The Astrological Eleventh House

Moving on from the Tenth House where your vocation and life direction has been developed, you are at a stage now where your individuality is highly defined. Your personality is at it's most public here and that's why the symbolism found here often indicates how, and what, others will remember you for when you are gone.

In the Eleventh House, you are ready to share your ideals, beliefs and hopes with other people. This is one of the reasons that this House is associated with groups and friends.

As well as examining the Tenth House, understanding the Eleventh House can be achieved by examining it's opposite - the Fifth House. This House represents individual needs, creativity and your own children while the Eleventh represents the needs of the group rather than the individual. It also represents the children of other people.

Since this House represents the needs of the group, it can also be extended to be associated with politics, where the needs of society are taken into consideration. Voluntary work, humanitarian and social work all come under this part of the birth chart too.

So, through the symbolism found in your Eleventh House you can get a feel for what themes you can expect within your friendships, groups you belong to and attitude to social issues in general. Your relationship with other people's children may be described here too.

For example, let's say that you had Mercury placed in this House. Mercury represents change, communication, duality and mental stimulation. If you think about this symbolism combine with some of the themes represented by the Eleventh House you can get some interesting themes that arise.

You may enjoy sharing your ideas between friends and perhaps have more than your fair share of Gemini or Virgo acquaintances (since Mercury rules these signs). It will probably be especially important to you that you find your friends mentally stimulating, and the same qualities would be needed for you to be involved within a group setting. This planet is known for needing stimulation, so it is quite likely that you would need a wide variety of friends to keep you mentally stimulated.

A group activity that you would enjoy could include a debate society, or public speaking.... or perhaps you would be involved in speaking out about social issues - especially regarding the children of other people!