Midheaven (MC) in Scorpio, Midheaven (MC) in the 12th House

Midheaven in Scorpio ♏︎ in the natal chart

Public Life: If your Midheaven is in the sign of Scorpio in your natal chart then you will often have a very hypnotic energy to your public persona. This placement indicates some potential for notoriety or fame in your chosen field. You are often an expert in the work that you choose approaching your life’s work or “magnum opus” with great reverence, time, and research. Other’s may have trouble trusting you at first when it comes to business or sales but you somehow always find way to win over the crowd. You find the work you do may be in the evening, overnight, or graveyard shifts. 

Career Possibilities: Some career possibilities with the Midheaven in Scorpio include: surgeon, butcher, investigator, psychologist, waste manager, undertaker, social worker, psychiatrist, psychiatric technician, sale person, banker, chemist, scientist, lawyer, chef, tattoo artist, piercer, astrologer, tarot reader, sex worker, bartender, hotel night manager, phlebotomist, crisis worker, case manager, hospice worker, emergency room nurse, inventor, or civil engineer. 

Ruling Planet: The ruling planet of your Midheaven is Mars and Pluto. Mars is associated with knives and sharp objects which is why you may find yourself in careers involving these tools (butcher, surgeon, piercer). Pluto is often associated with death indicating you are well suited for careers that deal with this subject matter.

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.