Sun Occupies the 12th house

Sun :

 The Sun is the most auspicious presence in the celestial arena which provides pleasing impacts upon the native’s life as it will provide a  good path of life. It glows brightly in the sky reminding us of its power. Without the Sun, there can be no life. In our astrological chart, the Sun represents our main identity, personality, and outward appearance. However, on a deeper level, it represents our father figure. A father figure is a powerful person in our life that has a significant effect on each of us - for good or bad. Unfortunately, with the Sun in the twelfth house, there is unusual suffering related to the father figure.

12th house :

 The 12th  house is one of the most spiritual houses in our astrological chart. It represents issues related to spirituality, secrets, karma, charity, confinement, institutions, suffering, cosmic consciousness, meditation, escapism and service to humanity. When the Sun is placed in this house, we often become an intuitive, the type of person that is extremely sensitive to other people’s feelings and emotions.

12th house indicates spiritual guidance, prayer, and clandestine activities; foreign life, distant lands, imagination, dreams, bedroom, cloister, enclosure etc. 

Individuals with the Sun placed here are compassionate, caring and self-sacrificing. A loss of boundaries about oneself and others often occurs when planets are placed in the 12th  house. Wherever the Sun is placed in our chart, is where we are forced to find our oneness with God and find out who we truly are. 

General characteristics :

1. The natives born with Sun in their 12th house would be reserve personas who would always need their space as they feel secure & strong within that.
2. They won’t be friends with everyone around but will share a peaceful bond with the society and in a professional arena while on the other part, they would be more satisfied in solitude but they do believe in keeping many people in good relation but they are not among the social animals.
3. The  natives having Sun in 12th house carry a leading approach and personality wherever the stand and move from.
4. They believe in possessing a strong understanding and perceiving the depths of worthy aspects. They will look towards reaching the intellectual & wiser heights rather than craving towards the center stage and all lights upon them.
5. Their calm appearance won’t let their real core come out in the public or should say in front of anyone for which only very rare people would be aware of their real one.
6. The natives of this placement  should always possess a courtyard within the house and should stay true & pure from the core throughout the life path.
7. The native having Sun in 12th house  would give great endeavor and hard work at every place & aspect throughout their life path beside which they will provide variant services to those around while on the most positive side of it, they will get recognized and admired for all of their efforts & services
8. The native having Sun in 12th house  should stay involved in spiritual aspects and should learn to forgive others even to enemies as that will benefit them. 
9. There may be some expression of the creative intelligence toward the building of dormitories, ashrams, hospitals, foreign residences, and charitable works in general.

Father :

1. There is absent or missing father figure in the life of native having Sun in 12th house.  
2. There is always a  feeling of detachment from the father figure. This occurs for many reasons, but the most frequent reason seems to be the loss of the father figure at a young age. These individuals were unable to bond with the father figure due to their sudden death or absence or discord from them .
3. It is possible that the father figure had a drug or alcohol problem or had an   aggressive and abusive nature  , which made them incapable of bonding with the child. These individuals grow up feeling detached and perceive their father as distant.
4. Also , there is a possibility that the  father is physically present in the individual’s life, but there is no relationship and no bond. The father might have worked a lot, traveled a lot or simply did not communicate with the individual while growing up or he may be hospitalized for a chronic illness, or abandoned the family, completely for  unknown[secret] reasons .
5. In all  instances ,there is a feeling that one does not have a father. This results in a deep-seated loneliness and a constant search for that fatherly energy.
6. If Sun is strong the father is popular and admired, yet he has a private life which may not be known to the child.
7. Often the Sun in 12th house the child develops an elaborate imaginative construct about the father which is noble and bright in character but is nevertheless a phantasm.

God as Father

1. the constant search for  fatherly energy  forces the individual to seek one’s true father which is God. A lot of suffering comes from this placement, but significant growth and spiritual advancement are possible as well.
2. Each individual must come to a point where they seek a greater love, one that is beyond the physical. Often the individual will find their oneness with God or the creative forces by service to others and put this first in their life.
3. When the person finds that  bond and feels God's unconditional love, they feel totally accepted and loved. This is the primary lesson that souls with this placement chose to learn. After they feel this unconditional love and acceptance of self they are then ready to have the great honor of finding that bond with another physical person. However, this is not likely to manifest for them until they have mastered the basic lesson of this house.

 True Purpose of Life :

1. Individuals are sometimes forced to seek God or the creative forces through experiencing suffering, heartache, depression and feelings of loneliness. These feelings occur to push individuals forward in fulfilling their true purpose. Finding oneness with God and humanity is their ultimate goal.
2. To feel oneness with humanity is a daunting task, but also because of their 12th house Sun, these individuals are well equipped to pursue it, handle it and succeed. The father figure circumstances in their lives will no longer be a curse, but will have become a blessing in disguise.
3. The  individuals who have experienced the truths of this placement to know that they are not alone and that there are a spiritual reason and predictor of why this occurs.They should not  think of themselves as victims or believe that the universe cheated them out of a relationship with a physical father. The most important thing to remember is that the universe has a plan for them and that plan is for an intense oneness and love for our spiritual father. This feeling is an unconditional love that is often beyond words.

Hidden secrets :

1. Sun in the  12th house indicates self-confidence in the realm of secrets, hidden assets, confidential information.
2. Sun's inner glittering brilliance is still there but it is deeply enclosed within the private psyche and not really visible to the wider society unless Sun is paired with other benefic  planets   in 12th house .
3. They are guided by invisible helpers and guides . However, the instructions of the ancestral Guides tend to direct one along a portion of the astral-to-material path (12th house ) which develops the charismatic personal genius, speculative intelligence, and self-promotion through one's children (Sun )
4. Sun brings intelligent ego-brightness to the traffic on the bridge between the astral plane (subconscious) and the material plane (conscious).
5. The native having Sun in 12th house is  indeed a person of high creativity in a parallel life the fantasy life .

Identity loss :

1. Sun in vyaya-bhava-12th  also contributes to the dissolution of the fleshly identity. Surya's theatrical style and political approach to dealing with dream-like imagery tend to siphon off the vitality from the animal, blood-fed, muscular body and transmit the life-force back into the dream world. As a result,  Sun in the 12th house  becomes associated with identity loss.
2. Spiritually the placement is beneficial but socially and psychologically However there is some struggle with the  lack (12th ) of recognition (Sun ) and recurring identity loss.
3. Sun in 12th house the native  may indeed live two lives: one, the heroically idealized fantasy life, and the other, the socially restricted  reality.
4. If Sun is also lord of ascendant then  the native  may be a public icon who brings the world of private imagination into the light of publicity . 

Dreams and imaginations :

1. Native having Sun in 12th house is a  king of an imaginary kingdom.They excelled in writing fantasy and secret agents books or novels .
2. Sun in 12th house  channels divines creativity primarily through works of the imagination, or through intense ego-engagement with foreign lands. 
3. He may get success in an obscure or unpopular occupation like suspense writings or composing fancy love songs .
4. The native may be visited by spiritual guides and invisible helpers in dreams . 

Foreign Link :

1. There is a natural intuitive brightness which shines an intelligent light into the realm of clandestine and foreign operations; and international clandestine business dealings .
2. As an adult, such a person is happy and often quite productive in environments where little is known about the playmates or colleagues, such as in foreign service, international relations etc.
3. One seeks praise and recognition for one's private imagination, and ability to relate to those from foreign lands .
4. Sun in 12th house , native  likes to wander in foreign lands, usually with a self-validation purpose such as recovery of past-life knowledge or political/professional  engagement with foreign lands.
5.  Sun in the 12th  house indicates foreign residence or settlement .
6. Typically the Native having Sun in 12th house  carries a feeling of being a foreigner . 

Some losses :

1. This placement is not good for eyes especially the right one . 
2. Not good for uncle .
3. Unexpected financial losses.
4. Much expenditure through the government (by way of taxes, fines etc.)"
5. This placement can bring disgrace to the native . 

Though it might seem unfair at first, the placement of the Sun in the 12th  house can truly be a blessing for those with it.