Saturn in Pisces, Saturn in the 12th House

Saturn in Pisces ♓︎ in the natal chart

Work Style: Saturn in Pisces in the natal chart individuals do not like to be rushed. You want to find your work style in your own time. Finding a career through part time work, volunteering, or doing work that is related to your passions is very important to you. You are okay to work in groups and enjoy combining your ideas with others to create a finished product. 

Life Lesson: The life lesson of one with Saturn in Pisces is the search for meaning. This can take you down many roads and experiences. You may try on different religions, careers, or personas in the name of your search. People with this placement have a deep compassion for the human struggle and often you struggle to receive the compassion you need from others. Saturn in Pisces is there to assist you in understanding this shortfall and help you overcome any feelings of oppression or emptiness. At times you may struggle with “imposter syndrome,” the idea that you feel you are not qualified to be doing what you are doing. Recognizing that you are having an authentic experience and you are the authority of your own life is part of your journey. You were made for this!

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.