Pisces can allow themselves continually to be taken advantage of. They know it is happening, but believe the reward for being open-hearted and trusting is worth it. They can appear to be gullible, but this is not correct, as Pisces are never naïve (though they may like to pretend to be so as a defence). Pisces are rarely surprised by the depths to which humanity can sink, and can see most things coming from a mile off. But they just heave a big sigh and get on with it.

They have a great capacity to feel, and sometimes that can be quite overwhelming. Fellow water signs Cancer and Scorpio can protect their sensitivity with a hardened shell, even though they may be crying underneath. Pisces has no such defence. This is why some Pisces find relief from the world in drugs or escapist cults. Pisces find it a huge relief to have faith in something; they can be easy prey to the chap in the yellow dress proclaiming to be Jesus’ former press secretary. Read the rest of this entry »

We have now come through the entire zodiac. We could say that: Libras will tell you the truth that you want to hear; Scorpios will tell you the truth because that is what you need to hear; Sagittarians will tell you the truth inadvertently; Capricorn is the master of tact and discretion; Aquarians know the truth, so why wouldn’t you want to hear it? And then we come to Pisces, who are so tired of looking for the truth they suspect it doesn’t exist. And so we return to Aries, where we rejuvenate our energy and look at things afresh. The cycle begins anew.

Wishy-washy has been used more than once to describe their attitude to life, and in many respects, the description fits, but it doesn’t quite work because it doesn’t describe their motivation (or apparent lack of it). Read the rest of this entry »

Basic characteristics of the Pisces sign

Personal creed — I believe Negative/feminine sign Element — Water

Energy — Mutable

Psychological type — Feeling

Glyph — )-( represents two fish linked; refers also to the physical and spiritual sides of a person

Colour — Sea green

Body part — Feet Read the rest of this entry »

Pisces/Pisces

Oh, if only those weeks in the bedroom would never end. Sadly, eventually you’re going to have to open the shutters and face the real world. One of you is going to have to be the responsible one. Both can be weak-willed and dependent, and you will drain the other emotionally. You both have a tendency to sink into a mire of self-pity and negativity, and accentuate each other’s confusion and self- indulgence. You find it hard to cope with practical realities, and there’s no one around to push you both in the right direction. Unless you are superstars with minders, maids, nannies and cooks to mind the daily grind, this sexy affairhas no place to go. Read the rest of this entry »

Aquarius/Aquarius

Friends or lovers — can lovers still be friends? Of course, you both cry. But what happens when it seems lovers have become only friends? Neither of you likes to be at home much, so you will spend most of your intimate domestic life over cappuccinos in an inner-city café. Eventually the cracks might begin to show. You have an excellent mental rapport and your debates on politics, science and art are second to none, but your relationship may lack warmth and depth of feeling. You are both used to playing the aloof, hard-to-get one, but this will not do if you are going to make this work. You are going to have to make yourself a little vulnerable — are you up to the challenge? Read the rest of this entry »

Pisces women are old-fashioned ladies at heart, and don’t let them tell you any different. The odd one will attempt to put up the modern woman front, but she will turn to mush if you run around and open the car door for her. Treat her like she is the most precious and delicate flower you ever came across, and she will melt right there in front of you.

Keep the first date fairly formal. She loves to dress up and will be disappointed if she can’t really wow you with her make-up and her clothes. The less relaxed the better, as Pisces will prefer the opportunity to wear her masks. Read the rest of this entry »

Because Pisces sometimes have to be forced into doing things for themselves, and are also notorious for ignoring their health, consider a voucher for a relaxation massage or a paid-up course in tai chi.

If your Pisces is the self-destructive type, stay away from presents of alcohol, but a great fantasy novel or a fantasy computer game will thrill them. Don’t expect to see them for the next couple of days, though. Read the rest of this entry »

Capricorn/Capricorn

Together you can build a secure and stable life. You both have a high level of integrity, maturity and responsibility, and the ability to set reasonable goals and achieve high levels of success. You could be a very successful team in business activities as well. Light and laughter could be lacking so have a mob of kids to give you the light relief that you need. A long and fruitful life to you both!

Capricorn/Aquarius

You both admire each other greatly, but there is a certain aloofness that will be hard to thaw. Intellectually you are on a par and your talents are complementary to each other — you both love your work. Capricorn brings tenacity and reliability to the partnership while Aquarius brings ingenuity and sensitivity to current trends. With other parts of your chart bringing some warmth and sexual spark, this could be an interesting match. Read the rest of this entry »

Sagittarius/Sagittarius

This pairing may eventually fizzle into just good friends, but you value friendship as much as love and you will have a lot of fun on the way. Your lust for life is unparalleled, and you will have a wild time thrilling each other with the next spontaneous adventure. The camaraderie between you is infectious and if you ever break up, it will be to the moans of your friends who loved going along for the ride. You most enjoy travel and talk together.

Sagittarius/Capricorn

Optimism and faith versus realism and doubt are likely to be hot topics in this coupling. Capricorn will find Sagittarius‘ grandiose plans amusing, Sagittarius will find Capricorn’s reaction just a bit patronising. If your dissimilarities are not too extreme, you can complement rather than frustrate each other, with Sagittarius providing the energy and vision and Capricorn the steady hand. Read the rest of this entry »

Scorpio/Scorpio

This is intense. Those first heady weeks where young lovers spend days holed up in bed, living out the John and Yoko fantasy have probably turned into months and years for you two. Scorpios are all or nothing about a lot of things and relationships are especially intense. Neither of you have flings or even flirt without serious intent. Stormy fights and sizzling reunions may typify your relationship, which is likely to be either deeply satisfying or very destructive to you both. Just remember to come up for air every now and then, and don’t forget your mother — she misses you.

Scorpio/Sagittarius

Sagittarius may feel like Scorpio is weighing her down, and Scorpio suspects that Sagittarius doesn’t care as much as he does — he is probably right. Sag just doesn’t have Scorpio’s capacity for intense depth of feeling. Scorpio’s possessiveness is flattering at first, but eventually she will find it frightening. Sagittarius needs a sense of freedom, Scorpio needs wholehearted commitment. You are so different from each other that it will take a lot of understanding for you to be together for any length of time. Read the rest of this entry »

Libra/Libra

For both of you, happiness shared is happiness quadrupled — your feelings only seem real when you share the experience. Both of you invest enormous energy and time into personal relationships, and you both feel incomplete without a partner for companionship. But you both want to be liked by everyone, all of the time, and you both avoid taking decisive stands or confronting personal disputes. Sometimes you will wish the other would take a stand for you, but generally your relationship will be harmonious and balanced.

Li bra/Scorpio

Scorpio has an intense urge to merge with another and can become quite fixated on the object of their affections. Libra is no cold fish, but does like to keep some sense of proportion when it comes to a relationship. That is not to say that these differences are terminal. Libra learns from Scorpio and if other signs in the chart are compatible, all could be set for a very interesting coupling. Read the rest of this entry »

Virgo/Virgo

If you can target your drive for perfection, you will make an unbeatable team. Unfortunately, all Virgoans have areas of their life where they like to be absolutely precise and if these areas really clash, you could find yourself in a disastrous state. The constant self-criticism of the Virgo mind means areas of dissatisfaction will be many and varied. Try not to be too hard on yourself or each other and you will find many areas of happiness and joy.

Virgo/Libra

Libra loves to hear others’ thoughts on any subject and they blithely accept different points of view. Virgo is the most critical of thinkers and is intolerant of illogical thinking. Virgo loves talking about politics and religion, but Libra lives by the old creed that you should never talk about either in polite company. At worst, Virgo views Libra as wishy-washy, and Libra sees Virgo as prim and intolerant. But, being a learning relationship (Virgo learning, Libra teaching) your different natures could complement each other, and you both can greatly benefit from the partnership. Read the rest of this entry »

Leo/Leo

Cooperation. Ah, yes, not something that comes easily to either of you. As Leos, you are allowed, even expected to make all the decisions, and like two king lions in a pride you can expect to butt heads a little. Like a lot of same-sign relationships, you will be either extraordinarily happy and fulfilled or it will end in disaster — there is no middle ground. You must agree on who will be the leader and who the follower, and learn to swap roles oncein a while.

Leo/Nirgo

This is a difficult one to call. Any pairing relies on other parts of the chart being compatible, but with Leo and Virgo this is even more so the case. Leo will find Virgo’s cool approach very sexy and Virgo will love the warmth of Leo. Magnanimous Leo will overlook Virgo’s tendency to be critical, while Virgo will take pride in Leo’s accomplishments. However, Virgo is more analytically astute than Leo, who may not appreciate being picked apart by Virgo. Leo may take for granted much of the work and assistance that Virgo provides. Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer/Cancer

It’s like looking in the mirror and that’s the trouble. Cancers understand each other perfectly and know where the sensitive spots are, wounding without even trying. Both are too sensitive, too demanding, too dependent and need someone stronger. Each needs an enormous amount of attention and reassurance, and resents the other for not giving enough. On the plus side, they’re sensual bedmates whose erotic imaginations are sparked by each other. But that’s rarely enough. This treadmill goes nowhere.

Cancer/Leo

Initially, Cancer might shy away from Leo’s extroverted exuberance but give him a chance to shine and you will see that Leo’s generous approach is just the medicine. Like the Moon reflects the Sun, you can both feed each others good qualities. Both take life very personally. Cancer’s marvellous intuition tells them exactly how to handle the proud Leo ego. Leo’s sunny disposition is a wonderful antidote for Cancer’s blue days. Read the rest of this entry »

Gemini/Gemini

Frenetic is one word to describe the pace of this pair. Life is so far in the fast lane they will have to build a bypass.

You won’t find a more versatile, charming or vivacious couple. They will have fascinating conversations, have marvellous sex and throw a party twice a week for their many and varied friends. But the superficial nature of this coupling can become unstable. Complying to every restless whim could lead to a self-destructive lifestyle. One of you will have to try to keep this travelling circus on track, and are either of you willing to do so? Read the rest of this entry »

Taurus/Tau rus

Same-sign relationships are always a little trying. You appear to be perfect for one another, but can find yourself becoming irritated by each other’s predicability and faults. However, with perseverance you will make a welcoming and serene home, and put on the most scrumptious dinner parties!

Taurus/Gemini

Taurus may find holding onto the flighty Gemini like trying to hold a handful of dry sand. Geminis don’t like to sit down mentally for one minute, the Taurean loves to muse. The restless Gemini lives in a cerebral world of ideas and Taurus is very much based in the material. Also the great sex drive of the earth sign could find little comfort in Gemini’s take-it-or-leave-it approach. Gemini loves change and Taurus resists it, so there’s long odds on this one. Read the rest of this entry »

The practice of Feng Shui intoday’s world differssubstantially from its historical origins. Today Feng Shui is freely available to everyone: it is used by rich and poor alike, as a result of which the practice is applied to individual residences and work places, and by individuals.

Secondly, Feng Shui is today being practiced in a dramatically different world. Because the physical landscape of the world has changed so much, Feng Shui today has greatly adapted old precepts. The growth of cities and the popularity of apartment living in an urban setting have necessitated a reinterpretation of the old texts. Read the rest of this entry »

Feng Shui has been practiced “I in China as a formalized technique of selecting auspicious sites since the Tang Dynasty, and probably the most famous Feng Shui master of his day was Yang Yun Sang, who is widely recognized in the old texts as the “founder” of Landscape Feng Shui as we know it today. Master Yang left a legacy of classics that have survived the centuries. As a leading figure at the court of the emperor Hi Tsang (888 B.C.E.), Master Yang’s books on the capturing and harnessing of the dragon’s breath were required reading in the Imperial exams. He thus exerted tremendous influence at court.

Master Yang’s books on what eventually came to be recognized as Feng Shui were also the basis upon which succeeding generations of practitioners set their knowledge. His emphasis was on the shape of the mountains, the direction of water courses, and most of all, on searching for the green dragon’s lair hidden in the undulating ridges and valleys of mountain ranges. Read the rest of this entry »

Feng Shui is not a spiritual practice which creates miracles. It does not bring overnight success. It does not change the circumstances of an individual’s life immediately. Feng Shui works according to the quality of the energies that surround any domestic or work space.Those who would promise instant wealth, winning the lottery and creating immediate gratification; do not truly understand Feng Shui.

Feng Shui cannot create good fortune on its own but it can create favorable energy around your home or office so that, when bad luck strikes, it tempers the ill-fortune and reduces the loss, making things easier to bear. Read the rest of this entry »

Feng Shui is an ancient science that goes back at least 3,500 years. The practice of Feng Shui has its roots in the Chinese way of viewing the universe, where all things on the Earth are categorized into the five basic elements (fire, metal, earth, wood, and water) and take on implications of positive or negative energy. This energy is known as Chi, or, more colorfully, the dragon’s cosmic breath, which brings good fortune for those who are surrounded by it. The five elements make up a central pillar of Feng Shui analysis and practice and each of these elements can have either Yin or Yang attributes. Read the rest of this entry »