PISCES HOROSCOPE

It looks like there’s been a misunderstanding. You thought you were being overly accommodating by saying yes while the other party thought they were being overly generous with their offer. In recent weeks, it’s devolved into an unspoken resentment which is why you should return to the bargaining table one more time. The other person isn’t as averse to renegotiation as you think; if anything you’ll probably hammer out an agreement you can both live with now that Mercury’s direct. It won’t be everything you want but it’s better than nothing – although you’ll still believe you’re being too accommodating while they’ll think they’re being too generous.

There aren’t many people someone would want standing next to them when peering into the abyss, but Pisces is one of them. You may not be there for the day-to-day things – like the chores that need doing, the bills that need paying, or the baby’s bums that need wiping – but you’re definitely there for the big stuff. And the Mars/Jupiter and Mars/Uranus sextiles on April 19 show that you will come through for a certain someone in a way that neither of you ever conceived of before. This will answer any questions you – or this person – have ever had about you being present and reliable.

Is someone thwarting your every move or does it just feel that way? It’s hard to tell when Mars conjoins Saturn in your sign. Pisces tends to see the world synchronistically. What’s happening on the inside often manifests itself on the outside so it isn’t easy deciphering if your unconscious is trying to tell you something or if circumstances really are intolerable. The best way to deal with this energy is to ask. That way if someone really is trying to hold you back, you’ll find out why and then you can decide if this is something you want to put up with or not.

Usually you’re the one who over idealizes love, but now you’re beginning to wonder if the person you’re seeing is getting too carried away. It happens when Venus conjoins Neptune in Pisces. Now you have nothing against being put on a pedestal. If experience has taught you anything it’s that it’s better to be the person adored rather than the one who does the adoring. It puts the power of attraction squarely in your corner. However you might want to look for ways to bring your paramour back down to earth. You don’t want to end up competing with their romanticized idea of you.

You’re used to dealing with other people’s rejects – not as charity cases but as welcome finds. Now you don’t do this because you’re the Island of Misfit Toys. You do it because you recognize the treasure in the trash. Pisces is the zodiac sign of rehabilitation. You don’t see life as a one-shot deal but rather a twisting path that doesn’t always make sense to the people traveling it. This week you will take on a “project” (this could be a person, place, or thing) that others abandoned and by the time you’re through it will be better than anything anyone could have dreamed of.

You’ll be making the switch from minnow to shark when Mars enters your zodiac sign on March 22nd. Named after the Roman god of war, Mars has a take-no-prisoners approach when it comes to getting what it wants. This may surprise loved ones and friends (what happened to their guppy friend?), but it will also make enemies think twice about messing with you. This will come in handy when you have to lay down the law with people who think that they can browbeat you into doing what they want regardless of your concerns and feelings. They are about to have another “think” coming.

Venus in Pisces is always a good transit because your powers of attraction are undeniable. You’ll get what you want because nobody can resist you. But Venus in Pisces is also like having three wishes. They’re no good if you don’t use them and will only deliver limited results (or worse: unenviable predicaments) if you act impulsively. Use your imagination. Think of the people you know who can help you – and the people they know – because these are your genies now. Approach them with purpose and a plan and your wish is their command. Venus is in Pisces from March 11th to April 5th.

Few planetary aspects are as inventive as a Mercury/Uranus sextile (March 4th). Most people look for a stroke of luck to bail them out, but this particular energy shows that you’re carrying the solution deep inside. All you have to do is reshuffle the pieces lying there in front of you. Now this doesn’t mean repeating what you did before in hopes that you’ll get it right this time. It means taking apart everything you’ve put together and giving things a fresh go. Be experimental, curious, and spontaneous. You may discover connections you never thought possible and answers that could only be uncovered by accident.

Pisces puts a lot of stock in its hopes and dreams, but also knows that these won’t materialize on their own. The challenge of translating what you see in your mind’s eye into your day-to-day life is daunting. The Sun/Saturn conjunction on February 28th will inevitably bring some kind of disappointment, and for many, this will serve as proof that things weren’t meant to be; but for those Pisceans who are truly committed to their vision, this will make you more determined and resourceful. It’s only by working with the paints and brushes that reality furnishes that you’ll create the life you want to live.

They say that Mercury, planet of thinking, struggles in the zodiac sign of Pisces, but that’s a matter of perspective. You’ve never been one for facts and stats. That sort of staccato analysis misses the point of the links between parts. It’s why you’ve always been an associative thinker – paddling from idea to idea in a free flow stream of consciousness. Mercury in Pisces from February 23rd to March 9th will help you uncover the theme that weaves disparate ideas into a polychromatic tapestry. And like a Buddhist sand mandala painstakingly put together over a period of time, it will be erased entirely upon completion.