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TWELFTH HOUSE MARS
The House of Drawn Shades - The field of unseen cause
Karmic liabilities. Behind-the-scenes maneuverings. Sacrificial service. Repressions, neuroses, and psychogenic complaints. Deception, secrets, and treachery. Hidden enemies. Prisons, asylums, and hospitals. Occultism.
Problems often stem from repressed desires. Basic drives may be disguised or diffused into sexual maladjustments and escapist tendencies. If, however, the inchoate urges which spring from the depths of the psyche can be constructively channeled, consciously motivated activity may be reinforced by a compelling sense of mission which produces results transcending ordinary expectations.
Mars in the twelfth house begets hidden enemies (or psychological complexes) but it can also summon hidden reinforcements which are called into the fray at the crucial moment.
The individual may be rather secretive, and it can be difficult for them to unburden problems on to sympathetic friends or counselors, even though there can often be the ability to help other people in this respect.
There is a colorful fantasy life, and the resources of emotional energy will be strengthened, even in a chart where this level is below average.
An identification with human suffering is one of the best possible characteristics of this placing, with the tendency to take on other people's burdens and work hard to help lighten them.
Alternatively, an interest in counseling will bring out their support on a more psychological level.
If the chart shows sympathy for, and empathy with, other people, this is an excellent placing for the caring professions - especially social work or the prison service.
For Mars to work well, however, it should not receive negative aspects from the Moon or Neptune, since then there could be escapist tendencies and an inclination towards self-deception.