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Originally posted by Aries23Degrees:
Mars in Leo in the 11thWith Leo on the 11th, this suggets that the heart centre (Leo) is in group think.
You feel connected to the greater population of people and feel for those that may not necessarily be related to you by family ,work or friendship.
You may get worked up and angry (Mars) about social issues (11th) i.e the discimination of gay people, the injustices that hinge on racial prejudice or the starving children of those less fortunate etc.
At heart, you may be concerned with the trials and tribulations of social reform and humanities progress etc. A person who has their passions focused on the bigger picture.
Now the South node in Taurus suggets that you are good/familiar with money. You have had many lifetimes to work at your self confidence and may have even attached your self esteem to what you own and how much money u make etc.
But the square of Mars in Leo suggests that there could be some interference in that. That somehow there could be a possible conflict between feeling familiar with the materialistic side you have always known yourself to be(2nd) And the humanitarian instinct(11th)
This is the classic "how can i still identify with the materialistic side of life. But still be a crusader for human rights? " or "how can i be so preoccupied with hoarding etc. And still call myself the supporter of everyone getting an equal share?"
But the more pressing issue in this life is highlighted by the square aspect to the North.Node in Scorpio.
Here there is a conflict between connection to the masses (11th) and the need for physical security(2nd)
You can sometimes feel like there is a tension between you wanting to connect with as many people as possible. (11th). Because they are at the heart of you(Leo).
And wanting to regress to the security(2nd) of your more private comfort of intense introspection (Scorpio) .
The conflict is between balancing the two; how can i put myself out there (11th in Leo), but still be able to keep to the security(2nd) of my own private emotional connection(Scorpio) ?
You may not be able to share all of you with those that you interact with.Perhaps you can even be touchy about boundaries between socialising and retreating. Etc. And I think that that is fine because no-one is supposed to penetrate you fully
In this life, you may have to focus on balancin the intrinsic connection to the 11th house and tending to physical security needs(2nd)
So this may mean that issues that emphasize emotional,sexual connection(2nd house Scorpio with North node there) and closeness are just as pressing as those of idealistic concern(11th house).
It is possible that since Mars rules the 2nd house and North Node is there, that you want to combine the 11th and 2nd house so that they are a more cohesive unit.
So physical security (2nd) is connected to ideals(11th). So this could be an indication of an area where you could shine and make a living.
Say for instance if you worked in an Ngo as a sexual health specialist. You would feel yourself connecting (Leo)to the masses(11th) and improving peoples lives through humanitarian initiatives.
But at the same time, you would have regular clients who would be discussing with you their more intimate and sexual habits. And this would fulfill your security needs to connect intimately(2nd house in Scorpio) and deeply on a more emotional level?
Thanks that was an interesting perspective. So the square of the nodes doesn't really seem to create much tension as it does w/ planets it seems like?