posted June 18, 2006 12:15 PM              

"If your partner's Mercury falls in your twelfth house, you might find yourself talking about personal or spiritual matters more than you would with other people. Something about your partner gives you the feeling that you are either free to discuss these things, or that you should discuss them.

Now, the twelfth house is a tricky house when it is activated in synastry. When someone's planet(s) fall in your twelfth house, you might feel somewhat unsettled, and you might find that your partner finds you somewhat elusive as well. Often, there is a distinct feeling of mistrust in these scenarios, especially on the part of the planet person. In our example, if your partner's Mercury falls in your twelfth house, a rather impersonal, matter-of-fact energy (Mercury) is meeting a personal, elusive, and indefinable part of you. It is a difficult combination, because your partner is trying to get you to define, in a straightforward and matter-of-fact way, things that you feel are better left unspoken. At the very least, twelfth house matters can certainly be expressed, but not comfortably in a Mercury-energy manner. Your responses may not leave Mercury satisfied. Your partner may be puzzled as to why you don't seem to be capable of giving straight answers. He or she may even decide that you are holding back, purposely eluding him or her, hiding something, etc. If you are involved in a deep relationship with the Mercury person, he or she may, on some level, find you vaguely untrustworthy. You might react by holding back even more, and the effect can be quite difficult. Why does your partner always seem to want you to spell things out?

Mercury overlaying the twelfth house stands in stark contrast to our example of Mercury overlaying the sixth house, where it feels comfortable (it is much easier to be factual about daily routines!). However, this doesn't mean that Mercury overlaying the 6th is a "better" position than Mercury overlaying the 12th. The Mercury/12th overlay can be a deeply rewarding one, while the Mercury/6th overlay, an annoying one! More probably, each combination has its pros and cons. Much will depend on the particular needs and personalities of the people involved."

(Source: www.cafeastrology.com/articles/synastryplanetsinhouses.html

posted June 18, 2006 06:44 PM              

It's not that I'm a dishonest person, but there is this caution I have about saying exactly what I think when he asks me a question. And no matter what I say he asks me WHY?

Very interesting article though..

His mercury falls in my 12th house while mine falls in his 4th.