This post delves into the meaning of the Sun in Pisces in the natal chart. Your Sun sign is one of the most significant placements in your natal chart. This luminary represents the core of your personality, the very essence of who you are. In the birth chart, it tells where and how you shine the brightest.
Pisces is the most complex as the twelfth and final sign of the Zodiac. Its complexity can be difficult to deal with. Pisces is represented by two fish tied together but swimming in opposite directions: ♓︎. This duality and tension influences Sun in Pisces natives to a great extent. Sometimes understanding yourself can be tricky for you yourself as well. You can be confused or confusing (or both). You have a complex inner world.
With your natal Sun in Pisces, you are a dreamer. The Sun in Pisces suggests that you are a person who belongs to two worlds. Besides in reality, you are also at home in the realm of imagination. You have a natural desire to help others.
You go by the motto ‘I believe’. Your ideas and visions are very important to you, it is the world of ideas where you feel the most home at. You are often drawn to art, music, the theatre or the world of fantasy. You want to be inspired but you might get addicted to seeking it.
The Sun transits Pisces between February 19th and March 21st. If you were born on one of these days, you might want to cast your birth chart for the exact time of your birth to find out if your Sun falls in Pisces.
Sun in Pisces Natal Meaning
The traditional ruler of Pisces, Jupiter gives these natives a longing for more. They want to become one with something greater than them.
People with their natal Sun in Pisces are subtle and tender, there is something mystical to them. They live a parallel life in another dimension, in addition to their mundane life. They are extremely sensitive. The Sun in Pisces puts and emphasis on emotions. Youswim in the ocean of feelings all your life. You are an extremely complex personality with this placement. It can be difficult to understand yourself.
Often, there’s an enigmatic trait to Sun in Pisces people. Their ethereal and otherworldly energy can capture the attention of others and give them a special kind of charisma.
Sun in Pisces people are often poetic and drawn to the arts. Many of them have an ear for music and they LOVE music. These natives are naturally tuned into divine inspiration. Pisces is one of the most artistic signs in astrology. People with Pisces placement are able to tap into the inspiration. They are often very creative. The house of your Sun tells in which life area you can express this the most.
Read more: the Sun in Houses
How the Sun in Pisces Functions
These natives are extremely intuitive. They are very connected to their higher selves and they trust their inner guidance more than anything. Because of their sensitivity, they register every shift in the energy of their environment. An evolved Sun in Pisces person is a visionary. They have a natural ability to tap into the collective unconscious and come up with ideas that resonate with a lot of people. This is one of the highest manifestations of Pisces.
Because of your extreme sensitivity, you seek refuge from the everyday world on a regular basis. People with the Sun in Pisces have an introverted side. They need solitude to recharge and let go of any energy contaminations.
You might struggle with drawing boundaries. Some people with this placement can be impressionable and gullible. An evolved Pisces Sun is empathetic and benevolent, and they assume this of everyone, but they might find out that not everyone has pure intentions.
Placid and tender, you see the good in people. You are compassionate and want to help. With this placement, you are empathetic and pick up on the energy of the people around you. Depending on the rest of the chart, you might absorb the energies of your environment so that they blend with your own and sometimes blur your own.
The Sun in Pisces suggests that you draw a lot of energy from helping others. Your passion might lie in volunteering, helping animals, working with people in need or children. Career-wise, people with this placement are often drawn to helping or healing professions, the arts, marine life.
Depending on the rest of the chart, Sun in Pisces people might be very passive. They are more about going with the flow than about taking action to get to where they want to be. Although you have great ideas, you might struggle with consistency and finishing things. Other placements in the natal chart can compensate this (e.g. a strong Mars, Aries placements). The good thing about Pisces is that you are quite flexible and able to adapt to whatever life throws at you.
Sun in Pisces people often take longer to develop their self-confidence. They often doubt themselves or choose not to engage in challenges. If you have this placement, you might also avoid conflicts and refrain from standing up for yourself. Your strategy is sometimes to wait things to see if the problem solves itself (sometimes it does!).
Pisces Dark Side
Every zodiac sign has its light and shadow side, its evolved and unevolved way of expression. Here are some of the weaknesses of a Sun in Pisces personality.
As mentioned above, Pisces is about the realm of dreams as much as about the realm of our 3D world. Pisces can manifest as a vision or an illusion or delusion. If you struggle with being grounded, you might be involved with your fantasies so much that you forget to function in the real world. Pisces is prone to being lost. This sign is often described as chaotic. Depending on the rest of the chart, others might perceive this as being unreliable or irresponsible. In general, you dislike facing the consequences.
The shadow side of Pisces can manifest as lies and facades. An unevolved Sun in Pisces person might lead you astray (willingly or unknowingly). If you want to fool someone, you can do so at a very high level. This is not to say that you are a liar at all. But if you feel that it is necessary, it’s easy for you to trick someone.
Sun in Pisces people often make sacrifices for others, sometimes even at their own expense. An unevolved Sun in Pisces personality might be stuck in the role of martyr or the victim. Generally speaking, victim mentality is typical for Pisces. You get your energy from helping others.
The negative side of Pisces includes addictions as well. Depending on the rest of the chart, you might seek to run away from your problems by resorting to drugs, alcohol, or other types of addiction. You easily get lost in other worlds, be it the world of art or alcohol. You might also get lost in daydreaming. Jupiter’s influence makes it difficult to do things in moderation. A tendency for escapism is one of the typical weaknesses of the Sun in Pisces personality. When problems become too much, you check out. Because of your extreme sensitivity, it is easy for you to be overwhelmed.
Relationships
Sun in Pisces people are eternal romantics at heart. They love love but they are often more in love with the idea of love rather than with a person. They want to be inspired by their partner. They are sentimental and love to daydream about their love interest. However, sometimes they get lost between dreams and reality.
When it comes to relationships, Sun in Pisces people love to take care of their loved ones but they can struggle with boundaries. You are often altruistic and might feel that you have to help others or save them. You might allow others to overstep your boundaries or it can also happen that you are not aware of the boundaries of others. You crave union and you want to dissolve yourself in the soul of your partner.
The Sun in Astrology
The Sun tells how you shine. This luminary represents your personality, your sense of self, your ego and identity. It also governs creativity, life energy, joy.
This celestial object spends one month in every sign of the Zodiac. Sun signs are the most popular type of astrology: you can read horoscopes in most magazines. While it’s true that your Sun sign is very important, your Sun’s other features should not be neglected either: its house and aspects are also essential if you want to interpret your Sun. (And of course, how it interacts with the rest of the chart.)
The Sun rules the zodiac sign Leo. It is exalted in Aries, in fall in Libra and in detriment in Aquarius.
Pisces, the Fish
Pisces is the last sign of the Zodiac. It is a mutable water sign. Mutable signs are all about changes and adaptability. Water signs are linked with emotions, intuition, the subconscious. They are introverted and quiet on the surface but incredibly powerful and resilient.
Pisces is ruled by Neptune. Before the discovery of Neptune (and in traditional astrology), Jupiter was its ruling planet.
Pisces is associated with imagination, dreams, fantasy, art, music. It is very sensitive and receptive. Pisces is also linked with drugs, alcohol, escapism, tricks and illusions.
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