NEPTUNE IN THE TWELFTH HOUSE

The Floodgates Are Wide Open

Neptune in the 12th house is the most sensitive place for Neptune, as this is it's natural ruling house. Neptune here makes you incredibly sensitive to the forces operating in the unconscious. Dennis Nilsen (serial murderer) has this position of Neptune (unaspected) and he described himself as the "drowning boy".  Nilson's victims were only discovered through the blocked drains in his apartment building and no one could work out why. The reason soon became clear when they found the remains of dead bodies floating under there. Nilson's victims (Neptune) were also hidden in his closet (12th). Neptune in the twelfth house has a deep sensitivity to society and is highly attuned to victimisation, suffering, loss and chaos. Neptune in the twelfth house has the ability to formulate collective dreams into art. Artist Dali Salvador has Neptune in the 12th house - and he describes his imagination as so intense that he can remember the intra-uterine-images. He described it as Paradise with the colours of hell.

Neptune here can overwhelm the sense of ego and the floodgates are left wide open, this can leave you feeling vulnerable without protective barriers. Neptune knows no boundaries and a vast array of images and collective feelings run through you. Imagine the tap that is left running the entire night and portrays the constant stream of the creative unconscious that Neptune is tapped into.

Lost Descendants

Being so close to home means you are closer to that feeling of oneness, fusion, compassion and united love. It is the powerful urge to be connected to the universal source. Some twelfth house Neptunes are incredibly spiritual and need to feel close to the source that resonates deep within. Others may feel vague in describing what this feeling is - and are often overwhelmed (drowned) in the unconscious of the 12th house.  The memory of the garden of Eden and paradise is vivid and there is a strong urge to reconnect to this lost world. The 12th house also relates to our ancestors, and it is the past that stretches far beyond our conscious memory.

Neptune’s world can be sought through different “mediums” and there may be very real spiritual gifts here. Artistic and musical aspirations are strong too. Religion may also be important to these individuals and all these activites help you feel closer to the source. You can connect to the "source" more easily thean the rest of us and you can bring that inspiration into the world. Falling ill can be a symbol of that longing to escape from harsh realty. When the world becomes too much to bear there is a powerful longing to retreat (with a viable excuse), and live in solitude away from the chaos. Other Neptune retreats are sought through alcohol, drugs or any other form of escapist behaviour.

Neptune in the 12th can be a symbol of the descent into schizophrenia or other related psychiatric disorders. The necessity of providing and carving out a living for themselves and learning how to cope with mundane life is sacrificed for seclusion. The 12th house is associated with institutions, charites, orphanages and prisons. A strong compassion for people who have been discarded from society is another manifestation and they are drawn to working in hospitals or other helping professions, alleviating the separateness and loneliness of others.

A Flowing Vessel

There is a strange haunted feeling about the 12th house and it reminds me of steps through time. Neptune here can act as a sort of medium for long forgotten ancestors a flowing vessel of collective sorrows, sadness, sacrifice, inspirations and dreams. The 12th house is the house of self-undoing and planets here are in danger of becomong the victim/scapegoat for far reaching family conflicts. There may be emotional, mental, drink and drug problems in the family history. You can be victimized and labelled the troubled one and the source of all the problems in the family. The family may have a long history that contains mental illness, dreams unfulfilled and longings never materialised.

Victimisation, self-inflicted isolation, guilt, martyrdom, and unnecessary suffering. The 12th house has an abundance of meanings from spirituality, religion, mental health, institutions, and the unconscious past . Inner loneliness, and the feeling of isolation often exists. It has often been said that the best remedy for feeling victimised and overwhelmed by the sufffering of others is to go out there and help society in some way. There are great spiritual rewards to be gained from this work. Don’t let too much suffering overwhelm you find an outlet for this dissatisfaction.

Spiritual guidance can help with decisions in life. However, a continuous connection to the “divine” can make it difficult to function in the physical world (the whole horoscope is needed to judge this). You have the gift of connecting to the intangible world of the spirit and afterlife,  and you have a relatively easy access to this world. The boundary line between this world and the next becomes less defined. The house of Jupiter and Neptune is the search for the absolute. With Neptune it is the emotional and eternal absolute. You have the ability to take us closer to the divine. Let the water run through you, and make sure it runs back out again.