Planets posited in a house strongly activate the department of
life indicated by that house. The affairs denoted by that house
and planet loom up as important in the life.
The Sun in the twelfth house is limited and not as prominent as
he would be in other houses. Favorable aspects give a love of
seclusion, a willingness and even desire to work alone, or to
be shut off from contacts with other people and the world. This
seclusion is observed in the lives of people working in hospitals
or laboratories. In prison life not only the inmates feel this,
but also the officers and wardens and all who serve in an institution
of this type. People who spend long hours in research and invention,
working alone and into the night, are under the twelfth house
influence. However, it is generally conceded not to be a favorable
position for the positive, active, outgoing qualities of the Sun.
When the Sun in the twelfth house meets adverse aspects, it brings
great sorrow and suffering to the native from this department
of life.
Venus can never reach her full expression in the twelfth house,
and may indicate a repression of the affectional nature. People
with this position of the planet of love should learn to express
the more amiable side of Venus. Secret love affairs are denoted,
or perhaps the sacrifice of personal love through devotion to
an ideal or service to someone else. Adverse aspects are indicative
of sorrow and suffering through emotional attachments.
Mercury in the twelfth is another indication of one who loves
to study alone and for many hours. Well aspected, it is favorable
for delving into the secrets of nature or researching. There is
a love of the mysterious and the occult. With unfavorable aspects,
the native is the object of gossip and small talk tending to undermine
a good name. Many small annoyances abound to disturb the peace
of mind. Favorable aspects to Mercury lead to the unraveling of
mysteries, or makes likely that the information one is seeking
comes to hand.
The Moon rules the personality, or the outer part of our nature.
Posited in the twelfth house its tendency is to bottle up the
personality and the emotions. Women, being ruled by the feminine
Moon, may cause secret sorrow or bring some trouble to the individual.
There is a turning inward of the consciousness which helps to
bring a realization of the deeper issues of life and what they
mean to the individual personally. Women with the Moon here will
find the sign it occupies and its aspects extremely important
in their personal life.
Saturn in the twelfth house is usually the signature of sorrow.
He, of all the planets, truly denotes debts of destiny, if adverse
aspects prevail. He denotes great crystallization built up during
past lives. Authority was misused, or other people were limited
in some manner by the native. In the past wrong thinking and wrong
actions were indulged in, exerting their effect on the body today.
In health Saturn inclines to crystallization and deterioration,
often causing the person to be hospitalized. Liquidation in this
life of many heavy debts of destiny brought over from past lives
is indicated. Under the harsh sway of Saturn we learn to "bless
the rod that smites us." We are the diamond on the lathe
of the divine Lapidary, and though we cry out in pain at the grinding
and polishing, when it is finished we reflect God from every gleaming
facet.
Jupiter in the twelfth house is in a fine position for the planet
of benevolence and expansion. Well aspected, he indicates that
the native has expressed the Jupiterian rays to the fullest in
the past and they now come to bless. Good works reap a bounteous
harvest. With the twelfth house as background, Jupiter is the
Guardian Angel ready to quietly protect all who are under his
rulership. Benefits come, through secret channels, charity is
given in a quiet manner. This is an excellent position for hospital
and institutional work where the cheerfulness and optimism of
the planet are expressed. It is also favorable for religious work
of a secluded nature and disposes to membership in occult societies.
When afflicted, his keyword is indulgence, which results in ill-health.
The keyword of Mars is action, but his ability, too, is limited
by a twelfth house placement. Because of his love of action and
liberty, he is not at home here. The results of his actions are
not readily seen and appreciated by the world. There will be a
certain amount of freedom of action in regard to past destiny
if his aspects are not too adverse. However, one has to to be
careful of the Martian rashness and impulsiveness not to generate
new debts of destiny that will have to be defrayed in the future.
Accidents occur that often require hospitalization and there may
be underhanded and secret action toward the native. When afflicted,
Mars reaps quickly and the payment of debts can be painful to
the body and the Spirit. Like Scorpio, his real work is to regenerate
and to uplift.
Uranus in the twelfth house indicates that causes of an intemperate
and often eccentric nature have been generated and their effects
must be experienced. At times there is a veritable avalanche of
destiny into the life, precipitated by the lightning-like Uranian
Ray. The dreams and plans cherished in secret come to naught under
his shattering ray. The release of debts of destiny is sudden
and often catches the native unawares. His ray of humanitarianism
is very powerful under good aspects and much service to others
can be rendered in a quiet and unassuming manner. Connection with
occult orders is indicated and benefit can be expected if favorable
aspects prevail.
Neptune in the twelfth house is fraught with mystery. It is the
logical ruler of the twelfth sign in the natural zodiac, Pisces.
Neptune is like an ocean undertow-strong, relentless and unseen.
Adversely aspected, it can involve the person in a maze of dissimulation
and intrigue. If in the past the individual has been deceitful,
now it is his turn to be deceived. The currents and crosscurrents
of this planet are difficult to fathom. Neptune is subtle and
can create such chaos and confusion around a person that he is
utterly bewildered.
Neptune is one of the mystery planets and its highest influences
promote great spiritual advancement. Posited in the twelfth house
it can bring help and guidance from divine forces-either in the
paying of personal debts of destiny or in helping others to liquidate
theirs. This is a beautiful position for work as an Invisible
Helper on the inner planes, where service of a spiritual nature
is rendered.
Even adverse aspects can be made steppingstones in spiritual endeavor,
for any aspect to the mystery planets indicates that we are lifting
ourselves upward and that these Spirits are working with us. While
Neptune rules illusion, it also rules illumination, for when the
scales of illusion fall from our eyes, then we see truly. Then
the clear light of Truth illumines us.
The influence of Pluto is powerful for either good or evil. Through
his influence one might be connected with the darker forces of
the underworld or the Desire World. His action is drastic, his
are no halfway measures. Extremely heavy debts of destiny are
brought into manifestation under his rulership. Criminal action
may be taken against the individual who has an afflicted Pluto
in the twelfth house. The octave of Mars, he is considered the
great destroyer, since after a certain degree of crystallization
has taken place, Pluto steps in and destroys that particular form
or mold of things. Then rebirth and transformation can take
place on a higher level. Pluto also rules groups that unite for
a definite purpose: criminals under his negative influence, and
religious and occult movements under his positive influence. Of
all the planets, Pluto cuts the broadest swath. He can manifest
the blackest and most wicked forces in our universe. He can also
issue tremendous potencies of an exalted nature for the accomplishment
of good.
We have no need to fear our destiny, no matter how harsh it may
seem. Whatever it be, we should claim it and bless it for our
own. Each debt paid off today, in this life, makes our debit account
smaller. And when we have come through the more painful episodes
of our life, surely we have gained some measure of wisdom. That
is the benefit of pain and sorrow-they teach us to live in harmony
with God's Laws and to advance upon the path of evolution.
The psalmist says, "The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament sheweth His handiwork." Yes, and the heavens
with their shining orbs of light show the divine path of each
Ego, and reveal the pitfalls and stumbling blocks therein, if
we can only read the mystic message. Then we must learn to live
up to the highest good that is there indicated.
Shakespeare truly wrote:
"Men at some times are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
— Edward Adams
— Rays from the Rose Cross Magazine, November/December, 1995
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