Pisces is the concluding sign amongst the astrological zodiac, therefore indicating a conclusion to everything. Compared with the visionary perspective of the star sign opposite (Aquarius), Pisces represents what lies beyond vision: the act of surrendering, showing compassion and connecting back to spirituality/consciousness.

Near the conclusion of winter, the world is both soft and unformed. The defining edges of winter are beginning to dissolve. The rivers are swelling from the melting ice. Everything is transitioning to the new fluidity of the next cycle; from this state, Pisces represents endings, intuition, imagination and transcendence.

During the period in which you are checked, an astrologer will determine whether you are classed as a Pisces, which is between February 19th and March 20th. In astrological terms, Pisces tends to be referred to as the ‘dreamer’, ‘spiritual seeker’ and/or ‘healer’ sign. The way that it is referred to differs significantly from how Aquarius is referred to. Aquarius tends to ask the question ‘What can we do to improve this planet?’ Pisces would ask a more gentle, yet profound question of ‘How do we re-establish a connection with our soul?’

Special Insight: Pisces represents ‘The Soul Returning To The Infinite’.

As the soul travels through and experiences all of the geometric forms within the twelve signs in the astrological zodiac (i.e. all the stages of human development within the entire zodiac), until it returns to join the ocean of spirit (i.e. spirit or energy that is everywhere). Therefore, reminding us that underneath all that there is in terms of both roles and struggles, we are all still connected to that which is infinitely vast, mysterious and sacred.

Pisces also helps to remind people that not everything you think should be controlled, solved, or explained. Some things need to be experienced on an emotional level, and there are some truths that you are only able to be presented with through surrendering.  

What Makes Up A Pisces

To gain a good understanding of what a Pisces is, astrological practitioners will utilise three components to define the characteristics of the Pisces: Element, Modality, and Ruling Planet.

The Element: Water.

The water element is primarily about emotional attachment, intuition, past memories and one’s relationship with themselves. The four water signs express these four qualities differently. Cancer is the sign of nurturing and providing feelings of security. Scorpio is about going deep with one’s emotions. Pisces can dissolve all emotions altogether, rather than just the ones you feel about being in a bottle or underground.

For a Pisces to feel their emotions, they can feel their emotions as if they are part of the ocean. At times, Pisces will find it hard to separate their own emotions from another person’s because of how strongly they experience their emotions. A Pisces can also feel the vibe of an environment so much that the effect on them can feel more intense than the effects that others feel.

Special Insight: Pisces are porous in their emotional nature.

This porosity means that Pisces have very high levels of empathy and the ability to visualise their emotions with great imagination. Therefore, it is very important for a Pisces to learn how to protect their energies, as they typically don’t have very high emotional boundaries.

The Modality: Mutable

Pisces is of the mutable modality (changeable).

Mutable signs are designed to be adaptable, fluid, and transitional. Since Pisces is at the end of winter, they are at the end of a cycle, and they represent the beginning of a new one. Because they are mutable, they tend to glide through life instead of forcing their way through for clarity.

Pisces are highly adaptable to almost everyone and every environment they encounter. They have a very strong sixth sense to know what is needed in their surroundings, and they alter themselves to fill that need. Therefore, Pisces can be creative, empathetic and flexible. While adaptability can often be very positive, the negative aspects of being “drifted” or confused are also associated with adaptability.

Special Insight: Pisces find their survival through fluidity in the world. They are not here to hold on tightly to life. They are the type of people who can go with the current and find the current where many people cannot. Their challenge is to learn how to discern between healthy movement in the universe and a way to escape from reality.

Planetary Ruling: Neptune (and Jupiter)

Neptune is the planet that Pisces is ruled by, and Jupiter is the traditional ruling planet of Pisces.

Neptune governs dreams, spirituality, intuition, illusion, compassion, the arts, fantasy and transcendent experience. Jupiter adds wisdom, faith and desire for meaning. Together, these planets give rise to an inner life for Pisces which is quite rich. This sign is frequently attracted to beauty, music, imagination, symbols and emotional truth.

Piscean people may be very creative individuals and/or very spiritually inclined persons. Even though on the outside they may appear to be grounded, practically oriented, on the inside they experience their spiritual or creative side as being wonderfully symbolic, magical and/or difficult to put into ordinary language.

Special Insight: Neptune teaches Pisces people that there are many things in this world that cannot be physically touched, as these things exist only in a person’s imagination.

It also teaches them that there are many invisible realities such as love, grief, inspiration, faith, memory, intuition and longing, etc. Pisces usually has a natural understanding of these subtleties. Their challenge is to honour these invisible realities while still being grounded in reality.

Strengths and Gifts of a Pisces Personality:

Piscean individuals are compassionate, imaginative and tend to create an emotional reaction in other people.

Extremely Committed to Compassion:

Pisces is one of the most compassionate signs of the zodiac.

They possess true compassion for other humans, animals and for all forms of suffering. They tend to be extremely sensitive to feelings of sadness, injustice, loneliness and/or pain, whether or not they know the individual who is suffering or not. Pisces has a natural desire to comfort, heal, soothe and be gentle to any being that is in distress. Emotionally generous, Pisces people are aware of how very much alike we are all with each other; hence their ability to feel compassion for others who are in pain, experiencing the same as another person who has been hurt.

This way of feeling one’s own pain allows a Pisces person to feel deeply empathetic toward his/her fellow human beings, lending themselves to great amounts of humanity.

Pisces can be very intuitive people, knowing intuitively about things without necessarily being conscious of it.

They may feel an emotional truth prior to the evidence of the fact being made known. They may have an emotional connection to a particular person / place / time, or some such factor, that they haven’t been shown yet, and develop an awareness about how they think and process in their natural style, which means there may be many more things they will know this way than they will know rationally.

Emotionally generous, Pisces people have an intuitive ocean of knowledge.

What enters the mind of a Pisces person may be through different types of energy, such as images, symbols, feelings or moods. The more they learn to trust in their intuition through the experiences they have in life, the more accurately and effectively the data will be.

Pisces people have a very rich imagination and inner world.

Pisces people tend to have a very high level of creativity in the form of all kinds of art, from music, poetry, painting, modern dancing, storytelling (filming), etc., to the level of applying spiritual meanings in life to their own emotional being. They do not simply view the outside world-they live by expressing it through the emotions they feel.

Emotionally generous, Pisces people create artistic expressions of things they desire that have no valid form of words.

Art is not only a language to Pisces people, but also what brings the imagination to bring forth the desire for it (e.g. beauty, sadness, happiness), etc., which represents part of the emotional expression of the human heart. A non-artist Pisces person will still experience their world emotionally through the use of symbols in all different ways.

Pisces people are typically gentle. The ability to listen without judgment; to respond with gentleness; and to offer warmth in painful circumstances provides a soothing presence; however, the individual’s presence adds additional healing properties because they do not rush to “fix” a problem and can even sit in companionship with pain along with the individual who is suffering.

Special Insight: Pisces offers the quality of “sacred softness”.

In a world that can be harsh, this is a valuable quality. Their softness demonstrates that there is more than one kind of strength; kindness, patience, forgiveness, and being emotionally open are also forms of strength that can be expressed.

Pisces Shadows & Other Issues

Like all astrological signs, Pisces has a shadow side and can experience challenges related to their gifts.

Pisces can find the world to be too difficult to bear and thus avoid it through idealising, dreaming, sleeping, being distracted, or engaging in other unhealthy behaviours. As a result, escapism can be an easier way for Pisces to avoid confronting what is difficult for them to experience.

Special Insight: Pisces uses escape to relieve their overwhelmed soul from the noisy world.

It is often incorrectly assumed that Pisces are being lazy or careless when they are using escapism. In actuality, they are overwhelmed. As such, they must find positive ways to withdraw from life – art, relaxation, prayer, music, solitude – rather than withdrawing from all living.

Pisces often wish to be of assistance, support, and to merge with people with whom they are sharing themselves.

This desire to assist others often causes difficulty for them when establishing boundaries with others. Pisces may absorb the feelings of others; agree to something they have no desire to agree to because they feel tired; or stay involved with someone in an unhealthy relationship due to feelings of compassion or guilt.

Special Insight: Pisces must realise that while being kind is a wonderful gift for a Pisces, it can also be taken advantage of. Setting firm boundaries will not cause any lack of warmth or compassion from the Pisces; however, this will help to ensure that the love remains with them.

Seeing the good in people, love and life

Pisces can possess an ideal view of people, love, and life in general.

While seeing the good in people is a beautiful gift, it can also lead to putting themselves in an uncomfortable spot of being disappointed and/or disillusioned by someone or something that does not deserve such lofty ideals.

Seeing the potential of the soul in everything

Pisces is gifted with the unique ability to see the soul potentials in everything.

Although there are many degrees of seeing the potential of a soul, once again, it must have an equal degree of love for the potential to manifest; otherwise, it will never develop and therefore not be able to become a possibility.

Overwhelmed with feeling

Pisces are very sensitive and feel much emotion from their environment, and subsequently will often feel emotionally overwhelmed.

Due to this extreme sensitivity, Pisces can lose a great deal of energy from being in an emotionally charged situation or from being in a large crowd, or even from being around negative individuals for an extended period of time.

Seeing energy as reality

For Pisces, energy is not abstract energy; it is a realness in their lives.

The type of energy Pisces are surrounded by greatly affects their overall well-being. Therefore, resting, having alone time, spiritual grounding, and clearing out their emotions are not luxuries for Pisces; they are a requirement for their well-being.

Pisces in love

Pisces are the most caring, nurturing and romantic people when they fall in love; they are also extremely spiritually connected to their partner and usually feel that their bond is the most powerful, healing or even magical feeling they will ever experience in their life.

Pisces are looking for an extremely emotionally connected partnership; they are not just searching for a partner, but rather for an exceptional relationship that will give them an emotional connection to their soul, as well as to their partner.

The initiation of love

The first time a Pisces feels ‘in love’, it is based solely on them feeling the sensation of falling in love.

They are primarily attracted to the emotional chemistry of the relationship and will be attracted to tenderness, mystery, and the emotional possibility that this could be their life-changing experience that they were searching for. 

To Pisces, love is about creating an aura of emotional energy around themselves (romance), developing symbolic connections between the two partners (symbolism), establishing an atmospheric environment where they feel good together (atmosphere), and being able to feel the power of love on a deep level (love scene). The ability of Pisces to create emotional currents with their partner’s emotional current can transform even the simplest moments into magical experiences.

Pisces often fall in love through their soul-to-soul recognition of others.

They desire a connection with their partner that has meaning beyond what it appears to be on the surface, i.e., fates, poetry & spirit. While this can create a strong foundation for a beautiful and meaningful relationship, at the same time, Pisces can have a tendency to fall victim to illusions when it comes to love because of their desire to find magic in all things. Therefore, Pisces’s lesson with respect to love is to allow the magic of love in their life while also paying attention to their partner’s character and consistency.

When in a committed relationship, they will have a high level of affection, love, loyalty, and provide an abundance of emotional support to their partner.

Pisces enjoys giving their partner emotional support and will be a good listener when their partner needs it most (being patient with their partner), giving emotional support when their partner is going through challenging times (giving tender touches), and providing warmth through an emotionally charged environment in which they and their partner feel safe and intimate with each other.

Once they feel secure in their partner’s love for them, they can become very committed and loyal to their partner, and they will love deeply.

Pisces expresses their feelings through being emotionally present.

They may or may not be practical people, but they know how to project a heartfelt feeling of love to their partner. Pisces also has the inherent ability to have empathy for others and demonstrate their love for others through their empathy, generosity, imagination, and belief that the relationship has an “emotional soul.” When they have a strong support network, Pisces loves their partner(s) with strong healing love.

Who is Compatible With Pisces?

Pisces can have great compatibility with a number of zodiac signs, especially signs that share their emotional and intuitive qualities.

Pisces and Cancer

Both are Water Signs and can create a very loving, nurturing relationship with each other. Cancer can offer Pisces emotional security, while Pisces can provide Cancer tenderness, spirituality, and emotional connection.

Pisces and Scorpio

Scorpio brings a great amount of passion, loyalty, and emotional depth into the relationship, and Pisces gives Scorpio compassion, intuition, and the ability to surrender emotionally to his partner. This pairing could be very deep and lead to a lot of changes.

Virgo and Pisces

They are two very opposite signs. Virgo can offer grounding, common sense and clear thinking; whereas from Pisces, you get whimsical, sweetness, and emotion through open channels of communication. The two can be very happy together if both work properly to create a complete picture.

Pisces can do well when they feel safe in a relationship where their tenderness is not used against them.

They need to trust their partner to be honest. A male cannot feel safe emotionally if he is not provided with opportunities to express himself freely concerning emotional matters that might be difficult for him to talk about. A good relationship will provide an emotional bond between the two people while creating a sense of stability for Pisces.

Careers that are meaningful; Jobs that involve creativity, therapeutic, health care oriented and emotional intelligence will suit you well.

They will do poorly working in environments that are harsh, mechanical or lack any kind of emotional connection. Pisces must feel their work is connected to something that is human, artistic or loving. It is important for money to be earned in your work, but it is more important to earn money in a meaningful way.

Pisces typically has a gift for providing assistance to others through empathy, intuition and being aware of how to connect on an emotional level.

They are often drawn to occupations in the healing, creative or spiritual professions; any job that permits them to help provide comfort, beauty, joy, or creativity to the world. They will typically shy away from competitions and be more focused on contributing.

To succeed in a career, they need to be able to do work that touches the heart and soul.

Pisces may find it difficult at times to meet the demands of their jobs, yet have the capacity to succeed and flourish whenever they are allowed to express their compassion, creativity and insight about the world and other people in ways that have impact.

Best Careers for Pisces

Creative Mediums: 

Music, writing, painting, movie making, photography, dancing, designing, and basically any type of art will typically fit with Pisces quite well because it allows the emotional truth to manifest into reality. Careers in the Healing/Helping Professions:

Individuals with a Pisces birth date will find careers in fields such as counselling, psychology, nursing, therapy, holistic healing, spiritual guidance, and various helper roles suited to their compassionate natures.

Charity/Service/Humanitarian Work:

Many Pisceans will find a great deal of pleasure working to help those who are less fortunate and working toward a more humane world.

Spiritual & Intuitive Careers:

Some Pisceans will feel attracted to work in the areas of meditation, yoga, energy work, religious service, symbolism and contemplative forms of spirituality, etc.

Special Insight: Pisceans crave connection through work. If they are working in a job that they do not feel connected to (a soulless job), they can quickly become drained of their energy. If they are working in a job that inspires them, heals others, or has meaning to them, they are able to provide extraordinary levels of devotion and creativity.

Health & Wellness

According to astrology, Pisces has an association with the feet, immune system, and the fine, subtle energy and restorative systems of the body.

The symbolism of these associations is particularly apt for Pisceans. The feet are how we are connected to the earth, and Pisceans often have a need for grounding at a higher level than most other signs. The Pisceans/ subtle energy/sensitivity systems are often very responsive to their environment (atmosphere, sleep, stress, emotional overload, and energetic drain).

Some common health/wellness complaints Pisceans may have are:

1. Low energy from being emotionally overwhelmed
2. Trouble with maintaining routines
3. Sleep issues/fatigue
4. Sensitivity due to stress
5. Engaging in escapist behaviours when feeling overwhelmed
6. Experiencing severe physical fatigue from emotionally charged environments

Special Insight: For Pisceans, rest is as good as medicine, and grounding is a necessity.

The Pisceans may find restorative activities like sleep, solitude, listening to music, prayer, meditation, water and creative outlets to be very restorative; however, restorative/mechanical grounding is equally important (providing proper meals, getting movement, establishing routine, maintaining boundaries, and finding support/resources in the ‘real world’). Those born under the astrological sign of Pisces often feel complete when they have both tender, loving, comforting softness and a structured way of being in the world. If there is too much harshness in their environment, they become uncomfortable; if there is not enough structure, they become confused.

A Piscean soul has a tremendous capacity to be open-hearted and not dissolve into infinite sadness. A Piscean is capable of bearing compassion without being engulfed by its depths. A Piscean possesses the ability to be aware of the mystery of life without hiding from reality.

The Pisces gifts

A Piscean has a gift for tenderness, imagination, intuition, mercy and creativity and is extremely sensitive to the needs of others.

The world needs to have sensitive, compassionate, imaginative people in it. The world requires people who still believe in the beauty of all creatures, in an inner soul, in healing and recovery from disease and in the emotional truth of humanity. We need gentle people to soften and heal the hardness created by an increasingly harsh and unloving world.

Advice for the Piscean Soul

Please do not forget the importance of being sensitive enough to protect your sensitivity. You need to set boundaries in order to honour and protect your compassion, to establish a grounded foundation for your dreams.

You are not here to sacrifice yourself for the sake of saving everyone around you.

You are not here to suffer endlessly in order to demonstrate how much you love another person.

You are not here to escape into a fantasy of your choosing when your life becomes challenging to manage.

You are here to manifest spirit into physical form and to demonstrate that gentleness has power, that imagining will heal many wounds and that wisdom provides you with the strength to surrender to your experiences.

Special Insight: Without the presence of Pisces within the human experience, the world would quickly lose its spiritual life, and all sense of retribution would cease to exist. People will forget how to forgive one another, how to be able to visualise their future, how to grieve, how to appreciate the beauty found in silence and how to trust in the hidden forces that guide our lives. It is the duty of the Piscean to bring the qualities of compassion, imagination, healing and softness into the human experience; this is not done by escaping from the reality of our shared experiences but through enhancing the spirit of reality to make it increasingly more compassionate, kind and vital.