In Libra, the eleventh house would seek accord: courteous friends, a group that avoids outbursts, projects built in partnership.
Friendship is an art of balance: everyone finds their place, and you make sure no one is wronged.
Reconciling two friends who have fallen out and getting very different people to work together.
Avoiding any disagreement in the group at the price of your own opinions.
By Thomas Guilhot · updated
Two friends who have fallen out end up at the same table because someone took care to seat them side by side: that is the kind of gesture tradition lends to this cusp.
Libra weaves bonds through courtesy and a sense of justice. Your friendships often form in twos, as duos, before widening. The shared projects you like marry beauty and connection: an association’s gallery opening, a collective of makers, a choir, a film club. Your hopes would speak of peace, of fair sharing, of a graceful social life where everyone is respected.
Venus is the ruler. Escorting the Sun at a short distance, she readily shares its sector or the one next to it. Her position indicates the source of friendships: Venus in the 7th house, the friend sometimes becomes the associate or partner; in the 9th, ties formed abroad or in studies; in the 1st, a personal amiability that draws the circle. Exalted in Pisces, she would give very tender ties; in Virgo, her fall, a more modest affection. Jupiter settled in this house would find its joy there.
The difficulty would be indecision and fear of conflict. To ruffle no one, you accept every invitation, say yes to every project, then wear yourself out. The 5th house in Aries, opposite, recalls the pleasure of choosing for yourself, frankly. Daring to give a kindly refusal would strengthen friendships instead of threatening them.
Many stories would begin with a patient friendship, or a meeting at a wedding, a gallery opening, or an evening at friends’ houses.
You like your couple to be harmoniously part of your circle and everyone to get along. You dread scenes. The 5th house in Aries, at the opposite point, would nonetheless reveal in courtship a surprising, almost athletic boldness, which contrasts with your reserve in groups.
This placement would be valuable in negotiation, public relations, partnership management, mediation, collective craft work, or consulting.
You build lasting alliances and win support through tact. In meetings, you restate everyone’s positions to find common ground. Your weak point: putting off a hard decision so as not to upset any colleague.
A dinner with a carefully set table, guests chosen so they get along, soft music: social life is staged with taste.
You thank people in writing, never forget a courtesy, split the bill to the cent. You may, however, keep an annoyance to yourself for weeks on end. Saying early what bothers you would keep the discomfort from settling in.
Venus, lady of the eleventh place, would have promised, in the eyes of the ancient authors, pleasant friends, artists, or people of good company, and hopes tied to alliances and marriages.
Lilly, who sees in Venus the lesser fortune, would read there favors obtained through grace and gentleness, especially if the planet is free of bad aspects.
Modern authors would stress the sociability of cardinal air: a capacity to create connection and to start collaborations. The Libra–Aries axis would put concern for the other on the side of the group and personal drive on the side of pleasures; the challenge would be to sacrifice neither, and to keep in the circle a voice that dares to decide.
The sign on the cusp of the 11th house depends on the time and place of birth; its ruler becomes the ruler of the house, and where it sits in the chart extends the house.
succedent house: friendships, collective projects, hopes.
The 11th houseA air sign, cardinal.
The Libra signVenus rules Libra: its place in the chart extends the 11th house.
Venus in the 11th houseIt would describe harmonious, courteous friendships, a mediating role in the group, shared projects that combine the beautiful and the just. You want everyone to feel respected. Your pitfall would be fear of disagreement. Opposite, the 5th house in Aries brings to personal pleasures an unexpected frankness and ardor.
Venus, at home in Libra as in Taurus. Never more than 47° from the Sun, she is seldom far from it in the wheel. The sector she inhabits shows where friends come from: partnership, travel, self-presentation. A Venus in Virgo, the sign of her fall, would make these ties more reserved.
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