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Mercury in the 12th House directs the planet's energy toward your subconscious. The house tells you where the planet expresses itself; how it does so depends on the sign it occupies.
How Mercury works in the 12th house
You may take a particular interest in secret or unverified information, rumors, and gossip. Sometimes you enjoy carrying out secret investigations of your own. But don't jump to conclusions: Mercury in the 12th house can give you piercing insight or lead you into illusion.
You subconsciously try to conceal your intentions from others. This habit began in early childhood, and now even you can't predict your next moves. You usually act on impulse and make decisions without bringing logic into the picture.
What the 12th house governs
The 12th house in your birth chart concerns everything buried deep within you, beneath the surface: your subconscious and your secrets. It represents your deepest feelings and hopes, insecurities and fears, secrets and painful stories from the past that you want to forget. The twelfth house describes everything hidden inside you that others—and sometimes you yourself—can only guess at. It also reveals your strengths and weaknesses, looking beyond the obvious to your hidden potential.
What Mercury represents
Mercury's zodiac sign in your birth chart governs your ability to think logically, your enterprising spirit, and your ability to communicate and connect with people. Mercury represents your ease with others, your capacity to learn, and your sound judgment.
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