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12th house, 6th house, Aries, Astro-LOA, astrology, examples, interceptions, PIsces
Let’s look at some of the examples from those who commented on Part I. Remember interceptions are not ‘good’ or ‘bad’ things but simply energy. By understanding it better, we can gain awareness, an essential ingredient to living an authentic life (ie being happy).
First we’ll look at Janette’s chart and Jan’s because they are both great examples AND have the same signs and houses involved. Click HERE for an enlarged img of the first chart. Notice that it is the Aries and Libra polarity that is intercepted and the 6th and 12th houses. There are quite a few planets involved as well. (if you want help identifying the signs and planets there is a tutorial here)
With Aries intercepted in the 12th house, the initial approach to this area of life—the collective unconscious, secrecy, dreams, how we serve others, creative wellspring, the muse, compassion, spirituality, unity—is through Pisces. We go into this realm with the desire to merge with the collective. We want peace, union and renewal. In this area of life, others see Pisces on the 12th people as being soft, fluid, dreamy and accepting. But . . . when they start to ‘do’ this house, when they volunteer, dream journal, notice synchronicities, practice healing arts, daydream or spend time in hospital, they wake up the hidden Aries room.
Where Pisces wants to merge and go with the flow, Aries wants to lead, be the boss, develop a strong identity and assert the will. Pisces is a people pleaser. Aries is not. Pisces goes with the collective will. Aries must initiate individually. Most likely the early life didn’t provide the environment and support to tap this Aries side of the personality. Now that Uranus is transiting there for the next seven years, there could be a whole lot of independent action going on in this realm of life!
The next example is Jan’s chart and we see the same interception only the Moon in Aries is in the hidden room! It can mean the the fiery and passionate emotions were not supported growing up. There could be the feeling that the parents disapproved and were always trying to get this Aries Moon to sit still, be ‘lady like’ and quiet! It can make it hard to connect to the feeling world when one’s feelings aren’t initially appreciated. This can have a strong influence on the 3rd and 4th houses (where Cancer, the Moon’s sign) is duplicated in this example. Make sense?
When it comes to the opposite sign of Libra intercepted in the 6th house, the initial approach is through earthy, analytical Virgo. That means organising a job or task has them getting in there and making lists and structuring the heck out of it all but there’s a sense of isolation. What is really wanted is to share. To partner. It’s possible that at first, the people one really want to connect with just aren’t there (because the vibe is attracting Virgo when you really want Libra).
In the case of Janette’s multiple planets there, how important is finding the ‘right-for-her people’ on the job and in the day to day life? VERY important!With transiting Saturn through Libra now, Uranus opposite and Pluto square, there’s every opportunity to get to know this ‘hidden’ part of the Self. Mainly we have to loosen our grip on ‘who we think we are’ and be open to our inner guidance.
Thank you for volunteering your charts Janette and Jan (that’s going to wake up your Aries right there!) Please feel welcome to share your thoughts on how you’ve found the environment a factor in expressing who you are in the 6th and 12th. Anything you want to add is most welcome. For everyone who supplied chart data, thank you. I plan to carry on this week discussing interceptions with as many examples as I can.
Holy Hannah!!! You haven’t been reading my journal have you???? Just kidding – but wow, so spot on. And in both houses, too. Don’t know why I should sound so surprised, you’d think I’d expect it by now….. and yet…..
I am blown away by how these insights sheds light on what’s playing out in my life at the moment. Of course, the main area where I can see this at play is where I’m making the biggest changes – that is, the creation of my new coaching practice. The nature of this new enterprise means that both 6th and 12th houses are key factors in how I go about it – from the envisioning and dreaming to the creation and building.
Re Aries – I’ve spent the last couple of weeks struggling with the shift from ‘just being one of the gang’ to ‘out there being an authority’ – and am SO happy to have had fabulous support with it (thanks to Harmony Harrison!). Now I know that this shift is not all in my imagination; and that feels SO good!
Re Libra – this makes so much sense too. It’s hilarious to understand why my old technique of making lots of lists is not working the way it used to! And I actually wrote in my journal the other day that it’s time for me to get much pickier about who I ‘spend time’ with (in the sense of whose work I read, where I hang out online, who I talk to). I’m still a little wary of the partnership / sharing possibilities, probably because I’m only beginning to get comfortable with the new, Aries energies – still settling into the notion of being more ‘out there’ and being myself in a different way. Until I’m really dug in to that new energy, I think I’m wary of trusting instincts about who to let in. But I know that will happen way more quickly now.
Thank you SO much for these insights, Kim. There is no doubt that having these perspectives make it WAY easier to relax into the flow of change and growth, instead of resisting it. And WOOHOO for no-resistance, right? Mwah!
I am so glad this is insightful, Janette. What’s really an amazing teaching tool is having your explanations of how this works out in your life. What it really feels like! Thank you!
We’ll talk about the duplicated houses too as they can be important resources. Thanks again for being here and putting time into this exploration! xxx
Yes, I echo that … wow! You really have hit the spot Kim about the intercepted Aries moon. My mum has a Libra rising, Dad had a Libra Moon. Any kind of emotional confrontation was out, and getting me to sit still and be quiet (or sleep) was always a challenge! I really do feel like the Aries energy has been hidden from me and I’m deeply attracted to Arian men as a result. They exhibit the bravery, the energy, the passion, the “out there” qualities of Aries that I’ve often been too scared to exhibit myself. I haven’t felt brave for much of my life, until recently, but I love it in others. Uranus transiting has started to release some of that bravery particularly in getting my writing “out there” (Moon ruling the 3rd!) I’m taking a much braver more public stance on many things now. The more I write, the braver I feel. I’m also getting myself fit and am beginning to love the gym (I never thought I’d say that!) I’m acknowledging Aries’ fiery and passionate energy without worrying that I’m upsetting others (that’s the Libran family conditioning for you!)
The Libra interception in the 6th has manifested for me as an inability to find any kind of work/life “balance”. It’s as if the ability to balance is closed off to me. Or had been, until Saturn came along. I’d work incredibly hard, way over my paid hours, and worry myself into sleepless nights and physical illnesses. It’s like that Libra room was locked. Saturn transiting Libra came with two bad falls – I clearly didn’t get the message from the first one – and a bout of dreadful sciatica which went as soon as I left my last job. I’ve had a succession of Mercury-related posts – secretarial, reception mostly in health-related environments (very Virgo, and reflecting a 6th house Neptune in Scorpio too).
Thank you Kim – real wonderful food for thought here!
That’s such a good example, Jan, of how you look for that Aries archetype in others. and how fabulous that Aries things like the gym are interesting you now.
Anything in the chart can manifest in the body but if it’s in the 6th house it really zeros in, expressing as health or ‘symptoms’ when we don’t pay attention (or find a more creative outlet).
Very helpful, Jan! Thank you for making the manifestations of the interception so clear!
Another manifestation of the Aries interception is having been bullied in various situations myself. I’ve taken it all inwards and not fought back. I’m now writing a lot about tackling bullying. Having Mars (ruling Aries) also in the 12th in Taurus, I have found it difficult to access the “fight” in me. It’s like I couldn’t get the Mars/Aries energy out, it just wasn’t accessible. I’m thinking past lives of violence, perhaps as a soldier, and the soul is weary of it or has to learn about how to use it more appropriately.
What I’m finding now is that I’m using the Mars/Aries energy to fight not just for myself but for others who can’t fight back and that Mars likes being used in such a constructive way. If I don’t use it outwardly, I find it turns back on me. I have a furious temper but it’s always directed at myself. This is where the gym is so good too, I’m finding particularly that I love the weights. Mars in Taurus likes weights, likes the control. When I’m fitter I’m going to be looking at the martial arts too.
Thanks again Kim!
This makes so much sense, Jan. Especially about using your Mars energy to fight for, speak for, those without a voice. Those less fortunate or unable to stand up for themselves. That is a beautiful expression of Mars in the 12th. And doing it in practical ways (Taurus) were you can see tangible results. That fits!
The whole key to the interceptions, or any unexpressed energy, is to find creative ways to live it out. Sounds like you are really on to it, and this is where outer planet transits are allies. They come along and wake things up!
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This is very interesting! And makes me curious about mine… Pisces and Virgo are intercepted in the 1st and 7th house (respectively). My sun and mercury are in pisces, and my saturn and jupiter are in virgo. What kind of meaning does this have? Especially considering that the sun is often referred to as a representation of the soul?
HI Julia,
Thanks for dropping in,
Virgo is about discrimination and fine details where Pisces is about the big big picture, everybody, everywhere, all the time. The idea is to create balance between the polarity. With Leo on the cups of the intercepted Virgo, others see you as ultra confident and charismatic but you might feel less so, like you have a lot of questions that no one is really hearing. Where Aquarius is on the Pisces cups, people see you as progressive, decisive and cutting edge with your ideas, able to detach from drama and get things done, where the Pisces inner ‘room’ is nebulous and so ultra compassionate and sensitive it can feel difficult to create those clear, detached boundaries.
The more you develop your distinct, individual creative goals and live your life purpose (Sun) the more easy it is to integrate this polarity. The sun is consciousness and through awareness of Self, your motives, desires and perception, there is growth!
Make sense?
It does! I’ve been thinking about the other issues that go with those planets, etc. I didn’t mention that those planets (besides the sun obviously) are in retrograde. I had a difficult time as a child getting my questions answered, or even knowing how to ask my question (that’s probably more accurate). It’s probably only the last few years that I’ve started to recognize and move toward my own goals, develop my own self-definition, understand my own wants and needs. It’s also a time that I’ve been better able to designate boundaries with others (particularly with saying no!). I’m still having a hard time doing it for myself, but with a better self-understanding, I think I am getting there.
Thank you!
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