Reincarnation - 12'th House ??

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12th house may be termed the preceding sign to the Ascendant, and the zodiacal sign upon the cusp of the 2nd house may be termed the succeeding sign from the Ascendant. As the Ascendant signifies the present state of the evolving soul, the cusp of the 12th house becomes the significator of the life previous to the present one, and the sign upon the cusp of the 2nd house, the next incarnation after the present one. The rule is that angular houses signify the present life, succedent houses the next life to come, and cadent houses the previous life and its karma.If, then, we move the horoscope sufficiently to bring the 12th house cusp to the Ascendant, we can then read the horoscope as the nativity of the previous life. Ordinarily the 12th house of the horoscope is termed the house of self-undoing, in that it reveals the fundamental weaknesses of character which undermine the probability of present success. The term self-undoing is identical in meaning with karma, or the accumulation of past actions which overshadow present conditions. This accumulation is carried forward from life to life until all weaknesses are overcome and final perfection is achieved.It naturally follows that whatever zodiacal sign domintes the present life of the individual, the sign previous to it signifies the karma brought forward from the past. The positions of the ruler of that sign and planets in the 12th house reveal the circumstances of the previous existence, the probable place and time of the previous birth, and the general circumstances of that existence.1. The sign Aries ascending indicates Pisces to havedominated the previous existence. Aries, the first signof the zodiac, is the beginning of a new cycle of experience.Aries people have come into this life from a previous existence of limitations, responsibility, and bondage.Their present life is therefore a release, and they moveforward, dominated by strong ambition and enthusiasm.2. If Taurus is ascending, they have brought forward theimpulse of the previous Arian existence. Most Taurians bring forward attitudes of Aries, and, beneath their artistic surface,emotional fires bear witness to the militancy of their previousincarnation.3. When Gemini ascends, we find beneath the intellectual attitude the karmic pressure of Taurus. The superficialityof the Gemini temperament is evident throughout Englishspeaking countries. Still under the general intellectualsurface of these individuals you find strong powerful economical and despotic manipulations as a hangoverfrom previous lives lived with the Taurian complex.4. When Cancer ascends, Gemini lurks in the background.Cancer people are subject to the distorted imaginations of a negative and uncontrolled Mercury. It is hard for Cancerpeople to be natural and relaxed, for behind them is a life lived under the influence of a negative Mercury agitating the intellect by a complex of opinions and fears that are toooften allowed to grow into fact.5. When Leo is ascending, there is generally a strength complex arising out of the weakness of the previous life. For this reason, Leo people are apt to be egotistic and power-loving, building a positive outward front to protect a verysensitive, emotional, imaginative, subjective nature held overfrom the Cancer influence.6. When Virgo is ascending, there is a subconscious repentance in the soul. The previous life was under theforceful, dominating influence of Leo. The Leo incarnaitonrevealed the emptiness and vainness of authority, and thenative is born into Virgo with a strong tendency to the simplelife. Virgo is a sign of atonement, and the individual has theimpulse to help a world which he probably tyrannized in theprevious life. Deep inside themselves, many Virgo peoplehave rather a definite Leo superiority complex and a tendencyto boss.7. When Libra ascends, the individual brings into life Virgokarma. The people of Virgo have a tendency to lean anddepend, and this weakness comes forward in Libra as asense of internal insufficiency. The Libra native is of anartistic, somewhat irritable, delicate temperament. He hasstrong vanity arising out of his Virgo repentance.8. When Scorpio ascends, the strong emotional power of theprevious life combines its force with the fiery nature of thissign. Libra is artistic and emotional with a tendency tomelancholy. Scorpio intensifies these qualities, giving alsodepth and organisation to the thought. The self-gratificationof Libra is the natural foundation for the powerful ambitions ofScorpio.9. Sagittarius ascending produces a jovial temperament, butthe Scorpio qualities of the previous life are also present, producing their love of the mysterious, religious, andphilosophic aspirations, a strong emotional nature, a love ofpower and position, and danger of over-indulgence. Theschemes and plots of Scorpio are released as vast promotionprojects by the Sagittarians.10. It may at first seem improbable that we should find much ofSagittarius in the Capricornian. With Capricorn rising,however, we find great emphasis upon the ambitions and aconsiderable meassure of the Sagittarian concept of justice.When Capricorn ascends, the individual generally feels thathe is limited or inhibited. The large Jupiterian promotions ofhis previous life are curtailed by the Saturnine limitationsof his present sphere of action, so he is dissatisfied andrepressed.11. As Capricorn is the most limited sign in the zodiac (a limitation, however, mostly self-imposed), it is naturalthat the next incarnation should be a revolt against limitation. The result is the Aquarian whose life is oftendedicated to unconventionality. With Aquarius rising,there is a general revolt against precedent, convention,and conservativeness. Generous in large matters,Aquarians often retain a selfishness in small thingsessentially Capricornian.12. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and it brings to an endthe cycle of karma set in motion in Aries. People with this sign rising will usually have rather hectic lives, gathering upthe loose ends of unfinished business. From Aquarius, thepreceding sign, come vacillation, inconsistency and nervous-ness. From all the preceding signs come responsibilities andproblems to be assimilated and transmuted into soul power.It is the particular duty of the Piscean to put his life in orderand prepare himself for a new beginning of and a higher level of action. Pisces is the weakest of the signs because itrepresents the end of a cycle of experience.By reading the 12th house as the Ascendant, the general pattern of the previous life can be determined with reasonable detail, and we can discover the subtle forces which have brought us to our present state and dominate our present life. Through the understanding of this branch of astrology, we can appreciate the old philosophical belief that what we are today is the result of what we have been, and that what we will be tomorrow must be the result of what we are today. We learn from the past, we labor in the present, and we build for the future.For further information, see the Hindu Vedic Astrology Manual written byAnders B. Johansson, PhD