I’ve been fascinated with the 12th house of astrology charts lately. I’ve just been finding my recent revelations about this house to be extraordinary.
It started at my “day job” the other day. One of the managers accused me of seeking attention and acknowledgment from customers by providing excellent customer service, saying that “this job isn’t about customer service today. We have too many calls coming in for that. Today, we need to serve them quickly and move them along. Today is not a day to focus on getting yourself compliments from customers.”
I was appalled! And it got me wondering what has him see me that way.
So I looked at Leo in my chart, which often indicates where we seek attention and acknowledgment in our lives, only to find out that Leo finishes out my 11th house and is on the cusp (and takes up most of) my 12th house.
The 12th house is our subconscious mind, our underlying motivations, but also is often how other people see us or interpret us, whether or not that is our conscious intention. It’s our “blind spot” – what others see about us and respond to in us that we often don’t see about ourselves.
When I noticed this, it suddenly made sense why that manager would think that of me…and it got me wondering if seeking attention or acknowledgment is really is my intention behind things that I say and do.
First of all, Leo shares my 12th house with Virgo. Leo starts the house, and Virgo closes it out. This shows that the attention and acknowledgment I receive is what I desire for the acknowledgment of my work and my efforts to be of practical and purposeful service to myself and others. It also reveals that I take pride in a job done “right”. I want to be acknowledged for my efforts and service in some way. It’s how I know that the work I am doing and the effort I am applying to my activities is serving its purpose and fulfilling its intention. The more I realize this, the more I realize that I don’t seek the spotlight for myself as much as it’s “quality control” for what I am up to in my life. The feedback doesn’t even have to be positive – as long as it helps me to know where I stand so I can make conscious choices for myself and my life. This allows me to make choices which support and fulfill my life purpose.
I’ve come to learn that I seek acknowledgment for the work and service I provide so I can know how to be more effective and efficient in what I am doing in those areas. I want to get it right or make it right. I want to make sure all the necessary details are covered and attended to. I want to make sure people feel like they’ve gotten what they needed and that they feel attended to.
As I continued some introspection on this matter, I recognize that I’m not seeking attention or acknowledgment for my ego’s sake. I’m also not intending to make people jealous or envious. I find that when people complement me or want to acknowledge my accomplishments or achievements, what I’d really like to say to them is, “Thank you. What does my accomplishment or achievement inspire you to be or do for yourself and your life?” When people are jealous or envious of me, I find I want to ask them, “What does this awaken in you that you don’t want to feel or deal with about yourself and your dreams or ambitions?” That is what it’s about for me – I want to awaken, inspire and enliven others to be all that they can be, whether that comes through “pain” or “pleasure”. It all ends up feeling good in the end once we’ve found and honored our inner truth and express it out into the world.
That said, it also made me wonder what that manager is dealing with within himself to make that kind of statement. I don’t have his birthdate info…yet. We’ll see.
In the meantime, find out which signs reside in your 12th house. Find out what is hanging out in your blind spot. Go to www.lifebysoul.com/services/ to check out the “Know Thyself” package for astrology-numerology.
Thank for reading the blog this week. Until next week…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
