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I heard from a number of people who had a strong 12th house after yesterday’s post. (7 Secrets You May not Know about the 12th House)  Being fairly private sorts, some of the best comments weren’t on the blog but came by email. Folks, if you’re that doggone funny and wise, why hide your light under a bushel basket?  But then, if you didn’t, you wouldn’t be true 12th house types, would you?

Oh, and while I’m at it, if you leave a comment that’s going to interest and enlighten the readers or even just brighten their day with a laugh, and if you  have a blog or website yourself, fill in the URL  on the comment box, for goodness sake. That creates a link so people can get to know you and just maybe visit your site.  I don’t care if you’re a regular, do it–this site gets a ton of first time visitors.  Sheesh!

Many 12th house natives have soaked up negative ideas about this position from things they read or were told by astrologers.  But just so you know, having a 12^th house Sun does not doom you to obscurity or forever shooting yourself in the foot. You might assume that people with their Sun there would remain hidden from the world throughout much of their lives, either by choice—being somewhat reclusive—or because of some life-long physical or emotional problem.  Not so! Here are 12 well-known people who have 12th house Suns, with links to their charts and biographies online in AstroDataBank’s Birthdata Collection of Notables:    

• Blair, Tony, former British Prime Minister;
• Bush, George W., former US president;
•  Copperfield, David, magician; 
• Foster, Jodie, actress;
•  Lagasse, Emeril, celebrity chef;
•  Latifah, Queen singer, actress;
• Limbaugh, Rush, radio host;
•  Myss, Caroline, spiritual teacher;
•  O’Neal, Shaquille, basketball star;
•  Pfeiffer, Michelle, actress; and
•  Travis, Randy, country singer.

There were many more than 12, of course,  but 12 in the 12th had a nice numerological ring, so I selected only those most immediately recogizeable. If you’re a 12th house type, it’s not a curse, it’s your birthright. I’ve been a 12th house person these past 67 years–Sun and Jupiter in Cancer in that house, and I love it, have (almost) always loved it, and wouldn’t have it any other way.  It’s my comfort zone.

What do I LIKE about being a 12^th house Sun? I had hoped you wouldn’t ask that, because it’s so hard to describe.  It’s a long story—a lifelong story. If you’re interested, you can read bits of it in the category My Memoirs on this blog. Much of it has been about my ever-winding path to spiritual growth.  (See Fitting onto a Blank.) Most of it has been about growth, period.  The other day, I decided to attempt AARP’s challenge to write Six-Word Memoirs.  Here’s mine: “Steep learning curve—my whole life.”

 No matter what it looks like on the outside—even for the 12 notables in the list above—the 12^th is more about your inner life than your outer life.  Tend to that, and you can count yourself a success, no matter what our status-fixated, results-oriented society thinks. The 12^th house path diligently pursued leads to the kinds of accomplishments that don’t fit neatly onto a resume, but they’re no less worthy of pride.  I won’t go on with this today—it’s way past time to go contemplate my navel—but you get the picture.  My best regards to you, my 12^th house family.

More Posts in the “Things You May not Know” Series:

• 10 Things You May not Know about Uranus
• 6 Things You May Not Know about Pluto
• 7 Secrets You May not Know about the 12th House

More Posts about the 12^th house:

• Jupiter in the 12th—When Does Good Luck Turn Bad?
• Night and Day: Transits from the 12th House to the 1st

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