The eleventh house is where we find our identity within a group; it symbolizes one-to-many relationships as distinct from Seventh house one-to-one relationships. It rules friends, groups, our social circle, membership in societies and organizations, ideals and aspirations shared by the groups to which we belong, and in general, situations in which we have to change our behavior to get along with more than one other person at the same time. Planets in the eleventh house show the kind of friends we attract to us, or the kinds of energy we experience in relation to groups. Many planets in this house indicate that we live a large part of our lives in connection with our friends or groups, and often need group support to accept or value what we are doing.

The eleventh house is that one-twelfth sector of the local sky midway between the midheaven and the eastern horizon (see picture at top of page) occupied by planets two to four hours after they rise.

With Mercury in your eleventh house your friends are often younger than yourself, and chosen for their mental rather than their emotional appeal. Your mind is centered on humanitarian values (what could and should be), as well as ideas connected with group work and goals (making your inner vision real). You are good at putting your ideas to work in the world, and making your dreams real.

 With Venus in your eleventh house you will benefit through friends and groups, both of which support your goals and objectives. You tend towards an altruistic or humanistic value system, and love community projects and group work. Venus afflicted—in hard aspect to the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Neptune or Pluto, or in Scorpio or Capricorn—in this house indicates self-indulgence and lack of discrimination in choice of friends (who in this case could work against your goals).