Stellium in 11th house

Njorwhald

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Can anyone help me decipher my stellium in 11th house? I've been told it's difficult, Saturn opposed to Jupiter I imagine would be a little uncomfortable.
 
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stelliums in houses
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080418162943AA1TzLE
http://www.lunarliving.org/astrology/stellium_grandquintile.shtml
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33102
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/aspects2.html

house meanings
http://www.horoscopeswithin.com/houses.php
http://www.astrologyzine.com/what-is-a-house-in-astrology.shtml
http://www.dkfoundation.co.uk/dkfoundation/BookKarma&NewDirections.htm
http://www.gotohoroscope.com/houses-in-chart.html
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/temples/h1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(astrology)
http://www.astro.com/astrology/in_house2_e.htm
http://www.skyviewzone.com/astrology/houses.htm

Natal chart aspects
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/sunaspects.html
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/aspects2.html
http://www.cafeastrology.com/natal/planetsaspectsastrology.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_aspect
http://www.astro.com/astrology/in_aspect_e.htm
http://www.skyviewzone.com/astrology/aspectsreference.htm
http://www.skyviewzone.com/astrology/aspectssun.htm
http://astrologynotes.org/wiki/Sun_aspects
http://www.astrologyindepth.com/Special:prefixindex/category:
http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/TOClessons.htm
http://www.theastrologicalaspects.com/
http://www.strangehouse.com/natal-aspects/index.php

planets in houses
http://www.horoscopeswithin.com/planetsinhouses.php
Houses/signs are like the backdrop of a stage/theatre, planets in houses behave like actors on a stage, the *aspects* show how these planets/actor behave in a house
 

JUPITERASC

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Can anyone help me decipher my stellium in 11th house? I've been told it's difficult, Saturn opposed to Jupiter I imagine would be a little uncomfortable.
By their very nature, Stelliums are complex. In your case you have five planets in Capricorn (ie a stellium in Capricorn). You have mentioned houses in relation to cusps and this is a much debated topic so I shall refer you to useful and helpful comments already made on the subject that you may find helpful :smile:

You don't change House Systems just because you don't like the way the chart looks. In reality, it doesn't matter. A Planet is Cadent not because it's in the 3rd House, but because it's in the 3rd Sign from the Ascendant, so it doesn't really matter.

Whole Sign Houses will allow you to grasp the basic concepts a little faster.
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Four Modern Astrologers said Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy: "…can be very good with kids..." "...just your presence would be beneficial to other people..." "...a fairly well-rounded personality...you can offer a good role model..." "You have an instinctive awareness and your uninhibited response to life can refresh and gladden whomever you encounter."

Traditional Astrology Says:
"...shows a strange mind and very wicked."

Gacy received 12 Death and 21 Life sentences for the murder of 33 boys.
And that is exactly how the ancients referred to placements, which is intrinsic to the whole sign house format: they used the term PLACE, meaning a sign; the third PLACE = the 3rd sign (from the ascendant) and so on; they did not start using "enclosure" terms for these PLACES (wrds such as templi-"temple", or domus-"house") until hundreds of years into the CE; in whole sign PLACE = the SIGN; and later the SIGN became known as the HOUSE.
This PLACE = SIGN concept is most clearly illustrated in Manilius ("Astronomica" 14 AD), Valens ("Anthology" 1st century AD) and Paulus Alexandrianus ("Late Classical Astrology", 358 AD)

I used Placidus from approximately 1963 through 1998, with good results. Then thanks to Robert Hand, I learned about Whole Sign; it SEEMED to make sense to me, so I tried it out. Since 1998 I have exclusievly used Whole Sign in all charts, regardless of type of chart; I believe I have obtained BETTER results from Whole Sign than the good results I got when I used Placidus, and now I am no longer bothered by what I always considered "unnatural" phenomena occasionally encountered in Placidus and all other quadrant house systems:, that is, intercepted signs and intercepted houses, which I have always felt are "contrary to Nature", as old Al-Biruni would have said (this is, of course, only MY opinion)

It is a largely unknown historical fact that jyotish (Vedic astrology) exclusively used the Whole Sign house system (like the Greco/Romans mostly did) up through the 8th century AD, when they switched to the closely-related Equal House system (which dominates Vedic astrology to this day) This was the same time (8th-9th centuries) when Whole Sign rather suddenly disappeared in the West, to be replaced by the Alchabitius (actually Rhetorius/Alchabitius) quadrant system...

Many astrologers have believed that Ptolemy used Equal House-indeed, that he FIRST used this house format (to be followed in the 4th century by Firmicus Maternus) Charles Carter considered this dubious; however, Robert Hand looks at the question a bit deeper (in his Whole Sign House booklet) and satisfies himself (and me) that Ptolemy did not use Equal House. A stronger case can be made for Firmicus Maternus introducing Equal House
(I think he probably did), but even here Hand casts some substantial doubts on this as well. It would be easy to understand how whole sign could be modified into Equal House-they just made the ascending degree of the first sign the cusp of the first house, instead of (as in whole sign) making 0 degrees of the sign containing the ascending degree, the "cusp" of the first house.

We do know that the first quadrant house format (called Porphyry) was known as early as the 3rd century AD; however, it appears (Hand again) that Porphyry was not used to delineate a horoscope but rather to measure certain angles for analytical purposes: we do know, historically, that Porphyry (hence quadrant house format) was first mentioned as a horoscopic chart format (actual horoscopic house system in horoscopic delineation) by Olympiodorus, in the 6th century AD, and even then it was referred to only as a method followed by a "few astrologers".

,,,but the best I can do re to Ptolemy/Equal House is to refer you to Hand's "Whole Sign House" booklet for references...
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36069&page=2
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Caro

Well-known member
You have had the pluto transit to this stellium recently. it has passed over your saturn and is now between saturn and neptune. Also transit of saturn in libra would have squared your cap planets.

Prior to this in last few years - your sagi planets were squared by uranus in pisces, saturn in virgo!!

There have also been the grand cardinal cross in the sky which may have triggered quite a lot in your chart. (since last year July and more recently this July)

hmm you have had quite a lot to deal with in recent years....
 
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http://www.solsticepoint.com/astrologersmemorial/hone.html
http://www.skyviewzone.com/birthinfoforms2/housesexplained.htm
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Z0nnE2IP7A4C&pg=PA167&dq=astrology+equal+house&as_brr=3&ei=i0iJS-PlGo3mygS89Nn8DQ&cd=2#v=onepage&q=astrology%20equal%20house&f=false

EQUAL HOUSES
“Another of the three most popular house systems is Equal houses which is just what its name implies. All the houses have the same degree on each cusp, and there are no interceptions. Equal house systems are especially useful for people born in the northernmost and southernmost latitudes, and this system is the most popular one in use outside of the United States.”
http://www.esotericapublications.com/art-eso-011.htm

Equal house system is the only system that is erected in the plane of the Earths orbit. The zodiac is erected in the plane of the Earths orbit around the Sun which comprises of a 360 degree circle that surrounds the Earth. The mid-heaven is often more, or less than ninety degrees (three signs) from the ascendant, therefore it is not often placed on the tenth house cusp, but marked where it appears in the mid-heaven according to the latitude and longitude of birth. The mid-heaven is taken as an important point; it is the point of self-mastery.
http://marianneohagan.com/house.htm


“The simplest approaches, the equal-house and whole-sign methods, merely require knowledge of the ascendant or ascending sign, and an equal division throughout the rest of the zodiac eliminates the need for any complicated calculations
Yet recent research into classical astrology has created a renewed interest in these simple techniques from a more scholarly perspective. The point of strength is that, regardless of the originating theory behind house division, in practice at least, classical astrologers tended to tie the houses to the signs, apparently concurring with Pelletier, who wrote in defence of the equal house method”
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/houprob4.html
 
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JUPITERASC

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To clarify then: the question Njorwhald has asked is: “Can anyone help me decipher my stellium in the 11th house?”


In my opinion the question cannot be reasonably answered without pointing out that the stellium (being composed of five planets all in one particular Sign, in this case the Sign of Capricorn) can ONLY appear 'in the 11th house' if and when using particular house systems (of the more than 40 house systems currently in use in the mix of today's Modern astrology as well as Traditional astrology.)


This is a learning forum and those fairly new to astrology may be unaware of these interesting facts and in order to answer their question and to help them towards 'deciphering their stellium', it is only fair to inform the relative newcomer regarding the existence of the many varieties of astrological house systems and to briefly and helpfully explain their rationale, particularly since all threads are not read by everyone.

My point is not only that the position of any planet in any house is entirely dependent upon the house system used (which within the context of the question asked by Njorwhald is a reasonable comment to make) but also that Modern Astrology is entirely inspired by and also dependent for its delineations (with the exception of those made regarding Uranus, Neptune and the possibly dwarf planet Pluto which is currently recognized as the prototype of a new category of 'trans-Neptunian objects') upon the Traditional Astrology from which Modern Astrology borrows ad lib whilst simultaneously claiming ad nauseum to be entirely separate! :smile:

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So then which system should I use? Is it a matter of preference? A matter of which are the most popular? A matter of who can plug a particular system the best? [modern is most popular for beginners]

I am slightly confused by all this at the moment. Does it means I shouldn't be looking at what planets are in my houses at all? :S

I ask my original question purely to figure out which parts I need to be focusing on in order to move on, I feel very much restricted at the moment, by myself.

If you intend to learn about astrology, you will need to begin with a natal chart, it need not necessarily be your own, but many choose to begin this way, in an effort to better understand their own life journey, and purpose. Astrological natal charts are as individual as a persons ‘fingerprints’ depending on where (latitude & longitude) and time of birth.It is important to get your *time of your birth* as this is the most important information.

Here are my personal recommend beginners links to focus upon Natal charts:-
I hope that you come here and want to learn about astrology and join in with exchanges. There ever expanding Education forum here and lots more to explore. http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12556

http://wilsontc.stormloader.com/#continue
http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/TOClessons.htm
http://www.cafeastrology.com/natalastrology.html
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/learn-astrology/astrology-lessons.php

http://www.astrologyweekly.com/learn-astrology/inner-outer.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planets_in_astrolgy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_sign
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_aspect
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/aspects2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal_astrology#Aspect_patterns
http://www.astro.com/astrology/in_vocation2_e.htm
http://moonvalleyastrologer.com/tutorial2.htm
http://soulhealing.com/tutorialwest.htm
 

dhundhun

Well-known member
It makes you a loner, deserted by friends. Friends will use you, deceive you. In in due course of time, you are likely to make professional friendship, career related friendship.

This type of chart (stellium with malefic in 11th) makes late twenties and early thirties very difficult and challenging. You are in early twenties and likely to start getting hits from this stellium.
 
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Caro

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when I first started with astrology I used equal house it made sense to my logical aqua brain. have since been introduced to other house systems.

(you can run different charts on astrodienst)

I think once you have studied events in your life you pick the chart that seems to suit you best.

In equal house my venus is in 5th house and that makes a lot of sense to me in understanding my interests - ie I love theatre.

you are not having a very good introduction on here _ i do hope that someone offers you some helpful advice. there are very experienced astrologers on the site and as you can see opinions do vary.

sorry to hear about your twin brother. you do have some formidable squares to your moon. - how were things with your mum?
 

dhundhun

Well-known member
My mum was (is) a bit cold when I was younger, it's usually quite icy between us now, there's definitely tension there.
Some times I resent her for not being warmer - a bit more fiery, more encouraging.

You do aerobic exercises, that'd improve personal aura.

Also, does silver jewellery suit you? That could help improving relationship.

Good luck.
 

JUPITERASC

Well-known member
So then which system should I use? Is it a matter of preference? A matter of which are the most popular? A matter of who can plug a particular system the best?
As astrologers, at some stage, when we became sufficiently interested, we all discovered that it is necessary to begin at the beginning! So, in a sense, the answer to your question rests with you Njorwhald. You find yourself in the intriguing world of astrology where you are feeling confused because you have just discovered a very basic astrological fact (better known to more experienced astrologers) - which is that the house positions of your planets and angles are dependent upon the house system utilised. Looking at the questions you are now asking, it is clear that you are aware that you have no knowledge of house systems (and are therefore unable to compare and contrast their relative merits and demerits) so you cannot have a preference! At this stage, since this is a learning forum, my personal advice to you is that you investigate house systems! So here is a link to the Education Board where Aquarius 7000 has posted a very useful Introduction to Astrological Houses from which you can discover the basics. http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15927 :smile:

I am slightly confused by all this at the moment. Does it means I shouldn't be looking at what planets are in my houses at all? :S

Your confusion is natural and understandable Njorwhald because you are after all a complete beginner! But this does not mean you should not be looking at what planets are in houses at all though! On the contrary, what this means is that you need to clear up the confusion by discovering more on the subject! Looking at what planets are in your houses is a good place to seek the meaning of your natal chart and in order to do this competently, it would make sense for you to begin by experimenting with drawing up your chart using different house systems - because in that way you'll have a visual representation of how the various house systems affect the appearance of your natal chart. You can then compare the meanings related to the varying house positions of your planets and decide for yourself which house system best describes your own experience. You'll find it interesting!

I note that you used astro.com for your chart drawing. If you return to astro.com then (1) choose the free chart option
(2) then click on 'Extended Chart Selection' which brings you to a page on which you'll see the word 'Options' written (to your left as you look at the computer screen)
and below 'Options' you'll notice that written at the same level of the words 'House System' is the word 'default' (which you'll discover is the house system known as Placidus)
Click on the word 'default' and a drop down menu selection presents you which a choice of fourteen different house systems
you can now choose any house system you like,
just click on your choice and the name of the chosen house system appears in place of 'default'
Then looking to your right as you are facing the screen you'll find highlighted with white letters on a blue background the words: 'Click here to show the chart'
when you have done that successfully you shall have an immediate visual of your chart in that particular house system! You'll then see visually why it is that your stelliums house position is dependent upon the house system that you use! When you wish to experiment with seeing your chart in another one of the fourteen house systems on offer you'll find a yellow box outlined with a thin red line which states 'Back to chart selection' - that's just above your chart drawing and to your right as you are facing the screen - clicking on that brings you back to the house selection page and you can choose another house system :smile:

I certainly have. My twin brother (8 minutes younger) was omitted to a psychiatric hospital when we where 16, I've missed out on a few things I should have done when growing up due to it, i.e. hiding away, which has meant I've had a few months of counselling recently to deal with those and other indirect issues.

I ask my original question purely to figure out which parts I need to be focusing on in order to move on, I feel very much restricted at the moment, by myself.

here's some good advice I found on another thread

There is one thing about the study of Astrology: you must do your own empirical experiments to find out what works best. This is the scientific method. With software you can try many house systems very quickly. Keep a record of what you do and use confirmable questions not "how will I feel astrology". Leave that to the fortune tellers.

and here's some more!

byjove: oookay, you asked for it: There were no Tables of Houses that were readily available as they are now. We forget this and take that for granted. So, back-when, when someone published a Table of Houses, it was a big deal because then you didn't have to be a mathematician (per se) to cast a chart. It became convenient to use whatever Table was available!

Now, because Placidus was a Catholic monk, his Tables and his religion became associated.

Later, Johannes Muller (might be off on the spelling there) also published his own Tables (Regiomontanus) making them generally available. But, he was a Protestant (or Protestants came to favor his Tables, sorry not sure which it was) and, therefore no Catholic would generally touch this work out of loyalty (or fear) to their own religion. It simply wasn't "Kosher".

It's odd really since other house division systems existed before either one of these. And, I believe, Regiomontanus predates Placidus by more than a few centuries. It was simply the availability of the Tables and the religious associations of their makers that made them popular (or unpopular depending on how you look at it).

I believe that Porphyry and Alcabitius are actually the older of all the formal house systems but, they never seemed to catch on with the masses. Probably because of the complex mathematics (like all of them, really) and no easily obtainable house tables and no religious or political motif to hang them on. Alcabitius holds up very well at very extreme latitudes unlike some of the other house systems like Porphyry.

Suffice it to say that all house systems are theoretical in nature and all act as kindling for the skeptics fire (i.e. why can't we all get along). One really would have to appreciate some spherical geometry and a good helping of astronomy to understand why any of the 30+ (now) house systems even exist. Yet, with the exception of a few rogues, there is little numerical difference in the house degrees themselves when they are all held side by side in relatively normal latitudes. The argument of houses in Western astrology is similar to the "which Ayanamsha is more valid" in Vedic Astrology.

All through this, the signs and houses are separate and distinct. They are not one nor are they related. The first house is not related to Aries, etc. This is sort of a misconception from the days of the equal houses and Aries point divisions.

In a nutshell, all house systems were attempts to figure out what sign was on the horizon and what sign was directly overhead at a specific time and then...how do we divide the rest of it fairly...especially at higher latitudes where we now need to project back to the ecliptic or equator or whatever.

The last time I checked, Regio was in use by the horary fans, Koch was preferred for predictive stuff, Cosmobiologists like Koch, Placidus was the all around place holder for natal, Meridian is used by Uranian astrologers, Solar when the birth time is unknown, Topocentric was used by the Placidus fans who lived waayyyy up there in latitude (since Placidus is not to polar friendly). Campanus occationally here and there but Campanus can be way off for house size which is why it isn't that popular. Regio was invented to correct the problems Campanus had with that.

Its a big, sticky pool to wade through and no one astrologer has THE answer. We just have traditions and examples. Until we are like the masters of old in having a well rounded understanding of higher math, astronomy and astrology, my humble opinion is to pick a master astrologer (historically), learn their technique/rules and use the house system they preferred until enlightenment is achieved...lol!

Exactly
 
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As astrologers, at some stage, when we became sufficiently interested, we all discovered that it is necessary to begin at the beginning! So, in a sense, the answer to your question rests with you Njorwhald. You find yourself in the intriguing world of astrology where you are feeling confused because you have just discovered a very basic astrological fact (better known to more experienced astrologers) - which is that the house positions of your planets and angles are dependent upon the house system utilised.

Within the mainstream here on AW of placidus/equal houses (the default on astro is placidus) the *Angles* NEVER EVER CHANGES (with the exception of whole sign/which takes the Asc to 0' of that sign, the sign never changes but the degree would).

Ascendant is always Ascendant, MC is always MC. only difference being some planets may move from one house to another thereby altering it's interpretation and it's 'only' with research will you find which planets 'fit you' in which houses. So my advice, do two charts, research any planets that move houses and see which you identity with - simple :biggrin:


there are small obscure practioners (never seen on AW myself) that don't use houses at all even, like Uranian cosmobiologists for example. So really don't worry about this kind of matter.

all this technical stuff for newcomers to astrology must be confusing so just keep it simple, like I suggested. There is no need to over complicate matters at this stage. Take your time, it's like learning a new foreign language after all.
 
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slightly off topic, you have an unaspected sun and sun/moon singletons

unspected planets
http://www.skyscript.co.uk/aspects2.html
http://www.innerself.com/Astrology/unaspected.htm
http://classiclegendbooks.com/martinschulman-astrology-articles-17-unaspected-planets-1.html
http://astrology.findyourfate.com/astrology-unaspectedplanets.htm
http://www.donmc.com/Unaspected.htm
http://www.astrologyclub.org/articles/unaspected/unaspected.htm
http://astronuts.tribe.net/thread/dde3467b-df04-4a45-94c8-7aeb8e91e741


Singleton planets
“If a planet happens to be the only one in an element, quality, or house type, that planet is a Singleton and it can funnel all of the “energy” of the horoscope. This planet is often the most important one in the horoscope. In other words, if you just interpret the position of this one planet by sign, house, and aspect, you will get to the “heart of the horoscope”. The effect is the same as if that planet were the only one on one side of the chart.”
http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/13.0Singletons.htm
http://www.astrologyclub.org
http://en.mimi.hu/astrology/singleton.html
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-2334.html
(There is a book out by Shirley Lyons Meier, "Elemental Voids, More than Meets the Eye", which gives a good discussion of missing elements.) The Inferior Function can be a source of great motivation and creative expression.
http://www.astrologyclub.org/articles/singletons/intro/singleton_intro.htm

Lack of elements
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18077
http://www.astrology-numerology.com/elements.html
http://www.astrology.aryabhatt.com/Astrology_Elements.asp
http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/EmptyElement12.1.htm
http://www.astrologyclub.org/article.../inferior2.htm


Saturn in the 11th house
· Hard to obtain goals and objectives but they can be attained if the person will be patient and willing to work. Have to earn everything with this position of Saturn. If it is done the rewards are great, and life gets better as it advances.
· Many acquaintances, but few intimates.
· An unrecognised fear of the demands made due to friendship.
· Attracted to older people. Saturn may delay but does not deny objectives.
· You will have a strong sense of responsibility towards friendships, groups and team work. You will seek to know important people in order to advance your status and self ­confidence by taking notice of their wise advise. You will be cautious concerning your own principles.
· Social standing very important.
· These people either keep themselves to themselves or overcome their shyness by joining societies in which social life is centred around a purpose, sometimes political. Friends are often older and more experienced.

neptune in llth House – succeedent house
Unusual, idealistic friendships and group associations. ­Generosity and spiritual guidance received from friends. ­Sensitive to the needs of others. May join spiritual groups.
View friends in idealistic manner. Your idea of ­sympathetic friend ‑ sympathetic ear! Also your ear would be bent from your friends and this would be an area of comfort for you.
Sacrificial things done for friends that others wouldn't.
Can even wear the rose‑tinted glasses here, because you will think they were worth it. Bad aspects cause disillusionment, even so would have been worth the price (perhaps moved away or ­emigrated, but even the memory would be cherished). Encourage spiritual groups of like minds. Non‑competitive team work. Inspire others and friends ‑ nurturing.

Uranus in llth House – succeedent house
· You will be open‑minded and concerned with truth and facts very humanitarian and forward looking.
· Many unusual friends of high intelligence. Want to be able to learn from friends and group activities and team work.
· You will find mentally and spiritually stimulating. Strong sense of equality.
· Unpredictable changes where goals and objectives are concerned. Person will change his mind a number of times before he settles into his life work.
· Two types of friends: the conventional Saturnians and the bohemian Uranians and never the twain do meet.
· Feelings of sympathy and antipathy very strong but changeable.
· social connections and relationships that suddenly turn ugly, disruptive, or simply terminate almost overnight. Friendships suddenly go astray, unforeseen dynamics and issues suddenly and irrationally appear

Saturn conj neptune is a 'fear of the unknown' and can indicate depression. Ruler of 11th Jupiter retrograde will inevitably delays any of life's *hopes and wishes* plus have saturn here indicates delays, frustrations
 
[if we consider aspects to planets only] Njorwhald and his sun is unaspected here...Albeit conj MC, which will help it express itself. MC is not a planet though, it's just a point.

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the sun is only unaspectes in trad astrology, apart from that conj MC, which is not bad
 
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JUPITERASC

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So then which system should I use? Is it a matter of preference? A matter of which are the most popular? A matter of who can plug a particular system the best?

Take your time to find out which house system you prefer Njorwhald, you can experiment and decide for yourself

It is my belief that this confusion generally arises from taking house systems out of the context of their time and the particular methods they were each applied to.
For example, in this particular case, Ptolemy in his third book of the Tetrabiblos describes two completely different house divisions when focusing on life and death matters. The difference is the calculation (or perspective) in order to determine the difference between what "rules" life and death in the chart vs. when they actually are "active" and can be "used". So, you see a difference in divisions as to how to first determine what is, as opposed to, when to use what is. Each having a different way to divide the chart to determine these.
I am certainly no scholar and I leave that to greater minds but, there appears to me to be a lost view of perspective as to when to use different house systems for particular reasons. It was not just a free-for-all by any means and there was a method in choosing what has now become madness of choice. lol

Because you are a beginner Njorwhald it is most important that you listen to and consider all available points of view so here is a link to some discussion on the topic of house systems which is a hotly debated one! You'll find many points of view! house systems thread http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36069 :smile:
 

wilsontc

Staff member
basic astrology, to Njorwhald

Njorwhald,

You said:
Can anyone help me decipher my stellium in 11th house?

As you have gathered, astrology can be as complicated as you want it to be. Start questioning everything before you begin, and you can become very confused. Here's what I suggest and what many beginners to astrology do:

Create your chart in astro.com using the preset selection. You will end up with a Placidus chart using the Tropical Zodiac. Then interpret your chart from there. It is possible, using Placidus, you might not have a stellium in the 11th house, but in the 10th house instead. If you go through the entire interpretation and you don't agree with it, then you can start looking into other house systems and methods.

Personally, I have found Placidus works just fine for many charts. There are some issues with charts at the upper and lower latitudes, but as long as you aren't born above the arctic circle, you should be OK.

Now, if after learning the basics, you want to learn more and explore different house systems, then go for it! Just make sure you have taken the time first to interpret using the standard, Placidus/Tropical method before moving to something else.

Suggesting,

Tim
 
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