William Blake, ‘A Critical Essay’ 1868 {{PD}}

If you can just make some minor adjustments, a few tweaks here and there, it feels like you’re going to hit it big, doesn’t it, dear Pisces? Your optimism this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, is matched only by your sense that it’s all in your hands–but that’s only true to some extent. We’ve got to acknowledge that there are larger forces at work in the Universe that we may be powerless against; keep that in mind so that you don’t blame yourself if everything doesn’t happen just as you want. You’ll be inspecting things with an emotionally critical eye, and you may be tempted to accept more responsibility for things than is reasonable. That same sensitive and critically-oriented viewpoint can be very useful if you are able to apply the fixes you see as necessary through action in the physical world; that means just noticing what’s wrong isn’t enough, you’ve got to do something about it to make the insight matter. Too, you are slated for some surprising twists and turns in financial areas or in relationship matters; you can’t anticipate them, but you can be ready by being very clear on what you really care about, and what you’re willing to put your efforts behind. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

You can easily go over that wall, rather than run into it, Pisces. Unknown photographer
‘Man in Hat Bent Over a Stone Wall’ silver albumen print c1885 {{PD}}

You may find, dear Pisces, that you really want to take the lead this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, in partnerships and in financial situations–and this would be a good thing, as you’re in a period where you’re absolutely suited to asserting yourself in these arenas–and you’ll likely find that your individual initiative is supported strongly by the social circle–so what could go wrong? You may mistake being in tune with the Zeitgeist as being arbiter of all things, and slam into a brick wall when you institute your Will, wrongly thinking it’s everyone’s Will. The key to success may lie in knowing just how far you can go making change, throwing out, destroying–and this will be required, in order to be in charge, if only of your own partnership, relationship, and financial picture–so, early and often, check your position against the rules, traditions, and usual constraints, and bob your head up long enough to be sure no one else is having a meltdown over your efforts to modernize, empathize, or revolutionize. By the time you reach year’s end, you will likely be in a much different ‘place’, mentally and emotionally, if not also physically. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

What you’ll gain this year, dear Pisces, is balance. “Date Merchant” by Zangaki New York Public Library -Via Wikimedia Commons – {{PD}}

You’ll enjoy a sweet harmony this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, dear Pisces, if you can work out the contrasts between personal wants and Collective demands, between the need to lead and having the grace to follow, and between dreams and creativity, and the imperative to take action. You’ll need to find a balance, and this will come directly from frictions you experience–so the year becomes a learning curve, with a healthy ability to marry imagining and doing, cooperating and being first, and giving and taking, so that you express effectively without alienating others or wasting resources. Not a terribly exciting year, but a productive one, and you will likely arrive at the end of it more ready and capable than you’ve ever been before of making your core Soul desires a reality. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

Man Sweeping the Interpreter’s Parlour by William Blake Before 1827 {{PD}}

This coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, you’ll enjoy an unusually acute intuition, dear Pisces, and you’ll need it, as you’ll also be dealing with every ignored, denied, or abandoned thing, come back in material form or through the environment itself. I’m afraid it’s like this: you had the chance to deal with, face, or otherwise settle a number of issues, but chose to sweep them under the symbolic rug–and now they are back. Many will take different forms than they first appeared in, so you may not immediately recognize them; you can be fairly sure, though, that if you scratch the surface you’ll find a familiar dilemma beneath. In many cases, this will be a good thing; you are much better equipped now to handle these matters successfully than you were at the time they originated, and you may see that it was the wisdom of your Higher Self acting in your best interests that delayed what must be done until now. You should feel good about that, because delaying was a smart thing to do; know that it’s important during the coming year that you take care of things, once and for all, as the way you handle things will in many ways determine your life direction, especially involving partnerships, for some time to come. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

‘The Castle Gate’ Ferdinand Knab 1881 {{PD}}

This Solar year, through to your next birthday, dear Pisces, you’ll need to do two things: adjust your Self-expression to suit the direction you’d like your life to go, and refuse to allow negativity, rage, or obstacles to distract you from your Path. How do you handle those darker elements that threaten? By dealing with matters you’ve lately been ignoring or in denial about right away, so that they hold no power to affect what happens to you, and by becoming as conscious as possible about who you are and what you want, which will make it that much easier to make choices that take you in the direction you want to go. The social circle/ the public and power players in your world will be open to supporting you, when your ideas are original or when you can add skills or leadership to the group, and the stronger and more confident you are in general, the more easily you’ll be able to attract assets and material rewards–and you should earn quite a few. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

Bosschaert: Flower Still Life, 1614 {{PD}}

You’ve been enjoying a fantastic creative stretch, dear Pisces, and now it’s time to collect your reward, whether it’s Love, Money, or something else you care about, that using your creativity has manifested–and if you don’t soon find your arms full of roses and doubloons? You may have mistaken an illusion for something of real worth, or pursued an idea or project that dissolved before your eyes, or in some way you believed someone when you shouldn’t have–and now you are where you are, and need to begin again. Luckily, you will have some serious resources at your disposal, whether you were deluded or used your creativity productively, and that means you can continue to create or start over, depending on your needs. If you’ve been doing well, then good, continue; and if you made a few mistakes, and need a fresh beginning, it’s yours for the taking–just remember two things: the tide doesn’t continue to rise forever, and aim for something you truly care about. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

Don’t be distracted by the road not taken, Pisces. Antoine Chintreuil – ‘Pommiers et genêts en fleurs’ {{PD}}

You have enormous potential this coming Solar year, dear Pisces, through to your next birthday, to express the creativity of your Soul more clearly, accurately, and completely than you ever have before, and you can attract significant money and/ or Love in the process–or, you could fall prey to the most massive delusion you’ve ever mistaken for the real thing. How can you make sure you show your creativity, rather than totter down a disastrous path? Keep values firmly in mind, no matter what the social sphere says; stay true to your most unusual or original ideas, whether they find immediate support or acceptance or not; don’t allow darker moods to cloud your thoughts–brooding will only lead to distraction and even anger, especially over the ‘road not taken’, and what good would being upset about the past do now? And remember, your biggest muscle is your brain, figuratively speaking, so keep using it to keep it in shape! You can ‘live the dream’ if you’ll only trust yourself to stay focused, and true to what’s important to you. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

Respect your feelings, Pisces–it’s the only way to know what to accept, and what to walk away from. John Everett Millais The Black Brunswicker 1859 {{PD}}

You may be caught this year, dear Pisces, in an ongoing conflict between your emotional viewpoint and the reality of the situation(s) you face. There may be a great deal of pressure from external sources encouraging you to suppress or abandon your thoughts and feelings on the way things are–but that would be a terrible mistake, if you were to comply. You are experiencing one of those life periods where we are required to choose ourselves, our feelings, our well-being over the demands of the environment. Does that mean you are free to abandon your obligations and forget your promises? No, but it does mean you must learn to distinguish between those things you do because of love, friendship, or the rightness of the act, and those things you feel you have to do because someone else wants you to. Make that distinction clear within your own mind, and you will see what to stay with and what to walk away from, with the added benefit that your new internal clarity will enhance both relationships and earning/ attractive power. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!

It’s time to go after your dreams, Pisces. “Anthony van Dyck self portrait” by, who else? Anthony van Dyck – {{PD}}

Recently you’ve gathered support, empowered yourself, made a plan, brought together resources and honed talents–now what, dear Pisces? Time to tap directly into your creativity, and/ or to tackle the subjects of the House in the natal chart that contains Pisces–which of course is also the House where Neptune is currently transiting. Applying ideals, spiritual principals, imagination, and the ability to create the desired image to yourself or to what you’d like to manifest in life is your mandate this coming Solar year, through to your next birthday. It’s time to make ‘the Dream’ a reality, and to communicate it in any way you see fit. Happy Birthday, Pisces, and good luck!