Yods
The Yods study finds when three bodies form a yod, sometimes called the "finger of God," a configuration that points to a single focal body.
Creating a Yods Study
To create a Yods study:
- Click Mundane Studies → Aspect Patterns → Yods on the menu bar.
The new study is added to the Studies list and opens with your workspace's default settings, ready to configure. You can also create it from the study-group dropdown button on the main toolbar.
Events Captured
This study records an event each time three bodies form a yod: two bodies each make a quincunx (150 degree) aspect to a focal, or apex, body, while those two bodies are sextile (60 degrees) to each other. The three bodies are drawn from the study's inner, middle, and outer body groups.
The configuration is measured against the pattern's aspect orb, so both quincunxes and the sextile must fall within that orb for an event to fire. Each event reports all three bodies (Body1, Body2, and Body3) and the angular separation of each pair.
Events Table Columns
The events table can display the following columns for this study. Many are hidden by default; to show or hide any column, right-click a column header (see Event Column Visibility). Column headers that name longitude or latitude are relabeled to right ascension and declination when the study's Reference System uses an equatorial reference plane.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Date Time | Local date/time when the yod configuration forms within orb. |
| Body1 | First body of the yod. |
| Body1 Longitude | Body1 ecliptic longitude (or right ascension). |
| Body1 Sign | Zodiac sign of Body1. |
| Body1 Latitude | Body1 latitude (or declination). |
| Body1 Distance | Body1 distance. |
| Body1 Speed | Body1 longitudinal speed. |
| Separation Body(1-2) | Angular separation between Body1 and Body2. |
| Body2 | Second body of the yod. |
| Body2 Longitude | Body2 ecliptic longitude (or right ascension). |
| Body2 Sign | Zodiac sign of Body2. |
| Body2 Latitude | Body2 latitude (or declination). |
| Body2 Distance | Body2 distance. |
| Body2 Speed | Body2 longitudinal speed. |
| Separation Body(2-3) | Angular separation between Body2 and Body3. |
| Body3 | Third (focal/apex) body of the yod. |
| Body3 Longitude | Body3 ecliptic longitude (or right ascension). |
| Body3 Sign | Zodiac sign of Body3. |
| Body3 Latitude | Body3 latitude (or declination). |
| Body3 Distance | Body3 distance. |
| Body3 Speed | Body3 longitudinal speed. |
| Separation Body(3-1) | Angular separation between Body3 and Body1. |
| Event Interval | Interval (days) since the previous event. |