Being born with natal Mercury in the 12th house can be a tricky placement, yet it can offer extraordinary abilities connected with the metaphysical. In addition, the person who has Mercury placed here can get involved in healing people who are experiencing problems in speech and expression. As the 12th house is a gate to the other realms, Mercury can grant a native with communication with spirits and hidden powers of our world. Even if someone does not believe in the existence of such entities, the native will still be communicating with something that roams outside of our perception.
This planet in the 12th house indicates a tendency not to easily reveal one’s ideas, to be interested in secret or occult areas, or to have difficulty in expressing them (in the case of negative aspects) except in the case of activity related to writing or in occult domains for example. But it still shows some adaptation difficulties, a tendency to worry about details, and the health risk of having psychological problems, anxieties, phobias, etc. (especially with negative aspects well safe). It can also mean some problems in adolescence that may not have come to light. Finally, we must not neglect the risk of trouble by writings, contracts, or financial commitments.
With positive aspects of Pluto, it will accentuate the capacity for research, concentration, reflection, with those of Neptune the interest will focus more on the occult, esoteric and hidden areas and with more inspiration, with those of Uranus the capacity for understanding will be greater but also creative inspiration in the areas of the 12th house, with those of Saturn concentration and reflection will be stronger, with those of Jupiter it will be a better ability to judge and organize but always without revealing things inevitably, with those of Mars the practical sense will be better, with the conjunction of Venus it will be an ability to express things in a more flexible way whether verbal or written (unless the conjunction is badly aspected),with those of the Moon it will improve the faculty to make the synthesis of the things, with the conjunction with the Sun the interest for the fields of this house will be amplified.
With negative aspects of Pluto the tendency to want to understand everything can be detrimental and this can increase the risk of fears or phobias, with those of Neptune the mind will be much more worried and dependent on the atmosphere, with those of Uranus the risk is to poorly control the reactions and the mind and this plays on health, with those of Saturn there will be a lack of adaptation and concentration, with those of Jupiter the difficulty will be to judge things well, with those of Mars the meaning practice will be disturbed by impatience and nervousness, with those of the Moon the mind will be fluctuating and too dependent on sensitivity and emotion.
You have an empathetic, intuitive and subtle mind and interest in the metaphysical world. You absorb knowledge intuitively and you understand more than you want to reveal. They tend to be withdrawn but have the ability to understand the deeper meaning of voice tone and body language. Hidden opponents may try to harm you or speak badly of you. Maybe you lack self-confidence. Not controlling your nervous tension can make you feel restricted or incapacitated. Take good care of your ears and hearing, because those are your weak points.
Each planets have a different effect on you, depending on which house and sign they reside in. In order to find out where they are located in your natal chart, you can use our free birth chart generator. Also, examine the aspects that they form with other planets in your chart. You will understand a lot more about the detailed role that they have in your horoscope.