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Broadly, they all do because the Eleventh House relates to fellowship. But the Eleventh House is actually the house of benefactors. Benefactors are friends who provide material and financial support to you and can help advance your career and reputation. It’s not about asking what you can do for your friends, it’s about asking what your friends can do for you. It’s about identifying your ambitions and finding the people who can help you attain them. It’s time to meet the real Eleventh House.
The Eleventh House in the Natal Chart: The Pursuit of Happiness, Acquisition, Ambition, Benefactors, and Friends
It may surprise you that the Eleventh House is a financial house, but that’s one of its primary functions. All of the succedent houses are financial to some extent: the Second House is the money you have or the money you earn; the Fifth House is the money you gamble; the Eighth House is the money you owe, share, or inherit; and the Eleventh House is the money you acquire. In traditional astrology, the Eleventh House was known as the place of food fortune, but also as the place of acquisition, and this is where our understanding of the Eleventh House begins.
The Eleventh House is another house that seems to contain many unrelated concepts, but there are some key points that unify these ideas. First, we believe that everything in the Eleventh House will make us happy. When we think of good fortune and prosperity, we picture the Eleventh House with its money, fellowship and friendships, and the realization of our fondest dreams, wishes, and ambitions. The other important point about the Eleventh House is
that everything in the Eleventh House appears to be somewhere out there in the world, and we must go out into the world to acquire it. We need to seek out friends, allies, patrons, supporters, and benefactors.
We must acquire money and resources. And we must pursue our dreams and wishes.
Platonic friendships belong to the Eleventh House, and there are situations where this is the most appropriate expression of the Eleventh House, but those situations are generally limited to questions about
Scorecard
Succedent House
11th
The Eleventh House is a
succedent house; it
follows and supports the
Tenth House. The Tenth
House represents your
highest potential and
accomplishments, and the
Eleventh House contains your hopes, personal aspirations, and the things you need to acquire to support those accomplishments.
Prominence
The Eleventh House is above the horizon, so it’s quite visible. It’s also considered a very beneficial house. Planets in the Eleventh House receive a prominence score of +4.
Relationship
The Eleventh House describes your relationships to your benefactors, peers, teammates, and platonic friends. It also describes your relationship to the things you want and hope to acquire.
Triggers
Triggers to the Eleventh House and/or the ruler of the Eleventh House affect your pursuit of happiness. The Eleventh House represents the things you believe will make you happy, and disruptions to the Eleventh House ripple through your personal dreams and ambitions.
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