“true believer”

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Every year, the Earth on its annual orbit around the Sun passes through the sign of Pisces giving us the opportunity to complete a cycle of self-discovery that we began with the birth of spring and the celestial impulse of Aries to become. When the Sun enters Pisces  the annual cycle of the seasons is ending and with it beckoning a time when we surrender an aspect of ourself back to the collective waters of the feeling nature of humanity. Pisces is that aspect in each of us yearning for union with the source and succor of our origin. So inspired we dive into the  oceanic waters of “oneness” relinquishing an aspect of our individuality and merge a drop of  our consciousness with the totality of human consciousness. The guiding tenet of astrology is that all of life, from the micro to the macro, is governed by the same universal principles; As Above, So Below.  In keeping with the Buddhist teaching that a drop of the ocean  contains the entire ocean, a drop of our consciousness contains the entirety of human consciousness, which in turn, is a drop containing the totality of a universal principle permeating all of life.  When we are under the influence of Pisces we intuitively understand that there is no separation, division, or isolation of our individuality from the totality of Life.  In our daily rhythm of living Pisces guides our understanding that we have more in common with myriad forms of life in our world than ignorance, fundamentalism, racism, bigotry, or our personal prejudices would have us believe. When we are feeling washed adrift under the influence of Pisces, boundaries dissolving, chaos abounding, it is important remembering that Pisces is that aspect in each of us a true believer.

When the Sun is in Pisces our individuality is being tested challenging our deepest beliefs about ourself.  Pisces is that aspect in each of us answering the call to sacrifice something of ourself in service of a collective need, be it physical, emotional, or spiritual. One of the many gifts of Pisces is the understanding that before we can sacrifice ourself we must first become a self, realized and whole within, because anything less creates self- illusion darkening into self-delusion. If we consider that Pisces is the ending of a cycle of  our becoming more self-realized than it seems likely that when the Sun is in Pisces we have the opportunity to sacrifice an aspect of ourself, a belief about who we are and what we can become, that is preventing us from a deeper self-realization.

This year’s cycle of self-realization is unusually strong because the Sun, Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus are in Pisces, with Mercury swiftly moving to join them on the first of March. Venus, the archetype of love, relationship, value, and self-worth is exalted in Pisces reminding us that we love because it is the nature of love to love. When Venus is in Pisces we are learning to sacrifice the bindings of conditional love whether it be to ourself or for others. Jupiter, the archetype of expansion and growth, is the ancient ruler of Pisces reminding us that our empathy and compassion grow and expand exponentially with the needs of humanity.  If we remember that every individual is contributing something of value to humanity we journey deeper into our understanding that compassion and empathy for ourself is an act of generosity given back to the collective experience of humanity. This is not a month for punitive action taken against ourself or others, rather, we are challenged this month to embrace our common humanity in loving acceptance.

Neither Uranus nor Mercury fare well in Pisces  they are far to rational for the illusory imagining of the fishes, but they are both archetypes related to the mind and together in Pisces they are helping us dissolve our judgments by bringing flashes of insight never before realized. Our thoughts and feelings will be more porous than usual to the primal impulses of the collective unconscious making this an inspired month for our creative imagination to burst forth in speaking tongues. This is also an excellent month to allow our imagination to flow like water through our fingers instead of forcing it into a prescribed form or function. Mercury is moving fast in Pisces conjoining Uranus on March 14 and heralding twenty-four hours to observe the lucidity of our mind breaking free from a cherished belief. This may be a fortuitous day to reflect on how we can dissolve the illusory boundaries of our isolation and allow the healing waters of Pisces to nourish a deeper believing in ourself and in our interconnection with All-of-Life.

Sun in Pisces :: February 18 – March 19

Mercury in Pisces :: March 1 – 16

Venus in Pisces :: February 11 – March 6

Jupiter in Pisces :: January 17 – June 6

CST  has been used for the calculations above.