THE POWER OF THE YOD As Originally Published in the September 200 issue !" Dell !" Dell Horoscope
by Sister Ray the Astrologer ©Gail Lawson Clough
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he stage is dim and the audience hushed as three participants ta!e their places on the Panel. "ne by one# the spotlight $alls on% &'( Panelist )umber "ne% She is the most $amous homema!er in the world with her own * show# show# magazine# and over a dozen boo!s to her name+ &,( &,( Panelist )umber wo% -e is a beloved astronaut admired by the whole world $or his bravery and courage in saving his crew on a hal$million mile /ourney through space in a crippled ship+ and &0( Panelist )umber hree% -e was a brilliant 1rench psychologist and statistician who shoc!ed the scienti$ic establishment with his daring theory correlating planetary positions at birth with speci$ic pro$essions. hese three participants in the Panel o$ Li$e have each made signi$icant contributions to humanity. humanity. 2ho are these three amazing # but very v ery di$$erent people and what common bond do they share3 Contestant number one# 4artha Stewart+ contestant number two# Commander 5ames Lovell+ and contestant number three# 6r. 4ichel Gau7uelin all have one
thing in common% common% All three have a rare rare and power$ul astrological con$iguration called a 8od. 8od. 1or those o$ you who are not $amiliar with the 8od 8od con$iguration# it is an isosceles triangle $ormed by two planets se9tile each other and both 7uincun9 a third# $ulcrum planet. Li!e the Grand Cross# the 8od 8od can be said to be one o$ the most challenging con$igurations that can occur in a horoscope. 5ust as a person with a Grand Cross can $eel li!e they are always :up on the cross; in li$e# so too is a person with a 8od 8od :crossed#; in particular# particular# starcrossed by the 1inger o$ 1ate# $or the 8od is also re$erred to as the :1inger o$ God.; Are you driven by $orces that seem beyond your control3 6o you $eel that you have a great reservoir o$ talent that is /ust within reach3 6o you $eel certain that you have a special purpose in li$e3 8ou may be e9periencing the power o$ the 8od. <$ you have one# it will li!ely be the dominating $actor in your chart char t because the 8od 8od ta!es on a li$e o$ its own. 8od =earers are driven people# haunted by the 1inger o$ 1ate to $ind the special purpose in li$e $or which they have been chosen. A 8od =earer> =earer >s search $or his or her special purpose is li!e a 7uest $or a personal -oly Grail. -ow does the 8od wor!3 THE #E$HA%&$S OF THE YOD
here is a $ourway $ ourway e9change o$ energy involved invo lved in the 8od 8od con$iguration%
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he 8od 1ulcrum &or 1oot planet( shoots energy out through the double 7uincun9 to planets ' and ,# trying to $ind its :sea legs; ?earth legs@ or :a leg to stand on.;
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he se9tile $rom planet ' to planet , $orms the base o$ the 8od# trying to stabilize the con$iguration.
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he individual 7uincun9 energy $lowing $rom planets ' and , bac! to the 8od 1ulcrum :tal! bac!#; providing $eedbac!+ and
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he point directly opposite the 8od 1ulcrum called the Activation Point# i.e., the 4idpoint between the two 8od se9tiles# sets the 8od vibrating when it is activated by transit# synastry or act o$ will. he 8od energy in the 1ulcrum &or 1oot( planet is bound up in the world o$ $orm and personality until the Activation Point triggers it into action.
he 8od is a power$ul circuit that puts intense pressure on the 1ulcrum# demanding release li!e an arrow shot $rom a bow &this analogy comes $rom 5oan Bellogg>s boo!# The Yod: Its soteric Meaning (. A%A'Y(&%) THE YOD
Analyzing the 8od involves% &'( consideration o$ the sign# house position and dispositor o$ the 1ulcrum planet+ &,( the same $or the two se9tile planets+ &0( aspects $rom any other planets to the three 8od planets+ and &( transits and progressions to the three 8od planets and the Activation Point. he 7uincun9 &also called the incon/unction( is the main
component o$ the 8od and one o$ the !eys to understanding it# but the 7uincun9 aspect is a tric!ster de$ying analysis by its very nature. 2ise and renowned astrologer# Alan "!en# says that# :Li!e ranus# the e$$ects o$ an incon/unction are the least predictable o$ all the aspects.; &p. 0DE# !oul"#entered $strology(. he disruptive# capricious 7uincun9 creates a great deal o$ nervous energy that is $ocused on the 8od 1ulcrum. here is also an esoteric component to the 8od because it is by its very nature a highly spiritual con$iguration with !armic connotations. hus# the 4oon>s )odes# which represent !arma# should also be part o$ the 8od analysis. *EY THE#ES OF THE YOD F+'$R+# P'A%ET
he theme o$ the 8od is revealed by the 8od 1ulcrum planet>s zodiac sign. Fach sign o$ the zodiac has a symbolic theme when considered in the 8od conte9t# as $ollows% S+% Symbol o$ the li$e $orce and character. 8ou are called $orth to ta!e a leadership role as part o$ your li$e>s central purpose. $HOSE% TO 'EAD #OO% Symbol o$ the mother# nurturing principles and emotions. 8ou are chosen to utilize the nurturing principle. $HOSE% TO %+RT+RE #ER$+RY Symbol o$ the mind# communications and writing. 8our li$e>s purpose involves intellectual activity through speech or the written word.
$HOSE% TO TH&%*, OR )E%ERATE A% &DEA -E%+S Symbol o$ love# pleasure# art# sensuality# social harmony. 8our purpose is to bring people together in a spirit o$ love and cooperation. $HOSE% TO 'O-E, TO +%&TE #ARS Symbol o$ war# combat# action# military impulses. 8ou have been chosen to ta!e up the sword# whether literally or symbolically and $ight $or a cause. $HOSE% TO A$T, TO .ATT'E /+P&TER Symbol o$ Royalty# !ings# high priests# e9pansion# religion# pomp and circumstance# good $ortune. 8our purpose is to e9pand horizons and bring abundance to the lives o$ those around you. $HOSE% TO EPA%D SAT+R% Symbol o$ structure# limitation# time# repression# responsibility# lessons# burdens# re7uirements# !armic ad/ustment. 8our li$e>s purpose involves principles o$ structure and responsibility# shoring up $oundations. $HOSE% TO .+&'D A%D .EAR RESPO%S&.&'&TY +RA%+S Symbol o$ rebellion# electricity# sudden change# disruption# genius# brilliance. 8ou are a revolutionary. 8ou have been chosen to turn your world upside down# challenging the status 7uo and disrupting complacency. $HOSE% TO RE-O'+T&O%&(E
%EPT+%E Symbol o$ music# mysticism# higher love# sacri$ice# inner vision# transcendence# duplicity# subter$uge. 8our special purpose involves the higher mysteries and the heights o$ consciousness. $HOSE% TO #YST&FY, .EW&T$H, E%$HA%T, &%SP&RE P'+TO Symbol o$ annihilation# obliteration# resurrection# trans$ormation. 8our special purpose in li$e is to trans$orm# you are the phoeni9# chosen to resurrect. $HOSE% TO A%%H&'&ATE, TRA%SFOR#, RES+RRE$T $HARA$TER&ST&$S OF YOD .EARERS
here are certain patterns that occur in the lives o$ 8od =earers. According to Baren -ama!erHondag# there is a seesaw e$$ect at wor! in their lives# a be$oreIa$ter phenomenon% the $irst hal$ o$ li$e is sometimes completely di$$erent $rom the second hal$ o$ li$e# as though there are two di$$erent people and two di$$erent lives.
5ames Lovell# who has a Saturn 8od+ Barl 4ar9 and General 6ouglas 4acArthur# who had ranus 8ods+ and 4ichel Gau7uelin# who had a double 4oonIranus 8od. he 8od con$iguration undeniably a$$ects the 8od =earer>s relationships# which leads to a very interesting phenomenon. YOD .Y ASSO$&AT&O%1 THE $O''ATERA' YOD EFFE$T
<$ you have a close $riend or $amily member with a 8od# 8" 4A8 -A*F A 8"6# ""J his allconsuming con$iguration has a tractor e$$ect involving not only the 8od =earer# but also the people with whom she or he is closely associated.
s !ing ma!er A7uarius 5upiter 8od crossed swords with Charles> powerloving Scorpio SunChiron 8od# setting the stage $or the marital battle o$ the century# as well as producing two 8od =earer baby Princes. As head o$ the Royal 6ynasty# Kueen Flizabeth became a Collateral 8od bearer whose symbolic 8od was activated by the union o$ her Son with a $emale 8od =earer. As the Charles and
6iana 8ods engaged each other# Kueen Flizabeth $ound hersel$ $aced with greater and greater challenges# culminating in the :Annus -orribilis; &:-orrible 8ear;(. 2hen Princess 6iana died# the Kueen>s world again came crashing down upon her as she was accused o$ being cold# lac!ing in maternal warmth and out o$ touch. he Kueen adapted to this situation# con$ronting her detractors and $acing them with courage and dignity. -er strength o$ character and commitment to duty serve her well in con7uering her Collateral 8od challenges# and e9periencing the $ul$illment o$ her own special purpose. 8od =earers can be di$$icult people and i$ you have a close personal relationship with a 8od =earer# you may also e9perience the e$$ects o$ this rare and power$ul con$iguration. 2ith $our 8od =earers in her immediate $amily &4other# 1ather# =rother and Sister(# Sister Ray can personally a$$irm the e9istence o$ this phenomenonJ o see how the 8od wor!s# it is use$ul to study some $amous 8od =earers. FA#O+S YOD .EARERS1 THE YOD &% A$T&O%
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wo o$ the most $amous 8od =earers in modern astrological history whose e9traordinary case deserves honorary mention are Prince Charles and the late Princess 6iana.
psychological problems. -ere we see the destructive power o$ the 8od at wor!. s e9cellent boo!# The Yod %oo& # which devotes an entire chapter to 6iana# Charles and Camilla &see Chapter ''(. he comple9ities o$ the Charles and 6iana 8od interactions and its tragic conse7uences are astrological legend# and will be discussed and analyzed $or years to come. ueen !" H!mema3ing1 #artha Ste4art 5 $h!sen t! %urture
4artha Stewart has a Sagittarius 4oon 8od in the second house with a aurus Saturnranus leg in the seventh house and a Cancer 4ercury leg in the ninth house. She was born to nurture and in many ways she has done a superlative /ob. 2ith the Sun 7uintile the Saturnranus leg o$ her 4oon 8od# she is intensely creative# aggressively mar!eting hersel$ &Sun( into a onewoman business empire &4oon# 4other# the $eminine archetype in the second house o$ money trine 4ars in Aries in the $i$th house o$ creativity(. Kueen o$ -omema!ing# she resurrected the lost art o$ house!eeping. -er bestselling boo!# ntertaining # sold nearly as many copies as 5ulia Child>s classic# Mastering the $rt of 'rench #oo&ing . A driven overachiever with Scorpio rising# this superambitious 8od =earer began rac!ing up accomplishments at an early age. A$ter wor!ing her way through college as a model# she became a 2all Street stoc! bro!er.
$or decorating when she and her husband# Andy# bought an old Connecticut $armhouse and renovated it with their bare hands. She combined her culinary and decorating s!ills and opened up a catering service# which eventually led to boo! contracts through her husband. s calm persona is an obsessiveIcompulsive control $rea! &Sun con/unct Pluto# Saturn con/unct ranus# 4ars in Aries and *enus in *irgo( who has been deeply wounded in some way &Chiron con/unct Sun and Pluto(. She is an e9pert at hiding the secret turmoil behind her serene public persona. 2ith the 4oon in Sagittarius opposite its ruler 5upiter in Gemini applying to her 8od Activation Point# there is a compulsion to engage in e9cessive behavior. -erein may lie the !ey to her su$$ering she is never satis$ied. -ers is a restless soul. )o matter how many accomplishments she rac!s up# there is still something missing# a 4t. Fverest to climb in her psyche. She will always be the poor girl $rom )utley# )ew 5ersey who will never have enough. he 8od that hi/ac!s her chart also wrea!s havoc in her personal li$e. -er mother# $ather# husband and daughter certainly must have $elt the collateral e$$ects o$ 4artha>s 8od. he 4oon 8od 1ulcrum is in the second house o$ money. 4artha is particularly vulnerable here# because she is intently $ocused on ma!ing money# lots o$ it# to the point o$ obsession. he 4oon in Sagittarius is opposite its ruler# 5upiter# planet o$ e9cess and abundance.
4artha Stewart is trapped in a vicious cycle o$ endless con7uest and overachievement. Certainly# some o$ her su$$ering results $rom being a driven 8od =earer overachiever# which results in an overbearing personality. 4artha Stewart>s )orth )ode is con/unct )eptune in *irgo# which is trine the Saturnranus leg o$ her 4oon 8od. Regardless o$ the state o$ her personal li$e# or whether she has a di$$icult personality# she has created great good !arma with her resurrection o$ the lost arts o$ homema!ing# teaching &Saturn( and inspiring &)eptune( other women &*enus in *irgo# the same sign as )eptune and the )orth )ode( how to nurture &4oon( their homema!ing s!ills. 4artha has nurtured homema!ers everywhere# encouraging women &and men( to ta!e pride in their homes and cultivate their culinary s!ills.
American astronaut# 5ames Lovell# has an amazing 8od. 5ames Lovell has a twel$th house Saturn 8od in Sagittarius with one leg e9tending to his $ourth house aurus 4oon and the other to his seventh house retrograde Pluto in Cancer. 2ith mighty Saturn &which is also the ruler o$ his Ascendant( as his 8od 1ulcrum in the mysterious twel$th house o$ secrets# the subconscious and things that are hidden $rom you# this e9ceptional man has been challenged li!e $ew others in the elite astronaut corps o$ which he was a member $rom 'E, to 'O0. 6eath and danger have always been a part o$ his li$e. Lovell>s most $amous brush with
death occurred during his command o$ the Apollo '0 mission to the 4oon. Apollo '0 blasted o$$ $rom Farth on Saturday# April ''# 'O at '%'0 p.m. &which is '0%'0 in military time(. 1i$ty $ive hours and $i$ty $our minutes into the $light and the day a$ter the transiting 4oon made a con/unction with the Pluto leg o$ his 8od# one o$ the o9ygen tan!s on the space ship "dyssey e9ploded# lea!ing precious o9ygen into space and e$$ectively ending the mission. At $irst# the crew was only given a 'Q chance o$ ma!ing it home alive. 4illions o$ people all over the world held their breath $or three and onehal$ grim days as Commander Lovell and his crew raced bac! to earth in their crippled space capsule. A heroic e$$ort by the brave crew and scores o$ brainstorming scientists at )ASA resulted in a triumphant ending to an otherwise harrowing event in the history o$ space e9ploration. Saturn is the planet o$ responsibility and also symbolizes the 1ather. 5ames Lovell has always had a great deal o$ responsibility# beginning when he lost his 1ather in a motor vehicle accident and had to ta!e charge o$ his own $ate be$ore even graduating $rom high school. -e was separated $rom his $amily $ollowing his 1ather>s death &Saturn(# staying with relatives while his 4other# =lanch Lovell# struggled to $eed and clothe her $amily. -er presence in her son>s 8od is unmista!able with the Saturn 1ulcrum 7uincun9 his $ourth house &early li$e( 4oon &4other(. he 4oon leg o$ Lovell>s Saturn 8od is involved in a s7uare with 4ars in A7uarius in the second house and retrograde )eptune in Leo in the eighth house. 6isappointment $ollowed by triumph over adversity is a recurring theme in the li$e o$ this remar!able man. Some e9amples include his initial re/ection &Saturn( by the )aval
Academy# only to be accepted the second time+ his initial re/ection &Saturn again( by the Astronaut Corps> 4ercury program# only to be accepted into the Gemini program &his 8od Activation Point is in the sign Gemini(+ and the biggest disappointment o$ his li$e being denied the e9perience o$ wal!ing on the 4oon. A$ter logging the most hours in space &O'D hours and $ive minutes per nasa.gov( o$ any man on Farth prior to the S!ylab program# this was a brutal disappointment. s li$e. -is power$ul Aries stellium o$ the Sun5upiterranus is ruled by the planet o$ war# 4ars# which is in mutual reception with the planet o$ disruption# ranus# and opposite )eptune. 6eath and danger have always been part o$ his li$e. =e$ore he was an astronaut &a very ris!y /ob indeedJ(# Lovell was a test pilot $or $our years# one o$ the most dangerous /obs on the planet. Although some 8od =earers have di$$iculty $inding their special purpose# this was not the case $or 5ames Lovell. Fven as a boy# he was $ascinated by roc!ets and roc!et science. -e was destined $or the stars. -is )orth )ode &good !arma# !arma we control( is in Gemini# the sign o$ his 8od Activation Point# and the name o$ the Astronaut Corps program that set him on his path to destiny. -is South )ode is in $arsee!ing Sagittarius# the same sign as his Saturn 8od 1ulcrum he was destined to $ul$ill his passion $or roc!et science in a very direct way# ultimately
being on the $irst team o$ astronauts to ride on the Bing o$ Roc!ets# the Saturn *. Pursuing his interest in roc!ets and roc!et science would also eventually result in his being the only human being to have traveled to and $rom the 4oon twice. 6espite loss# delay# danger and close encounters with death# 5ames Lovell has repeatedly turned adversity into achievement. -is courage# intelligence and strength o$ character have served him well in his odyssey through li$e. Fven though he has nobly $ul$illed his special purpose# he is probably still see!ing mountains to climb and missions to accomplishment. S7ientist #i7hel )au8uelin 5 $h!sen t! Re6!luti!ni9e
6r. 4ichel Gau7uelin# the brilliant 1rench psychologist and statistician whose wor! revolutionized the way world viewed astrology# was a 8od =earer supreme with a double 8od that involved all o$ his planets in a dramatic# $iery $ocus o$ intellectual brilliance. -e was a pioneer &ranus Aries 8od( who nurtured a theory &4oon Sagittarius 8od( that became his li$e>s wor!. he two 8od 1ulcrum planets# the 4oon and ranus# are trine# wor!ing together to in$use passion &Sagittarius 4oon( into a pioneering endeavor &Aries( involving the ancient art and science o$ astrology# which is governed by the planet ranus. Gau7uelin# whose $ather was an astrologer# had a li$elong interest in astrology and believed that statistics should support its principles. Assisted by his psychologist wi$e# 1ranoise Gau7uelin# he set out to criti7ue the principles o$ astrology utilizing statistical analysis. ogether# the Gau7uelins collected hundreds o$
horoscopes and $ound that there was a correlation between the position o$ the 4oon# the personal planets# 4ars# 5upiter# Saturn+ and certain pro$essions. Kuoting 4ichel Gau7uelin% :Around 'D# as we were preparing our criti7ue o$ traditional astrology . . . we $ound ourselves con$ronted# somewhat unwillingly# with a strange result. s birth and his $uture success as a doctor.; &The #osmic #loc&s # p. 'E# 'O# citing to M(thode pour )tudier la *(partition des $stres Dans le Mou+ement Diurne &Paris% 'DO# 4. and 1. Gau7uelin(. hey $urther discovered that certain planets when rising or culminating &the :Gau7uelin Sector;( indicated a disposition towards certain pro$essions% 5upiter was $ound in the charts o$ prominent :military men# politicians# actors# /ournalists and playwrights;+ Saturn in the charts o$ :scientists and physicians;+ the 4oon in the charts o$ :politicians and writers;+ and 4ars in the charts o$ :scientists# physicians# athletes# military men and businessmen.; See p. 'O o$ The #osmic #loc&s . he latter phenomenon was nic!named# :he 4ars F$$ect#; and caused a storm o$ outrage in the scienti$ic establishment. Li!e so many pioneers# the Gau7uelins were attac!ed $or their innovation. Gau7uelin>s ranus 8od in Aries is retrograde in the ninth house o$ philosophy# higher learning# esoteric !nowledge and
publishing &he published numerous papers and many boo!s(. s ruler# 4ercury# which is in the power$ul# penetrating sign o$ Scorpio. 4ercury se9tile )eptune means mind and soul are wor!ing together toward a special purpose. Gau7uelin supremely $ul$illed his special purpose% -is )orth )ode in Gemini &which is ruled by 4ercury# a ranus 8od leg( and his South )ode in Sagittarius &the same sign as his 4oon 8od 1ulcrum( put him s7uarely on the path o$ destiny to be a see!er &Sagittarius( and communicator &4ercury( o$ higher !nowledge. he ranus 8od 1ulcrum trine the 4oon 8od 1ulcrum $oreshadows his scientist wi$e# who would play a big role in his li$e and wor!. he nurturing 7ualities o$ the 4oon e9press themselves in the way the two Gau7uelins nurtured each other# putting up a united $ront against those in the scienti$ic community who did not agree with them. 5upiter and *enus are in mutual reception in 4ichel>s chart# symbolizing the strong bond o$ husband and wi$e in their une7uivocal support o$ each other and their li$e>s wor! &at least in the $irst hal$ o$ their lives(. 5upiter is 4ichel and *enus is 1ranoise. hey collaborated $or many years# but eventually sucuumbed to a bitter divorce &Baren -ama!erHontag>s 8od seesaw e$$ect at wor!(. Perhaps 1ranoise grew weary o$ sharing her li$e with a double 8od =earer# and got $ed up with the Collateral 8od e$$ectJ 4ichel>s 4oon 8od 1ulcrum in Sagittarius is 7uincun9 4ars in Cancer# which is in the same sign as his Scorpio Sun>s ruler# Pluto. he 4oon 7uincun9 4ars gave 4ichel an abundance o$ nervous energy. Fven though at nine degrees apart 4ars and
Pluto are not close enough to $orm a con/unction# they still wor! together# as they are in the same sign and are both disposited by the 4oon. his gives deep# penetrating insight# which is rein$orced by Pluto trine the Sun in Pluto>s natural sign o$ Scorpio. 4ichel Gau7uelin was a man o$ deep insight and prodigious intellect whose revolutionary discoveries turned the astrological and scienti$ic communities upside down. 5upiter is e9actly opposite 4ercury in Scorpio% he Gau7uelins were $aced with abundant opposition to their theory# even to the point that it is said that certain e9periments were conducted with $raudulent data to :disprove; the 4ars F$$ect. here is a boo! about this sub/ect called The Tenacious Mars ffect by Benneth
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8od =earers are the see!ers o$ the Hodiac. 2hen you have a 8od# you have mountains to climb. he 8od is indeed a challenging aspect# but challenges are a gi$t to help us learn and grow. o all 8od =earers out there who are on the 8od Kuest &and your loved ones with their potential Collateral 8ods(# may wisdom and understanding guide you and reward you in your search to $ind and $ul$ill your special purpose. Sister Ray has been practicing natal astrology for over 30 years. Please visit her at www.sisterrayastrology.com .
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