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(The sense of All of Us)

If Pisces could talk, what it would say?

“I believe in the power of imagination. I accept the strange and the
weird things in life as perfectly normal. I identify with everyone I meet and can barely see where I leave off and they begin. My boundaries have no
boundaries.

I am in touch with the world but out of your reach. Some say I make
little sense. That shows how little they know. I really love you and
that is how I manage to survive the dreary parts of my life. What
makes my life matter is when I make it easier for you to get through
them too.”

Color: All the colors of the rainbow
Motto: Let It Be
Object: A magic wand
Activity: Participating in an underwater treasure hunt
Style: Imaginative, compassionate, and understanding
Ancient symbol: Two Fishes Bound Together
Mode/Element: Mutable Water (Flexible emotionality)
Anatomical part: The feet (Connecting all the body’s meridians)
Famous Personalities (real and fictional): Albert Einstein, Rudolph Nureyev, Cinderella, Elizabeth Taylor and Edgar Cayce
Places in the World: Portugal, Morocco, the Netherlands, and
Victoria (British Columbia)

For all their grasp of the truth, which is essentially an account of the current physical condition of the world, Aquarians are but the penultimate sign. There is one more step to take before the zodiac arrives at its ultimate destination. Of course, the lessons of the signs will be repeated ad infinitum, as the zodiac spirals in space through eternity. The denouement of the astrological story, however, occurs with Pisces, who wraps up the cosmic chronicle by uncovering its ultimate message.

Despite the cynicism that seems to be prevailing in these troubled times we live in, there is an essential meaning to life on earth, hinted at in the section on Sagittarius, which is repeated here:

Sagittarians want to rise above their animal nature and ascend to a higher plane of existence. Many metaphysicians believe that Planet Earth exists for this very purpose.

It is Pisces that brings this message to the masses, which is why the quintessential Piscean, Jesus, looms so large in the consciousness of the human race, even within the non Christian world. The forecast for Pisces that ran last September on this website sheds some light upon this matter.

Did you know that Jesus, born Yeshua,was a Pisces? He came into this world as the ewes were giving birth to the lambs in the month of March. The early Christians had a fish (Pisces’ traditional symbol) tattooed on their palm that identified them as a member of the new tribe. This tribe had faith that the world could be redeemed by embracing a love that knows neither discrimination nor separation. Still, they had to hide the fact of their meetings and celebrate the birth of their master teacher in conjunction with the Roman holiday, Saturnalia, which naturally fell at the end of the year.

All Pisceans want to be saviors because their porous energy fields experience all the pain of the world. Their amazing ability to channel the consciousness of the higher realms facilitates a co-creative fusion with divine love. It is sad indeed when they substitute this great gift and cater instead to popular taste.

Pisceans possess extreme sensitivity. Their deep, empathetic nature enables them to open up and experience the energy of all that surrounds them. They pick up on people’s thoughts and feelings because they are able to cross the boundary line that separates them from others and thus they reach ‘God realization’. It is for this reason that any soul is willing to take on such a complex and confusing journey, pretending they are merely another dot on the cosmic map yet ultimately realizing that in essence they are all the dots.

Of course, much as they may pay lip service to a Christ-like existence, Pisceans are no different than most of us. They consider the thought of going naked in the world with just one’s faith in an invisible higher power for support, as something only a lunatic would do. They revere the symbol of Christ in the abstract, yet in everyday reality, they fear the path he walked and the steps he took.

The Christ consciousness is rejected by the fearful ego-mind that cannot extricate itself from its reptilian survivalist mentality. The result is that life is lived out as a contest between egocentric individuals seeking fame and fortune to validate a sense of superiority. It becomes the opposite of its heavenly origins.

As they are so in touch with the invisible world, there is nothing the Piscean fears more than the thought that they will lose their grip on the visible one. This fear is magnified by the fact that often that is just what they want to do. There is not one but two fish and Pisceans are even more ambivalent than Gemini, more dichotomous than Libra and more paradoxical than Aquarius. One pole of their consciousness wants to live forever. The other pole is seeking a reality more fluid and more ethereal; motivating that poor fish to feel it is out of water and not wanting to stay on earth one more day.

What most Pisceans resist coming to terms with is that reality can become the dream their soul is longing for, if only they would let go of their attachment to the ego. They want to believe this, yet most of the time they act in ways that move them in the opposite direction, although they are seldom happy when they do.

The sign of Pisces symbolizes a path toward ego-transcendence. Still, many Pisceans have monumental egos because their consciousness is so vast. There is little (if anything) they do not understand or cannot express. They can channel energy and information that is perfect for the time and place and thus deceive themselves into believing that they have no limits, however, they still have a physical body that limits them from overstepping their boundaries and becoming invasive. Pisceans would be wise to continue bearing in mind that in the game of life, other people are other people. In this way, they will stop imposing their truth when their advice is unsolicited.

The saving grace of Pisceans is their deep desire to offer compassionate service to all those who ask for it. They know that unless they do, they will be swamped with guilt and not love themselves any more.

While their complementary opposite, Virgo, is here to serve the earth, Pisces is here to serve a world beyond this one and beyond the capacity of the five physical senses to perceive. The exquisitely delicate nature of the Piscean is able to absorb the full spectrum of heavenly light, which informs them that God is immanent and that the divine essence within wants all of us to love one another.

It is not difficult for us to love. What is hard is for us to hate. The darkness that is so prevalent on this earth is what has grounded us, so that we could learn our lessons. Only now, the darkness is about to withdraw and the light will take the human race into a whole new dimension of energy where it will become much safer to begin dissolving our boundaries.

We can all be grateful to the sign and the consciousness of Pisces for showing us the way.

(The sense of ‘Each of Us’)
If Aquarius could talk, what it would say?

“I’m eccentric. My energy is electric. I operate on high frequencies so
it is hard to keep up with me. I’m willing to experiment and I respect
the right of others to do the same. No fences exist around my mind.
I’m a free spirit, making up the rules as I go along. I’m a great friend
as well. In some uncanny way, I recognize each new person I am
talking to, as if I have known them all my life. Everyone I meet allows
me to recognize another part of myself. To maintain my own identity,
I can come across with a detached and impersonal air, though I
always want to remember to be loving and respectful.

“I excel at participating in groups, yet I remain my own person. I say
one thing one day and another the next. I want to be impartial and
treat everyone’s ideas on an equal basis. I’m totally open to everything
you tell me and it’s not going to make any changes in my life. Chances
are, I already knew it before you came along.”

Color: Purple
Motto: “Change the World”
Object: A light bulb
Activity: Surfing the net
Style: Humane, objective, and innovative
Ancient symbol: The Light Bearer
Mode/Element: Fixed Air (Steady mentality)

Anatomical part: The circulation system and the ankles
(Distributing blood to the rest of the body)

Famous Personalities: Thomas Edison, Franklin D. Roosevelt, James
Dean, Abraham Lincoln and Oprah Winfrey

Places in the World: Russia, Sweden, Nepal and Boulder (Colorado)
Excerpted from the astrology manual and forthcoming book,”Astrology is as Real as Anything Else”

As the preceding sign Capricorn represents the pinnacle of material achievement, the sign that follows, Aquarius, obviously takes the zodiac in an entirely new direction.

Aquarians are born to update the current structure and change the rules if necessary, bringing information to the public that was once reserved for the privileged few.

Sometimes an earth-shattering event must first occur before a truly democratic system can come into being. Aquarius rebels against a system where the few rule the many within a totalitarian regime. This is the sign that cries out for a revolution in thinking.

Russia is an Aquarian country. It attempted, and ultimately failed, to create an economically egalitarian society. In theory, the Communist philosophy appealed to the masses. In practice, the masses could not pull it off. It has often been said that if all the wealth of the world were redistributed, in a decade or two it would revert back to where it was before. Not everyone is equally ambitious, equally talented, equally intelligent or equally responsible.

Aquarius’ aim is to conceive of a system where every individual has access to the truth, the whole truth and nothing but. Thus, those born under this sign are truth seekers and truth tellers who want to know what is going on, regardless of how unsavory the truth may be. Not only that, but because Aquarians are mindful of the greater good, they expect everyone on earth to want the same thing. This is a miscalculation, for when confronted with unpleasantness and presented with facts they find undesirable, many people sink into denial. They only hear what they want to hear and believe what they want to believe. As they confront such individuals, Aquarians back down and back off.

The Aquarius personality respects the right of others to make their own choices, regardless of what they think of the choices they make. Still, the Aquarian never ceases getting the word out and trusting that one day soon the world will wake up and put an end to deception, corruption and exploitation by those who are running the show. Aquarian consciousness thinks globally and idealistically. The brand of idealism it adopts, however, is not the ‘pie in the sky’ optimism of Sagittarius. The zodiac has been through Capricorn since then, and so Aquarius faces reality. Their ideal is that one day the truth wills itself out.

As long as the masses are willing to hear it, the truth does. That, however, is a big if.

The planet said to be at home in this sign and thus its ruler is Uranus, the symbol of revolutionary change. In astrology, the outer planets are higher frequency versions of the inner ones–their concern is with collective evolution rather than personal development. Saturn, the frosty old taskmaster, however, is a co-ruler and the one that keeps the revolutionary mind of Aquarians from going off the rails.

The big picture perspective that human beings have adopted is the creation of a cosmic information factory that generates the content, which human consciousness then channels into everyday reality. Uranus represents an awakening energy leading to the dissemination of information that makes the public increasingly aware that reality is really stranger than fiction. Uranus precipitates a modification in mass thinking that builds slowly yet emerges suddenly. Once the spreading of truth throughout the land reaches critical mass, people learn that the real story of what has been going on is so shockingly outrageous and despicably contemptible that the only recourse is to usurp the power from the powers that be and start afresh. Uranus operates like a bolt of lightening; stirring the masses to a fever pitch and forcing a confrontation with the ruling class.

Many astrologers believe that humans discover the physical reality of a planet’s existence when their consciousness is able to grasp its spiritual implication. Uranus was discovered in the sky in the late Eighteenth Century, around the time of the American and French Revolutions.

In ordinary times, Aquarians often do not know what to do with themselves. They are town criers, but no one is really listening. In interesting times, Aquarians reinvent themselves. Unlike their complementary opposite sign, Leo, who is egocentric; Aquarians are eccentric. They recognize the truth when they hear it, primarily because the truth is what they want, no matter how hard it is to come to terms with it. They are sufficiently aloof to be able to listen to anything.

Aquarians like to see themselves as a cell in a great big body rather than as an independent star desiring to outshine all the other stars. They want everyone, not just themselves, to be strong and decisive and they will go out of their way to assist people because they feel connected to the human family. They do not want to be exclusive and thus over-identify with any single person but they do want to be a beacon of light and a brother or sister to all persons. To maintain their humanitarian approach to life requires a degree of detachment and staying clear of personal entanglements. Still no sign is as valuable in organizing and participating in a group endeavor, nor more egalitarian in their interaction with every group member than an Aquarian, especially when the group has gathered for a cause that furthers human progress.

Aquarians want to bring a better world into being and see each person walk the talk. Their consciousness is ahead of the time and they seldom feel completely at home on the earth, yet as long as they live they continue to stand for the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity.

If Capricorn could talk, what it would say?

“I take this world seriously and I mean business when I speak. I’m carrying big burdens on my shoulders. Responsibility has been embedded in my nature. I put myself under pressure so I don’t waste time. I get my money’s worth; squeezing the most out of every moment to make sure I realize results. Each time I take a fall, I pick myself up and continue to make the climb. All the while, I act to reserve an honorable reputation. I pay my dues and learn the rules so that one day I’ll be the one who makes the rules.”

“In order to get things to work here on the earth, everything needs to be organized. I am a sure bet for success in the world for I face reality and I operate with integrity. I consider the whole picture. I master my own formula for success by working harder than anyone else. Always true to my word, you can count on me to deliver the goods as promised. The question is, can I rely on you?”

Color: Charcoal
Motto: “Make It Last”
Object: A mountain
Activity: Carving an image in stone
Style: Responsible, realistic, and disciplined
Ancient symbol: The Goat
Mode/Element: Cardinal Earth (Urgent practicality)

Anatomical part: The skeleton, the knees, and the teeth
(Tough enough for the hard road ahead)

Famous Personalities: Martin Luther King Jr, Albert Schweitzer,

Howard Hughes, Mao Tse-tung and Joan of Arc

Places in the World: The United Kingdom, India, Greece, and New York City

On the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, where the astrological system was first devised, the Sun appears to move into the part of the sky we identify as Capricorn (270-299 degrees on the ecliptic.) For three days, the solar body seems to rest at the lowest point of its apparent path. On December 25, it begins its ascent and that is a special day of peace and celebration throughout the earth, even in the non Christian world.

Metaphysically, Capricorn represents the soul’s complete descent into the physical body. No sign is as potentially capable of functioning successfully in the material world as this one.

Capricorns are here to organize the activities of daily life in the mundane sphere. It is not that they want to do this job themselves; instead, they start at a very early age learning how to tell other people to become more organized. They are the administrators who aim to oversee and govern while the rank and file takes care of the grunt work.

They are no slouches in the work department, however. When Capricorns are committed to a job, their ability to concentrate and sustain their effort, all the while achieving excellent results, is remarkable. As the most focused and self disciplined of all the signs, Capricorns are nothing less than industrious. It is just that they prefer to be a captain of industry rather than one of the slaves to the machine. They dislike anyone telling them what to do, yet they do not hesitate to give orders when they see fit. From an early age, these serious and ambitious folk made up their minds that they are going to occupy a prestigious position and secure a role that would give them power in the world. They often go through a painful period in their younger years, but life keeps getting better for them, and they keep getting amazingly younger, as they grow older.

Capricorn’s journey is analogous to the process by which a lump of carbon is crystallized through the passage of time into a precious gem. This sign both respects the process of time and works well with it. They know how to wait for the perfect timing and thus their efforts are usually right on time and beautiful to behold.