Moon in 12th House

Those with Moon In the 12th house tend to be over-sensitive and often feel very sensitive and vulnerable to others. Emotional boundaries are extremely diffused, and the psychic and instinctive qualities are likely to be very powerful. There may be difficulty coping with daily life and home is a place of seclusion, sanctuary and retreat from the world. The emotional life is flooded with ideas, images and inspiration and often the individual needs to withdraw into privacy and stillness, keeping feelings hidden away. Some will experience a sense of loneliness and isolation and may have felt unsupported and vulnerable in early childhood. Some may have had a mother who was hospitalized, in prison or in some other 12th house institution. Mother may have passed away and so she is eternally lost to the individual or difficult to get hold of in some way. The individual may work behind the scenes in a caring job that involves selfless giving of some kind - sheltering the poor, caring for sick and calming the disturbed. The Moon in the twelfth house is strongly drawn to everything that is unifying, irrational, vast and symbolic.

Some twelfth house Moon people can be extremely shy and suffer from feelings of claustrophobia and other fears. The type may be powerfully connected to their dream life and need a restful and peaceful environment. What most people learn about quickly in astrology is that often our greatest strength is also our greatest weakness. Those with Moon in the 12th house have boundless compassion and empathy for everyone, but are often swept away by sympathy and play host to every down and out individual. Howard Sasportas describes twelfth house Moons as psychic vacuum cleaners, they ‘suck in’ whatever is circulating in the atmosphere. Twelfth house Moons can feel lonely and misunderstood but need solitude and space to cope with daily life.

Repressed for a long time, your sadness and longing may sometimes burst forth as infantile tears, which seem regressive and inappropriate. Like Alice in Wonderland drowning in her flood of tears, you feel overwhelmed, and seek to squelch future displays of feeling. “Be strong; don’t cry,” may be your motto. You are afraid not only of drowning in your feelings and your needs, but also of revealing your vulnerability to others, then being rejected and abandoned.” By Tracy Marks, Your Secret Self