I’ll be honest: I wasn’t planning to write about the 12/12 portal. Too much hype, too many sparkly graphics promising instant ascension if you just “raise your vibration.” But since I was born on the 12th myself, I got curious. What if something came through about the importance of these numbers? So I sat down to meditate this morning.
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What came through was a transmission about the divine masculine and feminine in sacred union; it was all about the heart. I shouldn’t have been surprised. The 12th Arcanum, The Hanged Man (Neptune), is all about “head over heart.”
So the 12/12 portal can be a moment of return to the inner temple, to the place where the divine masculine and divine feminine currents meet in the heart as the sacred marriage or Hieros Gamos.
It’s not some type of external cosmic gateway, but a glyph that reminds us what we are built for: wholeness.
Why 12/12 Matters (Without the Hype)
Let’s strip this back to numerology, where the symbolism actually carries weight.
1 represents the active principle – the divine masculine as spark, direction, clarity, conscious will.
2 represents the receptive principle – the divine feminine as intuition, gestation, emotional intelligence, and relational knowing.
Put these together as 12, and you get a full cycle of initiation followed by integration. Repeat it twice, and the mirror closes: masculine and feminine facing each other, preparing for union. The total of 1 and 2, repeated twice, returns us to 6 — The Lovers.
And timing matters. The 12/12 portal falls on a Friday, the day ruled by Venus, the Planet of harmony, beauty, relational intelligence, and the subtle magnetism that draws opposites together rather than forcing them into alignment. As if that weren’t enough, the Moon moves into Libra at 4:04 PM, a sign traditionally ruled by Venus and symbolised by the scales—equilibrium, dialogue, and the meeting point between masculine and feminine principles. In other words, the celestial weather on 12 December is already speaking the language of sacred union. The sky is modelling the very balance our inner temple is seeking to cultivate.
The Hieros Gamos Within
Hieros gamos – sacred marriage – is often romanticised. But the real work happens internally. It is the moment your inner masculine stops running on vigilance and over-responsibility, and your inner feminine stops running on emotional labour and self-abandonment.
When these two currents recognise each other rather than compete, you step into the middle pillar, where Heka – the Living Light – can finally move through you without emotional knots or mental blockages. This is where intuition sharpens, courage steadies, and you stop leaking energy through polarity.
The 12/12 portal is not an event that happens to you.
It is a state you can choose to cultivate.
A Moment for Heart Activation
Heart activation isn’t a mystical bolt from above. Physiologically, it is coherence: breath, mind, emotions, and intention aligning in a stable rhythm. Spiritually, it is the inner altar lighting up — the place where you speak and reality listens.
12/12 may be a powerful moment for:
- Conscious breathwork
- Gratitude practices
- Clearing the air in relationships
- Invoking your guardian angel for support
- Forgiving past versions of yourself
- Softening into truth without collapsing into old patterns
If you work with essential oils, pairing a masculine oil (frankincense, cedarwood) with a feminine one (rose, jasmine) can help you drop into the ritual space.
The 12/12 Portal Sacred Marriage Tarot Spread
Below is a Tarot spread to use during the 12/12 portal, focusing on inner union and heart coherence. You can use any deck.
1. The Masculine Within Me (1)
How my inner Yang is currently expressing. Where I am initiating, protecting, or overextending.
2. The Feminine Within Me (2)
How my inner Yin is currently expressing. Where I am receiving, intuiting, nurturing, or over-accommodating.
3. What Wants to Be Healed Between Them (the first 12)
The pattern or wound keeping the two currents from harmonious flow.
4. My Heart’s True Desire for Union (the second 12)
What my heart is calling forth when these energies meet.
5. The Alchemical Marriage — The Resulting Light
How my life shifts as the masculine and feminine integrate.
6. Practical Action to Anchor This Union
What I can do in the physical world to embody the alignment.
Take your time with the spread. Let the insights land gently. This isn’t a day for force; it’s a day for listening.
Closing Thoughts
The 12/12 portal isn’t a cosmic escalator. It won’t whisk you to enlightenment while you sip on your green matcha latte. But it does offer a symbolic annual invitation to return to your inner altar and bring the estranged parts of you back into conversation.
The great work of sacred marriage is about becoming the ‘fully human one,’ as Mary Magdalene would put it. And when the two finally meet, the one becomes Light. It’s a neat portal to walk through in Advent Season, and you’re invited!
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