by Dawn Rose
Moon in 11th House Synastry Meaning, Symbolism, and hidden elements to consider in zodiac compatibility analysis!
So, you are dating someone new, or you’ve been in a relationship for a while, and you are eager to get some insight into the true potential of the relationship.
You’ve learned about the significance of house overlays and are now impatient to learn what it means to have their Moon in your 11th House in synastry (or vice versa).
The Moon is indeed a whole mini world in astrology to deeply explore and understand, both in your own natal chart and in your compatibility analysis with another person.
In its essence, the Moon as a symbol is the embodiment of our soul with all the joys, hurts, experiences, and wisdom it carries from our past lives.
The Moon is one of the most delicate points in our natal charts, and it is also the door through which we can access the emotional world of someone else (if we know how to). Indeed, we should thread softly in this venture, for which reason I need to draw your attention to a few things before I tell you what the Moon in 11th House Synastry may or may not mean for your relationship.
Moon in 11th House Synastry: When does it Actually Mean Something?
To get you started with house overlays, I must first tell you that they can mislead you greatly if you haven’t taken the initial few preliminary steps in your compatibility analysis.
Most importantly, the Moon in 11th house synastry overview I am about to give you will mean very little for your relationship if you haven’t looked at each of the charts separately beforehand.
Gaining a good understanding of each other’s needs, desires, and approach to love and relationships separately is a key step that by no means should be skipped or overlooked.
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The Moon, of course plays a significant role in this initial analysis, because its position by sign, house, and aspects will give you a very thorough understanding of each other’s hidden emotional needs, inner talents, and trauma that has to be dealt with.
I like to give the example of Moon square Venus, which is a classic example of a woman, who has issues in her early relationships, because of inborn insecurities she has and the inability to truly value and appreciate herself. A woman with this aspect usually projects her emotional instability onto partners and often attracts narcissists, who further enhance this skewed self-image she has of herself. By making the wound hurt, they empower her to finally deal with the issue and start practicing more self-love and appreciation. Although early relationships may be a good catalyst for ‘forcing’ someone with this aspect to work on it and overcome it, the best kind of partner for someone with this aspect would be an individual, who has a trine between these two planets, and can assist her in the healing process.
For men, this same aspect means that they have an inner contradiction of the type of woman they want for a long-term partner. They have an inherent draw towards very different types of women, and they often find someone, who they consider as ‘wife’ material, and another one, who they consider as a ‘lover’.
This is exactly the reason why, if your partner’s Moon falls in your 11th house in synastry, it will mean one thing if their Moon is harmoniously placed by sign and by aspects, and completely another thing if their Moon is heavily afflicted.
The One Most Important Thing To Remember About Moon in 11th House Synastry
The most important thing to remember about having someone’s Moon in your eleventh house in Synastry is that it acts as a permanent transit to your eleventh house!
This means that for as long as you are in this particular relationship, for as long as you communicate and exchange energies with this person, their Moon will be like a permanent transit in your 11th house.
Their Moon, with all it represents will be affecting your friendships, your social connections, and even the realization of your dreams and ideals, because this is essentially what the 11th house represents. Someone else’s Moon in your 11th house may even help you to crystalize your dreams and encourage you to pursue them with greater zest if the cross-aspect are favorable. It may also suggest that you and your partner are able to form a relationship that is based on friendship and mutual ideals above anything else. Whether the Moon in 11th house synastry aspect will affect your current life in such an enriching and uplifting way, or on the other hand – disturb your social life, ruin your friendships, and disrupt your vision for the future, will entirely depend on the state of your own 11th house, and the aspects of their Moon.
If you have planets in your eleventh house, your partner’s Moon will be further activating these planets, and the aspects they are making.
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Let’s say you have Venus in the 11th house, making a trine to your Mercury. This is indeed a lovely aspect, because some authors claim Venus has a ‘second exhaltation’ in the 11th house, as it enhances the person’s ability to be friendly and form friendships. The aspect would suggest you are very much liked among groups of people, you easily pick up conversations and enjoy participating in communities that share a common cause or ideal.
This favorable aspect may also suggest you fall in love with younger partners, or that you are good at writing and expressing yourself in beautiful ways – both through art and writing. Now imagine someone else’s harmoniously aspected Moon falls into your 11th house and further activates this aspect? What would the result be?
Well, they will be able to intuitively help you to further grow your circle of friends and your influence among them. They will make your presence in groups and social gatherings even more magnetic and likeable, and they are also likely to be able to help you find unpredictable, imaginative ways in which you can realize your dreams and ideals.
A second scenario is when your 11th house Venus makes a difficult aspect. For example, a square to Mars and/or the partner’s Moon is afflicted. What happens then? Well, for one they will be activating an already hard aspect, which makes you look rude, aggressive, and pushy in social environments. They are likely to unconsciously provoke situations that distance you from your friends or blur the vision for your future. They may make you doubt your own dreams and ideals and create situations that make it even harder for you to build a better future for yourself.
I hope you can see why these things are critical to consider when making a proper Moon in 11th house synastry analysis!
This is exactly the reason why it is absolutely vital that you FIRST have a very thorough and in-depth examination of their Moon in their own chart. And of course, your Moon in your own chart, plus an examination of the person’s 11th house.
AND to know very well what the Moon symbolizes and what the Eleventh House symbolizes.
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Moon in 11th House Synastry Symbolism
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One key thing to remember about the Moon when it comes to synastry is that it always shows our relationship with the mother. And this very first relationship we’ve had in our life will reflect ALL other relationships from now on. This is valid for absolutely everyone.
The Moon shows in a very expressive, almost ‘picturesque’ kind of way how our mother loved us, or more precisely – our perception of how we were loved.
And, this very first lesson on how to love is deeply ingrained in our subconscious mind, therefore, putting a mark on all of our relationships. Unless we mindfully and consciously choose to change something.
This is why, when someone else’s Moon falls into our eleventh house, they will bring this very strong ‘maternal’ energy into it, and whether this energy supports us by gently helping us to grow our social influence and empowers us to pursue our dreams, or triggers emotional and mental issues, entirely depends on the Moon’s position by sign and aspects.
The Moon in the air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) is very light, communicative, and adaptable. It brings with it the need to communicate and to intellectualize feelings. Air Moons bring lightness, collaboration, and curiosity with them.
The Moon in fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) is passionate, direct, and very dramatic. It brings with it an energy of adventure, self-assurance, and the need to be noticed, loved, and appreciated.
The Moon in water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) is nurturing, intuitive, and imaginative. It brings with it the classic feminine energy of magnetism, depth of feelings, and the inborn need for emotional attachment.
The Moon in earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) is practical, grounded, and down-to-earth. It brings with it an energy of stability, maturity, and the need to show love through practical acts of kindness.
11th House Meaning
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The 11th house is all about our social environment.
It speaks of our friendships, our social circles and how easily we can integrate ourselves into a group or a community.
It is important to note that here we speak of teams and groups of friends, where there is no hierarchy – all people are equal and have the same rights – they are part of an egregor, working together towards a common goal.
More precisely, it is a relationship in a team where there is no boss and a clear purpose for which the team was created. Therefore, the group work, typical for the 11th house is somehow two-dimenstional: the team has a specific activity, but it does not exhaust the goals of the group, which in some parts are fundamentally unattainable (at least in the foreseeable future). For example, eco activism groups, who strive for the complete elimination of pollution.
For a more thorough understanding of the eleventh house, it is important to keep in mind its sacrifice, which is expressed primarily in the submission of one’s own will and individuality to the group egregore.
Consent and constructive work in the group or team is possible only with a significant sacrifice from all of its members, expressed in their willingness to dedicate their energy and time. As well as the willingness to give up some of their ego and personal goals for the sake of the group vision.
On the other hand, the team gives each member the opportunity to connect to a common egregor, and the person does get a sense of support and security.
The 11th house is just opposite of the 5th, so it has a relation to children, too, but it also speaks of how well we are able to share our creations with others. How well we are able to realize our projects and manifest our dreams.
This is why in a way it is a business-related house, related to our projects, how they unfold, and how they are perceived by bigger groups of people. Someone else’s well-aspected Moon, stimulating this house can surely support us in making our creations seen by a wider audience.
11th house also speaks of people, who support us, and who are willing to unconditionally help us reach our visions and dreams.
It is an extremely altruistic house, and this is why a partner’s well-aspected Moon or other planet there can speak of a relationship, based on mutual support and a common vision towards the future.
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11th House Significance in Synastry
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The synastric planets of your eleventh house will show your friendly feelings for your partner (or lack thereof) and also show the characteristic bonds that arise between you and your partner when the two of you take part in various groups and communities. It can be participation in clubs, social movements, hiking, etc.
In itself, the situation of the eleventh house requires some effort from you, because you have to adjust to a partner – but whether you will do it or try to transfer this responsibility onto him, depends largely on the relationship as a whole and each partner’s evolutionary level.
As always, when interpreting the synastric planets of the eleventh house, one must first pay attention to its strength in the horoscope and any planets that may be in it.
For example, if one’s eleventh house is weak and poorly aspected, then the synastric planets of the partner, falling into it, can cause the person unpleasant feelings in certain situations. They can misinterpret their partner’s behavior and fail to recognize their intentions.
On the contrary, with a strong eleventh house, a Moon in the 11th house overlay can cause a surge of friendship and enthusiasm for a partner, who will literally knock you off your feet!
Moon in 11th House Synastry Meaning
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When one’s Moon falls in the eleventh house of their partner’s horoscope, they may find themselves instinctively drawn to this person.
The Moon person will be able to appreciate the ideals that the house person cherishes and will be likely to display a friendly concern for their general welfare. They may first meet through being connected with a group, formed for the purpose of pursuing some common ideal.
With good aspects, the Moon in 11th house synastry overlay is an indication of a real bond of friendship.
If the relationship with the partner as a whole develops, then this aspect will make the friendship very warm: the Moon person will be happy to take care of the house person, demanding almost nothing in return.
However, this aspect hides many opportunities for abuse, and not the least of them will be the subconscious temptation of the Moon person to secretly enslave the house person, isolating them from the rest of the world and, especially, the informal groups in which the house person belongs.
Along with caring for them and under the guise of general sympathy for the house person’s group activities, the Moon person can become very jealous of the Moon person and try to tie them to him/her as much as possible. Therefore, isolating the house person first energetically and then physically from all group activities and interests.
With their partner’s harmonious Moon, the house person may not even notice anything – just at some point they will find that all of their friend circles have disappeared somewhere, or that he/she has lost all interest in them. When the Moon person’s Moon is afflicted, the same effect can result from a long series of fights, clarifying the relationship, temporary breakups, or constant scenes of jealousy of the house person’s friends and ‘inessential’ passions.
At the same time, the karmic meaning of the Moon in 11th house synastry aspect is just the opposite. The house person’s group activities should support their partner’s energy and make their life more cozy and comfortable. For this to be true, however, both partners need to give up their own aspirations and understand that their union must be part of a wider group life and work.
The hidden purpose of the Moon in 11th house synastry aspect may be to make the person whose eleventh house is involved more aware of the importance of joining forces with those who share his ideals, and of being ready to accept friendship when it is offered.
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