The zodiac sign Pisces and its ruling planet Neptune rule the twelfth house of the zodiac. Before Neptune was discovered, Jupiter was thought to be the planet of Pisces, and it has since been regarded as the co-ruler of this enigmatic house. The instinct, dreams, the hidden realm, and the unconscious are all associated with the 12th house. It is regarded as one of the most harmful houses in the natal chart, but we must not forget that it is built on the foundation of our mind.
The risks that this 12th house presents us can be softened by adjusting our attitude and repairing our spirits in this way. The deeper levels of our minds can be found in the 12th house. Our unconscious beliefs, intuition, and instinct, as well as the processes and values that underpin our thoughts and actions.
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Pisces in the 12th House: What Does It Mean?
Comfort-seeking, empathic, intuitive, and aloof natives with their 12th House in Pisces (its ruling sign) are common. Those born with a 12th House in Pisces in their birth chart are genuinely sympathetic and blessed with hidden talents, despite their sometimes shy or frigid demeanour.
What is the zodiac’s 12th house?
The unconscious is represented by the 12th House. The 12th House is the zodiac’s final and most liminal house, and it deals with karma, invisible foes, pain, reckoning, and, finally, evolution. Psychological phobias, forced and voluntary solitude, and subterranean desires all have a place here. My friends, that ain’t no sunny wheat field, but it’s no less fertile.
Modern pop’s gap-toothed, leather-loving mother Pluto, the planet of sexual exploration and metamorphosis, is in Madonna’s 12th House. This position denotes Madge’s ability to transform personal humiliation or pain into collective healing, which she has mastered for decades.
What planets are in the 12th house in my horoscope?
According to Astrology, the 12th house is known as the House of the Unconscious.
The 12th house, ruled by the zodiac sign Pisces and the planet Neptune, typically incorporates one’s subconscious fears, secrets, and dreams.
Because of its enigmatic character, the 12th house might be regarded as a potentially harmful one, including aspects of oneself that one may wish to ignore or conceal.
Those with planet placements in the 12th house, according to Allure, are frequently very perceptive or have psychic talents.
In Harry Potter, what house does Pisces belong to?
Hufflepuff (1 PISCES) Despite the fact that Hufflepuff characters are underrepresented in the Harry Potter novel, they are an essential element of the Hogwarts community.
What planet is the ruler of Pisces?
Sweet and sensitive Pisces is co-ruled by mystic Neptune and lucky Jupiter. This is why this zodiac sign is so ethereal and imaginative. Neptune and Jupiter are also extremely spiritual planets, strengthening Pisceans’ ability to connect with dreams, empathy, and creativity. Both planets work together to deliver Pisces optimism, hope, and fantasy.
How do I locate my twelfth residence?
The Twelfth House is located just beneath the horizon in the sky: it is literally the darkness before dawn. Similarly, the Twelfth House rules all things that exist without physical forms, such as dreams, secrets, and emotions, and is known as the “unseen realm.” Those with planets in the Twelfth House are frequently intuitive, if not psychic. When planets transit the Twelfth House, we bring karmic people into our lives, but we must also understand that not all partnerships are destined to last. Pisces energy is associated with this House.
What do placements in the 12th house entail?
Finally, we’ve reached the finish of our tour through Western astrology’s house interpretations.
It’s one of the four shadowy residences. It’s a cadent rhythm. Saturn revels in seclusion, constraint, and loneliness, thus it’s a joy for him. The twelfth house was the weakest of the twelve houses for many writers in the classical Western school of astrology, and for good reason.
However, just as every life must include adversity or encounters with forces beyond our control, every life must also include sentiments of loss, retreat, and resignation. Nonetheless, every life has the potential to uncover gifts hidden in the shadows.
In astrology, the twelfth house is the house of shadow, enmity, self-undoing, isolation, and sadness. The twelfth house, as Saturn’s joy, is related with those aspects of life that limit and bind us, with those aspects of life that always seem to go in the way of our best interestsor at least, what we perceive to be in our best interests. From the outside, the twelfth house represents hidden opponents, those who may work against us without our knowledge in order to prevent us from achieving our goals.
Where do the meanings of the twelfth house come from?
The meanings of the twelfth house are derived from three basic sources: first, Saturn’s delight, the Greater Malefic. Second, it’s a cadent house, which means planets there are moving away from an effective and powerful ascendant position. Third, it’s a tough house to observe from an astronomical standpoint, and it’s what’s known as a “difficult house.” “The term “dark house” refers to the fact that planets in the first house are unable to see into it, resulting in the entire house being shrouded in shadow.
The twelfth house, as Saturn’s delight, receives the whole range of Saturn’s meanings (refer back to my discussion on the 3rd house and planetary joys if you need a refresher on how this works).
Saturn is the planet that governs constraints, harshness, coldness, limitations, those on the outside of society, boundaries, and the word “No,” says the twelfth house, “therefore all of those slices of life form the stuff from which the meanings of the twelfth house are derived.” Planets in the twelfth house are ineffectual at fulfilling their jobs since it is cadent, which doubles up on the problem “Also, I like the “limiting” concept.
The visual character of the twelfth house must also be considered: even though planets rise above the horizon and are visible, atmospheric distortion prevents the observer from seeing a planet in its real form.
Consider how the Moon appears when it is full and rising over the eastern horizon at night, just before the Sun sets: massive, bloated, and red, somewhat dissimilar to the color she takes on during an eclipse. Also, keep in mind that tree lines and mountain ridges limit your view of the horizon. Even if the rising of a planet at the ascendant offers power as the planet passes from the underworld to the heavens once more, the twelfth house is a house of distortion and shadow from a visual aspect.
People and places associated with these ominous themes become twelfth house subjects as well: grief, prisons, hospitals, psychiatric units, and the concept of mental health in general (to say the least) “Because the twelfth house is both figuratively and literally outside the gaze of the conscious observer, it is called “unconscious.”
The twelfth house was given several names, one of which being “The evil daemon,” says the narrator. Consider the polar opposite of what I mentioned about the eleventh house in the previous post in this series “The benevolent demon,” says the narrator. This house represents all of the forces that attempt to harm us, whether they are internal, such as the Shadow, or external, such as invisible foes.
Meeting the Shadow
A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin, is a huge fantasy series that I was recently introduced to. Ged, a young dark-skinned magician, is the protagonist of the novel. He was the original boy wizard of twentieth-century fantasy fiction. Young, prodigious, inquisitive, naive, and brilliant. Ged, on the other hand, is a proud man.
He discusses magic with the Master Changer, a wizard who specializes in shifting objects from one appearance to another, in one of his early teachings. Ged can benefit from what the Master Changer teaches him, but it is illusory; only appearances change, not substance.
Ged, who is always bright, curious, and proud, challenges his teacher with a question: “When are we going to learn some real magic?” When will we be able to transform pebbles into genuine diamonds? With a stone in his palm, the Master Changer responds,
“You must modify this rock’s true name in order to turn it into a jewel.” And to accomplish that, even to such a small part of the world, my boy, is to alter the world… You must not modify a single item, not a single pebble, not a single grain of sand, until you have determined what good and evil will result from your actions. The world is in equilibrium, or balance. The Changing and Summoning abilities of a wizard can sway the world’s balance. That power is perilous… It must be guided by knowledge and serve a need. The act of lighting a candle creates a shadow…”
Not long after this encounter, Ged’s talent and pride prompt him to challenge a rival student, someone he has come to despise, to a show of magical prowess in a fit of rage. Ged says that he can conjure the ghost of a renowned figure from the past, and he does so in the dead of night. The world is shattered by blinding light, and Ged’s classmates are afraid.
However, lighting a candle creates a shadow. Ged’s own Shadowhis hubris, his intoxication with his own perfection, his rageleaps out of the glittering chasm between the realms, claws bared, and mauls him. Ged barely makes it out alive.
From that point forward, until a dramatic encounter in the book’s last chapters, Ged and his Shadow have been chasing each other, each attempting to master the other.
The deepest shadows are cast by the brightest flames. Like Ged’s arrogance and pride, those shadows are most often hidden in the twelfth house, where they go unnoticed until they have matured and festered into a gloomy cloud that hangs over our deeds. When a person whose shadow consumes them acts completely, their behaviors can be destructive, restricting, and domineering.
It’s not a location we’d like to spend much time, yet it’s necessary to look at what’s there, lest the shadow get too enormous.
Even when strong lights cast gloomy shadows, the deepest shadows in the earth still have luminous treasure buried within them, if we can be brave enough to name our shadows. The prize of the twelfth house is depth of experience and a greater sense of significance, not wealth or pleasure.
How to interpret the twelfth house in your natal chart
When you start interpreting the twelfth house in your natal chart, you’ll come across questions like these:
- What aspects of my life have the most potential for depth and significance development?
To begin, we’ll examine two planets in particular: the planet that rules the twelfth house and any planets that are situated within the twelfth house. We’ll evaluate the nature of the planets in question, as well as their ability to perform their functions.
Wherever that planet lands by house will depict times in the native’s life when they experience tragedy and sadness, as well as times when they may discover depth and purpose in their life’s tale. The state of that planet will determine whether or not that story may be told with ease and elegance, or if it must be told with strife and effort (and therapy).
One thing to keep in mind: the planet that dominates the twelfth house transforms into a “functional malefic.” Because the issues of the twelfth house are often negative, that planet must be the bearer of terrible news, even if it is usually a benevolent planet like Jupiter or Venus.
“What type of shadow do I cast?” and “where does that shade fall?” are the questions we ask the twelfth house ruler. The first question is answered by the planet that rules the twelfth house. The second is answered by the twelfth house ruler’s house location.
Imagine, if you will, an old Gothic cathedral with stained glass windows on every wall facing the outside (I can’t remember where I got it, but I know it’s from somewhereplease tell me if you know where it came from!). During the day, the glass of that church appears to be dull. Sure, there’s a drab color and a shape there, but you can’t identify what’s going on.
Now imagine driving past that same cathedral at 11:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, just as midnight service begins: all of the building’s lights are turned on, filling the windows with radiance and warmth. Now you can see all of the delicate intricacies in full color in the stained glass. The structure appears to be alive.
Planets in the twelfth house, particularly the Sun and Moon, have the amazing ability to illuminate the intricate intricacies that lie hidden in that house. Planets in the twelfth house become highly important in this way, but because they are cadent, they remain out of sight until a scenario (typically a difficult circumstance) forces those planets and their stories to the forefront.
The twelfth houserestriction, solitude, grief, distance, margins, introspection, and hidden enemieswill be used by a planet in the twelfth house to work out its objectives in the native’s life, and those purposes will, of course, be defined by the house that planet dominates.
It’s also worth noting that any planets in your twelfth house were most likely in the ascendant as your mother’s labor reached a crescendo just before your delivery. As a result, planets in the twelfth house frequently describe prenatal circumstances.
Saturn in Libra exalted in the twelfth house is one example I’m familiar with. The native’s head was too enormous to fit through her mother’s hip bones, so she had to be delivered via Cesarean section after 58 hours of labor (!!!). Because of the stress of the botched delivery, the native was badly jaundiced for the first two weeks of her existence. Saturn, of course, is the planet that governs both bones and pressure.
Another thing I’ve discovered while working with customers is that the twelfth house is associated with remoteness (because it implies isolation). I’ve seen a few charts where one of the parents’ fourth ruler or natural ruler was in the twelfth house, and the native came from a family where their parents divorced when they were children, with one parent being more distant than the other. This isn’t a hard and fast rule, but it’s something to think about while considering planets in the twelfth house.
Which planet is your Shadow? What luminous gift does it bear? Where does your Shadow live?
I’m going to use the good ol’ seven deadly sins, as well as their equivalents, the seven cardinal virtues, to interpret these. Even though it comes from the Christian tradition, this is a platform-agnostic way of looking at our shadows and their gifts (and the Pagan traditions that flow into it). Because each planet has the potential to be the ruler of the twelfth house, and hence the ruler of our Shadow, each planet represents a distinct prospect for disaster. But, if you, like Ged, can take your Shadow by the hand and name it with your own True Name, each planet also offers a distinctive illuminating gift.
Saturn, as ruler of the twelfth house, throws the shadow of acedia (translation: “Fear, despair, self-abasement, and constraint in general are associated with him, but if he is strong and positioned in the twelfth house, he can be a formidable ally. Saturn’s illuminating gift is industria: perseverance, effort, and ethical action, aided by the steel Saturn instills in our spines when we enter into right partnership with him.
Jupiter, as lord of the twelfth house, casts the shadow of gula ( “gluttony”): an insatiable desire to consume more in order to fill a gap that cannot be filled, at the expense of one’s health and well-being. Temperantia ( ) is Jupiter’s illuminating gift “Temperance”): humanity, equanimity, and balance in consumption and contribution, a bold and generous giver who welcomes everybody to his table of plenty, regardless of their financial means.
Mars, as the ruler of the twelfth house, casts the shadow of ira ( “wrath): undirected violence, anger, and rage that picks conflicts for the sake of having something to do. Mars’ shining gift is patienceia ( “forgiveness, kindness, and resolute endurance in the face of life’s storms”) The brilliant Mars is a champion for people who have no one else to fight for them.
The twelfth house ruler, the Sun, throws the shadow of superbia ( “infatuated with one’s own excellence and self-aggrandizement”): being enamored with one’s own greatness and self-aggrandizement. The Sun’s bright gift is humilitas (humility) “humility”), which is not fake modesty but an honest and objective assessment of one’s own situation, as well as the fearlessness and reverence for all life-ways that flow from such a solid foundation.
Venus, as ruler of the twelfth house, throws a luxuriant shadow ( “lust”): seeing others as objects for the fulfillment of one’s own wishes at the expense of others. Castitas (“chastity”) is Venus’ brilliant gift: far from being sexless or joyless, a sex-positive “chastity” allows one to see their partners as Subjects with freedom, agency, and the potential to contribute to a mutually-enriching garden of enjoyment.
Mercury, as the ruler of the twelfth house, throws a shadow of invidia ( “envy”): a never-ending hunt for the missing piece that will eventually make one feel full and complete, but never finding it, because such a missing component is a myth. Mercury’s brilliant gift is humanitas (“friendliness” or “humanity”): not only does Mercury rule two of the humane signs (and is triplicity ruler of all the air signs), but Mercury also allows for shared cognition and feeling, which leads to compassion.
As the twelfth ruler, the Moon casts the shadow of avaritia ( “greed”): because the Moon collects things and people in one location, she rarely releases them, and a gloomy Moon uses other people to satisfy her insatiable desire to acquire. But the Moon’s shining gift is caritas (“charity” or “lovingkindness”), a selfless love that appears in generosity and sacrifice and is entirely devoted to the well-being of others.
Now that our tour is complete, we remember the overall content of the twelve houses to show us where our Shadowand its dazzling giftslive in our life.
- The shadow dwells in the body, in our relationship with our looks and our physical conditions, according to the twelfth house ruler in the first house.
- The shadow dwells in our bank account and our relationship with income and expenditure, according to the twelfth house ruler in the second house.
- The Shadow resides in our relationships with our classmates, siblings, and day-to-day environment, as well as our relationships with common meeting locations, according to the twelfth house ruler in the third house.
- The Shadow resides in our relationships with our parents, ancestors, home, and the land on which we live. Twelfth house ruler in the fourth house:
- The Shadow dwells in our relationships to creativity, reproduction, enjoyment, delight, aesthetics, and feasting, and is ruled by the twelfth house ruler in the fifth house.
- The Shadow is represented by the ruler of the twelfth house in the sixth house, and it dwells in our relationships with labor, sickness, and responsibilities to others.
- The Shadow dwells in our one-on-one relationships with other people, whether amorous, contractual, or antagonistic, according to the twelfth house ruler in the seventh house.
- The Shadow is the ruler of the twelfth house in the eighth house, and it dwells in our fears of impotence and our desire to exert some control over elements that we can’t manage in the end.
- The Shadow resides in our relationship with spirituality, learning, and enlightenment, and is ruled by the twelfth house ruler in the ninth house.
- The Shadow resides in our professional endeavors and public prestige, according to the twelfth house ruler in the tenth house.
- The Shadow dwells among the company we keep, often stopping us from feeling completely included with those who consider us a friend. Twelfth house ruler in the eleventh house: The Shadow lives among the company we keep, often keeping us from feeling truly included with those who consider us a friend.
- Twelfth house ruler in the twelfth house: The Shadow dwells just where it should, and offers us its luminous gifts simply and conveniently as long as we pay attention to it.
So, tell me about the kind of shadow your life casts. What is its residence? And how are you putting its dazzling gifts into action? I’d be thrilled to hear from you!
In astrology, how can I determine my houses?
Look at the inner circle on your chart for these. The digits one through twelve will be shown in a counterclockwise direction. These are your residences. There will be many planetary symbols in some of these sections.
What is the soulmate of a Pisces?
What Is The Soulmate Sign Of A Pisces? Taurus, Virgo, and Cancer are the three zodiac signs where Pisces can discover their love. Pisces and Taurus place a high priority on love. They both believe in long-term relationships and work hard to maintain them.