Unveiling The Mysteries of Pisces

Pisces is the last sign in the zodiac, and is said to hold all the information of all the signs. What does this mean exactly?

Well, one way to begin understanding this complicated sign is by imagining a room filled with 12 people, one from each sign in the zodiac. And while Pisces can go person to person, and understand each and every one of them by sign, all these folks cannot and will not ever fully understand them. This is because they are the last sign in the zodiac, and it is said that they have traveled through all the signs already to become a Pisces. Some may call it past lives, another may say there is some afterlife afterschool program they attended and achieved their metaphysical degree… no matter how, the magic of Pisces is a mystery - and will stay that way. Still, grasping the basic concepts of the fish sign is your best bet at getting an inch or two under the veil, and is good knowledge to peruse, but unless you have a strong Pisces placement in your own natal chart, truly understanding the mysterious workings of Pisces may be a strictly intellectual exercise.

Let’s get to work on it, shall we?

We can get to know Pisces a bit better from the Pisces spirits and souls who have shared experiences and knowledge about their characteristics with us. Again, even this can be complicated as Pisces express themselves in creative ways. These are not always in a language easily understood. Pisces tend to use emotional outlets to find creative expression. Music, the arts, movies, theatre, writing, poetry and dance are just some of the ways Pisces people express themselves. And in that there is so much sub-text. Viewers and critics are always trying to interpret what they mean. On the off-chance Pisces does express themselves in a direct way, they have to feel safe with whom they are sharing. You can imagine that the list of people Pisces has entrusted with their secrets is very small, and even in that list, the depth of what was shared even smaller.

Let’s talk a little more about why.

Pisces is a receptive sign, the opposite of an active sign. Active signs are outward in expression. ‘It’s go time!’ is an active Mars response. ‘Let’s work it out’ - an active Libra. ‘Let’s hit the road!’ - Active Sagittarius. Half the signs are active (air/fire) and half are receptive (earth/water). All three water signs, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, are more receptive than earth, but none are more receptive than Pisces.

Being that receptive means absorbing all that is surrounding you, from environments to emotions, Pisces feels it all. It’s because Pisces has no boundaries. Traditionally, Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, and in the modern era, Neptune. Jupiter is complete and total expansiveness. It’s infinity and beyond. It’s everything humongous - Neptune is the depths of the oceans and the depths of the universe. So double whammy for Pisces having all that vastness of usable experience. Talk about a google-ton of overwhelm. Because of that, Pisces has unlimited resources, so Pisces is the sign that literally has the ability to travel anywhere anytime in the universe, real or imagined.

How intense is that?

What if I told you that you were moving into a new house that has absolutely no boundaries? Feel a little scared? Sure, it’s your house, but what is in… everywhere? This makes Pisces a bit reclusive, and fickle. Reclusive for protection, and fickle for intended experience.

You ever store something in the attic or basement and forget about it, and then later you uncovered it and were surprised? That’s what it feels like for Pisces ALL. THE. TIME. It would be like you are constantly revealing something that you’ve experienced before - and it’s not always great and wonderful. Hence, reclusive and fickle. So let’s turn that into emotions.

Whatever emotions are being expressed around a Pisces, they too will absorb. Pisces is highly intuitive, lovingly compassionate and selflessly empathetic. And many Pisces are even psychic, so they know the extreme depths of the present moment, and can see and feel things before they happen because they are so tuned in. Sound intense? For them, it is. The Pisces mind is fertile ground with an over-active imagination, so Pisces can easily get overwhelmed. And when the darker side of Pisces takes over, it can reel them in to episodes of self-destruction, severe reclusion, addiction and even institutionalization. Not fun.

What Pisces does like is escapism. Pisces lives in the world of fantasy. Removing themselves from all that physical and mental input is good for Pisces. So even though they are free to roam the universe unbridled, they are often found holed up in a safe room conjuring up their next great creative project or reading a good book that keeps their mind at ease. When a Pisces does feel safe, they are filled with grandiose dreams and desires - and because of that traditional ruler Jupiter, the planet of luck, expansion and fortune, their dreams many times have a way of coming true.

Pisces is a mutable sign. There are three modes to distinguish signs: Cardinal, fixed and mutable. Mutable signs are adaptable, quick and flexible. They are deep thinkers. They are transformationalists and finishers. Pisces shares the mutable mode with Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius.

Pisces is at home in the 12th House. The 12H is our private life. What we do alone. It’s our intimate experiences with ourselves. It is also the house of the subconscious and the unconscious. People can get lost in the 12H. Become neurotic. Become addicted. Fall into self-sabotage, self-sacrifice and self-undoing. But it’s also the house of faith, dreams, goals and desires. It is interesting to see the polarity of the individual recluse of the 12th house - from healthy retreats, meditation and monasteries to rehabilitative hospitals, prisons and institutions, one needs to find a healthy balance in the 12H to survive.

The complicated sign of Pisces hopefully is a little more clear for you to see, because Pisces is a truly mystical and mysterious sign. I think you can see a little better now why they are the holder of all secrets. So you ever want to know something, ask a Pisces. Although Pisces is also illusive so the answer you get may be poetic or more confusing than the question itself. It’s not that are trying to keep all the secrets for themselves, but more like they are enraptured by so many things that they just don’t feel like sharing - as they are too busy enjoying themselves to want to explain everything anyway.

Universal Blessings,

✪ⴷⵕ/Aquarius

(*A Tropical Pisces / Sidereal Aquarius Sun with a Pisces Moon)