The eleventh house of horoscope represents profession, financial gains, increments, expansions, friends, associates, networks, economies, stock markets, sudden gains, profits, goals, ambitions and greed; among many other things.
The eleventh house may prove a difficult to handle house. This is because the eleventh house creates strong tendencies for materialistic gains. Hence the placement of malefic or unsuitable planets in this house in a horoscope can make the native over-ambitious and greedy. As a result, such native may not care much about moral values, sanity and laws; when it comes to make money. The primary objective of such native may be to make more and more money and in doing so; he may not care about principals or laws.
Due to this reason, strong influence of the eleventh house may produce gamblers in various spheres of life. Some of these gamblers may play for money, some of them may play for fame, some others may play for love and some of them may play for luxuries and comforts; depending on their overall horoscopes. The natives under strong and specific influence of the eleventh house may be some of the biggest risk takers and they may go to any limits in order to achieve their goals.
This may not pose serious problems as long as such goals are healthy. However, this tendency may create serious problems when such goals are unhealthy, selfish or unrealistic. A gambler who keeps playing even after winning a lot; only to lose in the end; is very likely to be under the strong influence of the eleventh house.
All practices like gambling, stock markets, betting, lotteries, horse-races and other such practices which have the potential to give instant and big financial gains are ruled by the eleventh house. It is easy to see that all these practices or fields operate on the basis of high ambition and greed. If you are willing to place a bet in order to win 10 times the money; even when your chances of winning are 1 in 15; greed is highly likely to be the primary element behind this practice.
Likewise, all other practices which operate on the basis of greed or over-ambitiousness may be related to the eleventh house. Since greed and over-ambitiousness may often result in negative outcomes in the long run; the eleventh house may not be an easy to handle house. Hence an empowered eleventh house in a horoscope must be supported by the overall horoscope; in order for the native to keep the tendencies given by this house in check. Without suitable horoscopes; even benefic planets placed in the eleventh house may end up creating more problems than benefits in the long run. Therefore, this house of gains and profits may turn into the house of losses and troubles; if it is not managed properly by the overall horoscope.
It may be now easy to understand that placements of malefic planets in the eleventh house may often make the native engage in immoral, illegal or greedy activities. Though such native may witness gains in the short run, if his overall horoscope is supportive; he may witness serious losses or problems in the long run. Since a large number of criminals engage in various types of crimes, primarily for financial gains and to enjoy luxuries; the eleventh house may have the highest rate of producing criminals among all 12 houses of horoscope. The ambition and greed is already there in the eleventh house and all that is needed is a planet which may be willing to fall for such greed and ambition.
Therefore, strong influence of the eleventh house may produce majority of the legitimate richest people in the world; and it may also produce majority of the richest criminals in the world; depending on their overall horoscopes. The common factor between these two classes is the ambition to achieve more and more. The factor which separates these two classes is the ability to make distinction about how far is too far.
It means the former class may be able to make this distinction and hence the natives in this class may not cross certain specific lines in order to fulfill their ambitions. On the other hand, the latter class of natives may not draw any lines and they may often go too far in order to fulfill their ambitions and desires. Hence the former class may earn money through legitimate means, whereas the latter class may earn money through whichever means may be available.
Ambition is a double-edged sword. Too little of it and you may not be able to achieve anything. Too much of it and you may end up in serious problems. For this reason, empowered eleventh house in a horoscope needs to be balanced by the rest of the horoscope as otherwise, native’s ambitions and greed may lead him into a number of problems.
When Pitra Dosh is formed in the eleventh house of a horoscope, it may create significant tendency to live on one of these extremes. It means such Pitra Dosh may either reduce the ambition factor too much or it may increase it too much; depending on the type of Pitra Dosh as well as on the overall horoscope. In the first case; the native may not be able to earn even sufficient amount of money through profession since the ambition factor may go too low. In the second case, the native may end up engaging in various types of immoral and illegal activities; unless the overall horoscope is able to counteract such over-ambitiousness and greed.
Suppose benefic Sun and malefic Mercury form Pitra Dosh in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Aquarius. Sun rules the fifth house whereas Mercury rules the third and sixth house in this case. Mercury is stronger than Sun in Aquarius.
Through its general as well as specific significances; Sun represents children, love affairs, romance, entertainment, creativity, fame, spiritual growth, politics, immunity, courage, confidence, intelligence, father and the ability to produce children in case of male natives; among other things. Through its general and specific significances; Mercury represents cleverness, intellect, analytical abilities, speech, communication, mathematical skills, siblings, profession, diseases, delays, disputes, disagreements, arguments, litigations, court cases, financial debts, enemies and crime among other things.
Hence such Pitra Dosh may create problems related to father, children, love life, creativity, spiritual growth, reputation, health, profession, finances, friends, associates, networks, stock markets, sudden losses, goals, ambitions and greed; among many other things.
The type and quantum of these problems depend on the strength of such Pitra Dosh as well as on the overall horoscope of the native. The strength of such Pitra Dosh depends on the placements of Sun and Mercury in various nakshatras as well as navamshas within the sign of Aquarius. Apart from this, the influences of benefic and malefic planets on Sun and Mercury; as well as the running times may also affect the strength of such Pitra Dosh. Let’s look into these factors.
Let’s start with nakshatras. The sign of Aquarius features three nakshatras; Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha and Poorvabhadrapada. When Sun and Mercury are placed in Dhanishtha; the problems may be serious or very serious; and they may reflect through all spheres affected by such Pitra Dosh. When Sun is placed in Dhanistha and Mercury is in Shatabhisha; the problems may be significant, serious or very serious; especially those related to children, love life, health, father and profession. When Sun is placed in Dhanishtha and Mercury is in Poorvabhadrapada, the problems may be serious or very serious and they may reflect through all spheres affected by such Pitra Dosh.
When Sun is placed in Shatabhisha and Mercury is in Dhanishtha, the problems may be significant or serious; especially those related to love life, profession, children, health and finances. When Sun and Mercury are placed in Shatabhisha, the problems may be significant or serious; and they may reflect through all spheres affected by such Pitra Dosh. When Sun is placed in Shatabhisha and Mercury is in Poorvabhadrapada, the problems may be serious or very serious; especially those related to father, children, love life, profession, finances and health.
When Sun is placed in Poorvabhadrapada and Mercury is in Dhanishtha, the problems may be significant or serious; especially those related to profession, finances and reputation. When Sun is placed in Poorvabhadrapada and Mercury is in Shatabhisha, the problems may be significant or serious; especially those related to profession, finances, love life and children. When Sun and Mercury are placed in Poorvabhadrapada, the problems may be serious or very serious; and they may reflect through all spheres affected by such Pitra Dosh.
Looking at navamshas, the sign of Aquarius features 9 navamshas. Within Aquarius; Sun and Mercury can form 81 types of Pitra Dosh by virtue of their placements in various navamshas. Let’s discuss some of these combinations.
When Sun is placed in Sagittarius or Aries navamsha and Mercury is placed in Pisces navamsha, the problems may be significant. Though Mercury is strong in the sign of Aquarius, it is debilitated in Pisces. When Sun is placed in Sagittarius or Aries navamsha and Mercury is placed in any navamsha except Pisces, the problems may be significant or serious.
When Sun is placed in Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces, Taurus or Gemini navamsha and Mercury is placed in any navamsha except Pisces, the problems may be significant, serious or very serious. When Sun is placed in Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces, Taurus or Gemini navamsha and Mercury is placed in Pisces navamsha, the problems may be significant or serious.
Looking at the worst combinations; when Sun is placed in Libra or Aquarius navamsha and Mercury is placed in Capricorn, Aquarius or Gemini navamsha; the problems may be very serious or destructive. Among these combinations also, the ones with Sun as well as Mercury in Libra navamsha or Sun and Mercury in Aquarius navamsha may prove the most troublesome.
In the present case, such malefic combination may trouble the native with a number of health issues and diseases; and one or two of them may be terminal. Such malefic combination is also capable of getting the native killed in an accident at a young age. Taking an example, if Jupiter is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in Virgo along with Saturn, the native may die young due to heart attack, stomach cancer, brain cancer or blood cancer. Looking at another variation, if retrograde Jupiter is placed in the fifth house in Leo with malefic Rahu, Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Virgo, exalted Venus is placed in the twelfth house in Pisces and debilitated Moon is placed in the eighth house in Scorpio; the equation may change. In this case, the native may die because of pancreatic cancer, intestinal cancer, rectal cancer or he may die in an accident; before his age of 45.
Similarly; the type and quantum of problems related to the other spheres may also be assessed by looking into the factors relevant to those spheres as well as by looking into the overall theme of the horoscope. Looking at the running times, when the planetary periods of benefic planets are in effect; the problems posed by such Pitra Dosh may reduce. On the other hand, the planetary periods of malefic planets other than the ones involved in the formation of Pitra Dosh may increase the quantum of such problems. When the planetary periods of malefic planets involved in the formation of Pitra Dosh are in effect, this defect may cause maximum possible damage.
Let’s now discuss Pitra Dosh formed due to affliction to the lord of the ninth house in the eleventh house of a horoscope. Suppose debilitated Saturn and Ketu form Pitra Dosh in the eleventh house of a horoscope in Aries. Saturn represents the eighth and ninth house in this horoscope. Hence it is partly malefic. Ketu is much stronger than Saturn in Aries. As a result, such Pitra Dosh may create serious or very serious problems related to the spheres affected by it.
Through its general and specific significances; Saturn represents patience, perseverance, discipline, governance, administration, analytical abilities, father, spiritual growth, luck factor, religion, age, death, obstacles, accidents, losses, destruction, diseases, surgeries, crime, calamities, revolutions, murders, the occult, paranormal, supernatural, psychic perception, secrets, mysteries, hidden operations, investigations and many other things. Ketu represents delays, losses, destruction, mysteries, the occult, unfortunate events and diseases among other things. Hence such Pitra Dosh may create problems related to profession, finances, friends, father, luck factor, spiritual growth, religion, health and lifespan among other things.
The type and quantum of these problems depend on the strength of such Pitra Dosh as well as on the overall horoscope of the native. The strength of such Pitra Dosh depends on the placements of Saturn and Ketu in various nakshatras as well as navamshas within the sign of Aries. Apart from this, the influences of benefic and malefic planets on Saturn and Ketu; as well as the running times may also affect the strength of such Pitra Dosh. Let’s look into these factors.
Let’s start with nakshatras. The sign of Aries features thee nakshatras; Ashwini, Bharani and Krittika. When Saturn and Ketu are placed in Ashwini, the problems may be serious, very serious or destructive. Saturn finds maximum debilitation in Ashwini nakshatra; within the sign of Aries. On the other hand, Ketu is strong in Aries and within this sign; it finds maximum strength in Ashwini since Ketu rules this nakshatra. Hence this combination may cause very serious or destructive types of problems; especially those related to the significances of Saturn. It means that in this case, malefic Ketu may not cause as much damage to the eleventh house; as it may cause to the houses ruled by Saturn.
Since Ketu is strong in Aries and it is much stronger than Saturn in this sign; all nine types of Pitra Dosh formed by Saturn and Ketu by virtue of their placements in different nakshatras within Aries may hit all the spheres affected by such Pitra Dosh.
When Saturn is placed in Ashwini and Ketu is in Bharani or Krittika; the problems may be serious, very serious or destructive. When Saturn is placed in Bharani and Ketu is placed in Ashwini, the problems may be serious, very serious or destructive. When Saturn and Ketu are placed in Bharani, the problems may be serious or very serious. When Saturn is placed in Bharani and Ketu is placed in Krittika, the problems may be very serious or destructive.
When Saturn is placed in Krittika and Ketu is in Ashwini, the problems may be serious or very serious. When Saturn is placed in Krittika and Ketu is in Bharani, the problems may be serious, very serious or destructive. When Saturn and Ketu are placed in Krittika; the problems may be very serious or destructive.
Looking at navamshas. The sign of Aries feature 9 navamshas ranging from Aries to Sagittarius. Within Aries; Saturn and Ketu may form 81 types of Pitra Dosh by virtue of their placements in various navamshas. Let’s discuss some of these combinations.
When Saturn is placed in Taurus, Gemini, Virgo or Libra navamsha and Ketu is placed in Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Virgo or Libra navamsha, the problems may be serious. When Saturn is placed in Taurus, Gemini, Virgo or Libra navamsha and Ketu is placed in Aries, Leo, Scorpio or Sagittarius navamsha; the problems may be serious or very serious.
When Saturn is placed in Aries, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio or Sagittarius navamsha and Ketu is placed in Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Virgo or Libra navamsha, the problems may be serious or very serious. When Saturn is placed in Aries, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio or Sagittarius navamsha and Ketu is placed in Aries, Leo, Scorpio or Sagittarius navamsha; the problems may be very serious or destructive. Among these combinations, the ones with both Saturn and Ketu in Aries, Scorpio or Sagittarius may prove destructive. Hence the native may witness serious problems related to a number of spheres of his life; affected by such Pitra Dosh.
Though such Pitra Dosh may create serious or very serious problems related to various spheres; much depends on the overall horoscope. Whichever of these spheres are protected by benefic planets; they may suffer less. Whichever spheres are neither protected nor troubled; they may suffer significantly. The spheres which are troubled by other malefic planets also, may suffer the most.
Himanshu Shangari