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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS VENUS IN PISCES IN this sign Venus is in her exaltation. The watery nature of the sign does not make her so voluptuous as we saw to be the case with {310} Cancer and Scorpio. Pisces is too psychic for that to happen. Softness and tenderness are brought out strongly, but are expressed as an unequalled capacity for devotion and self-sacrifice. A very striking example of this is given in the relations of Sir Richard Burton with his wife. In all other respects his nature was fiery, arrogant and domineering; but he treated her with a chivalry which did not even succeed in getting itself understood or appreciated. The same spirit, with a slightly wider field of expression, is found in “Chinese” Gordon. As a general rule, indeed, the affections are likely to be widely distributed. When art is concerned, this position seems to give the faculty of handling large groups of people with ease. This is evident in the cases of Michael Angelo, Zola, Dickens, Victor Hugo and, with slightly less lustre, Rosa Bonheur. The affections, generally speaking, are simple and natural. There is a calm kindliness of feeling towards humanity in general, and there is very little tendency to snobbery, none at all to arrogance. Possibly as a consequence of this, the native does not easily make enemies. On the other hand, he is likely in some measure to spoil his friends. This position does not excite in others that depth of emotion which leads to grand passions and great sacrifices. Relations with others seem to be taken too easily , and their devotion is not likely to develop, as it does often enough in the case of people far less calculated at the first sight to inspire the noblest sentiments. People with this position are usually devoted to their families. They not only love others, but care for and cherish them. Self-sacrifice is natural to the native, whenever his tender feelings are in question. There is a great deal of romance mingled with these feelings. The native dissolves himself into the beloved, making a true union, and the greatest sorrow that can be experienced by a person with this position is when the beloved fails to appreciate his devotion to the full. Venus in this sign is not particularly fastidious; she is too ready for the pleasure the yielding gives to others. In some respects this is the highest possible development of Venus. The reader will remember Browning’s poem in which one of the competing lovers says that she does not care what may be the qualities of the beloved, let him be an absolute scoundrel, with no good qualities at all; such a man gives the greatest opportunity for the exhibition of the noblest {311} qualities of love, and the abbe called in to decide the case ends his judgment: “The love which to one, and one only has reference, seems terribly like what perhaps gains God’s preference.” Venus in Pisces is not in the lest intellectual; she is intuitive, and this intuition is the outcome of her extraordinary nobility. Her willingness to pay the price, however great, gives her the privilege of a knowledge almost divine in its immediateness. One of the most beautiful examples of this position is Edgar Allan Poe. In him, as critics have often pointed out, the instinct of love is almost abnormally pure. There is not a word in his writings which can be called coarse, gross or even free, yet his conception of passion is more romantic, more poetic than that of almost any other writer. In his very rhythm one feels the nature of his love. “Annabel Lee” and “Lenore” illustrate magnificently the vision which the poet has of women. Of course, it is not always to be expected that we shall find this influence in such purity. George Washington took a much more practical view of sex. Sometimes, we discover a romanticism and idealism not necessarily connected with sex. We may put down the passion for exploration which characterized H. M. Stanley and the Duke of the Abruzzi to this position, at least in part. It is the romantic view of things which is indicated. As we have seen in other signs, Venus represents the exterior of things. These explorers translated into the actions of manhood, boyhood’s dream of the romance of geography. Flammarion is in very much the same position with regard to astrology, and the attitude of C. W. Leadbetter towards the astral plane may also be ascribed to this position. It is a very good position for actors, who, when they possess it, incline to prefer to undertake the representation of romantic and heroic parts. Henry Irving and William Terris illustrate this point. There is also the example of Mary Garden; the comprehensive character of her art and its extraordinary romance and glow recall the very similar qualities otherwise expressed in Michael Angelo. The following are the names of well known persons who have Venus in Pisces: {312} George Washington Geraldine Farrar Howard Chandler Christy Will Levington Comfort Thomas A. Edison Dr. William S. Bainbridge “Buffalo Bill” (Wm. S. Cody) Rev. Leighton S. Parks Richard Watson Gilder Walter J. Damrosch Charles E. Hughes Charles M. Schwab William Faversham Robert Mantell Algernon Blackwood Charles A. Lindbergh Antonio Scotti Rosa Bonheur Victor Hugo Cammille Flammarion Sir Henry Irving William Terris Charles Dickens Emile Zola For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael&rsqup;s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Venus is in the sign Pisces are as follows: From March 23nd through April 15th 1840 January 10th “ February 4th 1841 February 22th ” March 17th 1842 April 4th “ April 29th 1843 January 24th ” February 16th 1844 March 8th “ April 1st 1845 January 4th ” May 6th 1846 February 7th “ March 2nd 1847 {313} From March 22nd through April 15th 1848 January 9th ” February 3rd 1849 February 21st “ March 16th 1850 April 4th ” April 29th 1851 January 23rd “ February 16th 1852 March 8th ” March 31st 1853 January 4th “ May 6th 1854 February 6th ” March 1st 1855 March 22nd “ April 14th 1856 January 9th ” February 3rd 1857 February 21st “ March 16th 1858 April 3rd ” April 28th 1859 January 23rd “ February 15th 1860 March 7th ” March 30th 1861 January 5th “ March 12th 1862 March 25th ” May 6th 1862 February 6th “ March 1st 1863 March 21st ” April 14th 1864 January 9th “ February 3rd 1865 February 20th ” March 15th 1866 April 3rd “ April 28th 1867 January 22nd ” February 15th 1868 March 7th “ March 30th 1869 January 5th ” March 3rd 1870 March 29th “ May 6th 1870 February 5th ” February 28th 1871 March 21st “ April 13th 1872 January 8th ” February 2nd 1873 February 20th “ March 15th 1874 April 3rd ” April 27th 1875 January 22nd “ February 14th 1876 March 6th ” March 29th 1877 January 6th “ February 24th 1878 March 31st ” May 6th 1878 February 5th “ February 28th 1879 March 20th ” April 13th 1880 January 8th “ February 2nd 1881 February 19th ” March 14th 1882 {314} April 2nd “ April 27th 1883 January 21st ” February 14th 1884 March 6th “ March 29th 1885 January 7th ” February 18th 1886 April 2nd “ May 6th 1886 February 4th ” February 27th 1887 March 20th “ April 12th 1888 January 7th ” February 2nd 1889 February 19th “ March 14th 1890 April 2nd ” April 26th 1891 January 21st “ February 13th 1892 March 5th ” March 28th 1893 January 9th “ February 12th 1894 April 3rd ” May 5th 1894 February 4th “ February 27th 1895 March 19th ” April 12th 1896 January 7th “ February 1st 1897 February 18th ” March 13th 1898 April 1st “ April 26th 1899 January 20th ” February 13th 1900 March 6th “ March 29th 1901 January 12th ” February 6th 1902 April 5th “ May 6th 1902 February 4th ” February 27th 1903 March 20th “ April 12th 1904 January 8th ” February 2nd 1905 February 19th “ March 14th 1906 April 2nd ” April 27th 1907 January 21st “ February 13th 1908 March 5th ” March 28th 1909 January 16th “ January 28th 1910 April 5th ” May 6th 1910 February 3rd “ February 27th 1911 March 19th ” April 12th 1912 January 7th “ February 2nd 1913 February 18th ” March 13th 1914 April 2nd “ April 26th 1915 January 20th ” February 13th 1916 {315} From March 5th through March 28th 1917 April 6th “ May 6th 1918 February 3rd ” February 26th 1919 March 19th “ April 11th 1920 January 7th ” February 2nd 1921 February 17th “ March 12th 1922 April 1st ” April 26th 1923 January 20th “ February 12th 1924 March 4th ” March 27th 1925 April 6th “ May 6th 1926 February 2nd ” February 26th 1927 March 18th “ April 11th 1928 January 6th ” February 2nd 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn in Aries | Saturn in Taurus | Saturn in Gemini | Saturn in Cancer | Saturn in Leo | Saturn in Virgo | Saturn in Libra | Saturn in Scorpio | Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn in Capricorn | Saturn in Aquarius | Saturn in Pisces | URANUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Uranus in the Signs | Uranus in Aries | Uranus in Taurus | Uranus in Gemini | Uranus in Cancer | Uranus in Leo | Uranus in Virgo | Uranus in Libra | Uranus in Scorpio | Uranus in Sagittarius | Uranus in Capricorn | Uranus in Aquarius | Uranus in Pisces 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