When Leo is in your 12th House, you value your inner-peace. You may feel very comfortable in your own presence. On the negative side, you may experience deep fear of rejection or lack of love or appreciation from the people in your life. Your ego and pride are important to you so having someone hurt them may cause a lot of self-doubt and insecurities.
To understand what it means when a sign lands in a house on your natal chart, you need to look at the meaning of the house, meaning of the sign, and how they interact:
- The 12th House represents our subconscious, our vulnerability, the person we are when no one is around. It represents our mental health – what provides us with inner peace and what destroys our inner peace.
- Leo is a fixed fire sign. It brings light, confidence, charisma and artistic talent.
- When Leo is in the 12th House, it shows a person who is very dependent on the love and approval of others. You may feel confident in solitude, but loneliness and lack of people around you for a long-time may cause a lot of deep insecurities and regrets.
What Does it Mean with Leo is in the 12th House?
12th House Meaning
The 12th house tells us about our subconscious – how we perceive the people and things happening around us and how they affect our subconscious. It represents the person we are when no one is around. It represents our inner emotional world. It shows us our vulnerability – what makes us vulnerable and naïve, what our weakness is.
We learn a lot about ourselves through the 12th house.
The 12th house also represents our mental health – how we deal with any problems, how we overcome our struggles, how we face our fears. It shows us how we take care of ourselves – whether we have a healthy approach to healing or we have destructive tendencies.
The 12th house is also the house connected to sacrifices. It shows what we are willing to do for others, how likely we are to sacrifice ourselves for the good of others.
The house also represents our hidden enemies – the people who may surprisingly betray us.
Leo Traits
As a fire sign, Leo helps us to be more passionate and inspiring. When Leo influences aspects of our life, it helps us be more creative with them, it helps us be proud of them and gain attention through them.
We use our passion and motivation to help us solve any potential problem we encounter.
As a fixed sign, Leo is a sign that can be prone to stubbornness. If something works, they are unlikely to change it in any way. They don’t like seeking advice from other people and may be quite self-righteous.
They prefer handling things in their own terms and with their own plans.
This can show that Leo is likely to be very confident in the decisions they make throughout life. They are very self-assured and enjoy receiving praise and recognition for the things they do. On the negative side, they might be too selfish at times and refuse to see things from other people’s perspective.
12th House Leo: Key Takeaways
1. You are dependent on the love and approval of others
Leo in the 12th house shows that you might be very dependent on the love and admiration of other people. You may have a hard time doing things on your own without the approval or praise from others. You enjoy having an audience and the lack of it may bring out your deepest fears and insecurities.
Without the love or positive feedback from those around you, you may feel very insecure about your actions. You may question your self-worth and you are likely to step back until you are ready to try again.
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2. You are good at taking care of yourself
Leo is the sign that loves prioritizing themselves. With Leo in the 12th house, you are likely to put yourself first at all times. Taking care of yourself is important to you, so you are likely to spend a lot of time restoring your energy and healing from any negative experiences.
You are very focused on improving your wellbeing, so going on retreats or any solo adventures is important to you. You love to give yourself the much needed break from the things that bring stress and worries into your life.
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3. You may lack compassion for others
One of the negative qualities of Leo is their selfishness and lack of compassion for others. Leo in the 12th house may show that you are likely to have a victim mentality. You may not understand why you should show compassion to others and put them first at times.
You may not enjoy situations in which you aren’t the center of attention and in which people don’t cater to your needs. You might be very competitive with people when it comes to victimhood. You may often overlook or neglect the pain of others. You may have a hard time understanding a situation unless you are the victim.
4. Your ego might be your soft spot
Leo is the sign connected to pride, so your worst fear might be having someone who questions your self-worth or dignity and hurts your ego.
You may feel very hurt by any personal attacks. This can lead you to seclude yourself and question your own worth. You may have a hard time forgetting situations which embarrassed you or caused damage to your ego.
You are very confident and secure with yourself, but you value other people’s opinions and if there is any negativity, it may impact you for a while.
5. You have good mental health
You may spend a lot of time taking care of your mental health and focusing on your feelings. Your spiritual and healing journey might be important to you and they may help you build up your confidence and strength.
Doing activities alone may help you gain a stronger connection to yourself and this may help you feel more spiritually awake.
No matter how hard a certain situation might be to you, Leo Is a Fixed sign therefore they are unlikely to give up and lose hope. You are a fighter at heart and your courage helps you overcome any hardships.
Conclusion
With Leo in the 12th House of your natal chart, you might be very confident and secure with yourself. Despite that, you may have a deep fear of loneliness and lack of love and admiration coming from other people. You might be very selfish at times and you may have a hard time being compassionate with others unless it benefits you.
Remember that you need to look at the rest of your natal chart to make a better prediciton of your natural personality traits. Other elements on your natal chart may override some of these points (and I’ve tried to note that a few times in this article).
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