The Twelfth House has a terrible reputation. It is here that astrologers
look to find restrictions, hidden enemies (as opposed to open enemies, shown by the
seventh house), psychological problems, and of course the killer --- self undoing, the
tendency to do ourselves in. Any planet in this house represents something we are hiding
from the world, and, frequently, from ourselves as well. Of course knowing about a problem
is the first step to deal with it. The vast majority of horoscopes that I’ve seen
with several planets in the twelfth house belong to sensitive, caring people who put up
with a lot garbage from others. The rest are horoscopes of serial killers and mass
murderers.
Sun in the Twelfth
House: Back in 1978, I spent
five days in the hospital. Being a good Capricorn Sun sign, I didn’t want to waste
any time, so I did the charts of everyone on the staff. Without exception, all the people
on the "graveyard shift" (11 at night to 7 in the morning) had the Sun in the
twelfth house. This placement makes you a night person. Early morning for you is a good
time to go to sleep. And, as you can see from the above example, it can incline to work in
places of restriction, such as hospitals. There may also be tendencies towards artistic
occupations, but the rest of the horoscope, especially the tenth house, has to be examined
before firm conclusions are reached.
Moon in the
Twelfth House: can make you
hide your emotions and mood swings.
Mercury in the
Twelfth House: may be someone
who hides heir intellect.
Venus in the
Twelfth House: is someone who
hides their sensitive side. Barbra Streisand has this placement.
Mars in the
Twelfth House: hides their
anger and aggression. Watch out for this person when their temper finally explodes.
Jupiter in the
Twelfth House: can hide their
"joviality", their cheerfulness. However, while it can limit "luck" as
far as getting things for you, it can also protect you from physical harm, especially from
enemies. One client was a tank commander in an Asian war. His tank received a direct hit
from an enemy tank at a range of about 300 yards. He told me that usually when that
happens, they have to scrape the remains off of the walls of the tank. He and all his crew
got out with only a few scratches. The tank was a total loss. Another client was, as a
child, shot accidentally with a 22 rifle. The bullet ricocheted off of her rib and just
missed her heart.
Saturn in the
Twelfth House: suppresses
depression. Of course everyone gets depressed now and then. But when someone with this
placement gets depressed, the trap door to the subconscious swings open and all the old
depression comes out. This can be temporarily immobilizing, the "I just can’t
get out of bed today" syndrome. Folks with Saturn in the twelfth house are usually
very reliable. Everybody else depends on them and leans on them as well. They have to find
someone to lean on as well.
Uranus in the
Twelfth House: hides
originality, eccentricity, and genius. These people learned early in life that this was
the safe thing to do. Naturally, anything that is suppressed causes "psychological
pressure" to build up, and when it blows, watch out.
Neptune in the
Twelfth House: hides the
dreamy, imaginative, poetic side. This one nay not cause as much trouble as other
placements. This one may not cause as much trouble as other
placements. Neptune is at home here and it likes hidden reveries just fine.
Pluto in the
Twelfth House: While Mars here
can suppress anger, Pluto suppresses rage. Don’t mess with this one. On the positive
side, there is increased ability in the healing professions (medicine, psychotherapy,
etc.).
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