Our subconscious and hidden nature. It is the house of loss, liberation, isolation and decrease. Wastage of energy is observed here. Foreign journeys. Isolated through sorrow or peace.
Seed Principle: Where we must let go of things and learn to be alone. Following the house of ambition and increase is the house of loss. Everything is temporary in life, it will change and we will lose everything eventually. It is through the twelfth house that we lose things and must remain with the only thing that can never be taken away. The twelfth house exists before the first houses, the physical body and its movement and therefore also refers to states of being not contingent on our form or choice. The dream state, in utero state, between lives, in prison, meditation are all states of existence where our physical activity is curtailed or negated.
The body part associated with the twelfth house is the feet and ankles. It is the feet upon which we stand, that touches the Earth, the source of our body and life on earth. As such our entire life on Earth is the result of our past lives and karmic choices. Our entire existence is dependent upon these hidden, mysterious forces and the need to let go of it all.
Twelfth House People: A person in a dream or a fantasy person, a ghost, a baby in utero, a prisoner, someone incapacitated (like in a hospital).
Activities: Sleeping, dreaming, meditating, escaping from “reality“, taking drugs, watching TV, traveling to a foreign country
Environment: Foreign countries, hospitals, Ashrams, opium dens / crack houses, the bardo (between lives), on vacation
Objects: Drugs, sacred statues, crack pipe, meditation cushion, Airplane ticket
Planetary Indicators: Saturn as the indicator of solitude, stillness and letting go of things and Ketu, the part of us that is not of this world are related to the 12th house. Rahu is also connected to the 12th house as he has to do with foreign things.
Guna / Lesson: Personal Happiness
General Explanation:
The 12th house is one of the most mysterious to talk about or think about, because we are so rarely presents to its truth. Meaning, the dream state is not exactly an active were intentional state of mind or awareness. The in between life state is another example, as is the in utero state. The twelfth house exists before our physical identity, autonomy and presence.
It is a place of rejuvenation, associated with cocooning and a rebirth/metamorphosis process. All of this sounds interesting, but the way we usually experience the twelfth house in real terms, in the life we’re living, is through loss. If not lost directly, then letting go of things either willingly or due to inattention, apathy, neglect, etc. For instance, if the Sun, the indicator of general vitality and health, we may have a hard time holding onto those things if he goes to the twelfth house.
It is the last house of “liberation“, showing where it eventually we will be liberated of everything – we will lose everything. “Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die”, is sort of the motto of the twelfth house. Liberation sounds great, but as soon as we start losing things it feels painful.
Evolutionary Principle: “From the highly stimulated, lustful and ruthless quest to succeed to the typical give-and-take ambition / disappointment cycle of growth, to a path of dignified service through the realization that individual achievements are ultimately fruitless is the evolutionary process of the eleventh house”
The effects of planets in the twelfth house:
The Sun in the twelfth house shows a lot of hidden power, and desire to eliminate the deepest recesses of self. This is a good placement for people to spend time in ashram’s or other spiritual communities in foreign countries. But this “self negation” may also be an expression of a weak self-image, lack of self-confidence and confusion about the necessary self identity needed for self knowledge in the world.
The Moon in the twelfth house shows in mind and heart deeply immersed in the metaphysical, and one looking for escape from the many emotional burdens of the world. It may be difficult to have or maintain close family connections as emotional entanglements may feel quite draining. There’s a deep need to develop emotional self-sufficiency rather than dependence. Excessive daydreaming, fantasizing can be seen. Yet, there will be a rich and creative dream life.
Mars in the twelfth house shows difficulty and confusion around courage, discipline and personal strength. When the field overmatched in life situations that demands competition or self-defense. A deeper will, more introspective approach to self empowerment will be needed to, one related to meditation and self inquiry. There may be disturbed sleeping patterns, where heroic battles are fought in the dream state that were avoided in the waking state.
Mercury in the twelfth house shows confusion with details and speech. This leads to frustration and miscommunications. However, internal activities related to Mercury, such as writing in general introspection, could be quite developed. An individual may waste a lot of time with and energy on stimulating, yet unproductive interests. Unhealthy escapism, especially through entertainment, can be shown.
Jupiter in the twelfth house shows a sense of meaning will be derived from metaphysics and abstractions. And inner expansion toward illuminating past lives, deep and dark secrets will be important. There may be an emphasis placed on foreign teachings, teachers and philosophies. One may be an excellent teacher of these metaphysical subjects as well, illuminating these important sciences and connections for others.
Venus in the twelfth house shows a lot of hidden desires and potential for escapism into sensual pleasures, including sex. This could be highly creative process for the native with Venus in the twelfth house, but could also be a slippery slope to wasting time and frittering away the higher promise of Venus in the twelfth house. This can be a highly devotional placement, one where the beauty of love takes on a sublime nature. Beautiful dreams and daydreaming is also a part of this placement.
Saturn in the twelfth house makes one focused and determined to explore the deeper mysteries in life. Yet, there may be a lot of insecurity due to material loss. Saturn likes structure, and the twelfth house dilutes it. Learning to flow gracefully with loss and live in uncertainty without fear is a big part of this placement.
Rahu in the twelfth house can be prone to high levels of escapism, perhaps alcohol and drugs will be involved. This placement shows there will be introspection revolving around letting go of materiality, past lives, etc. This will make for a very metaphysical “mind”, but these concepts need to be experiential, not just intellectual – and Rahu tends to make a lot of mistakes, gaining experience slowly. The easiest way to experience the twelfth house realm is through some chemical that lowers our conscious mind.
Ketu in the twelfth house is one of the most spiritual placements in astrology. Taken with the indicator of the twelfth house, the part of us truly not of this world, just like the twelfth house. With this placement, there will be a natural introspection and awareness of something much deeper hidden behind the curtain/the veil of illusion. This awareness will compel a deep introspection, rather than undermine the external, material life we are living – which is what happens when other planets are in the twelfth house.
Overview of Houses 9-12
Houses nine through 12 provide a structure for the evolution of our higher sensibilities, and eventually power desire to transcend the earth, physical plane entirely. The ninth House connects us with higher truths and teachings, giving us hope and inspiration. This leads to the potential that our highest value in life will be those teachings and will shape our impact on the world, in the tenth house. Based on that capacity to impact and that reputation, we have ambitions, desires and goals in the eleventh house. Ultimately we come to a point of futility with the world and our external goals, realizing the need to let go of it all at some point, the twelfth house of loss and liberation.
A self evolving/self-correcting process leads forward from the ninth House, but also backwards from houses 12 through nine. The ninth House begins with the teachings of our family, in particular those of our father and his influence. Based on his teachings we have a certain amount of power to act and sense of confidence and responsibility in our young life. This leads us to have certain ambitions, but eventually those things create disappointments in the twelfth house. These disappointments compel us to align ourselves with other communities and ambitions (the eleventh house). These different communities were operate on certain values and principles and have a certain amount of impact in the tenth house. Then we evaluate the merit of those teachings in the ninth house and compare them to our philosophical paradigm of life.
This evolutionary process of houses nine through 12 continues throughout our life, as we unfold deeper and deeper levels of universal connection. Based on this level of universal connection, we interact with others through houses five through eight.
On correction guru and mercury in 12th house
My guru and Jupiter in 12th house in cancer zodiac….sun Moon an sat in Leo ascendant…..mars and rahu in 2nd house in virgo zodiac….venus in third house
03/09/1978. 5:55am mumbai birth details
Can any body help me with my sllpirutual life….totally disaster after entered in spirituality….after I failed in life
Halo sir…my daughter has Mercury , ketu and venus in 12th house together .please tell the results either good or bad what should b the solution then..
Hello sir, i have rahu and moon in 12th house and saturn aspecting it ..scorpio sign.. this is bad i know.. and how bad is this.. i feel depression and shivering sometimes.. i have everything yet i am depressed too much… i feel that my energy is draining every moment.. what should i do? Please help.
I have Sun, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Rahu in 12th house Capricorn. Aquarius Ascending & Sagittarius MC. Our physical world is in need of spiritual healing and I am here to help. Love & Light to You & Yours
I have venus, mercury, jupiter, sun & rahu in 12 with scorpio ascendent…..as well as moon in second and mars in ninth …..can you explain something regard this……. I have not lost anything but niether i am interested in gaining in this life.
I have rahu and jupiter in 12th house. And i am not able to concentrate on my studies, regretting what has happened in my past. I have skin problems and sometime my stomach is not keeping well. My moon is in 5th house, Mercury and Sun in 11th house. Ketu in 6th house. Can someone please explain what I can do to avoid these affects.
Let go of the regret, it does not serve you positively! An energy blockage perhaps. Start with 5-10 mins of meditation, in the sun if possible. Do a few sun salutations. Eat a banana or an orange. Drink chamomile tea. The practice of selflessness and kindness to others will be rewarded back to you. Hang in there, good things are coming to you 🙂
Hallo Sir, My lagna is in Sagittarious, Sani,Rahu &Mars in 12th house i.e Scorpio . Ravi & Budha in 2nd , Chandra in 10th ,Ketu in 6th , Sukra in 3rd & guru in 9th house . Presently Sani & Rahu is running from 13.05.2016. Pl suggest the pre cautions to be taken.
I’m a Capricorn ascendant. In my 12th house I have the Sun and Venus. Tell me more please and thank you.
hello , i have ketu in a tight jupiter conjunction + venus + sun + mercury all in 12 house taurus .. my asc is gemini from 1976 ..i always had interest in human behaviour and experienced pretty mind blowing synchronisity moments , i actually now feel more confortable about it and just see it has normal .. i wonder what you think of these aspects .. thank you for your time ..
hi, i have a friend who is same as u, 4 planets conjunct in 12 house taurus. do you have any other experiences to share that you think might be link to this placement?
I have Mars Mercury Venus and Sun in my 12th house (Virgo Ascendent) – eeek is that bad??! What’s that mean?
yes it is bad 🙁
I have mercury Alone in 7th House and Aspecting 1st House.
U might b interested in occult studies ……!
ITS NOT BAD…. ITS NEECH BHANG RAJ YOG
I read this and am wonderfully fascinated with what I read. However, having libra Pluto in the 12th along with Rahu, I didn’t see any explanation for Pluto. Is there a reason for that? What does Pluto in the 12th signify?
In Vedic astrology we donot consider pluto and Neptune .. So I guess the aspect is not mentioned .
What is the Evolutionary Principle of 12 house: in your web site Evolutionary Principle of 11 & 12 house are the same?!
Thought is hindrance in relation to the 12th house. Thought is time and memory. Memory is of the me, the self; Therefore, it is a form of possession. Access to the universal or timeless is possible through understanding and the absence of the me. Understanding only comes with the absence of thought, a stillness of the mind. Reliance on any external, internal structure or authority will inhibit understanding. You must let go of all of your conditioning. All of those things that make you superficially, psychologically secure: possessions, ideologies, organized religion, ideals….thought must be negated. And in the letting go peace, love and a state of fearlessness will flower.
I HAVE RAHU IN MY 12TH HOUSE AND KETU IN 6TH HOUSE PLS HELP
You will settle abroad
Dear Sir
I have ketu in the 12th house in Taurus with venus on my ascendant in Gemini also with saturn and mercury in gemini conjunct.
Is this combination good?
I am going through Jupiter mahadasa at present and am concerned regarding Saturn mahadasha.
I also have KETU SATURN MOON conjunct within 6 degrees in PISCES 12th house. Jupiter in 9th, and my lagna lord in Gemini with Venus. I am lost in life
I was born in Saturn Mahadasha, very hard early years. It is a time for complete destruction and rebuilding, you are forced in a dry mundane way
Hello,
I am Jen.
I have both Mars (in Gemini) and Ketu (in Gemini) in 12th house.
Ascendent is Cancer and Moon in 3rd house.
Is there a possibility one can become a spiritual person ?
Comment Mars in Leo in tenth house, mercury,sun,rahu and Saturn in Libra in twelfth house,
hlow my name is daljit singh
born 16 january 1997
mars and rahu in 12th house
is that a hinderance for me in getting settled in a foreign land?
Not at all. They are a boon. You will be blessed with prosperity because of the Martian influence. All the best
I have rahu,saturn,mars ,jupiter in 12 th house.I am Virgo ascendant.My moon sing is also virgo Above combination is good or bad ?
The above combination is bad and will destroy the house they occupy. But since they occupy the house of loss (12th house), your losses will be destroyed that is you will get profit and so best wishes to you
I have both the moon and ketu in the 12th house. I’m so new to this, but I felt that I fit the description above.
Very mystic character. Weird thoughts will come to mind. In a flicker of a second you will take decisions and later on regret it. There is a chance for losing lot of money because of such decisions taken hastily. Be careful
Witaj Elwiro! Masz racje wirus opryszczki może być zagrożeniem dla rozwijającego się płodu. Jednak ten temat ze szczegółami powinien być wyjaśniony przez specjalistę ginekologa. Jeśli tylko będzie taka możliwość to zagadnienie zostanie poruszone. Pozdrawiam!
I am going through a lot of depression , anxiety and loneliness . I have Mercury , Venus & Jupiter in the 12th house which I understand are benefics .
Try to get a cuddle from Amma of Kerala. She is very powerful and compassionate. Even if you have to travel a long way. She goes to USA often.
Chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra…It has immense benefits to offer…Try one mala daily…You will see a sea change going forward….
The mantra goes like this:
“Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Raama Hare Raama Raama Raama Hare Hare”
Hey thank you for helping i recently learned a little on the twelve house my friend did my chart my sun sign (gemini) my moon sign (libra) and my rising (Cancer). It hurts so bad i just know things an time and the truth behind things i just want to help earth im born on 84 i need help my area riducules like my type my body an everything hurts an am so sad am a empath an a difrent type of pyscic i get followed by 37 number please help in what i should do it hurts so bad this knowing an hope thank you for your site and thank you for the truth
I have moon,Mars,Jupiter&rahu in Leo ie 12th house from my ascendant lagna kanya.its horrible & uncontrollable incidents & circumstances in my life since childhood.i am not able to cope with this combination of planets,moreover Saturn is in lagna followed by sun&mercury in 4th house ie Sagittarius, Venus in 5th and Ketu in 6th forming kaal sarpa dosh.been to many astrologers since 2000 no one tells me good remedies,to pacify ill effects of my lagna kundali.feel like dying,please help
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My sincere advice to you is, pray. Believe that there is a benevolent power which protects and is waiting to support you. It is very painful if you go on scaring yourself with all that you read. Use it as caution, advice, counsel….astrology…but there is a power which you have to connect with which shall help and protect you, a power greater than any problem coming your way. know that what is bad for the planet is good for you. Be vulnerable and you shall never be vulnerable again. Learn to unlearn. decondition your scared self. expect , expect good things to happen to you. The more you think of yourself as a victim, the more sad and bad things will happen to you. surrender to the divine with full faith. full faith, with love, not grudgingly.
You are absolutely right.
Nice. Thanks I was worried earlier
All these negative feelings will pass in time. Can you get help from somewhere? Your case sounds urgent.
You are the best Sam Sir