The YOD configuration - all about it.
Detail of "The Creation of Abram", by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1512) The Yod scheme is a configuration between at least three planets or points in the horoscope , that create a long triangle that resembles a witch hat. The Yod is also called "the Finger of Destiny", "the Finger of God" or "the Triangle of Projection", and it has been the cause of a lot of debates and controversies within the astrological community. A Yod is an isosceles triangle that's formed when two planets are in a sextile ( 60° aspect ) and both simultaneously create a close inconjunct or quincunx (150° aspect) to a third planet (2° to 2.5° maximum orb). The third planet is the apex planet. Traditional astrologers have dismissed Yod astrology. They consider it "false" or simply a midpoint structure, and even among those who value the Yod there is debate about whether to include only planets or other points in the chart such as the Ascendant. I strongly believe ...