Astrological Houses: The Eleventh House in Brief

The Ninth House was concerned with the authority of concepts and ideas already respected by the world, but the Eleventh House is purely concerned with the authority of concepts and ideas that are proposed by you and/or by the people with whom you identify. You are most likely to identify with your friends, so friends fall under the influence of the Eleventh astrological House. You probably socialize and even party with your friends, so both of these ideas are controlled by this house. And socializing with your friends generally makes you feel good about who you are. Associating with people who accept us for who we are right now is another aspect of the Eleventh House.

Many times (though certainly not all the time) our friends are made up of people who either share goals with us or have similar careers or areas of study. Sometimes these friends aren't exactly close friends, but we can gain a lot just from our associations. Because of this, the concepts of clubs, groups, and unions of people with common goals come under the roof of the Eleventh House. From the idea of goals we come to hopes and wishes, both individually and as a group.

The Eleventh House in astrology symbolizes individuals with ideas of their own (by themselves or in groups) trying to perfect their independent viewpoints so they may one day become authorities themselves. It is here we see the connection to both the Ninth and Tenth Houses through the idea of the strong authority figure. In reality, those with independent viewpoints are generally considered eccentrics or geniuses (or both). The Eleventh House contains the same creative spirit as the Fifth House (which is its opposite on the house wheel), but there is an important difference. The creativity expressed by the Eleventh astrological House is not expressed for its own sake. Instead, it is the spirits of invention harnessed for the good of the group. So art may fall under the control of the Fifth House, but invention, especially if that invention benefits a large group of people, is connected to the Eleventh House.

Independent viewpoints lead us to the idea of abstract thought, which becomes a necessary tool to be used when we have the desire to invent something. We must be able to envision that which has never existed before. This process naturally evolves into creative mutations that are only possible if we dare to dream of a future that has not yet come to pass. This, of course, is science in its purest form, so science is linked to this astrological house.

A consideration of science will eventually bring us back to astrology. We come full circle and acknowledge that the Eleventh House rules astrology and its associated ideas. Through our knowledge of what energies are at work inside us and inside those people who are members of the groups we belong to, we may best accomplish our own goals.

The Eleventh House is ruled by the planet Uranus and the sign Aquarius.