Pisces: the Fishes
February 19th - March 20th

The twelfth sign of the zodiac is concerned with:
º compassion, sympathy, love, altruism
º dreams, the psychic, precognition, sixth sense
º illusions, magic, film, fantasy, make-believe
º art, drama, music, poetry, prose, dance
º unusual talent, memory, wisdom, versatility
º sensitivity, intuition, humor, satire
º secrets, fulfillment of life, eternity

Elemental Quality
Pisces is the mutable water sign of the zodiac.  It can be likened to a warm, turquoise lagoon, twinkling in the sunshine, or to a strong ocean current rising from the depths to break over a rocky shore, smoothing the pebbles for all time.
Mutable means changeable, and water can change its form in many ways: rain, hail, snow, mist, frost, clouds, rainbow, warm pools and puddles; thus Piscean feelings can change a dozen times a day.

Spiritual Goal
To learn the meaning of peace through service to others.

The Piscean Personality
These are the general personality traits found in people who are typical of Pisces. An unhappy or frustrated Pisces may display some of the not-so-attractive traits.

Characteristics
Positive: Negative:

Loving and caring
Trusting
Hospitable and willing to help all in distress
Shy
Helpful
Romantic
Creative
Mystical
Gentle
Kind
Compassionate
Understanding of others
Self-pitying
Gullible
Temperamental
Dependent
Escapist
Sensationalist
Depressive
Can lose touch with reality
Too emotionally involved with the problems of others
Tends to blame self for everything

Secret Pisces
Anyone who has strong Piscean influences is a person who has perhaps the most extreme choices of any zodiac sign.  Pisces can accept the challenges of life and rise to the top, or can give in to the easy way of oblivion and sink to the bottom.  This choice is symbolized by the two fishes.  To help swim to the top, the Pisces must find peace through beauty, music and harmony.  The Pisces needs work which will enable him or her to achieve this.  More than any other sign, Pisces has many talents which may be used to develop their character.  Many work hard to improve the lot of humanity.  Others bring their talents to film and entertainment, enlivening the lives of thousands.  Pisces needs to run his/her private, mystical dream world of love and compassion into a reality.  The only other option for Pisces is a life of illusion and, ultimately, a sense of failure.
 

Ruling planes and its effect
Jupiter and Neptune rule the zodiac sign of Pisces, so anyone whose birth chart has a strong Piscean influence will tend to bring benefit to others through their sensitivity.  In astrology, Jupiter is the planet of expansion, optimism and generosity.  Neptune is the planet of dreams, sensitivity, the unconscious and the world of unreality.
 

Piscean lucky Connections
Colors: violet, light green, blue
Plants: opium poppy, lotus, water plants
Perfume: ambergris
Gemstones: pearl, amethyst, beryl, aquamarine
Metal: tin
Tarot card: the Moon
Animals: fish, dolphin
 

The Piscean Female
If a woman behaves in a way that is distinctive of the personality associated with the zodiac sign of Pisces, she will have a tendency towards the characteristics listed below, providing there are no influences in her personal birth chart that are stronger that that of her Pisces sun sign.

Appearance
The typical Pisces woman:
is normally, slim, but tends to put on weight easily in later years
has large eyes and an oval face
has a clear, sort complexion
has on air of feminine mystery
has a very warm, charming smile

Behavior and Personality traits
The typical Pisces woman:
does not try to dominate her partner in any way
often appears vague and dreamy
is subtle and, while appearing to be helpless or incapable, gets things organized and manages the finances extremely well
protects her emotional vulnerability with humor or a sophisticated exterior
needs to belong to someone
has a warm, sympathetic heart

Piscean Likes and Dislikes
 
 
Likes: 
Seafood, champagne and organic foods 
Romantic places, sunsets over the sea, mountain views 
Background music, poetry 
People who need their understanding 
Mystical setting 
Being loved 
Freedom to drift along from time to time
Privacy 
Colorful food
Personalized gifts
New books
Diamonds

Dislikes:
Bright, noise, crowded places
Dirty, ugly objects
Being told to get a grip on things
Stiff clothing 
Authority
People knowing too much about him or her