Counseling
Clients with
Multiple
Planets
in the
12th House
When counseling clients with multiple
planets in the 12 house here is what comes to
my mind while exploring the chart with the
client — Because in their minds their well being,
depends on other peoples’ well being and
they don’t see how they could alleviate other
people’s sufferings.
People with planets in the 12th house
experience intense psychic activity connected
to the collective unconscious (Pisces/
Neptune). When I look at it from a
psychological point of view I assume that
from a young age, they invested a lot of
energy in making sense and differentiate
(unconsciously) from the collective
unconsciousness so they can build a cohesive
Ego self. That means: they worked harder
than most people to separate what is theirs’
and what belongs to the other. A substantial relief comes when their experi-
ence is being explained, validated, normalized
and explored with them. For example, they rec-
ognize it deeply when they are advised to
watch out for becoming a martyr with the de-
sire to rescue people who don’t want to be res-
cued, thus becoming co-dependent. They feel it
in their bones when guided to do community
work and to choose a spiritual path, if they
have not already done so.
I find that clients are flooded with emotions
and experience difficulties to process them.
Their rational mind can’t make sense with all
they feel intuitively. In many cases, as
children, they had mystical experiences they
learned not to share, as they were denied or
dismissed. They had a rich active inner life
they learnt to protect and until adult years
they mostly repressed it, and some still do.
Planets in the 12 imply that the person is
intuitive. Why? Because their psyche is
porous to the outside world. They can sense
other people’s feeling, pain and suffering,
thus putting a massive pressure on their
psyche which in turn creates accumulated
guilt, anxiety and helplessness. Why anxiety?
Because they don’t have an explanation for
those feelings; Why guilt and helplessness?
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Since the 12th deals with dreams, they
respond very well to dream work. I will
recommend meditation and explain the
importance of clearing their mind from
outside noise (which is recommended for all
of us but especially to 12th house people).
I would recommend initiating to spend time
alone. It will rejuvenate their psyche.
To sum it up: Our role as astrologer/
counselors is to first explore our clients’
experiences and to validate, and normalize
those feelings for them. “Yes, it makes sense
that you had a feeling of what was going to
happen.” “Yes, you sense other people’s
feelings, because your psyche is connected to
the Universal Mind." "No, you are not crazy.”
Encouraging them to maintain solid
boundaries is a good advice for 12th
house people.
THE CAREER ASTROLOGER
SUMMER 2012