A Deeper Understanding of 12th House in Astrology

A Deeper Understanding of 12th House in Astrology...

Each house symbolizes
a level of human development.
The 12th house symbolizes
the transition between life and death.
It is a universal house of existential understanding.

In the metaphoric journey of the soul through the houses, you have now reached the point where your life is complete. It is time for you to come to terms with death. This transition from life to death is symbolic of the twelfth house, but in broader terms, this house also represents the transition from death back into life. It is symbolic of the development in the womb and your preparation for being born. Although the twelfth house is the last house of the zodiac, the duality of the house of Pisces could also place the twelfth house as the first house when discussing the journey of the soul through the houses. The alpha and omega of the chart, it represents both an ending and a beginning. The twelfth house is both like the primordial waters of creation and a misty fog of death. It is unconsciousness of the in-between, where life begins and ends, but somehow, is never really either. So, when looking at your planets in your natal chart, the planets in the twelfth house are not completely conscious. They live in that murky in-between world, somewhere between life and death.

You can't consciously feel them, but they are there yearning for conscious expression, and it's your soul's mission to allow them expression. Yet, you cannot escape the fundamental nature of the twelfth house. No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to fully and directly express your twelfth-house planets. The only way to deal with it is to find a medium that allows an indirect expression of your twelfth-house planets. Feelings can be expressed through art. The will can be exerted through sports or a career. The trapped, almost suffocating feeling of this house, which is symbolized by being trapped in a womb, cannot be escaped. It must be dealt with as it is. In doing so, by using a medium, some amazingly creative and successful achievements can be made. Because the twelfth house represents the world of the unconscious, dreams and your final dissolution into the universe, it deals

with the ultimate in existential understanding by asking the most obscure and yet fundamental questions. What exactly constitutes life and existence? What is the difference between experiences of the imagination and real life? What is your place in the vastness of all existence? Feeling like you are dissolving into the oneness of the universe can give you a feeling of compassion toward all life because you feel intimately connected to it. However, it can also make you feel lost and alone in the great abyss of the universe, forever crying out for recognition. The choice is yours. You can never escape the nature of the house, but how you experience it is up to you.