Mar 5 - 21, 2016
Click here to learn about Mercury. Click here to learn about Pisces.
In speech, writing and self-presentation, we twist and flow now as wise water wends the bends of the ancient riverbed. No matter the destination, we have only to leave enough space for fantasy, flexibility and ambiguity. Make no mistake: the power of the imagination can and must rule supreme. Mercury in Pisces significantly blurs the line between dreams and reality. Life may feel illogical or irrational – trust the process! Although you cannot change or control the direction of your river-path, rest assured that it ends in light and understanding.
Mercury in Pisces is scattered, not particular or demanding. Relaxation abounds. There is no point to be made, no message to get across, just deep and abiding presence. But this is precisely why we must examine the apparent “order” of daily life. Choose goals that are spiritual in nature.
Now comes the proverbial death of the outward personality. Let it fall away so that we may create the Self anew, fresh and light as a daffodil opening unto the first warm spring afternoon. This death-rebirth favors copious introspection, writing and daydreaming. Artistic endeavors will prove unusually gratifying now as our work embodies an unmistakable sense of finality.
The greatest challenge for Mercury in Pisces is learning to be of equal service to both the Self and the Universe. The fishes oscillate between total selflessness and intense periods of inward ego reconstruction. Pisces should devote herself to only one endeavor at a time. Otherwise she will give and give and give until nothing remains, not even personal stores of energy and self-love. This imbalance leaves the mental and emotional bodies depleted and in great need of attention.
When Mercury the Messenger gets tangled in Pisces’ net, we may over-internalize words/emotions. Pisces has a habit of stuffing thoughts and feelings deep in the psyche, and she will masterfully ignore the building pressure within, handing the Self and others endless free passes and second chances. Her shadow lies in evasive speech, miscommunication, denial, deceit and unchecked idealism.
Pisces is rambling, utopian, subjective…perhaps to the point of delusion. Indeed this transit is rather undisciplined. Pisces symbolically dismantles all that we’ve been building since the spring. Staying organized is an uphill battle beneath the waves, disconnected from time and space. The inclination here is to glance, to gloss, to slip away – fight this! Know when to look at the world with eyes focused; harness the power of objective analysis and critical thinking. Some want to fix everything, but Mercury in Pisces is inclined to just call it good. Or is that exactly what you need, to relinquish apparent control over a given situation? Refrain from planning.
Mercury in Pisces brings to mind performance art, especially science fiction and psychedelic-inspired works; transcendentalism; meditation; mysticism; shamanism; emotional healing; energy fields; surrender; acceptance. Soften gracefully to subtlety and silence.
This is the final attunement of the spirit - blending, confusing, muddling, swirling - the fish are born in dreams. Celebrate with Pisces Yoga.
If you were born with Mercury in Pisces, these next few months include your Mercury Return. To find your Mercury sign, click here.
Mantra: my dreams speak