The twelfth and final of the sun signs is Pisces, and those born between February 19th and March 20th are under its influence. Pisceans are romantic, imaginative, and adaptable, but they are also highly unpredictable. Pisces is a complex sign, so understanding it means looking at the little details that make up this astrological sun sign.
The Pisces Personality
Most Pisceans are mystical, intuitive, receptive, and impressionable. Sometimes too impressionable. If you're a Pisces, you may find that you have a hard time saying 'no' to people, even when they're asking too much of you. The emotional side of you wants to help, regardless of personal cost. This means you often get yourself into undesirable situations. Luckily, your imagination and intuition come together to extract you just as quickly.
Pisces is rules by the planet Neptune. In ancient mythology, Neptune was the god of the sea. The sea is mysterious and deceptive, giving most Pisceans these traits as well. Neptune is the planet of glamour and illusion, so those born under the influence of this planet are quite good at appearing to be other than they are. This means that a true Pisces can adapt to any situation and rarely appears out of place.
The symbol of Pisces is two fish which are tied together while swimming in opposite directions. This somewhat contrary symbol signifies shifting emotional currents, conflicting desires, and extremes. Pisces tend to move from one extreme to the other with disturbing fluidity and without giving much advanced notice of the shift. This can confound friends and family, but it is simply the nature of Pisces. The fish also symbolize hidden depths, and many Pisces are indeed deep people who can be a pleasure and a pain to fully explore.
The glyph, or written symbol, of Pisces represents the two fish. This glyph is two crescent moons connected by a straight line, which is what connects one fish to the other. It can also be seen as human feet, which is the part of the human body that Pisces is most closely associated with. Either way, the glyph represents emotion and higher consciousness, but these things are tied to and limited by the material world. These limitations are accepted graciously by the typical Pisces.
The Correspondences of Pisces
The sign of Pisces rules the feet. Because of this, Pisceans may have lovely feet and toes, but these feet tend to be plagued by aches, bunions, corns, and heightened sensitivity. Good shoes are important and can help alleviate some of these problems.
Friday is considered the luckiest day for the average Pisces, and the numbers two and six tend to hold the most power. Aquamarine, a stone that enhances occult powers and brings serenity to the mind, is connected to the sign of the fish. This semi-precious stone is connected to the sea and is often worn for protection by those traveling on or over bodies of water.
Some other correspondences include:
- Pale green, turquoise, and other colors associated with the dreamier qualities of the sea
- Cities such as Alexandria, Casablanca, Dublin, Lisbon, and Seville
- Countries such as Portugal and the areas in and around the Sahara Desert
- Fig and willow trees
- Flowers such as jonquil, water lily, and white poppy
- Platinum
- All fish and other sea-dwelling creatures
Many of the defining qualities of Pisces are connected in some way to emotion or intuition. These are great qualities to have, but because Pisceans are easily influenced by others, peer pressure can be hard to handle. Many born under this sign experiment with drugs or alcohol only because friends or other acquaintances encourages them to do so. Pisceans are also drawn to the unpredictable and unbalanced, and this often lands them in trouble throughout their entire lives. Still, it's not usually serious trouble, and they can usually extract themselves without too much difficulty.
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Those born between February 19th and March 20th are born under the sign of Pisces, the twelfth and final of the sun signs in western astrology. This compassionate sign represents reincarnation and eternity. Pisces is the sign of the fish and individuals with the fish as a ruler tend to express themselves through the words "I believe."
The Character of Pisces
Pisceans have a strong connection to the spirit world, giving them an otherworldly quality that the other signs sometimes lack. If you want to get mystical about it, those born under this sign can be described as having one foot in the spirit world. If you are a Pisces you may find yourself torn between the necessity of the physical world and the attraction of more spiritual concerns. Because of this, you tend to split your focus.
Like the other water signs, you are deeply attracted to the depth of information hidden in the human psyche. You are generally intuitive and have strong ties to prophecy and the occult. When a Pisces gets a hunch, it's often right, or at least very close. This is especially true of hunches involving time.
Of all the signs, Pisces is the one most likely to inadvertently engineer their own downfall. Impracticality is a way of life for you, so falling prey to overindulgence happens far too often. Combine this trait with your penchant for hanging out with all the wrong people, people who may prey on your good nature, and you often get yourself into trouble. The good news is you recognize this. The bad news is that you're not very good at escaping trouble on your own. You are naturally conflicted about how to solve problems, so conflicted that you tend to stagnate and do nothing. You can overcome this trait, however, with determination and by making a decision and sticking to it.
At your core, you're likely unsure of yourself. Because of this, you tend to look for the easiest and fastest way out of any situation. Sometimes this works for you. Other times it really doesn't. Finding the right solution, instead of the easiest one, is difficult for those born under this sign.
Pisces and Its Relationship With Others
Pisces is ruled by the most elusive of all planets, the mysterious Neptune. This makes you difficult to pin down, giving you a reputation for avoiding commitment. You flow like the sea your sign is ruled by, and you are highly influenced by your surroundings, including people. You tend to absorb the feelings of others, so if your friend is sorrowful, so are you. This empathy is a powerful gift, but you tend to take it to extremes. This can annoy others around you, especially when it comes to sorrow and grief.
Your intuition and empathy are unmatched, but this sometimes creates more problems than it solves. You can be too impressionable, too easily swayed, and you don't like to say no. Pisces tend to fall in with the wrong crowd, not through any design, but through a series of apparent accidents. Learning to avoid this and refuse to engage when you shouldn't tends to take a lifetime, with many Pisceans never mastering this ability.
When it comes to your career, things can get dicey. Most Pisceans are not suited for office jobs, and the world of business and high finance can be overwhelming. This is not to say that all Pisceans must avoid these careers, but most would do better in a more independent career. Some will choose to be artists, musicians, or even writers. Others will decide an entrepreneurial path will suit them best. Some become truck drivers, or couriers, or any other job that allows them to be alone most of the time, or at least some of the time. Pisceans tend to make good librarians and archivists as well. Independence is key for the true Piscean, so any job that allows for it can suit.
Loyal, generous, and naturally kind, Pisceans tend not to be concerned with the superficial. If you are a Pisces, you are likely a good friend who looks to make deep and lasting connections with people.
Those born between February 20th and March 20th are ruled by the sign of Pisces, whose astrological symbol is two fish, one swimming upstream while the other swims down. The symbol for Pisces reminds us of the point where one year is dying while another is being born. the ideals of Aquarius are tempered by the sad realities of Pisces. It can be an emotional time, and it certainly was in the time of our ancestors. It was a time to discover how dependable your friends were when you needed them. It was the end of winter and supplies were at their lowest point. The strong and the compassionate were required to do without so that the children, the elderly, and the less fortunate could survive. Sometimes people even gave their lives so that others would live. The reason for the survival of our race from ancient times until now may be our capacity for self-denial, sometimes even martyrdom.
Pisces rules the negation of the individual ego and this can happen by positive means like self-sacrifice, philanthropy, and faith in an all-powerful force. It may also be through negative ego-denial such as escapism, drugs, and alcohol. Other example of this ego-denial include large institutions that deny the importance of the individual ego, such as prisons, hospitals, the military, government agencies, and even some religions. Pisces is also associated with the ideas of extrasensory perception (ESP) and other psychic gifts. The part of the body ruled by Pisces is the feet, for they connect us to the earth.
Those born under the sign of Pisces function best when they feel that they are connected to the earth and all there is in this world and the next.
