Caring for the body in Pisces Season ((2025)): 2 fish pull at the creative strings of our mind.
Welcome to the dream state that is Pisces Season! We've arrived at the end. Our 12th and final Earth season of the annual cycle. But when Life and Time are perceived as a circle, the end simply becomes a time of reflection, completion and release as much as it is becomes a time of the imagination and the arrival of hope, excitement and dreams with Spring, our energetic new year, now on the horizon! Pisces season marks the last 1/3 of the 3 parts of the winter season. Cardinal Capricorn began with the Winter Solstice, Fixed Aquarius marked the mid-winter season and "Mutable" Pisces arrives as our season of transition between the end of winter and the beginning of Spring – more on this transitional, mutable energy and how it connects to certain human forms and characteristics below :)
As one of my teachers, Judith Hill describes, Pisceans, our most universal sign, can often feel at home in the universe, but not necessarily always at home in the world. Our most energetically sensitive and spiritual sign, Pisces rules the end of the zodiacal wheel, the dissolution of boundaries and all states of consciousness where the ego and boundaries of the material world and body seem to cease to exist - hence this signs rulership over the sleep state, dreams, the pleasure element of sex and the imagination, as well as its sometimes associated imbalances and challenges with actual boundary issues, susceptibility to psychic porousness/psychic suggestion, immune/autoimmunity concerns, anemias and tendencies towards escapist behaviors. Pisces energy can be difficult to grasp onto, comprehend or put into words accurately...the fish slip away into dark water just when you try to grab onto them.... But we will try to bring it down to Earth and into the body. We want to try to grasp things with our heart and belly vs. our mind here.
As always - to give context before we dive in: our specific aim is to learn about the zodiac seasons in relation to the human body and how the cyclical/circular rhythm of the 12 zodiac signs is interconnected with the 12 seasons of Earth, the 12 divisions (months) of each annual year and the 12 processes and parts of the human body and form. From this lens, the zodiac signs and planetary bodies can be seen and experienced as celestial guides from above that have something to teach us about how to care for and nourish ourselves naturally and holistically as we revolve and spiral around and around together here on Earth.
Throughout each year, we are given guidance from the zodiac about which parts of the human body are emphasized and worth paying a little more attention to, while also being taught how to care for and tend to the part of our health/body that is most sensitized during that specific season using natural methods and tools such as: movement, sound, herbs/diet, lifestyle practices and different types of body/energy work. In these seasonal posts, I will be sharing about the zodiac season and the natural health tools I most love to use to explore them, the Earth season we are in, and the way our human bodies work in cycle with these greater cycles.
Through these explorations we also find out more about the origins of the human being as cosmic and universal vs. earthly.
This is just one of Nature and Spirits many gifts to us.
FOUNDATIONAL PISCEAN ENERGETICS:
PISCES IS CONSIDERED "MUTABLE" ENERGY - Mutable energy is transitional - literally, as in the energy ends one of the 4 primary earth seasons (in this case Winter) and we begin to see hints of the next season on the horizon. This energy translates to us in specific ways as humans. The mutable signs are Pisces, Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius. In human beings, mutable energy sensitizes the nervous system and gives talents in communication creating gifted writers, singers, rappers, linguists. This energy is shape shifting, creative, musical, artistic and often gives unique, spiritual or supersensory thinking faculties. Strong mutable natives can appear to always be transitioning into something or someone else or always in the process of wandering or traveling or moving somewhere else again. It is an energy of change.
PISCES IS CONSIDERED A "WATER" ELEMENT SIGN (the 4 elements used in astrological medicine are: Fire, Water, Earth and Air) -Water is the element of Spirit, of the emotional body, of the creative and fertile/reproductive essence…and we see the boundaries of the spiritual world dissolve and open in this sign. Access to higher consciousness, dissolving of boundaries between the body and the environment we are in, between the individual and the group we are around and psychic porousness between the individual and collective consciousness can become thin and transitional. As a water element sign, children of Pisces often love the ocean, fishing, mermaids, boating or spiritual/watery and religious practices.
One of my favorite traits of strong Pisceans is how some will sometimes unconsciously and suddenly jump into a foreign accent, character or begin mimicking the character, behaviors, moods or accents of those around them without meaning to! Ha! As if they are channeling the group or some other random energy they have picked up on. This tendency makes it crucial for strong Pisces natives and children to always have awareness and training around psychic protection and boundaries to ensure they have tools to understand if the moods and behaviors they are feeling or experiencing are truly theirs or are from something/someone from the environment they are in and how to clear and transmute both their own and others experiences/emotions/suggestions from their field so that they can always find their true center and essence.
PISCES PHYSICAL BODY RULERSHIPS:
These parts of the body are sensitized during this season and call for our love, attention and nourishment. If, individually, we discover any health imbalances or health concerns in these body parts/processes through the season, it simply means it is a time to make a deeper care plan or seek further guidance and assistance with care.
>The Feet - Pisceans can be funny about their feet. Either having a special affinity for shoes and specific shoe likes and collections or a distaste for shoes and love of being barefoot. They can be really agile and good on their feet..some are known for their footwork in sports, while others can be known for their slippery ligaments and foot injuries. Many love foot rubs and respond well to foot reflexology treatments to care for their health naturally. Sometimes natives of this sign can feel as if they have a heavy cross to bear and to walk with this life and can even look forward to or yearn to "go Home" throughout life here on earth.
>The immune system with shared influence (with opposite sign Virgo) & the GALT or gut associated lymphoid system. These two signs are often implicated in gut related immune system imbalance such as the classic Pisces/Virgo "Leaky Gut Syndrome." The health of the belly in relation to the immune system should almost always be assessed and supported in Natives of these signs with chronic health or immune issues.
>The Sleep, Parasympathetic and Glymphatic Systems (our Rest, Digest & Renew system) - Sleepy Pisces :). This is our most energetically sensitive and spiritual sign which rules the dream state, the sleep life, the side of our nervous system that helps us to relax, day dream, imagine and move into creative states of consciousness that free us of the confines and harshness of the material world.
Pisceans often need more sleep than any other zodiac sign and should be treated very sensitively, holistically and sweetly with the gentle, warm lighting, atmosphere and only beautiful music when they are ill.
Many Pisceans also need to consider their sleep environment and who they sleep with. Because this sign is the sign of the dissolving of boundaries, when partnered, they may find that they can really benefit from periodically sleeping alone and in their own space to clear their energy and maintain balanced physical and emotional health. They can pick up so much more in their sleep from partners and the environment than we often realize. Keeping their bedrooms peaceful and beautiful and protected is critical to the health of little Pisceans and for health throughout the entirety of the life.
>The Lymphatic System (With the other Water element signs of the zodiac)
>The Fascia - where energy crystallizes into physical matter- (Possibly shared influence with other signs)
MOVEMENT AND EXERCISE CONSIDERATIONS FOR PISCES SEASON:
In your workouts this season - special emphasis should be placed on the health and strength of the feet and lymphatics. Dry brushing is a great practice to implement during this period of time to support clearing the lymphatic system and sloughing off the winter heaviness and congestion in preparation for the incoming fire and energy of Spring. It’s also highly supported to engage in lymphatic massages/bodywork and foot massages/reflexology treatments. Daily castor oil packs can be very supportive as well if you are feeling extra congested.
This season, aim to engage with your feet and the energetic current that runs from the center of the belly, a bit below the belly button, and extends down through the leg and out the foot and connects you and roots you into your spiritual path as you walk here on earth.
Try rolling out the bottom of your feet regularly this season with a golf or tennis ball, incorporating barefoot balance and single leg exercises in the gym and plyometrics and agility training in your gym routines.
The feet, ruled by Pisces, connect us deeply into our imagination and creative dream states. By working the feet with physical training, you may find that you have new ideas pop up, feel more creative, meditative or inspired with what you would like to focus on this coming year with the arrival of Spring and the Energetic New Year just around the corner.
SOUNDS OF PISCES PLAYLIST :
* Enjoy this playlist of artists that fall under this sign or that have created music that highlights some parts of the energy of this sign. Or- if not your style, create your own playlist. Whatever you enjoy listening to this time of year will teach you about how you uniquely experience this season and your own personal preferences, moods and energy during this time of year.
HERBAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PISCES SEASON BODY & BEAUTY CARE: RAISIN WATER
Raisin water is such a simple, easy and lovely Pisces remedy. Red/Purple is the color ray of Pisces and so raisins (and other foods of this color spectrum- like beets) are wonderful to incorporate more regularly this season and can support our health and "build the blood" - which is often needed during this time of year.
Raisin water is traditionally used and thought helpful to:
-Support iron absorption and prevent anemia
- enhance skin health and beauty
-Improves energy levels and strengthen the blood and heart
-Support gentle liver and toxin detoxification
-Support digestion and bowel regularity
***Simply soak a handful of raisins in a cup of water overnight, then drink the liquid in the morning. You can boil the water first before pouring over the raisins if you would like a stronger extraction.
***Please take radical responsibility for yourself when considering whether the incorporation of potions/herbs/supplements into your life is right for you. Do your own research, talk with and consult your health practitioner if you have health projects, conditions or take other supplements or medications that should be considered before starting something new. I almost never support the use of many different herbs, vitamins and supplements at one time as I feel it can confuse the nervous system and body.
Our Pisces Poem of the season can be used to invoke the energy this sign offers when we consider the universal, spiritual and mysterious beingness of life and of being human
"I've read all the books but one
Only remains sacred: this
Volume of wonders, open
Always before my eyes"
- Untitled Poem, Collected Poems 1935-80
I'm looking forward to seeing what we are all dreaming up in life this time of year and how it comes to fruition throughout our next circle cycle and trip around the zodiac! I have some fun new ways I'd like to try sharing this information over the next year that I am dreaming up. Until then..
Happy Dreaming, Happy Sleeping,
Jaz