| Pisces
Characteristics, Pisces Sign, Pisces Constellation, Pisces
the Fishes
Pisces, the Sign of the Fishes, is the twelfth
and last Sign of the Western Zodiac. It runs from February
19 to March 20, and is associated with the Water Element.
This website is about pisces characteristics, pisces sign,
famous pisces personalities, pisces constellation, relationships,
horoscopes, symbols and the love pisces zodiac profile.
Typical Piscean personality traits include a penchant for
shyness and an abiding love and trust for all those who
enter their charmed circle.
The constellation of "the fishes,"
Pisces is a group of faint stars representing two fish linked
by a V-shaped chain. The group fits around the southwest
corner of the constellation Pegasus. Although Pisces is
regarded as the twelfth constellation of the zodiac, precession
has brought the vernal equinox from Aries into Pisces, so
that technically it is the first constellation. The Sun
enters the sign of Pisces on February 19 and enters the
constellation itself on March 11. |
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lucky gemstone:
Sapphire
 For
countless centuries, the sapphire has been associated with
divine favour. The Buddhists believed this stone favoured
devotion and spiritual enlightenment, while the Ancient
Greeks linked the sapphire...particularly the white variety...to
Apollo and often wore it as an aid to prophecy when consulting
oracles. In past times, this gem was considered a valuable
aid toward development of the 'third eye,' and thought to
guard its owner from being captured by enemies. It was frequently
worn and used during rituals as a strengthening agent in
the ability to tap and send forth power. Egyptians associated
the clear sapphire with the Eye of Horus and this particular
variety is credited with being a guardian of love.
The Persians believed that the Sun was a
great sapphire upon the heavens. Thus, it is often said
to represent the tranquillity of the heavens and some historians
have noted that the Law given to Moses on the Mount was
engraved upon tablets of sapphire. It is also the stone
used in the Cardinal's ring to denote his badge of office
within the Catholic religion. In addition, this gem was
once believed lethal to venomous insects and reptiles, as
well as being regarded in terms of gender...dark stones
being female and light stones being male.
In Medieval times, priests and monks would
wear sapphire jewellery in the belief that the stone possessed
the power to quell wicked impulses and impure thoughts,
in addition to banishing envy and promoting chastity in
virgins. Many monarchs throughout history have worn sapphires
around their necks as a powerful defence from harm.
It is worth noting that a sapphire and a
ruby are made of the same material, differing only in color. |
