12th House (Vyaya Bhava)
Sleep, dreams, release, charity, liberation
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12th House (Vyaya Bhava) (Bhava)
Sleep, dreams, release, charity, liberation
One of the twelve domains of life in Vedic astrology. Each house corresponds to a specific area of human experience — from the self to society to the spiritual. In the garden, each bed embodies a house through its plants.
Body parts: Feet, lymph, the unconscious
Paired sign: Pisces"Pisces teaches surrender and compassion. Gentle, water-loving dream herbs and sleep medicines that dissolve hard boundaries."
Tend the life-domain of this house the way you'd tend its bed.
Plants of this House (10)
Borage
Borago officinalis
Pacifies PittaTaste: Sweet, SaltyEnergy: Cooling
Chamomile
Matricaria recutita
Pacifies Pitta & VataTaste: Bitter, SweetEnergy: Cooling
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: Sour, PungentEnergy: Cooling
Love-in-a-Mist
Nigella damascena
Pacifies KaphaTaste: Pungent, BitterEnergy: Heating
Helps with: Indigestion / bloating
Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis
Pacifies Pitta & VataTaste: SweetEnergy: Cooling
Mint
Mentha spicata / piperita
Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Pungent, SweetEnergy: Cooling
