What to look at and what to look for

friends, allies, audiences, networks, and the future you are building with other people. an 11th-house year favours community, causes, group projects, and the question of who gets access to you.

the year lord is Mercury: messages, contracts, commutes, and the stories you tell. Mercury retrogrades and transits to your natal Mercury are the year's edit passes.

In your natal chart

Start here before you chase transits.

• the sign on your 11th-house cusp and the year lord: your natal tribe and hopes.
• Uranus (modern) or Saturn (traditional co-sign): disruption versus structure in groups.
• planets in the 11th: friends who are already archetypes in your life.
• aspects between the year lord and Venus: affection inside networks.
• the 5th as joy feeder: audiences show up when you create generously.

In the sky this year

Mark dates when the year lord or profected house is touched; those are the year's loudest weather.

• Uranus transits to the year lord: sudden alliances or exits from communities.
• Jupiter in the 11th: growth through people; expand the circle with discernment.
• eclipses on the 5th/11th axis: friends, children, or creative collabs redefined.
• Saturn to the year lord: mature the group project; cut free the dead weight.
• Mercury retrograde in the 11th: revisit group chats, manifestos, and who actually showed up.

Inside the twelve months

11th-house months elsewhere are social peaks; here the whole year is crowd energy. when monthly profections hit the 2nd, money and friends tangle; when they hit the 8th, intimacy and group loyalty collide.

Where it goes wrong

performative belonging, cults of personality, or dispersing your energy across too many group chats.

What the year is asking

invest in the people who invest back. launch the community, finish the collective project, or leave the room that shrinks you.

the year succeeds if your future has more allies in it than when you began.