Precious Pisces

If you espouse the reincarnation theory of the Zodiac, then Pisces, the last of the twelve symbols, is preparing to leave the worldly wheel forever to travel in the infinite beyond. Which helps explain why they live as though every day is the one before a big trip. There is so much that has to be done prior to leaving and heaven knows they can't trust you to get it right when they're gone. Their symbol is two fish tied together but always heading in different directions - one squinting to see what's up ahead and the other concentrating on holding on to the here and now.

Obviously then, they have a lot on their minds and can therefore be forgiven if they don't react well to surprises, or in fact to any change that they themselves did not initiate. Pisces must know where everything is at any given moment. In the universal game of whack-a-mole, Pisces will throw a full body assault on the game using hands, feet and face to stop any random, unplanned events from erupting.

Pisces also don't really have skin - they are actually just one big permeable membrane. Which means they have difficulty discerning where they end and you begin. They are psychic to a point that scares them because there never seems to be a delineated boundary between what they think and feel and what you think and feel. They live with the very real fear that they might disappear into you completely. Which of course for these little fishies is exactly what they do and do not want. It's a judgement call on their part - consider yourself judged. Pisces is not willing to let your possible sins stand in the way of their sacred redemption so shape up or Pisces will shape you.

Pisces tend to get happier as they get older. Maturity brings with it a certain je ne sais quoi masquerading as fatalism. A compromise is reached between reality and the paranoid delusions. I can't find the source, but I'm willing to be that who ever the person was who first said "I feel much better since I gave up hope" was a Pisces. Give Up already!

So that's Pisces in a gill net for you. Next week we'll talk about Pisces in love - that's when you really get to see their evil side.