Crybaby
Pisces’s glyph shows two fish, hooked together but swimming in opposite directions. Nearing full circle, the Zodiac’s wheel arrives at Pisces, the fish. Those born under this sign inhibit the zodiac’s twelfth house- the house of the ego’s reunion with the infinite, the eternal. Pisces is said to be the most sensitive of signs- and the most vulnerable. Pisceans swim in the medium of dreams.
The image is a metaphor for the Piscean character. One part of it swims wide, toward the edge of the universe , while the other dives deep, seeking some mystical substratum to reality. Ideally, there is a rhythm to the journeys: the fish reunite and share their discoveries before setting out again on their own separate missions. Lacking the rhythm, however, the metaphor signifies unbalanced extremes: the voyager wondering aimlessly and the unhappy introvert deep in the abyss.
The fish as cosmological voyagers are exemplified by some of history’s great students of the universe- Copernicus, Galileo, Albert Einstein. Einstein was, perhaps, Pisces at it’s most evolved - a complete human being, scientist and mystic, who joined intuition to rationality.
But not all Piscean’s are so comfortable in the cosmos. Some are sensitive to the point of hypersensitivity- even, astrologers say, to the point of being psychic. (Edgar Cayce, the most famous psychic of the twentieth century, was a Piscean.) Piscean minds are so receptive that as children they may difficulty distinguishing their own thoughts from the thoughts of others. This confusion can spur a headlong retreat from reality as Pisceans seek to escape the clamoring mental static. They may become withdrawn, submissive, anxious, and disorganized.
When it does not run to extremes, however, Piscean intuition is strong and redemptive, endowing the individual with intellectual and artistic gifts. On a larger scale, it instills a profound understanding and compassion. And Pisceans are in touch with what the culture has forgotten or repressed- the magical, irrational world of unconscious longing and subterranean dreams. Pisceans have the ability to retrieve the dreams from the depths and return them to the consciousness, revealing a cosmic unity that alleviates human alienation.
The fish are sign of wholeness. On the zodiacal wheel they lie opposite Virgoans , with their concern for the minutiae. Unlike them, Pisceans are gifted with the ability to the cosmos as a grand and meaningful design. Ironically, they may have trouble fitting into the external world. If certain negative aspects afflict their birth charts, they are prone to childishness, dreaminess, fear of responsibility, and feelings of discontent and victimization. Free of negative influences, however, they are cheerful and sensual and quietly appreciative of life’s pleasures. Romanticism plays a large part in their lives. Romantic composer Maurice Ravel was a Piscean, as was master balladeer Nat King Cole. In love , Pisceans frequently act out their yearning for absolutes and perfection.
Pisceans are above all else visionaries; they often find it hard to live in the present or interact with people less spiritually inclined than they. Many fish have an acute tendency toward self-denial- and sometimes an almost messianic need to save. Indeed, they may be drive to share their spirituality- to save souls, for instance, whether the soul involved want salvation or not. Pisceans thus inclined would be wise to learn to impart their mystical vision of awe and wonder without forcing it on hapless friends.
The fish mark the end of the progression of the zodiac from birth(Aries) to reunification with God or the cosmos, which astrologers liken to the sea.
The image is a metaphor for the Piscean character. One part of it swims wide, toward the edge of the universe , while the other dives deep, seeking some mystical substratum to reality. Ideally, there is a rhythm to the journeys: the fish reunite and share their discoveries before setting out again on their own separate missions. Lacking the rhythm, however, the metaphor signifies unbalanced extremes: the voyager wondering aimlessly and the unhappy introvert deep in the abyss.
The fish as cosmological voyagers are exemplified by some of history’s great students of the universe- Copernicus, Galileo, Albert Einstein. Einstein was, perhaps, Pisces at it’s most evolved - a complete human being, scientist and mystic, who joined intuition to rationality.
But not all Piscean’s are so comfortable in the cosmos. Some are sensitive to the point of hypersensitivity- even, astrologers say, to the point of being psychic. (Edgar Cayce, the most famous psychic of the twentieth century, was a Piscean.) Piscean minds are so receptive that as children they may difficulty distinguishing their own thoughts from the thoughts of others. This confusion can spur a headlong retreat from reality as Pisceans seek to escape the clamoring mental static. They may become withdrawn, submissive, anxious, and disorganized.
When it does not run to extremes, however, Piscean intuition is strong and redemptive, endowing the individual with intellectual and artistic gifts. On a larger scale, it instills a profound understanding and compassion. And Pisceans are in touch with what the culture has forgotten or repressed- the magical, irrational world of unconscious longing and subterranean dreams. Pisceans have the ability to retrieve the dreams from the depths and return them to the consciousness, revealing a cosmic unity that alleviates human alienation.
The fish are sign of wholeness. On the zodiacal wheel they lie opposite Virgoans , with their concern for the minutiae. Unlike them, Pisceans are gifted with the ability to the cosmos as a grand and meaningful design. Ironically, they may have trouble fitting into the external world. If certain negative aspects afflict their birth charts, they are prone to childishness, dreaminess, fear of responsibility, and feelings of discontent and victimization. Free of negative influences, however, they are cheerful and sensual and quietly appreciative of life’s pleasures. Romanticism plays a large part in their lives. Romantic composer Maurice Ravel was a Piscean, as was master balladeer Nat King Cole. In love , Pisceans frequently act out their yearning for absolutes and perfection.
Pisceans are above all else visionaries; they often find it hard to live in the present or interact with people less spiritually inclined than they. Many fish have an acute tendency toward self-denial- and sometimes an almost messianic need to save. Indeed, they may be drive to share their spirituality- to save souls, for instance, whether the soul involved want salvation or not. Pisceans thus inclined would be wise to learn to impart their mystical vision of awe and wonder without forcing it on hapless friends.
The fish mark the end of the progression of the zodiac from birth(Aries) to reunification with God or the cosmos, which astrologers liken to the sea.