Venus in the 12th House

How Venus works in the 12th house

You're subconsciously drawn to lively crowds, but even someone as sociable as you needs solitude now and then. Once you've had enough of a crowd of friends, you enjoy some peace and quiet and spend time on interests you keep to yourself. You may take up art or writing but show your work only to the people closest to you. You really may have hidden talents that have yet to emerge.

Secret relationships often find their way into your life, especially romantic ones. You may have an affair with someone who's very much married, or have several admirers at once. If there's no reason for secrecy, you're quite capable of creating an air of mystery just to tease your detractors.

You love other people's secrets and delight in unraveling them, but you try to protect your own secrets and private life from prying eyes and ears. You're just as discreet in business: guarding trade secrets really will bring you luck and make your deals more successful and profitable.

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 Venus represents

Venus's zodiac sign in your birth chart governs your affections, feelings of love and tenderness, sense of harmony, and attraction to beauty. Venus rules close relationships with relatives, friends, and loved ones, as well as everything you hold dear, whether that's people, a way of life, hobbies, or something else.