Chiron in Cancer, Chiron in the 12th House

Chiron in Cancer ♋︎ in the natal chart

Wound: There is a deep sense of wounding in the heart of a person with Chiron in Cancer in the natal chart. You have a desire to be compassionate, loving, and nurturing to others but often find your outlets for this limiting or that you neglect to give yourself the care you need. This can result in self neglect and a denial of your true heart’s desires. There is often a psychic element to this placement. Individuals with Chiron in Cancer may find themselves overly empathic and unable to find a place to spread their emotional abundance. Some may find their fertility hindered or blocked in some way either physically or creatively.  

Healing Gifts: You have the gift of healing others emotional wounds. You are a naturally therapeutic person, taking a very gentle, non-judgmental, and loving approach to all people. This placement indicates that you have a soft spot for people who have been cast out by society, tending to give the benefit of the doubt. You help people heal familial or past trauma by assisting other’s in transforming the wounds they have into other outlets of expression. Individuals with this placement help people accept what has happened, integrate what is needed, and move forward in life.

12th House

Keywords: The 12th house is associated with psychic abilities, spiritualism, multi-dimensions, the ocean, creativity, hospitals, prison, institutions, space, the vast universe, escapism, altered states of consciousness, meditation, traps, identity crisis, soul’s journey, mystery, secrecy. 

Cadent House Type: A Cadent house type is ruled by a mutable sign. Pisces is the mutable water sign overseeing the 12th house. 

The 12th house in astrology is the hardest part of your chart to get to know. It is often said about this house that everyone else see’s it before you do. In traditional astrology this house is often associated with “undoing” or self-sabotage. Another spin given to the 12th house is one of a very spiritual context; reaching states of complete freedom from one’s ego, merging with all of the universe. Escapist activities such as drugs, drinking, watching television, and compulsions are often found here in the12th house. 

This area of the chart talks about going on a journey to uncover your own secrets, subconscious, and psyche. It symbolizes pealing back the layers to reveal the authentic self underneath. Psychic gifts, spiritualism, and karma are also found here. The 12th house is often associated with the lesson of boundaries by experiences places that can make you feel “trapped” or “locked” in.