and it helps me avoid energy drain. Also there is an affirmation that might be good to meditate on … “it’s okay for things to be easy.” I know that is laughable to one with a yod. I said that to a friend with the same yod as yours …. involving different houses but same planets …. and he laughed a long time. Whatever you decide, we love you, astrology king!
Haven’t seen this post in a while. So interesting! I have the same houses affected, sextile between 3rd & 5th, pointing up to apex of Saturn in 10th on my South Node and have often felt pretty manic with highs & lows though never officially diagnosed. I wonder particularly with planets like Saturn and Jupiter (or associated houses) it causes an extra bouts of expansiveness and then contraction due to the planetary energies. I often feel when I go out too much, “play” too much or incorporate too much of “others”, I get really expansive & what I would term manic and quickly feel that I am totally losing my center & getting pulled “off path”. Actually a scary feeling to me but it has gotten much better with age. (I’m 40 now.) I am friendly but require a lot of space to manage. Too much alcohol, or any indulgence also has the same effect. I call it “learning to drive my race car.” I seem to carry very intense responsibility burden which others have difficulty understanding at times.
P.S. I’ve had my palms read also and yep, those grid lines are all over both hands. She called them “worry lines.” ;}
I wonder if it is possible to “progress” out of a yod? Since mine are all outer planets, the yod stays in my progressed chart for a long time but disappears in about 10 years in my early 50s. Does anyone feel that you can “progress” out of a natal yod or…do we just get more comfortable with the energy?
I have not thought about this before Kgirl, those thanks for bringing it up. I do consider that natal retrograde planets change when they progress direct, so why not Yod planets moving out of orb? If your theory is correct, you still have the natal influence which will also be the stronger. So “we just get more comfortable with the energy” seems right.
This is how i thought about the Yod very often… My ex girlfriend also has a Yod and we had a difficult relation. I always said God o god we have a Yod. Or in certain situations OMG well just blame it on the Yod
Seems i am not the only one with that idea
http://wholeastrology.blogspot.nl/2012/09/blame-it-on-yod.html
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I think this person describes it very well.
“The element of air wants to think, the water wants to feel and the fire wants to intuit. Imagine having three people representing those qualities trying to solve a problem together, and none of them wants to sense what the others sense. We also must consider the houses that the yod planets fall in and the rulers of those houses. So you see, it gets complicated, not just for the person with the yod, but also the astrologer. It’s next to impossible to give any kind of advice because yods don’t bring clear thinking, but more or less a cognitive traffic jam. Imagine if you saw a fork in the road ahead of you and each of the forks had a dead end sign posted on it. That’s how I describe a yod.”
and
“Growing up with a yod brings confusion and restlessness to a person. They don’t quite know who they are or what their purpose is in the world. They have seething anger in some cases, frustration I would guess in most cases, and more psychological issues you could shake a finger at.”
Yeah indeed ADHD, or rather more ADD, Bipolar, HSP, Schizotypal personality disorder, OCD. i got all of them labels.. It ain’t funny anymore.
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With Yods you have to be a Juggler. Yuggler looks better!
Uncontrolled? LOL ~~~ I have Uranus as the action point in a Boomerang Yod with a Chiron apex….uncontrolled is a total understatement 😉
Ok Action point Uranus – Planet of the Rebellion – the planet that coaxes erratic and bizarre behavior and byzantine schemes. mmm i can imaging how such an outlet could be able to cause uncontrollable moments of bizarre behavior hahaha welcome in the Age of Aquarius!!! where Uranus rules!!
Which house and which sign is Chiron in??
I just read your website and it’s great you actually do something with your Yod energy!! Since you are also a Leo I can imagine you have tons of energy. But how do you manage the Leo fire with rising Pisces water??
i have two yods in my natal chart 1. venus sextile mars apex planet pluto
2. neptune-sextile-pluto apex planet mars …chart from astro(dot)com
what do they mean?
I have a Yod that involves Saturn and Jupiter that points up to Mars. Saturn Rx in Aquarius 2nd H., Jupiter Rx in Aries 4th H with Mars in Libra 10th/11th H. Saturn trines both Jupiter and Mars, while Jupiter and Mars oppose.
‘ve been trying to figure out for a while it’s meaning to see if then I can find away to resolve the block, obstruction, but can’t. Like others have expressed here I have experienced that confusion, restlessness and uncertainty regarding where I belong or what I should be doing. I also have trouble realizing my ideas concretely.
A few years ago, I developed a better idea of what I should be pursuing and wish to accomplish, but one obstacle or roadblock from outer circumstances keeps blocking me up.
If you or anyone on here has some insights or suggestions on this pattern, I would genuinely appreciate it.
Thanks
@Tom, The day Paul Walker took that fateful ride, Mars and Mercury were having a rou that day. I don’t know why astrologers don’t associate Mercury with automobile accidents? Mercury is the fastest planet and has a nervous, restless ,twitchy energy. Trips especially. short ones are often ascribed to him as well. I personally, have no problem associating him to deadly or lesser kind of accidents.
Wow! Really interesting! I didn’t know you guys had yods/boomerangs on your charts. Now I like you even more!
I have a boomerang: Jupiter sextiles my “saturnian” Mars. The apex is my Venus and it is opposite Uranus. My Sun is also 3 degrees away from my Venus. I do feel like I am on a mission… especially cause my Nodes are also involved: SN is 5 degrees from my Uranus, NN is 5 degrees away from my Venus.
I have a double YOD and am finally starting to investigate. Feel like I’m running out of time.
This sense of urgency is something we get because of the quickening effect of two quincunxes. With a double Yod, everything happens at a certain time and place though, all destined. So try and relax, enjoy the ride!
Thank you, Jamie, that was fascinating and informative!
I now realize I have a focused Yod in my chart. Jupiter on the cusp of the 7th sextiles Pluto in the 8th. The apex is Chiron in Capricorn in the 1st , the reaction point is Uranus in the 7th. Would you consider Chiron as a planet in this configuration? My life is quite a story, things seemed to become more stable 25 years ago when I decided to devote my life to a path of healing for myself and others. Still, there are times when I feel compelled to define my ‘mission’, a strong sense that I came here to accomplish something and that it was so important for my soul’s growth.
What is the orb of aspect for planets in a Yod formation?
With gratitude…
Definitely include Chiron in a Yod, and the orb I use is three degrees.
Am wondering about my YOD, or what I think is a YOD. My Saturn (3rd house Scorpio 3 39) sextile Mars (5th house Capricorn 8 6). Mars is quincunxes by Sun (10 house Gemini 9 43), and Saturn is quincunxes my Moon (10 house Gemini 3 48). Am not sure if this qualifies for a YOD, and am hoping that you can provide insight. Thanks
Very much appreciate this article on The YOD. Thank you
Hi Jamie,
Was Otto Skorzeny one of those nazi’s with a yod pattern?..and can you name the 6 that did?
Otto didn’t come up when I researched that post, but he could have. The others were Hermann Goering, Alfred Rosenburg, Erhard Milch, Wilhelm Canaris, Rudolf Hess and Heinrich Himmler.
Moon ( chart ruler) at 17 Pisces conjunct Ceres- H9 is the apex-
Pluto 18 Leo H2 & Neptune 16 Libra H4
Same Neptune is also part of my cardinal T square- opposite Jupiter 13 Aries H 10 & both square Mars 12 Cancer- H12
It is NOT boring
GG
I do have a boomerang, a seperate Yod and a Stellium in my chart. To have a weired life is normal to me. A normal life is weired to me. It seems like I do live a life on two levels. The only thing I do not know is whether there is a general transisting yod as well. Does anyone see that?
As my N sun is 28 cancer & natal saturn 28 virgo- when planets transit 27- 28 aquarius- it makes a Yod by transit ( houses 1,3 & 8)
I notice when the moon hits that area- it is mostly always a discordant day or two
Thank you very much for your reply.
I read that the apex planet should be the speeder one to do a perfect Yod (Bill Tierney). I have a boomerang oneb(Mars apex, Saturne sxt neptune andJupiter as mid point) and it is a pain in the ass,this finger of God. Really! Can’t afford a 150$ consult now. I can confirm, all change in second and you just feel you are nothing. Could not speak for years became writer then. And failures just get through as pearls in a laughing’s God neckless. Still alive then. Ahahaha. And ready for my fated 55th birthday…
I do feel with you. At the moment I do loose everything that I have achieved until now. Those failures you are talking about: I do have them as well. I am a fighter, but these days I am more like a fly in a cup of milk moving the feets, hoping that the milk turns into butter and I do have a ground to stand on.
It is a pitty that I am not religious anymore. Otherwise I would have a chat with God to take his fingers out of my ass as well.
See it as it is. You were young and pritty. Youth is gone, but the rest stays!!!!!
So- if My natal moon is the apex planet to mercury & neptune- is that a ‘boomerang’ Yod?
I have found that many with a Yod can find themselves in very hard situations- with no where or no one to turn to_ & have to battle through alone
Is this the ‘lesson; of the Yod?
In my case- moon is apex & it involved my late mothers terrible illness
GG
e.g. the date 12.12.2012 (Maya :-)) makes a beautiful boomerang. Fassbender (actor) has one too. You simply need a oppostion in your yod. One time I wanted to bring my litter to the disposal site. As I arrived there, a men had an heart attack, broke down and was dead. The only thing I did was to send love and light to the living. Why that happend to me? My answer was, that the wife needed light, just not to break down. Everthing is a lesson. I am always on the right place on the right time. Keep the last sentence always in your mind 🙂
Hi Jamie,
I have a conjunction between the Sun and Mercury, (Aries Sun/Taurus Mercury) and a sextile between Pluto and Neptune. I also have inconjuncts between Pluto and the Sun and Neptune and Mercury. Oh, and also a Bi-quintile between Neptune and the Sun. Is this configuration still considered to be a Yod and if possible, could you indicate how I can develop it’s attributes??
Thanks v. much,
Jill Betteridge
Hi, Jamie,
My daughter Maria was born in december, 20th 2012, and has this special focused Yod, and another Yod, with Saturn (apex-house 4)-jupiter (house XI)-moon (house IX). How do you interpretate this?
And, is it possible to have a Yod with an ascendant?
Thank you very much!
I wrote a post about that Yod:http://astrologyking.wpengine.com/december-21-2012/
Hi Jamie,
Thanks much for the post – I came across it amidst a real “yoddean” (sudden?) urge to find the true purpose and mission of my life as a deep feeling that I’ve been wasting it is becoming unbearable. I am slightly younger than you (October 13, 1968) so my Boomerang Yod is slightly different. The sextile part: Venus (conj Juno, Sappho, Adonis) conj Neptune (conj Karma) in 10th house in Scorpio, sextile Jupiter and Pluto on the same degree in Virgo in the 8th house. All quincunx Saturn (all orbs around or under 3 deg) in Aries (wider conj DNA) in the 3rd house. The reaction point (apex opposition) are Sun conj Mercury in 9th house, in Libra. I should mention that my NN is also in the 3rd house Aries however not in conj with Saturn. (The only planets out of this configuration are Mars and Uranus, and the Moon). I’m aesthetically refined and incline toward applied arts (but have never acted upon those talents) and intuitively like to say “spreading beauty and love is my mission in life”, half-jokingly. Third house is communication, yes, and I’ve never had the self-confidence to publicly express my thoughts and ideas – due to the Saturnian restrictions, most probably. I’ve always felt that it was Saturn (the apex point) that somehow holds the reins on these five planets and the Sun, thereby being the sole master of my life. Yet, the artistic Neptune-Venus and on the other end of the sextile transformationally profound Jupiter-Pluto seem now to be pushing hard and putting pressure upon Saturn, which in turn bounces whatever frustrations (or its “wrath”) back onto poor Sun and Mercury in Libra. Not easy at all, but have to admit – I’ve managed to stay surprisingly balanced, even-headed, rational and overly responsible all my life. However, the “missing part” – that unique mission and purpose for higher spiritual evolution and ultimate self-fulfillment remains elusive. I’d appreciate it if you could share any quick thoughts you might have on such a Boomerang Yod constellation, especially since our birthdays are only weeks apart. Oh, and BTW for whatever it’s worth – my ascendant is in Capricorn.
With a sincere thank you and warmest wishes,
Radmila
we share Yods.. feeling extra stressed currently with transit mars acting as the “boomerang” in the mix opposing natal saturn. I enjoy your articles. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
What an EXCELLENT post on Yods! Thank you.
What if a person have 2 Yods in her natal chart?
Thank you for your informative post on yods
What is the affect on it if the apex planet is in an interception?
Hi Jamie,
Please look at my Boomerang Yod. it is so complex. I was born February 2nd 1964 8.03 am in Melbourne Australia. I have a Yod of Sun/Mars in Aquarius in the 12th house, sextile Jupiter in Aries in the 2nd house, quincunx Uranus/Pluto in Virgo on the Descendent. The reaction point opposite the apex is Chiron/Ascendent in Pisces. There is so much I struggle with in my life. please help me understand my Yod a bit more.
Maria
Radmila… I have a yod. I don’t really believe in astrology past the point that my mind is open to it, but when you get a natal chart done and it says finger of god on there it makes you raise your eyebrows. I asked a bunch of astrologers about it and they all said I was supposed to do something and I was like so that’s good, right? And they were all like, nooo…. Not so much. Not for you. Whatever.
My point is, I’m an artist and a professional designer. And unless I’m making the world a more beautiful place, my life has no meaning. If I hadn’t had they people around me I did when I was in school who told me: “Don’t compare your stuff to the work of pros, or things you see in museums or magazines. Just do you and keep knocking at it and doors will open”, I don’t think I ever would have figured it out. I learned more about making the world beautiful from my youth spraypainting building than I did in design school.
Forgive me, I digress… And my point is this:
The last time I gave this speech it was to a friend who couldn’t find his style. He was thinking about quitting the design/art thing and said “noop, you know what this is called? It’s called a creative block”, you don’t need a new path, you need a muse! Now quit being a pussy and go find some inspiration”.
He did and does fine. You’re gonna stop before you start because of the LOCATION OF A PLANET A BUNCHA years ago??!?? Weak. ok ok… That was harsh. Do This:
Switch up your astrologies. Do a vedic natal chart, Or maybe a chinese one. I’m sure one of those systems will steer you toward a strength you can work from and just start making art!!!
Check out this site http://uajourn.pbworks.com/f/How+To+Steal+Like+An+Artist+(And+9+Other+Things+Nobody+Told+Me)+-+Austin+Kleon.pdf
and find a book called “Steal like an artist”. It helped me more than I ever imagined. I promise it will help you. If you can’t afford to buy the book or can’t figure out how to “obtain” it digitally find me at deviant art and I’ll do it for you.
What or who is your muse? What’s so beautiful or painful that it cuts YOU to the quick??
steal THAT. Make it yours. Even if you’re taking other peoples photos and applying photoshop filters to them, you’ll be learning what the photoshop filters do, also you’ll be making beauty and moving forward, which is better than wringing your hands over why you can’t do this or can’t do that. I personally made stuff that was derivitive as hell of crop circles for a year solid before beginning to branch out and make it my own (see: http://www.circlemakers.org), later I noticed that 4 months into that people were stealing MY work and tweaking it. A lot (most) of what we call art is, put blunty, thousands of years of recycled ideas. Faking it till you make it is part of the process. Everyone does it. And gas giants aren’t in the habit of calling you out for it. Creativity is _subtraction_ Pain isn’t an obstacle it’s inspiration. Now take that dirty little secret, and go make the world more beautiful. First things first… after you save this text go to http://www.deviantart.com and make an account there. Find me there under the name metatransmission. Send me a message. Do it now. DO IT! I’m not in the habit of writing messages
to strangers and I don’t read astrology stuff and yet here I am, so it’s probably important. Why are you still reading this? GO!
Aenoch.
Thanks, Aenoch. A message’s waiting in your inbox.
Hi
Thank you for great article. I am also pushed by Yod pattern to lead a life as a mission, as I have Yod: Neptune 12 degrees Saggitarius 10th house sextile Pluto 9 degrees Libra 8th house, quincunx Moon 12 Taurus conjunct Jupiter 14 degreees (apex) 3rd house, opposition North Node (12 degrees Scorpio 9th house).
Good article Jamie, thanks! A double Yod, what is that exactly? I have always felt my life to be fated in some way, and troubled by it, as if I were delusional. I have a 13º Gemini Sun, 13º Aries Jupiter and a 13º Scorpio Neptune. Conjunct Neptune I have the Moon at 10º – within 3º orb (?) by about 20 mins – with IC at 14º Scorpio. Some have commented that the Moon is ‘out of orb’ and not to be considered a Yod, and that the IC is not relevant as it’s not a planet. What do you think?