1. Partile is
defined as "within the same degree number. Notice
that this is
not an orb size. The Moon
at 6° Leo
01' is partile Mars at 6° Leo 59', while the
Moon in the same place and Mars at 5° Leo 59' … [is]
not partile" (from J. Lee Lehman, Ph.D.,
The Martial Art of Horary
Astrology, Whitford Press,
2002, p. 328). This exact relationship makes the
aspect more powerful. A yod is a planetary configuration
where one planet (or set of planets) is sextile
(60°) another planet or set of planets, and
both of these are quincunx (150°) to a third
planet or set of planets. As with all minor aspects,
I believe that the quincunx should be allowed only
an extremely small orb, no more than 1.5°.
Other astrologers disagree.
2. A
t-square is a powerful and challenging planetary
configuration where two planets (or sets of planets)
are in opposition to each other, and each is
also square (at 90°) to a third planet or
set of planets. The
focal point (or
focus) of a t-square is the planet at 90° to
the others.
3. The yod
configuration is named after the Hebrew letter
yud (or yod), a y-shaped glyph that represents
the “presence of the divine.” This
may be why the triangular yod configuration is
also known as the “Finger of God” and
represents a powerful calling or destiny. Read
more about what Rabbi Howard Cohen says about
the Hebrew letter yud.
4. Transiting
Pluto squared the Ascendant and Mercury from
February 2, 2002 to November 19, 2004.
5. Including 2° orbs, transiting Pluto
trines the Sun from January 13, 2004 to November 1,
2006; transiting Jupiter trines the Midheaven from
December 11, 2004 to September 2, 2005; Jupiter entered
the 2nd house on November 29, 2004, retrogrades out
of that house on April 9, 2005, enters it again on
July 30, 2005, leaves it on December 27, 2005, re-enters
the 2nd house on May 15, 2006, and finally leaves it
on August 25, 2006.