The 11th House in astrology represents your “chosen world.” This is why your friendships, communities, and groups in general are represented in this house. Your aspirations for select communities are also seen in this house. Your reputation in select groups are seen through this house.
People with Saturn in the 11th House will often reflect on how they are seen by others in a group setting. At their worst, these people will tend to overthink about their reputation in a group setting, and it is often this overthinking that results in these people compromising their group reputation. People tend to be put off by how hard these people try to be respectable and likable. At their worst, these people can be seen to be stiff and awkward. At their best, these people can be seen as respectable and mature.
Not only do these people think about their own reputation in a group setting, they will often pay a lot of attention to the social reputations of others. Due to this, these people will often have some figures in their life that they idolize. These people will often adore those who not only hold a lot of power, but also those who are respected. Those with Saturn in the 11th House will often strive to be like these idolized figures. Eventually, these people hope to be influential, popular, powerful, and respectable figures in certain communities.
It is often these idolized figures that help inspire these people to have many ambitious dreams. Those with Saturn in the 11th House often have ambitious dreams for select communities. Due to this, these people can be quite passionate about their ambitions, but they will often hide their passion in group settings. What these people tend to often find is that a lot of people in their friend group do not run on the same wavelength as them when it comes to implementing their ambitions into the world. Due to this, Saturn in the 11th individuals work hard to find like-minded people.
One of the main struggles with this placement is the ability to have many friends. The main theme of having Saturn in the 11th House is to have a quality circle of true friends rather than many superficial friends. Those with Saturn in the 11th House can often feel left out and lonely early on in their lives when they try to gain many friends. At the same time, these people tend to be closed-off and private in group settings. Not a lot is known about these people when they are present in a group setting. As these people grow up, they learn to accept meaningful friendships rather than superficial ones.
It is due to this platonic struggle where these people often hold a lot of knowledge about the workings of friendships. By struggling to find the right friends, these people can often provide good friendship advice. People with Saturn in the 11th House treat friendships very seriously. After learning some lessons about friendships, these people will often have strong views on how to have meaningful friendships.
Ironically, it is these very strong views that can once again limit people with Saturn in the 11th House to keep their friends. Due to paying strong attention to their own social reputation in social circles, they will often also pay strong attention to the workings of social circles. While a Saturn in the 11th person can struggle to gain friends due to not feeling competent in the group circle, they can also be very disappointed by the people in their friendship circle. Saturn in the 11th people tend to place high expectations on their friendship circles, and due to this, they tend to only have a small number of friends.
It is this very constant shift of views on friendships that can either make them or break them. These shifts of views can often feel painful, but it is the shift that helps them learn about friendship. Throughout their lives, those with Saturn in the 11th House will constantly change their views on friendships by gaining and losing many groups of people throughout their lives - getting closer and closer to a friendship that will feel true.
One of the best qualities of this placement is that for those who are like-minded with people of this placement, these people will be the “true friend.” Even though Saturn in the 11th people do struggle with keeping many friendships, a lot of why these people struggle to keep those friendships is because those friendships tend to hold them down. Saturn in the 11th people work hard to make sure that their friendships will help them to be the best they can be. Once a Saturn in the 11th person decides to keep you as a friend, expect a quality and long-lasting friendship. Eventually, these people will learn and master how to get rid of and detect toxic friendships.