XII Pisces the Fish
Who prays and serves, and prays some more? And feeds the beggar at the door?? And weeps o'er love long lost before ??? Poor, Pisces!
Pisces is represented by two fish swimming in different directions, bound to each other by a cord – the latter detail being notable in historical illustrations. The symbolism presents a direct reference to dualism, considered an ego-weakening principle because it acts against sure-mindedness and commitment to cause, especially here where the fish strain against each other and lack united motion. This depicts an element of vacillation in how a Piscean thinks and acts. At a more positive level, it shows the ability to receive influences from multiple sources and a ‘fish-eyed’, all-round view of every situation. While tending to undermine singular focus, it gives a penchant for subtle awareness, good instincts and an intuitive understanding that gain in one area is balanced by loss in another. This is the sign of the poet and the mystic – but as its vacillating imagery suggests, Pisceans are not known for being quick, decisive problem solvers. They are apt to see everything as a dilemma, riddled with numerous potentials and shades of possibility. Complex and idealistic, a high store is set upon conscience and consequence, with the concern of upsetting others often predominating over the desire to serve self-interest. Highly sensitive and impressionable, the sign is www.skyscript.co.uk/pisces.html Ó Skyscript.co.uk (first published online 2004)
Deborah Houlding