Continuing our discussion from the past seven months, the energy of planets in the natal 12th house are often less accessible or more difficult to tap into than other placements.

Uranus is the planet that represents individuality, eccentricity, inventiveness, and rebelliousness.  In many ways Uranus is the antithesis of Saturn, which we discussed last month.  Sometimes it's said that Uranus breaks the rules that Saturn makes.  When Uranus is in the 12th house, any of these (or indeed a mixture of them) may be active.  We may feel a sense of restrained expression or waiting for an opportunity to express this individuality or the right time to present a new idea.  This may represent a radical departure from traditional beliefs or ways of doing things, often accompanied by (at least an initial) caution about making these thoughts or ideas public.

High profile  people with Natal Uranus in the 12th include:

People working behind the scenes (or in unique ways), seeking to make diverse (or radical) social or political statement  includes NAACP leader Julian Bond, Argentinean revolutionary Che Guevara, teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa, Dr. Martin Luther King, U.S. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman,  and actor turned Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Also, Nazi Dictator Adolph Hitler.

Groundbreaking photographer Ansel Adams, innovative producer-director Steven Spielberg, and automotive innovators John Z. DeLorean and Lee Iococca all share this placement.

People whose careers allowed a public expression of sexual preference include Sandra Bernhard, Anne Heche, and k.d. lang, 

Newscaster/Reporters (Uranus rules broadcasters and broadcasting) Sam Donaldson, Dan Rather, Tom Snyder, Charles Kuralt, and  Mike Wallace who, at age 86, was recently arrested and charged with disorderly conduct all have Natal Uranus in the 12th.

Musicians with a 12th house Uranus include The Mamas and Papas Mama Cass Elliot and Mama Michelle Phillips, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel, Sting, Van Morrison, and composers George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky, and Randy Newman.

American astronomer and visionary Carl Sagan shares a 12th house Uranus with fabled Astronomer/astrologer/prophet Michel de Nostradamus and astronaut Sally Ride. 

Individualistic expression symbolic of Uranus in the 12th spans a wide spectrum of pursuits from poets T.S. Eliot and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to porn magnate Larry Flynt, to cult leader Charles Manson.

People leading distinctly dual lives that have Uranus in the 12th include Basketball star Wilt Chamberlain with his well-publicized sexual conquests, TV psychic pitchwoman Miss Cleo, as well as John Z. DeLorean and Charles Kuralt who were already mentioned above.

* data searches performed using  AstroDatabank