What Neptune in Aquarius/the 11th House Reveals about Your Chart

All about Neptune in Aquarius or in the 11th house

The zodiac sign and house of Neptune at your time of birth will reveal where your imagination reigns supreme. You’re likely to be more unstructured, spiritual and free-flowing in this part of life—but you might also have moments that you feel gripped by inexplicable fear. Since Neptune is associated with therapy and healing, the house it falls in can give clues about your inner work, as well as the ways you’ll give back to the world through charitable giving.

Through sometimes painful experiences, Neptune teaches you how to set boundaries. But first, it dissolves them, creating lessons in self-compassion and codependency alike. Does it all sound like a head trip? Yep, that’s fantasy-agent Neptune. Try to enjoy the pretty colors while you spin this cosmic kaleidoscope.       

Your Natal Neptune or Neptune Sign

As the planet of unconditional love (and unconditional everything!), your Neptune sign shows where you may suspend logic. Here’s where you can dream as if anything were possible. Sometimes the visions are pure bliss; other times, they descend into nightmares. Limitlessness is the name of Neptune’s game. If romance requires a level of illusion, Neptune is the rose-tinted, soft-filter lens that lets us view the world in this way. 

Confusion alert! You may find that your Neptune-ruled area of life is never fully defined—and maybe you prefer it that way. The rest of the world might have another opinion, however. At some point you may have to put more boundaries into this part of your world to keep relationships intact—or to avoid plunging into self-destructive habits or chasing after an illusion.

Whatever zodiac sign and house Neptune was orbiting through at your time of birth determines your “natal Neptune” or “Neptune sign.” More specifically, this will guide you in the following ways:

  • Dreams: What do you fantasize about and what dreams inspire you daily?
  • Healing: How you’ll process ancestral and childhood trauma
  • Subconscious: From music to meditation, what moves you on a subconscious level? 
  • Boundaries: Where you’re fluid with boundaries—or where you feel hemmed in and stuck
  • Illusion: Where you are gullible and naive or unable to see things for what they are
  • Addiction: Where you struggle to say no or set limits, spiraling into self-destruction
  • Sacrifice: Where you’ll give up too much for others and play the victim
  • Glamor: Where you’ll create a magical spin that enchants the world
  • Arts: What forms of creativity are you capable of?
  • Compassion: Who you’re here to help and champion

Neptune is one of the outer planets, housed between Jupiter and Pluto. Because of its distance from the Sun, Neptune has a huge orbit to make. It takes 165 years to circle the Sun, spending an average of 15 years in each one of the zodiac signs. Every Neptune cycle shapes a generation, directing the music that moves us, the spiritual ideologies that resonate with mass culture and the way we live out our dreams.

What’s your Neptune sign? 

Use our cosmic calculator to discover what zodiac sign and house Neptune was in when you were born. To accurately determine the house, you will need to know your birth time.

What if the zodiac sign and house are different?

This is common! Read both the sign and house description below. Do these interpretations pull you in two different directions? That’s not unusual. We human beings have range. Astrology is an interpretive dance, a tool which provides a fascinating layer of self-discovery. Do some “astro mixology.” Reflect on how you can work with both energies to enhance your life.

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Special positions of Neptune

Retrograde

Neptune turns retrograde for five months of every year, so it’s not unusual to be born with this planet in reverse. You may have to work harder to muscle through its lessons, but once you nail this planet’s energy, your additional effort may actually lead to a rock-solid mastery of working with Neptune in your life. 

Domicile: Pisces 

The planet’s home base, an easy flow if placed here in the chart

Detriment: Virgo 

Opposite sign of home base, may need to work harder to integrate the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Exalted: Cancer or Leo 

The planet’s most powerful position; indicates ease and added fortune with using the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Fall: Capricorn or Aquarius 

Opposite sign to the exalted position, can indicate struggles with utilizing the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Neptune in Aquarius or the 11th House

Welcome to virtual reality! With Neptune in Aquarius, the sci-fi sign and house, you are wired for life in the digital age.

No surprise, the Neptune in Aquarius crowd (born between January 28, 1998 and February 3, 2011) is the first generation that never lived without the Internet, video games, or mobile phones. This transportive technology allows one to escape into imagination with an electronic device and high-speed Internet connection, which are ruled by Aquarius and the 11th house.

Creating online content, developing apps, filming YouTube videos: These are all forms of creative expression and escape for you. Many born with this Neptune in Aquarius placement are gifted coders, who can use tech for art and spirit. 

The higher mind of Neptune in Aquarius

Astrology falls under the reign of this Neptune in Aquarius position, so it’s no surprise you’re reading this now! Understanding the higher mind is your access to spirit. You connect to your deeper powers and healing gifts via intellectual pathways: reading books and taking seminars on mindset shifts. From meditations to medicine ceremonies, you may be drawn to anything that activates the pineal gland or “third eye chakra.” Mind and spirit are innately entwined for you! 

You’re a seeker and idealist who feels a little (or a lot) out of sync with mainstream society. Finding a place to fit in may be a long and winding quest for Neptune in Aquarius. The road may take you into the experimental outer reaches, such as co-sharing spaces, intentional communities or even groups that have a cult-like reputation. Ultimately, you are here to realize that true “divine belonging” is an inside job. You fit in nowhere and everywhere, and that is your gift!  

When you’re part of a group, you are a compassionate contributor who wants everyone to feel included. But the underdogs aren’t always willing to be team players and the narcissists don’t always deserve the level of empathy you deploy. Make sure you aren’t going into denial about the impact people have on the collective whole. Choosing your inner circle wisely is a powerful lesson for Neptune in Aquarius. With the right crew, you can thrive in artistic and spiritual collaborations. Hello, supergroup! 

Two Starseed groups were born during Neptune in Aquarius (1998-2011): The intuitive, healing Crystal Children and the karma-free, outspoken Rainbow Children. If you feel like you came from a different dimension than many people who were born before the late 90s you’re probably right. Embrace your role as a high-vibe guide and world-changer. It’s a momentous responsibility, but you are here for it! 

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