Mercury in Capricorn, Mercury in the 11th House

Mercury in Capricorn ♑︎ in the Natal Chart

Mercury in Capricorn in your natal chart provides you with a very pragmatic and realistic approach to communication. This placement implies one who is good at writing, has a dry sense of humor, and can be surprisingly funny. 

Your thought process is thorough and you tend to think things through for days, weeks, and even years before coming to a solid conclusion. You have great problem solving skills as your mental pathways search for the most efficient outcomes.

There is a somewhat detached nature about the Mercury in Capricorn individual as you do not tend towards warm or nurturing types of conversation and relationship building. You have a blunt honesty about the way you present information which can be appreciated or not by those around you. Mercury in Capricorn people will continue to be themselves regardless of the present company. This placement would imply someone who makes for a great manager as you do not shy away from difficult conversations. 

Mercury in Capricorn can bring out a childlike nature, playful at times to cut the seriousness with which you normally operate. You enjoy surprising people with your humor when you get the chance! There is often a very creative element hiding beneath your surface.

11th House

Keywords: The Keywords associated with the 11th house include tribes, people, groups, social circles, social media, internet, creativity, collaboration, charity, altruism, innovation, the future, brotherhood, sisterhood, secret societies, discovery, congregating, activism, and trends. 

Succedent House Type: The Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Aquarius is the fixed air sign overseeing the 11th house. 

In astrology the 11th house represents group identity and group belonging. It is also associated with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. The 11th house is the areas of life that bring together your passions and the things you have learned. As an aspect of identity, the 11th house, is where you are start to feel like you belong to a group, nation, people, family, political groups, collectives, and so on. 

Your ambition is able to be realized when you have the cooperation of a group sharing in your vision. Here you get to play out and live your dreams in real life. If you have a heavy emphasis of planets in your 11th house this can symbolize a life full of achievement and luck. People with 11th house planets tend to be very influential. Friends may become a greater focus than family in this case as well.