Transits: the Key to Unlocking the Twelfth House

April 25, 2022

Transits can help unlock the potential of twelfth house planets, bringing their energy into consciousness. To better understand how this works, let's pretend for a moment that the natal chart is a theater: the planets are the actors, the signs are the costumes they wear, and the houses are the stages, or areas of life, on which they act.

The actor scheduled to perform on the stage of the twelfth house never makes it to the performance. He was thrown into a backstage closet long ago, and the door was locked behind him. The stage is empty, and if you spend a great deal of time looking for him, you may eventually find the closet. If you're lucky, you may even find the key.

Sometimes you need a little help finding the door and prying it open. That's where transits come in. Twelfth house planets often lie dormant until they are hit by a transiting planet that shakes them from their slumber.

When a transit activates a twelfth house planet, the energies that bubble up to the surface may surprise you. If you're not prepared, you may feel blindsided by the intensity of your own feelings and attribute them to other people or external causes instead of yourself. Self-sabotage, damaged relationships, and an intense sense of inner confusion are all common experiences. Depending on the transiting planet and your reaction to the feelings that arise, this could also be a very productive time for you.

For instance, I didn't start writing my own music until Uranus transited directly over my twelfth house Venus. A lot of creative ideas suddenly came to the surface. It felt like a door opened somewhere beneath the surface of my perception. My life became so much more rich and fulfilling than it had been before.

The beauty of astrology is that it can help identify challenging times in our lives so we can understand the themes at play and work through them with greater awareness. If you'd like to discuss the current themes in your life and see how astrology can help you, sign up for a free fifteen minute consultation.