The Vedic Astrology Podcast

Aquarius, 11th House and the Yoga Breaker

November 25, 2021 Fiona Marques Season 1 Episode 11
The Vedic Astrology Podcast
Aquarius, 11th House and the Yoga Breaker
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As November is the 11th month and this is the 11th episode of The Vedic Astrology Podcast, it is the perfect time to explore the numerology of 11 in Vedic Astrology.  In this podcast episode we 

  • explore Aquarius, 
  • revisit the Hero's Journey, 
  • look at the indications of the 11th House
  • probe the 5-11 continuum, and
  • examine the all important effects of the 11th Lord (or Yoga Breaker!) for each Ascendant.  

If you want to know all about resurrection, temptations, gains, desires, aspirations and belonging, this is the episode for you!

Links

  • Previous video I made about the difference between the 11th House in Vedic and other traditional astrologies (https://youtu.be/dQO6i2-y6JE)
  • The Asheville Vedic Astrology Apprenticeship Program on teachable.com (https://vedic-astrology.teachable.com/courses/vedic-astrology-apprenticeship-program?affcode=472402_kmvc7dum)
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Episode 11

Aquarius, 11th House and the Yoga Breaker

0:00 Overview

·         Numerology

·         Aquarius

·         11th House

·         The 5-11 continuum

·         11th lord – yoga breaker

·         11th lord for each ASC

01:40 Numerology

·         Rasi and Signs class – Semester 1, Year 1, The Asheville Vedic Astrology Apprenticeship Program.

·         11 is 1&1

·         Equality of two equals

·         1+1 adds up to 2 and gives 2nd house of resources and immediate family

·         1&1  - two equals, co-existing, not one more important than the other

·         Resources for all – not for ‘my family’ – but for all ‘1’s

·         Actualisation of losing one’s identity completely

·         At the 11, the nature of giving beyond thought can be fully realised

04:02 Hero’s Journey

·         The resurrection, having survived the ordeal, done the work of the 10th house, the 11th in the preparation for transcending.  

·         A final test involving truly gaining the reward.

·         Having gone on the hero’s journey as an individual, one returns changed, no longer attached to his own story.

·         He has gained the prize, but no longer seeks it – he cannot enjoy it.

07:15 Aquarius

·         The Yavana Jataka describes Aquarius as …

·         “In the 11th sign we see a pot being carried on the shoulder of a man and being poured out.  This sign is the shanks of the Cosmic person.  It indicates tanks, fields of poor grain, haunts of birds, areas suitable for women, liquor-sellers and gambling.”

·         The 11th involves both the pitcher – gains AND emptying the water in pitcher on to the field of the 11th sign.  We can release our beliefs, identity, thoughts, ideas and burdens we’ve been carrying on our shoulder.  We cannot take these into the final field of the 12th sign. By emptying our pitcher, we provide resources for all.

·         Tanks – resources for all, accumulation of water.

·         Grain – takes hard work – Saturn sign.

·         Birds – Air sign.

·         Women, liquor and gambling – shows the tamasic side of accumulation

11:52 11th House

·         Upachaya – increasing house, gets better over time.

·         Kama house – personal interests and desires, opportunity for the ego to play in the endless world of entanglements.

·         This is where we see in the Hero’s Journey that the 11th step relates to a final temptation – can you gain it all and let it go?

·         The final desires preventing or coming before our enlightenment.

·         What we desire to gain, our aspirations.

·         Validation, recognition and certificates.

·         Older siblings.

·         Support, protection and validation from networks, organisations, groups of peers, society and socialising.

·         Two sides of the coin – recognition and blending in.

11th is the …

·         2nd from the 10th – resources from what we’re known for

·         3rd from the 9th – effort we make to find purpose

·         4th from the 8th – comfort / protection from sudden change

·         5th from the 7th – partner’s children

·         6th from the 6th – inauspicious from the inauspicious

·         7th from the 5th – children’s partners

·         8th from the 4th – what will change our stability

·         9th from the 3rd – purpose of our self effort

·         10th from the 2nd – what will be visible of our resources

·         11th from the 1st – 

·         12th from the 12th – losses needed for enlightenment

·         1st is the 11th from 3rd what we gain from self effort is our self

·         2nd is the 11th from the 4th what we gain from the home is the family

·         3rd is the 11th from the 5th what we gain from the children is the siblings

·         4th is the 11th from the 6th what we gain from the routine is happiness

·         5th is the 11th from the 7th what we gain from partners is children

·         6th is the 11th from the 8th what we gain from change is routine

·         7th is the 11th from the 9th what we gain from marriage is partner

·         8th is the 11th from the 10th what we gain from work is transformation

·         9th is the 11th from 11th what we gain from gains is purpose

·         10th is the 11th from 12th what we gain from losses is work

·         11th is the 11th from 1st

·         12th is the 11th from 2nd what we gain from income is expenses

15:19 11-5 continuum

11-5

·         Leader vs Commune

·         Hierarchy vs egalitarianism

·         Lion vs Bees or Ants

·         Striving vs being recognised

·         Belonging

·         Personal legacy vs Collective legacy

·         Individual creativity vs acceptance

·         Inspiration

·         Being outspoken vs group think

Aquarius-Leo

·         Fire vs Air

·         Dharma (righteousness) vs Kama (ego)

·         Different vs Same

·         Sun vs Saturn

·         Sun leadership vs Servant leadership

18:53 11th lord

·         For yogas there are 4 categories of house lords …

·         Trines (always auspicious)

·         Angles (auspicious depending on the planet)

·         Neutrals (depends who they are with)

·         Inauspicious (or yoga breakers)

Strong, stronger, strongest

·         The trines are 1, 5 & 9

·         The angles are 4, 7 & 10

·         The neutrals are 12, 2 and 8

·         The inauspicious are 3, 6 and 11

·         BPHS Chapter 34 gives lots of detail about these house lords and how yogas work

·         One of the things it does is sets out how strong each house lord is in each category

·         This means the 11th lord is the strongest – stronger than the 10th, stronger than the 9th

·         This is what makes is such a strong yoga breaker (and gives it a bad reputation in Vedic Astrology)

22:00 How does the 11th lord break a Raja Yoga?

·         Raja Yoga – for today’s podcast – we are going to use the definition of the combination of a trinal lord and an angular lord.

·         Dharma with activation

·         As a Kama lord, the 11th lord is going to be asking ‘what’s in it for me’

·         And if we return to the Hero’s Journey, this is the final test – the resurrection – and interestingly, the Hero has to EARN the resurrection – it can’t be a lucky break – doesn’t that sound like the true gains of the 11th house

·         And a key here is in the word resurrection – the ego has to die for the resurrection to work – for the 11th house to work – but as we’ve seen, the 11th house is the most powerful Kama house

·         The 11th lord breaks a Raja Yoga by tempting us into the illusion of egoic gain and through that, we lose the righteousness of the dharmic/angular yoga

25:24 11th lord – Sun – Libra

·         For Libra ASC, see where the Sun goes and if it messes up any Raja Yogas

·         According to Ernst Wilhelm* we can think of the Sun as the gold in the scale of a Libra ASC – it should be a means to facilitate trade – but if it becomes and end in itself, trade gets stuck

·         Interestingly, Saturn forms a natural yoga-karaka for Libra ASC

·         So once again we see the tension between Sun and Saturn

·         Saturn is the scale in Ernst Wilhelm analogy

·         If Libra ASC can focus its happiness (4th) and intelligence (5th) on the scale – on mental/emotional balance – being a servant of trade /exchange then it is auspicious

·         If it focusses on accumulating gold – it loses that yoga karaka

·         It’s an air sign, keep things moving

·         Venus sign – what is this worth, what do I value

·         Sun karakas - Soul, Father, King, Body, Personality, Health, Intelligence, Leadership, Government, Vitality, Energy levels, Status, Titles, Bones

* From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

29:00 11th lord – Moon – Virgo

·         For Virgo ASC, see where the Moon goes and if it messes up any Raja Yogas

·         According to Ernst Wilhelm*, we can think of Moon as the Water the Virgin is crossing in the Boat – emphasis on moving through rather than lingering on one’s reflection – if Virgo gets too attached to the recognition of others it becomes needy and can no longer do its work of service

·         Moon Karakas that could get in the way - Mind and Emotion, Mother, Queen, Ego, Capacity for contentment, Music, Rhythm, Imagination, Popularity, PR, Adaptability, Dreams, Inner World, Individuality, the blood, Endocrinology

* From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

30:41 2nd and 11th – Wealth houses, Golden handcuffs, both manifesting planets

Leo

·         Mercury

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is the Lion’s he addresses as lord of the Jungle

·         Speech and being validated

·         Can take Leo away from happiness and purpose – natural Raja Yoga of Mars for Leo ASC

·         Speech, Maternal Uncles, Crown Prince, Sense, Speech, Friends, Travels, Games, Crafts, Business partners, Project Manager, Skin

·         N.B. 2nd is Moolatrikona

Aquarius

·         Jupiter

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is the Pot

·         Helps accumulate wealth – but remember the purpose of the Pot is to pour it out

·         Can take Aq away from happiness and purpose – natural Raja Yoga of Venus for Aq ASC

·         Knowledge and Fortune, Children, Minister or Royal Advisor, Optimism, Wealth, Happiness, Banks, Learning, Forgiveness, Inheritance, Teacher, Charity, Brain, Adipose Tissue

·         N.B. 11th is Moolatrikona

*  From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

35:48 4th and 11th – Happiness linked to recognition, attachment to comfort

Cancer

·         Venus

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is the crab on the shore sitting alone with other crabs

·         Crabs carry their homes with them, but if they become to attached to recognition from others, they become stuck, their home becomes beautiful, but they cannot leave it and be adaptable

·         Can make Cancer sentimental for their home and security which takes Cancer away from the activated dharma of Mars the natural Raja Yoga for Cancer ASC – improving the world through intelligent creativity, fighting the good fight

·         Poetry and Desire, Spouse, Minister or Royal Advisor, Recuperative ability, Food, Jewellery, Romance, Affairs, Nursing, Pleasure, Good judgement, DNA, Muscles, Pools, Diplomacy

·         N.B. 4th is Moolatrikona

Capricorn

·         Mars

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is the aggressiveness of the Crocodile

·         Ready to fight for their property and emotional security

·         Frustration when they are not recognised by others as recognition and happiness are linked

·         Can take Cap away from activated Dharma of Venus the natural Raja Yoga for Cap ASC – demonstrating dignity and intelligence through good deeds

·         Strength and Power, Siblings, Army Commander, Character, Sense of right and wrong, Minerals, Bravery, Land, Convictions, Overcoming enemies, Surgery, Battles, Nervous System

·         N.B. 11th is Moolatrikona

* From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

41:40 6th and 11th – Ability to work towards one’s desires

·         Gemini

·         Mars

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is Man with the Club

·         Can create selfishness and ruthlessness in pursuing one’s aspirations

·         Links wilfulness, accident, injury and what I want

·         Taking Mercury away from the inner management of their mind and emotions and the discovery of self awareness

·         Can we give up our use of force?

·         Strength and Power, Siblings, Army Commander, Character, Sense of right and wrong, Minerals, Bravery, Land, Convictions, Overcoming enemies, Surgery, Battles, Nervous System

·         N.B. 11th is Moolatrikona

Sagittarius

·         Venus

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is the Centaurs Medals

·         Indulging one’s desires, externalising one’s desires

·         Taking Jupiter away from inner contentment

·         Can we give up our medals?

·         Poetry and Desire, Spouse, Minister or Royal Advisor, Recuperative ability, Food, Jewellery, Romance, Affairs, Nursing, Pleasure, Good judgement, DNA, Muscles, Pools, Diplomacy

·         N.B. 11th is Moolatrikona

* From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

46:19 8th and 11th – Sudden opportunities, occulted means, gains from other people’s money, impulsiveness, politicians

Taurus

·         Jupiter

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is the Bull’s utility - charge

·         Not able to receive recognition for who they truly are because that is hidden

·         Cause of wilfulness, self-importance 

·         Which can take Taurus away from Saturn the natural Yoga karaka of honest status through hard work

·         Knowledge and Fortune, Children, Minister or Royal Advisor, Optimism, Wealth, Happiness, Banks, Learning, Forgiveness, Inheritance, Teacher, Charity, Brain, Adipose Tissue

·         N.B. 8th is Moolatrikona

Scorpio

·         Mercury

·         Ernst Wilhelm* says this is the crevices the Scorpion dwells in

·         Can draw Mercury the mind into dark places and away from Jupiter ruling 2&5 – intelligence and speech and philosophy

·         Speech, Maternal Uncles, Crown Prince, Sense, Speech, Friends, Travels, Games, Crafts, Business partners, Project Manager, Skin

·         N.B. 11th is Moolatrikona

* From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

51:00 11th lord – Saturn - Aries & Pisces 

Aries

·         According to Ernst Wilhelm* we can think of Saturn as the Ram’s loner nature

·         Natural yoga breaker for the 10th house – what Aries wants – status – is broken by the very planet that provides fame

·         Not able to get recognition for their work unless they are the leader – hence the Ram loner thing

·         Saturn is late maturing, Mars is impulsive and action orientated, so can be a cause of great suffering.

·         Can you give up the status and the recognition?

·         Grief and Misfortune, Subordinates, Servant, Ability to endure, Thriftiness, Hard work, Pets, Delays, Duty, Prisons, Elder siblings, Longevity, Connective tissue, Immune System, Debts

·         N.B. 11th is Moolatrikona

* From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

Pisces

·         According to Ernst Wilhelm* we can think of Saturn as the two fish swimming in opposite directions

·         11th and 12th lord – gains and losses pulling in opposite directions

·         Dissipating one’s forces trying to be part of the group – giving too much - charity

·         Not managing finances

·         Can take Pisces away from the yoga of Jupiter and Mars – self, purpose, work and responsibility – giving too much to be accepted

·         Grief and Misfortune, Subordinates, Servant, Ability to endure, Thriftiness, Hard work, Pets, Delays, Duty, Prisons, Elder siblings, Longevity, Connective tissue, Immune System, Debts

·         N.B. 12th is Moolatrikona

* From Kala Software “Nature of the House Lords” in the Yogas menu

56:02 Is there any way out of an 11th lord yoga breaker?

I’m interested in what you have to say …

·         When I spoke to Fernando about, he said the person won’t even notice. (https://youtu.be/dQO6i2-y6JE)

·         In my experience, clients really notice – they palpably feel the potential of the Raja Yoga but they just can’t make it manifest.

·         Does the Hero’s Journey offer us some insight?

·         We have to die, we have to resurrect – can we counsel the person to truly sacrifice their ego, to empty the pot?

·         Knowing they will not taste the rewards?

·         Then, in this case, the Raja Yoga will work?

·         Let me know what you think? - https://www.fionamarques.com/#contact

57:30 Summary conclusion

·         To me, the concept of 11 is so rich.

·         With so much potential for self development.

·         I love the mixture of gains and aspirations with invitation to truly evolve.

·         How is your 11th house?  Remember, it is the only house where all planets do well.

·         How does the field of Aquarius play out for your karma?

·         Do you have an 11th lord messing with any other yogas?  Or is it stainlessly growing your wealth?

Welcome and Introduction
The Numerology of 11
11 and the Hero's Journey
Aquarius the natural 11th Sign
The 11th House
The 5-11 / Leo-Aquarius Continuum
The 11th Lord and the 4 Categories of House Lords in Vedic Astrology Yogas
How does the 11th Lord break a Raja Yoga?
Libra - Sun as 11th Lord
Virgo - Moon as the 11th Lord
2nd & 11th - Leo (Mercury) & Aquarius (Jupiter)
4th & 11th - Cancer (Venus) & Capricorn (Mars)
6th & 11th - Gemini (Mars) & Sagittarius (Venus)
8th & 11th - Taurus (Jupiter) & Scorpio (Mercury)
Saturn as the 11th Lord - Aries and Pisces
Is there any way out of an 11th Lord Yoga Breaker?
Summary & Conclusion