Pisces in 12th House: Meaning, Traits, and Personality

By Ellen Ricks

Natives born with their 12th House in Pisces (its ruling sign) are often comfort-seeking, empathetic, intuitive, and a bit aloof. However, despite their often shy or cold exterior, those born with a 12th House in Pisces in their birth chart, are deeply compassionate and blessed with hidden talents. Let’s learn more about this deeply spiritual placement. 

12th House in Astrology 

In astrology, there are 12th House in the zodiac wheel, each representing a different aspect of our lives. The final House, the 12th House, is known as the house of the subconscious, representing all of our thoughts, feelings, and actions that lie beneath the surface. Everything that we are unconscious of shows up here. It’s also the house of spirituality and how we connect with forces greater than ourselves. Because this house deals with some heavy subjects, it can be a little intimidating. However, this isn’t a bad house; it just helps you how you face your darkest moments so you can step into the light. 

In birth-chart readings, our 12th House shows us our intuition works, how we heal, our spiritual journey, our hidden talents, and how we can manifest success in this life. It also informs us how we act when we are alone, how we can hurt ourselves, and how we can accept ourselves as well. The 12th house shows us our shadow selves, our past lives, our sacrifices, and our karma debt. 

Basically, the 12th House shows us the person we are that we’re not unconscious of, making it a very important house to study. 

Pisces in the 12th House Meaning 

In astrology, Pisces rules the 12th House, so this is a natural placement as Pisces is right at home here. All Pisces’ natural traits and abilities are amplified in this placement which means they are highly intuitive, almost to the point of being psychic. People with this placement would do well at Tarot reading, mediumship, or any form of divination. They are very wise, seeming to have a lot of emotional intelligence, thanks to their abundance of empathy and generosity. People often look to them for advice, even at a young age. Being ruled by a water sign means people with Pisces in the 12th House will often have to deal with big feelings throughout their lives and could even drown in them if they aren’t careful. Because they feel everything so deeply, they’ll need to find an outlet to process everything. 

Fortunately, this is the placement of dreamers. Pisces in the 12th House is highly imaginative and inspirational. People born in this placement are often creative, gifted and manifest dreams into life through artistic pursuits. Pisces in the 12th need to take their deep emotional depth and turn it into art to heal themselves. 

Those who have Pisces in the 12th House usually have Aries or Taurus in their 1st house, the house of self, which influences the 12th House Pisces. Those with Aries rising come off as bold, confident, and a little impulsive, but their Pisces 12th House reveals that under that fiery passion, they are deeply sensitive, taking in everyone’s emotion. Those with Taurus rising often appear shy and reserved, but their Pisces 12th House reveals that are actually tender and artistic. 

Pisces in the 12th House Keywords

  • Intuitive 
  • Spiritual 
  • Imaginative  
  • Sacrificing 
  • Emotional 

Traits 

Those who have Pisces riling their 12th House in their birth are often gifted with the following traits: 

  • Empathetic 
  • Compassionate 
  • Gentle 
  • Talented 
  • Emotional Intelligent 
  • Deep 
  • Kind 
  • Misunderstood 
  • Secretive 
  • Impractical 
  • Delusional 
  • Self-destructive 

Personality

People with Pisces ruling the 12th House in their natal charts are often misunderstood. At first glance, they may seem aloof, but this is just a means of self-protection. Their cold outer layer reveals a sensitive, soulful person, full of compassion. These placements often feel misunderstood in life, making them feel lonely. They will often self-isolate to spend a lot of time in the dream world they created. With a tendency of escapism, these placements will often lose themselves in altered states of reality: from creating a fantasy world to doing self-destructive activities. They would benefit from doing more practical forms of healing, such as meditation, therapy, reiki healing, art therapy, etc. If you are lucky enough to have a Pisces 12th house open up to you, you’ll discover what a kind, compassionate, understanding, and loyal person they are at their core.

If they have any planets in this House, this will affect their personality as well. Those with a natal moon, Venus, or Mars in this House will often feel more emotional and sensitive, while natal Mercury will often give them great hidden talents and creativity. 

Famous 12th House Pisces include Rihanna, Stevie Nicks, Heath Ledger, and Robert Pattinson. 

FAQs 

How do I find my 12th House? 

You can find your 12th House by looking up your birth chart. 

What does the 12th House represent? 

The 12th House represents the subconscious mind and how we are in our most private moments. It also represents our emotions, our inner healing, and our intuition. 

What is my 12th House placement? 

To learn about your 12th House placement, get a natal chart reading done where an astrologer can help guide you through each of your Houses. 

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