Venus in the 12th house

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A soft tune is humming, the rain is pouring from the gray and gloomy overcast sky, and I am calm and centered. This feels a lot like an ideal venus in the 12th house kind of moment. But despite the beauty that surrounds me there is a certain sadness that looming from that gray sky. Whilst mother nature is releasing these raindrops for nourishment of plant life, and nature, there is also a feeling that she is crying out to humanity – the universal spirit.

While she loves the earth and wants to feed nature, there is a part of her that feels as if she is lacking such love in return. She is always giving, and loving hopelessly, but feels as if she is not getting that love reciprocated. And although she feels pain and hurt and suffering, a deeper look will show us that there is love; the love she gives is the love that is being returned to her. The love in the form of the seeds that she plants does not dissipate into a nothingness. It does not just disappear. That love that she plants grows roots, and stems and buds and more seeds. And when those seeds are blown about by the wind (mother natures dearest friend), they too are replanted and will grow into a new life.

Quite frequently mother nature sits and observes unknowingly the different forms of love that benefit from her goodness

birds that use her twigs to make nests for their babes

humans that cut down her trees and use the wood to built their homes and fuel their fires

she hurts deep below because she fails to realise that without her existence and valuable talents these things would not happen. Birds would not have twigs, humans would not have trees – life would not sustain itself.

Although mother nature yearns for that kind of love, from man to woman, bird to bird, tree to tree – she is unaware that her love is greater, more vast, and boundless. Her love is what keeps the world spinning. And while it might hurt her sometimes because she feels as if her love is not appreciated, or that she is missing out on simple joys – in the end her love lasts even when mankind ceases to be. It does not die with death but carries on for centuries to come.

Having a venus in the 12th house can sometimes feel like secret pain that we carry on our hearts. But what we must not forget is that we have an important gift that must not go to waste. Although it may frequently feel like our love lives are unconventional, or that we are missing out on ‘normal’ joys, its important to remember that this may not necessarily be a bad thing. The more we show our universal love, the more we normalize it and teach others that love is not possessive, jealous or anti-social.

So keep on smiling because you never know who’s heart you’re healing today.