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TWELFTH HOUSE SUN
The House of Drawn Shades - The field of unseen causes
Karmic liabilities. Behind-the-scenes maneuverings. Sacrificial service. Repressions, neuroses, and psychogenic complaints. Deception, secrets, and treachery. Hidden enemies. Prisons, asylums, and hospitals. Occultism.
People born with the Sun in the twelfth house seldom receive full recognition for their efforts. Generally, they make no objection to their obscure position, since they have a love of peace and solitude and gravitate naturally toward a contemplative life or toward an existence devoted to social service.
Frequently, they work in connection with an institution. They can be particularly kind to sick or mentally disturbed people, feeling that, ‘there, but for the grace of God, go I’. This position often gives clairvoyant powers and an interest in occultism and psychic research.
A very special perspective is added to the chart when the Sun falls in the twelfth house, for here is someone who needs peace and quiet, space and time alone whatever those may mean to the individual. If the Sun sign sympathizes, introversion and a lack of self-confidence can be present. However, creative power still comes from the Sun, even in this, the most withdrawn of all the twelve houses.
In working behind the scenes, the individual will be shown at their best. If the result is creative, then it is behind these creations that they will hide, sometimes getting those who are less introspective and more assertive to do any selling of the end products. It is important for those close to the subject not to try to force them into a more extrovert lifestyle; partners and friends must realize and accept that the familiar environment is the only place in which this person may feel totally secure and therefore is where they function best.
Self-knowledge, and the coming to terms with deep-rooted needs, is essential; it may well be more difficult for others to understand this than the individual themselves. Well-meaning, more extroverted partners may sometimes find it necessary to end the relationship with these individuals, and allow them to live their lives uncluttered by what they believe to be unnecessary commitments that can become devitalizing burdens.
They should be allowed to let the results of their labors speak for them, while at the same time making their feelings clear to loved ones in a way that expresses the strong, positive qualities of their Sun sign.
This is the Pisces/Neptune house, so Neptune will now be personalized, thereby increasing that planet's importance in the birth chart.