This is the house of losses and waste, the house of sorrow, disappointments, and humiliation. It shows the twists of fate and limitations, sometimes indicating imprisonment in jail. This is the house of secrecy and isolation, symbolizing work behind the scenes. It is associated with monasteries and hospitals.
The twelfth house signifies feelings of guilt, regret, and grief, connected to the subconscious, the area of decay of our rational mind, as well as to fantasies, mental disorders, and trance states. This is the house of astral influences and our connections to the subtle planes, also describing the states of death of the human soul.
This house is related to the completion of the life cycle, signifying refusal, release from it, renunciation, and humility; therefore, the twelfth house is also the house of yoga and meditation. Since it symbolizes isolation, it speaks not only of melancholy loneliness, which the person finds themselves in due to fate, but also of an elevated isolation and mental peace of an enlightened soul.
This house is related to foreign countries, especially with distant travels. Usually, planets in the twelfth house are found in people who work with foreigners and achieve success abroad.
In the First House: Unhappy childhood, bad start in life, poor health, thin and dry body, unappealing appearance, misery, lack of self-confidence and self-respect: this condition may shorten longevity; the person does not receive enough respect from those around them, does not receive publicity; ascetic or spiritual nature, there may be journeys with spiritual purposes; good sex life; not good for marriage, since the ruler of the twelfth house influences the seventh house.
In the Second House: Poverty, financial loss, unhappy family life, tendency to speak badly, poor vision in the right eye, poor hearing in the right ear, junk food consumption, impaired speech, limited imagination, tendency to lie.
In the Third House: No happiness from brothers and sisters; they may die young or their lives will be difficult, no opportunities heralding good and fulfillment of wishes, no literary abilities, lack of talents or musical, dancing, and acting inclinations; anger, cowardice, few adventures, futile efforts, defect in the right eye, lack of initiative; although the third house is not related to wisdom, the ruler of the twelfth house here brings great initiative; such a person will draw absolutely accurate conclusions, based only on their feelings.
In the Fourth House: The ruler of the twelfth house in another twelfth house brings strong spiritual nature or aspiration for ultimate liberation; no happiness from the mother, the mother may die young or her life will be difficult; such a person experiences little comfort, few possessions, problems with vehicles; the person will be forced to rent an apartment; little happiness in life, difficulties in career, many changes in it, because the ruler of the twelfth house casts aspects on the tenth house.
In the Fifth House: Few children, no happiness from children, may experience loss of a child or their lives may be difficult, ascetic or spiritual child; the person may have mental problems, lack of peace in their mind, loss due to investments, past lives wasted—no credit from it for the present life, lack of morality, difficulties in taking exams, unsuccessful love affairs.
In the Sixth House: Poor health, bad job, problems with employees, no help from the uncle, victory over enemies and competitors (malefic planets in the sixth house—very good in this regard); this is a good place for the twelfth house, as the ruler of the twelfth house directly influences its house; it also reduces debts and expenses.
In the Seventh House: Unhappy marriage, divorce, debts and expenses due to the marriage partner, the partner may die young or their life may be difficult, the partner lacks self-confidence, unsuccessful and problematic partnerships; since the ruler of the twelfth house influences the ascendant, health will not be good, little publicity, and possibly an ascetic nature.
In the Eighth House: The ruler of the twelfth house in another twelfth house brings strong spiritual nature, interest in occult sciences, desire for ultimate liberation, lack of financial benefits from the marriage partner or from insurance companies; there may be sexually transmitted diseases; this condition may shorten longevity.
In the Ninth House: No happiness from the father, debts and expenses due to the father, the father may die young or his life may be difficult; the person has no luck, no good solutions to problems; lack of necessary attitude towards religion or philosophy, no faith, no help from elders or from a guru, good sex life, peace after death; this is a terrible situation, as the house of fortune is afflicted.
In the Tenth House: Problems in career, achievements go unnoticed, many changes in career, uncertainty about Dharma, no fame and publicity, doing bad deeds; since the ruler of the twelfth house influences the fourth house, it will be difficult to obtain a degree, there will be conflicts with the mother, problems with vehicles, misery, and other difficulties related to the fourth house.
In the Eleventh House: Poor relationships with elderly relatives; they may die young or their lives may be difficult; ascetic friends, bad friends, debts or expenses due to friends, few opportunities heralding good news, desires and ambitions are not fulfilled, financial loss, few benefits and profits; problems with children, bad investments, mental issues, since the fifth house receives a harmful aspect from the ruler of the twelfth house.
In the Twelfth House: The planet is in its house; this is a great situation for spiritual exploration, as the person will follow the path of the twelfth house; attainment of celestial status after death, few expenses (easy to save money), good sex life, success abroad.
If contradictions are found in the description of the house lords, then more attention should be paid to those data that repeat several times. Vedic astrology is unique in that, besides the personal natal chart – referred to as D1, there are subdivided charts that assist with all questions. Each of these should be examined alongside the main chart – D1.