Warning: You’re Probably Going to Be Emo During Pisces Season
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Welcome to the Tortured Poets Department. February 18 marked the kickoff to Pisces season, the most undeniably nostalgic four weeks of the year. The fish is the 12th and final sign of the zodiac, signaling a time of transitions and endings. Some situations may need to be released back into the ocean, though we know goodbyes are never easy. You could find yourself getting teary and sentimental between now and March 20, romanticizing even the most mundane interactions, like Pisces Olivia Rodrigo in “Deja Vu”: “Strawberry ice cream / One spoon for two / And trading jackets / Laughing ’bout how small it looks on you.”
If you’re not the emo type by nature, throw yourself a life vest and buckle in. There’s no avoiding the deep feelings that this zodiac sign stirs up. And since this year’s Pisces season dovetails with a total lunar eclipse (March 14)—and the start to both Venus retrograde (March 1 to April 12) and Mercury retrograde (March 15 to April 7)—we are going to have more than our fair share of events that force us to sort out the past and make some hard but necessary changes.
You might as well surrender and go with the flow, which is something this fluid water sign is here to teach us. No matter how tightly you clutch, outmoded situations could slip from your grasp. Fortunately, empathy and compassion are two of Pisces’s favorite words. Allow yourself to fully grieve the losses and dwell in the hurt for a while. There will be plenty of shoulders to cry on.
This might sound a little sad girl, but stay with us here. Pisces is represented by two fish swimming in opposite directions. The deeper you plunge into the emotion ocean, the higher you can fly once you break above the surface and connect to a profound sense of joy. Seize the opportunity to expand your emotional range. This soothsaying mutable sign swims easily between pleasure and pain, offering a rich opportunity to connect to the full spectrum of the Feelings Wheel. And that’s an achingly beautiful superpower you can bring into Aries season, when the zodiac resets itself on the March 20 spring equinox.
Of course, there’s no need to wait until then to max out Pisces’s benefits. Channel the tsunami of feelings into an outpouring of art, music, and love. Under this limitless energy, pull from every genre, like Pisces Bad Bunny, who seamlessly mixes reggaeton with soul, rock, salsa, and punk. Pisces, the ruler of the ethereal realm, can help you tap into a rich vein of creativity and spirituality inside yourself.
On that note, everyone gets a little more psychic when we’re on the Pisces frequency. You make a “wrong turn” and bump into an old friend who’s been on your mind all day. A stranger on the subway platform mumbles something “random” that’s just the message you needed to hear. Feel free to meditate on these epiphanies at every sound bath and yin yoga class you can fit into your schedule. Huddle up with a support group, or finally find a therapist who specializes in boundaries and attachment issues. As Pisces Nina Simone sang, “I’m just a soul whose intentions are good / Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.”
On a more mundane level, February 18 to March 20 opens a window to start your early spring cleaning. It’s no coincidence that the annual Virgo full moon happens during Pisces season, so fling open your closets to gather up clothes you can sell or donate to charity. Declutter your digital files, and scrub excess subscriptions from your monthly credit card bill.
What? You forgot about those charges? Don’t want to deal with the receipts? Denial ain’t just a river; it’s a Pisces season pitfall. Watch out for a tendency to put a rose-colored tint on everything—or worse, straight up ignore a problem that needs to be dealt with, like, yesterday.
While you might begin Pisces season drowning in unprocessed feelings, the goal is to lift yourself out of the bog. Wring out the emotions until your spirit feels as buoyant as the pink pony that Pisces Chappell Roan brought to the Grammys. As the saying goes, the only way out is through.
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