I feel like a lot of times this house is made difficult to understand while it’s actually one of the easiest one to get (imo) 🫶🏾
So I wanted to share with you guys a quick way to understand this house , but in order to do so , we have to start with the 6th house.
•The 6th house in brief 🤓
So the 6th house stands for a lot of things , it is mostly known for the house of health, pets, our everyday life , our relation with/ and the type of colleagues we have at our workplace.
It is the traditional house where Virgo sits and it is also ruled by Mercury.
Venus is debilitated there and Mercury is exalted.✨
( it is not at all a complete description ⚠️)
•Houses that opposite each other works hand in hand
I don’t know if it’s known or not , but it’s a method I’ve learnt from Vedic astrology and found that it also works in western astrology ( to interpret chart 🤷🏾♀️)
But anything you do in a house is going to have direct effect in its opposite house.
For instance, we know the 6th house is the house of health , if we do not take care of it, at some point we’ll have to visit the hospital (12th house). 6th house is the house of services , that’s where we are supposed to serve our society, ideally the way we serve society corresponds to our spiritual self/alignment, the reason behind our everyday actions (12th house).
That’s how each house are related in a zodiac.
• So what’s up with the 12th house ?
As I said previously, the 12th is our spiritual self , the fundamental reason we do what we do in our everyday life.
This is the house where we do things without expecting anything in return, unlike the 6th house in which we serve and we expect something in return : it can be that we expect material possessions, finding our true passion , recognition, fame , balance in our life.
⚠️ it is not « services » as working under someone or any type of submissive thing towards another human being, but how useful you are towards society. This is why the 12th house represents where you already know your role in society and hence have access to transcendance.
The 12th house is simply the house that describes your spiritual path, where you do things purely from your heart with compassion and where you don’t seek anything in return. This is why people with placements there have self sacrificing tendencies/behaviors. They enjoy to help ppl or be with ppl cause that’s what they truly like , they don’t have any hidden agenda there.
This is also the reason why Venus is exalted there in Pisces. Venus there is no longer attached to material things. Venus is free to share and show unconditional and universal pure love and compassion on a mass level to any loving creatures (6th house also stands for pets, taking care of any animals and things like gardening 👩🌾, etc..)
Venus here is free to do the things she truly like ( ex: investing 100% in some hobbies) and doesn’t expect any thing in return like money or recognition. Yet this placement actually makes the natives naturally attract people to what they do/make/create cause it comes from their spiritual self which is authentic.
Mercury being the trickster of the zodiac is always up to something. Naturally, it will be debilitated in the 12th house, as Mercury is always shape shifting, and is multifaceted. 12th house wants authenticity but Mercury is a playful trickster, a magician.
(⚠️ a debilitated planet doesn’t mean it doesn’t work or gives bad effects , lot of singers and musicians have a 12th house Mercury or a Mercury in Pisces - it is a wonderful placement actually - im just explaining why it is debilitated there - I’m not saying ppl with a 12th house Mercury aren’t genuine - I’m explaining the nature of the planet, and again why Mercury doesn’t feel at ease in the 12th house, this is a different thing. Someone with a 12th house Mercury could actually be talented in different types of singing style [rap, opera, trap, you understand what I mean 😭])
• 12th house - the karmic house
I also see a lot that the 12th house = karmic house and our past life. It is actually correct , but I feel like it is not enough said that the 12th house is also responsible for our karmic patterns that we brought into this concrete life as Habits (6th house is the house of habits 👌🏾🤓) + ( 12th house = karmic loop that we are asked to break/repeat till we understand lmaooo)
It means that any planet and sign that is in this house has some weight in the karmic lesson you have to learn in this life. It’s like your duty in your life.
See it like the 12th house is the house of the hidden, and nothing stays hidden forever ! 😳✨
Some examples 💕 ( the rest will be found on the second part of this post - link (coming soon) )
☀️ Sun - you have a certain role to have and an identity to embody in your everyday life, it depends on the sign.
Ex : Aries sun 12th house ? You might be asked to embrace some sort of leader role, being a risk taker , a dynamic person. You most likely already possess these qualities, you just have to be more assertive.
🪐 Saturn - ( I’ll have a whole post soon about it cause Saturn in the 12th house is actually a gift in disguise)
With Saturn you are forced to embody the characteristics of the sign in which it is placed in the 12th house. Often, you will be forced to become like that for a huge group of people.
It is a bit similar to the sun, except that the second you refuse to endorse these characteristics or stray from it , life suddenly becomes tough and you could feel extremely lost as if life had lost any meaning for you 🥲.
Ex : Saturn in cancer 12th , you are stressed the hell out to become the characteristics of that sign. It is your karmic mission in this life. In cancer you might have to become some sort of nurturing figure to a huge group of people
=> Think About Angelina Jolie , Saturn 12th house cancer , she has adopted children and is also well known for being an advocate for children’s rights and life conditions :) ✨ - she also gave a great number of speech and lectures in some well known institutions and organizations about that matter ( Saturn = authority - cancer here = nurturing and protective side of the sign)
Moon - you have to learn how to express your vulnerable self , your emotional self and your nurturing side in your everyday life - you cannot keep that for yourself or you risk to create negative effect on your mental health 🙏. The sign in which is placed the moon will tell you how you have to communicate your emotional self
Link : Part 2 ( coming soon boo💕)
Sorry if I made any mistakes , English isn’t my first language
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