The Sun in Pisces makes you an idealist
fired by the power of the imagination. You love to live on a romantic scale and
are particularly susceptible to colour and movement. Inspiration and intuition
play a great part in directing your actions.
The price you pay for your idealism is that you are
hopelessly impractical in the conduct of everyday affairs. You are a dreamer.
You are hypersensitive, and this causes you an unnecessary
amount of worry. You have a strong desire to help anyone in need, and are
sometimes imposed upon by family and friends. You find it hard to say no to
others, and to define your own limits. You are very sensitive to the illnesses
and misfortunes of immediate family and friends, taking on their worries as
though they were your own. You can appear timid, and find it difficult to stand
up for your rights.
The up side of your capacity to empathise with others is
that you are essentially an artistic type. Like the fish you tend to take on the
colouring and the mood of your surroundings. This means that you could become an
actor or actress. The capacity to take on another's role and feelings is strong
in you. Other possible careers involve caring for others, such as social work.
As with all other mutable signs, there is a duality in
your nature. Leaping out of the water of matter towards higher ideals is one
aspect of this sign. But the fish can also be bound to the earthly or watery
plane of existence. Those who are drifting with the earthbound life can get into
self-undoing with too much drink, too many sexual partners, too much refusal to
take responsibility for others.
In terms of health you could have problems with the feet.
Pisceans tend to have smaller feet in relation to their body size than other
signs. You could suffer from corns, chilblains and the like and always need to
wear well-fitting, comfortable shoes. Off-the-rack purchases of footwear can
often cause problems. You need to keep your feet warm and dry, or you will
develop tinea or other fungal infections.
The one thing that you are renowned for is a tendency to
feel sorry for yourself when ill. Resistance to pain is not a characteristic:
you burst into tears easily.
Pisceans born in the Southern Hemisphere often express
greater practicality than their Northern Hemisphere counterparts, because they
share some of the characteristics of their opposite sign, Virgo. They can become
quite 'health-faddy', refusing to eat certain foods or taking vast quantities of
pills to supplement their diet. This is particularly so in middle age.
At first glance, you may find yourself fascinated with a
Pisces. They are usually gentle and have a softness about them, essentially
living in a world of dreams and romance. Along with their sensitive and
mysterious qualities, their psychic intuition usually leads them through life.
They have a tendency to fall in love easily and can have several love affairs
until finding the right match. To stay in a continuous relationship, they need
to have their emotional needs met, along with a feeling of security. Adaptable
to almost any situation and all sorts of people, you may find the Pisces to be a
real charmer.
To win points with the Piscean, compliment them on
their appearance, or flatter them regarding something they have done.
Additionally, if you’re the sentimental type, you will be on your way into a
fulfilling relationship. If you’re thoughtful, kind, and affectionate, in
return, you may find yourself richly awarded with devotion. However, if you
constantly criticize or have a tendency to be unfaithful with your devotion, you
may want to keep looking. They will find this behavior intolerable and
definitely unacceptable. Pisces will do almost anything for someone they care
about. Once they commit to a person, they will give all their time, effort, and
energy to them.
Their interests fall in the arts and in stimulating
conversation. These often artistically talented individuals love topics on
mysticism, spiritualism and the supernatural. Pisces love to expound and explain
their point of view, however, if you don’t agree, be gentle. This sensitive
zodiac sign, doesn’t appreciate rejection or someone that takes a completely
negative approach to life. They are also great listeners and their sympathy is
mostly genuine.
Once they have found a stable, passionate, and tender
partner, they will relinquish their uttermost passion and devotion to them
exclusively. They won’t even mind if the person makes most of the decisions that
are to be made. As an attentive, compassionate and romantic lover, they will
surely fulfill your spiritual and physical needs. Once content in emotional
security, this vulnerable sign of the zodiac, will look no further.
The sign of the Fish rules the House of the
Unconscious, which says a lot about the world that Pisceans live in.
A dreamy state is very attractive to these folks, one
where some delicious secrets are hidden from their lover, only to be sprung upon
them at the right moment.
The Fish enjoys alternating between conscious and
unconscious states, the better to develop a romance in their vivid minds. When
it's back to earth, Pisceans are selfless and intuitive and love to serve their
lover.
Showering a partner with exquisite fantasies and other
sweet things becomes a blissful state for both.
The emotions of the Fish run deep and can be rather
erotic if their lover knows how to release them. Those born under this Water
sign can flow like a river and have a sensitive and spiritual nature which can
be quite alluring.
Pisces, the twelfth and last sign of the
zodiac, is ruled by the planet Neptune and symbolized by the
Fish. To say that Pisces is represented as two fish is one
thing, but to say that one is swimming upstream and the other
down is quite another; therein lies a clue to the nature of its
natives. There's a certain contrariety to this sign which makes
Pisceans restless or sometimes at odds with themselves. As
symbolized by the fish swimming in opposite directions, these
natives often find a conflict between their conscious behavior
and subconscious promptings or their mortal desires and
spiritual yearnings. There's a part of their consciousness which
tends to another realm of existence, a dimension less troubled
by material things, ego gratification or grossness, and their
conception of this idyllic place persists in the back of their
minds at all times. Another aspect of the Pisces symbol is that
one fish is above the other, representing the distinction
between heaven and earth. These natives will tend to live on two
planes of existence at once, the spiritual and the physical, and
they can have an unusual capacity for integrating the two in
their lives. The waters they inhabit are the mist-like
emanations of the distant planet Neptune, and their ties with
the earth are its manifestations of spirituality, psychism,
intuitive powers and creativity.
Before you write off your Pisces friends as 'way out' or
some kind of incurable dreamers, there's more you should know about the natives
of this watery, mysterious sign. First of all, they can be giving, even
self-sacrificing, to a fault. After all, who was it who answered your call in
the middle of the night to rescue you from being stranded with a flat tire, or
lent a sympathetic ear when you really needed it? Pisceans can never say no to a
friend if his need is genuine, and even if sometimes it's not so genuine. Their
hearts naturally go out to those less fortunate, the underprivileged, the
underdog, the sick, even if for the moment, that happens to be you. They can be
duped into helping others through false pretenses, but even then Pisces natives
will not bear a grudge. They tend to see only the good in people and can be as
forgiving as they are compassionate. They'll sometimes spend themselves to
exhaustion in their outpouring of compassion to others, not only emotionally,
but physically. At these times, they'll have to be alone, to submerge themselves
once again in the subtle vibrations of Neptune's healing power, indulging in
meditation, prayer or spiritual reverie in order to regain their strength.
You may have trouble spotting Pisceans in
a room full of people. The more masculine ones might be mistaken
for a weak Leo, the more feminine types for the passive form of
Cancer. The appearance of these natives is greatly affected by
other planetary positions in their natal charts, but there are
some physical characteristics which are unmistakably Piscean.
The general character of the facial features, for example, will
be of a singular softness. Everything will seem to be rounded,
especially the cheeks, which may be prominent in some way,
reminding you of the gills of their zodiacal mascot. The eyes
similarly, may appear to bulge with somewhat of a sleepy or
dreamy expression, and in them you can get the distinct
impression of wisdom, mystery or spiritual depth. For this
reason, Pisces' eyes are perhaps the most beautiful in all the
zodiac. The lips will tend to be full with a pursed or puckering
quality, suggesting a certain sensuality. The jaw is generally
weak or subdued, and in some natives, there will be a tendency
to double chin. The neck is generally graceful, meeting at the
shoulders with a certain smoothness of line. The hair is most
often fine and wavy, usually ranging in color from blonde to
dark brown, and the nose is generally small. You'll notice
something peculiar about the hands and feet— they'll either be
small and petite or large and cumbersome. Most Pisceans are
short, although you'll find a few tall, lanky specimens
wandering about the misty clouds. Many of them, especially the
females, can possess an ethereal or other-worldly quality.
Pisces, being the last sign of the zodiac, is
said to represent the culminating point of all the other signs
and as such, implies a completeness of understanding on the part
of its natives. In the Piscean personality you may find the
quickness of Gemini, the peacefulness of Taurus, Leo's love of
pleasure, the congeniality of Libra, the sensitivity of Cancer,
the wanderlust of Sagittarius, Scorpio's mystic penetration, the
helpfulness of Virgo, Aries' originality, the melancholy of
Capricorn or the humanitarianism of Aquarius. Neptunians
themselves may not exemplify any of these qualities in
particular, but they embrace them all through their breadth of
perspective. Basically, it is up to them which qualities of each
sign, positive or negative, they will choose to cultivate in
their own personalities. If they are judicious, acceding to
opportunities for spiritual growth, they will take from each
sign its own particular gem of wisdom, incorporating each one
into their own crown of cosmic consciousness. Pisceans' expanse
of vision is different from that of Aquarians, whose view of the
universe is limited to what they can grasp intellectually.
Pisceans, on the other hand, transcend this limitation by
receiving impressions of the universe through their intuition or
sixth sense, and can have an inkling of truths far beyond
intellectual or emotional understanding.
From this perspective, it is easy to
understand the Piscean's sometimes lackadaisical attitude. Try
to impress on him the need for punctuality, organization and
efficiency or the importance of money and career, and he'll seem
vaguely interested; try to get him excited about the social
unrest in Afghanistan, the instability of the world's economy or
the political candidates for an upcoming election, and he'll
give you a serene yet knowing smile. His actions may seem like
laziness or apathy at first, but on closer scrutiny, you'll find
behind them a greater wisdom. There is a part of the Piscean
which recognizes, subconsciously at least, that some things are
just not that important, that in the larger scheme of things,
all that really matters is one's own inner development. In the
deep recesses of his consciousness, he instinctively recognizes
that the temporality of materialism will ultimately yield to the
incorruptibility of spiritual values. Some March-born will carry
this kind of thinking too far, becoming the irrepressible
dreamers or the followers of blind religious devotionalism. On
the other hand, some may deny this aspect of consciousness
altogether, seeking to substitute spiritual experience with the
euphoria of alcohol or drugs. A goodly share of skid row bums
will be Pisceans, their wasted lives as testimonials to the
negative side of Neptune. As with the fish, these natives have
their choice of swimming upstream, against the currents of
vanity, pettiness and contention to increasingly clear waters,
or to let themselves be swept away to the murky waters below.
The challenge to Pisces natives is to
somehow integrate their affinity with the more subtle planes to
some constructive work on the physical level. They may achieve
this by working in artistic or creative occupations where
intuition and creativity are necessary attributes. Neptunians
can make excellent musicians whether classical, jazz or rock,
imbuing an intriguing, soulful quality to their performances. In
painting or sculpture, their works manifest an other-worldly
quality, capable of evoking profound emotion. Piscean writers
can be very fluent and voluble; their words seem to flow from
them in a torrent. In dance, they will exemplify a fluidity of
motion not found in other signs. Neptune rules the feet, and
these natives can be capable of some pretty fancy footwork
whether on stage as ballerinas or on the dance floor of a local
discotheque. No matter what their occupation or interest, they
will never feel happy in their work unless it somehow entails a
certain amount of creativity or involvement in the realms of the
spiritual, the subconscious, the psychic or the unseen.
Similarly, Pisceans will not be able to maintain for very long
friendships or associations with those who are too materialistic
or worldly. They may actually get physically ill if obliged to
subscribe to their mundane philosophies for very long.
Neptunian energies can also find a
positive outlet in the medical field, especially in those
occupations where there is a direct personal involvement with
the sick. Their outpouring of sympathy and a desire to help the
weak or infirmed are natural attributes for doctors, nurses,
medical receptionists, assistants, attendants, etc. In these
occupations, Pisceans find outlet for their Neptunian drives of
compassion and mercy while their professional statures curb the
likelihood of their being taken advantage of. So penetrating is
their sensitivity that a touch or words of understanding from
these natives can sometimes be as curative as the medical
treatment itself. In the same way, social work, caring for the
handicapped, counseling for child abuse, alcoholism, drug abuse,
for the dying or bereaved, etc. are occupations uniquely suited
to Pisceans' sense of mercy and their sensitivity to spiritual
and emotional needs. If they're typical March-born, they are not
discriminatory to whom they extend their consoling words or
actions whether to saint, sinner, murderer, thief, liar, rich or
poor, deserving or undeserving. They instinctively recognize the
integrity of each person's spirit and with a forgiving heart can
overlook the apparent causes of their particular situation of
problem. You'll never get judgmental remarks or condescending
glances from these natives. Their ultra-sensitivity allows them
to see the spiritual essence within each individual with a
certain reverence. Their insight into the spiritual realms can
sometimes lead them to commitments in the religious life as
priests, reverends, monks or nuns.
The super-subtlety of Pisces can often
lead the natives to confuse the material and spiritual planes,
taking the shadow for substance or reality for illusion. Indeed,
because their outlook is not entirely from a physical
perspective, Neptunians can in some cases, regard everything as
dream or illusion. Although Shakespeare was a Taurus, he left
words with profound insight into this typically Piscean frame of
thought: