Recently I did a few interpretation on natal charts with a strong 12th House. I wanted to share some general consideration about this house and especially regarding those that have strong aspects or planets here.

What is the 12th House from a evolutionary aspect?

The 12th House is the area which is the most hardest to understand and grasp it’s true meaning. It represents your ancient unconscious, and we can make an analogy with the most secret of chambers. One that even yourself has forgotten about. It is the house of past lives, and the ones that have dominant (or any kind of) aspects in this house, have a strong and unavoidable link to their past lives. Of course we all have. But in this case, powerful events from previous lives have not yet been understood, those experiences are extremely important, they usually have to do with spiritual development of ourselves or others. Or some kind of work with the most profound illusory aspect of life. Those events of your previous lives had an impact on more then the regular planes of existence, they wore observed and noted on higher planes as well. Maybe they wore your first attempts to transcend human life, maybe they wore your first dibbles in the magical arts or other occult practices. And usually the first times we have to do with special powers we misuse them. They are not necessarily esoteric actions that are now reverberating in your 12th house. But they are are mandatory to have been events that shook your mind and soul to it’s most profound boundaries, or even beyond. And this kind of completely overwhelming experience is not so easy to accept and understand. And so, sometimes it needs more lives to take in.

How do we get to fully understand it’s significance then?

This house is shrouded in the the mists of Illusion Herself. There will be some aspects of your life which you will have enormous trouble to understand. You may experience a completely unshakable state of confusion at some times. This is natural. These are not the kind of things you can expect to understand so easily. Yet, fear not! The solution is hidden also in this house’s symbolism. It is also the house of solitude. The house of prisons, of ashrams, of hermits. The key here is introspection. Profound, serious, dedicated, respectful and life long committed introspection. If you are serious in your with to know what it is in this most secret of chambers, you must be prepared to fully engage the journey. And you are prepared. The moment is now. There is one special law of universal value that says “One is never given what one can not take.” But to fully engage yourself in this you need a practice to dedicate yourself to. Shed now, the egotistical thoughts that you yourself alone are enough to find a quick answer. It may be so, but how much time do you have to spare? How many decades? How many lives? Even on the most fastest and guided ways of self study, it can take all of your life. So in respect to your sincere wish of understanding who you are and what shapes your life now, make haste and choose the most suitable and accessible path that you have at hand. I recommend something traditional and with a highly proficient and experienced guide, master, guru… something along these lines. You should go for the most authentic path you encounter first, evolution and self awareness should be the priority, not a certain tradition or the other. My own practice is yoga. But about that in another post.

I hope these post helps some of you who have 12th House Influences.

Good luck on your journey! And don’t forget to trust in yourself!

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