I've always heard this, but I don't quite understand what astrologers mean when they say this.

Should it be taken literally?

I have Pisces Ascendant, but I'm a Sagittarius, not a Pisces.

Maybe nobody understands this, not even Pisces.

Lmao, maybe no one will even tell me!

The Angle of the fourth house-      The first Affliction of Man, in the order of nature, is a sorrowful expectation of the Natural Death of his parents: or rather (speaking Cabalistically) it is that strain of Original Sin, which our Parents imprint in us, and through which we are from our very Births made obnoxious to every misery, and at length, to death it self. And therefore the Parents and their Condition, during the life of the Native, as also Death, and heritages, left by them to the Native  do possess the principal house of this Triplicity.  

Triplicity of Passion, Affliction, and Death; whereunto every man is subject, for the sin of Adam. The two other houses of this Triplicity are the 12. and 8.

The last Affliction, inhabiting the 8. house, is the Death of Man himself, which is an End of this Temporal, and the Beginning of an Eternal Life: wherefore according to the second motion, or the motion of the Planets, which is from West to East, there is an entrance made from the 8. house into the 9. which is the house of Life in God; whereby man is given to understand that he is to pass by the second motion of the Soul, which is attributed to the mind or reason (as the first and rapt motion, is to the Body or sensitive appetite) from a Temporary Death, unto a Life in God: which is Eternal.

 As when (concerning Children) they principally judge, not from the 5 House, but the 11. which is opposite thereunto:    When (concerning the Mother) not from 4. but from 10. opposite unto it: So (when of Servants, and animals) not from 6. but the 12. (the house opposing it) which apparent error shall hereafter be Corrected.

Heaven is divided into 12 Houses no more; because every one of the 4 Cardinal parts of Heaven, which govern the beginning, vigour, Declination, and Death of things do by a Trine Aspect, behold two other Coelstial parts, which be of its own Nature: whence shall arise three places out of each of the 4. Cardinal, of he same nature, for three times 4 doth make neither more nor less than 12.

J.B Morin

The sign of Pisces is a sign of sacrifice, charity, mercy, compassion and pardon. Its associated with Neptune, with faith and divinity. All the religions strive in this way

Thank you for that mmarianna,

Wow, the water signs sure are intense. All the houses are associated with them.

The 4th house is represented by Cancer, The 8th is by Scorpio, and Pisces is by the 12th.

Yeah and I agree, Pisces are verrrrrry compassionate.

But I think I'm happy being a jovial and fiery Sagittarius. I'm not ready to merge just yet, Lol.

<font face="Arial"> The dominant urge is to escape from the
limitations of ordinary life, the dull and humdrum, into a
more colourful world.   </font><font face="Arial">So one may get the drug addict and alcoholic, the
day-dreamer and then upwards to the artist, the scientist
and the mystic, They are really other worldly, and the
great ones have helped others to see their visions. Like
Sagittarius, the sign is an explorer, but on a vaster scale.
The Archer aims at a clear target; the Fishes swim towards
Nirvana and seek to find Reality close at hand.   -----C.E.O. Carter------)))</font>

<span class="style38"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">--Pisces the "most evolved" sign in the zodiac, rules peace, surrender, compassion, unconditional love, transcendence, selflessness, recognition of oneness, and empathy. Pisces knows no distinctions or differences: it perceives the unity within the diversity, the unbounded consciousness that underlies all things. Pisces acknowledges our essential connectedness and realizes it through the practice of unconditional love and unwavering compassion. </font>

<span class="style38"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">----  </font><span class="style38">Pisces' spirituality knows no distinctions, no differences and no divisiveness. It is the sign of merging, empathizing, understanding, and holding a compassionate and fully present space for human-to-human, human-to-animal, human-to-plant interactions.<span class="style38">Due to Pisces' rulership of spirituality and religiosity, this is especially true for anger and hatred created by spiritual and religious beliefs. Religion will have to release the toxic thoughts and beliefs that lead to trauma and violence

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http://www.astrosoftware.com/AquariusPiscesAge.htm   http://www.astrowisdom.com/uranusinpisces.htm

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Neptune sensitizes individuals to become their own teachers by attuning them to the reality of the unseen, the immaterial forces of life. - Jane A. Evans

Understanding wholeness and cosmic connections, idealism and philanthropy are Neptunian characteristics in a positive sense. In spiritual life well-channeled Neptunian energy has a key position. It has creative potential which when balanced can help us to find new dimensions in life and to dedicate ourselves to them. - Outi Parhi, Finnish astrologer

It is only by cultivating all manner of beauty and selfless thought that the eternal soul is given Neptune's substance. ... Neptune could be called the educator of the soul, the link between God and all souls that offer good freely to others without thought of compensation. -( Leonora Luxton)

Ohhh im so jealous Toni!!! I am fighting with my chart to rekindle  that 'sagittarius' side of me!

Too much water gets the better of my fire -! 

Whoa mmarianna, I have all 3 fire signs in my chart: Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo, and Mars in Aries.

It's not always good! I can't sit still. And sometimes I have explosive outbursts of anger, it's horrible!

Everything has it's bad and good. Even Pisces:

I've heard that Pisces can be drunks, drug users, over-indulgent, lazy, indifferent to itself (just as bad as not caring about someone else), unrealistic, and impressionable.

I guess we all have to work to improve ourselve right?

mmarianna, what is your sign?

Sun - Mercury - Saturn - Uranus in Sagittarius ----   moon in Leo  --NN Aries

Asc , Mars , Jupiter in Pisces

Venus-Pluto in Scorpio

I have to find a way to balance them! I can be really LOUD ... and i can be really shy at the same time:P   You will never (never) see me getting angry , but i am really ethusiastic  :P  I am really impressed because recently i met someone who told me that she saw my fiery,shine personality ! Until now I have been told that they see my Pisces side! (first impression).                       

You have a strong Mars !!!!!    Hmm.. I can definitelly sit still :) i need my quite time to get recharge :) hehe! 

The Sagittarius stage is of the stage of the 'journey', not the destination. This is the stage of 'the search for the big picture', but in this stage we haven't found all the pieces of the puzzle yet.

Only during the Pisces stage can we have all the pieces of the puzzle and only then can we know 'the big picture'.

Pisces is the sign of 'the destination', not Sagittarius.

  I am Sagittarius-Pisces ! Astrology and religion came so natural for me! I never looked for ''logical'' answers! I just -knew- from the beginning. I use my instinct more than my mind!

I want to be a teacher but i find it really difficult! They want reasons,details,logical explanations... which i find a bit too much ... :P Sometimes i get a bit frustrated.      

Details?   Its a lesson for me to learn:P

Trees? Where ? I can only see the forest