Astrology Glossary

12th house

The 12th house: spirituality, secrets, the subconscious. In Western astrology it is a cadent house, a place of adjustment, learning and change, and its natural sign is Pisces. In Vedic astrology houses are called bhavas, and the 12th bhava is loss, retreat, and liberation (moksha): a dusthana, a house of difficulty.

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