Your Secret Self

by Marks, Tracy

• ISBN13: 9780892541614
• ISBN10: 089254161X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Ibis Pr

Summary

The Twelfth House is where the angels of our creative inspiration and spirituality, and the demons of our shadow self reside. Tracy Marks, psychotherapist /astrologer, provides penetrating insights into the inner workings of both the hidden weaknesses and strengths of the Twelfth House, and provides practical and easy-to-use worksheets to support the process of recovering buried facets of ourselves. Part I: The multi-faceted meanings of the Twelfth House Part II: The meaning of individual Twelfth house planets and signs, their rulers and placement Part III: Psychodynamics of the Twelfth House -the emotional conflicts associated with it, and the process of integrating and liberating Twelfth House energies Part IV: Self Transformation through Dreamwork and the dream experience using case studies related to the Twelfh House Part V: The Collective Shadow, focusing on the Twelfth House of the United States. This is an updated, expanded and revised addition of a book published in 1989, with over 30 pages of new material.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. iv
Introduction	p. 1
The Twelfth House: Your Hidden Wisdom	p. 5
Introduction	p. 7
Your Twelfth House Profile	p. 10
The Inner Life	p. 12
Displacement Patterns: Aspects	p. 19
Relationships	p. 24
Sensitivity, Service & Imagination	p. 26
Spirituality and Transcendence	p. 30
Becoming Whole	p. 32
Twelfth House Keywords	p. 39
Your Twelfth House Profile	p. 40
Notes on Your Twelfth House Profile	p. 42
And Then the Chart Spoke	p. 44
Twelfth House Planets & Signs	p. 47
Introduction	p. 49
Planetary Rulers of the Twelfth House: By House Placement	p. 51
Sun (Leo) in the Twelfth House	p. 55
Moon (Cancer) in the Twelfth House	p. 62
Mercury (Gemini, Virgo) in the Twelfth House	p. 70
Venus (Taurus, Libra) in the Twelfth House	p. 78
Mars (Aries) in the Twelfth House	p. 85
Jupiter (Sagittarius) in the Twelfth House	p. 93
Saturn (Capricorn) in the Twelfth House	p. 100
Uranus (Aquarius) in the Twelfth House	p. 108
Neptune (Pisces) in the Twelfth House	p. 114
Pluto (Scorpio) in the Twelfth House	p. 121
For Further Understanding ... Read Myths	p. 130
The Lunar Nodes in the Twelfth House	p. 132
The Psychodynamics of Twelfth House Conflicts	p. 135
The Disowned Self	p. 137
Family Dynamics	p. 139
The House of Atreus: Family Curse or Conditioning?	p. 142
The Inner Wound	p. 145
Defense Mechanisms	p. 146
On Repression	p. 148
Inner Persecutors & Demons	p. 150
The Dynamics of Shame	p. 153
Maintaining the Family System	p. 156
Guilt, Suffering, & Self-Defeating Behavior	p. 157
On Fear & Anxiety	p. 160
The Process of Integration: Twelfth House Liberation	p. 163
The Commitment to Wholeness	p. 165
The Process of Change	p. 168
Coping with Anxiety & Fear	p. 174
Encountering Our Shadow Selves	p. 177
Accepting Our Shadow Selves	p. 180
Embracing Our True Selves	p. 187
Self Transformation Through Dreamwork	p. 191
Why Do Dreamwork?	p. 193
How to Recall Your Dreams	p. 197
Hints for Dreamwork and Dream Interpretation	p. 200
Dream Symbology	p. 203
Frequent Dream Themes & Their Symbolic Meanings	p. 207
The Dream Questionnaire	p. 209
"The Water Giver Dream" Worksheet	p. 215
Cosmic Dreams	p. 222
The Dream Experience: Twelfth House Case Studies	p. 224
A Twelfth House Dream Journey (March, 1988)	p. 244
Trusting Inner Guidance	p. 246
Dreams of Violation	p. 250
Dreams of Incapacity & Capacity	p. 253
The Inner Male	p. 255
Dreams of Aggression	p. 260
Beyond the Body: Dreams of Expansion	p. 266
Encounter With the Shadow	p. 268
Owning the Body: Increasing Capacity	p. 269
Dialogue with Daphne	p. 272
Letting It Out & Letting Go	p. 276
The Collective Shadow	p. 281
The Collective Shadow	p. 283
Nazi Germany	p. 285
The United States	p. 291
The Larger Collective	p. 298
Bibliography	p. 301
About the Author	p. 307
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