The twelve Houses of the Zodiac represent various sides of your personality, effectively creating the backdrop for your life. Whether it's money, work or partnerships, the Houses speak to key areas of our day-to-day lives.
The Eleventh House is the House of Friends. It represents the strength we find through our friendships and group affiliations. Through our alliances with others, we understand the power of the collective. Whether they're your best buddy, your classmates, your coworkers, the girl on the stair machine next to you at the gym every night or your church or social groups, these friends and acquaintances are ruled by this house of the zodiac chart.
The natural sign of the Eleventh House is Aquarius -- the eleventh sign of the Zodiac and the most sociable and socially conscious of the signs. The planet Uranus, an outer planet affecting progressive action and social reform, rules the house. All this sociability and outward-direction means that, while friends can be one-on-one confidantes, the thrust and purpose of this house is change and progression on larger terms. It is through brotherhood, fellowship and stewardship of larger causes -- be they global or local -- that this house asserts its strongest influence.
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