Pisces Season 2025: Going Off The Deep End
We’re nearing the end of Pisces season, but I still want to share the following essay because it might help some of you with any attachments you’re currently experiencing.
For the past few months, I have been more disoriented than normal, thanks to some of my karmic behaviors. Transiting Pluto is in Aquarius, and it’s sitting right on top of my north node, and boy is it hitting me hard. I don’t want to bore you with all of its significance, but what I will share is that if I don’t face my fears and release egoic and escapist behaviors (my south node energy) right now, I will repeat what happened to me in previous lifetimes.
It’s a transformational period for me to heal karma and tilt the scales toward being the highest version of myself. No big deal! By the way, if you too have placements in any of the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius), then there’s going to be a 2-3 year period anywhere from now until 2044 when Pluto is going to dare you to look at your fears straight in the eye. If you do, then there’s most likely going to be an emotional catharsis involved to heal any wounds you have. In this death and rebirth process, you will have set free any unconscious blockages that were holding you back from realizing your destiny. If you don’t face your fears, then you’ll end up repeating the same patterns that wounded you in previous lifetimes and will have allowed your ego to withhold your soul’s truest desires; resulting in an unquenchable thirst for something– power, sex, money, status, etc.--but can never figure out how to satisfy your cravings. One prominent Scorpio is doing a bad job at this and the other an atrocious job; Drake is the former and Diddy the latter.
I am currently looking at myself straight in the mirror, and asking “What are you going to do? Are you going to repeat the same patterns or break free?” We all have our weaknesses, shadows, and bad habits–all indicated by the sign and house your south node is in–mine just so happens to be wanting social approval (Leo’s shadow) and numbing myself and escapism (12th house).
The reason why I’m rambling about my situating and getting vulnerable with you guys is that I’m currently being pulled into non-attachment practices–the Piscean realm in the zodiac wheel. Buddhism teachings emphasize that when we become attached to things, ideas, people, status, and even our identity, we’re setting ourselves up for tragedy. Because what happens when we cling on to those things and we lose a relationship, job, public role, or shiny object? We suffer.
According to Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths, we can cultivate a life of fulfillment when we liberate ourselves from attachments. It’s not that we can’t enjoy the fruits of this world, it’s the need for outside things that lead to a life of suffering. As I became aware of my escapist habit of searching for things I don’t need, then I knew it was time to remember who I really am.
Let me break the fourth wall and say that I started this blog on February 18th and at the time of this writing it’s March 6th. The reason why I took over two weeks to come back to this is because I have been procrastinating like a mofo. By the way, I’m typically not a procrastinator. Even though my karma is escapism, I still get work done–my Virgo rising won’t let me be too much of a slacker lol. It’s just that Pluto on top of my north node is forcing me to look at what I’m capable of doing when I’m scared of owning my power. Because I chose to have an unhealthy relationship with a certain substance, I was veering off my higher path.
So what happened from then till now? To get even more transparent with you, earlier this week, I threw away the last two bottles of my prescribed Ritalin. Even though I went through the whole process of getting prescribed medication for getting help in becoming more focused, deep down I knew that Ritalin or any other synthetic chemicals were not for me. By the way, I’m not poo-pooing others who benefit from these types of medications, I’m just sharing my personal experience.
At first, the prescription helped me get things done, but after a while, it was making me override my natural energy levels and it felt like I didn’t have a “clean” connection to my intuition, to my Source. Moreover, instead of helping me focus on the tasks at hand, my awareness, on Ritalin, was being pulled into unnecessary rabbit holes of learning super interesting, but unproductive stuff–the exact opposite of why I thought I needed help. But what does this have to do with the astrology of right now?
Piscean times are about connecting with that part of you that is timeless. Part of that process is letting go of any worldly attachments that are keeping you from realizing your true essence. Being on an inattentive ADHD medication was pulling me back toward what got me stuck in previous lifetimes–I was going off the deep end. For me, I am harnessing the Piscean energy by letting go of the substance that was weakening my connection to my consciousness.
For the past two years, I lied to myself by saying that even though I would wake up feeling like a zombie–the negative side effect of coming down a drug-induced dopamine spike—I still got value from Ritalin because it would help me get work done. And it did help me get work done. Until it didn’t.
My meditation practice has also taken a dip from being on this medication. It’s been a little over ten years that I have cultivated a meditation practice and most of my mornings involve doing a 10-30-minute meditation. However, because I would wake up feeling like a zombie every day, I would sometimes fall asleep during my meditation or finish my meditation early because I thought I had “enough” of the mindfulness practice. Meditating doesn’t always leave you feeling all blissed out, but it does help with returning back to equilibrium and feeling grounded. With my blood running on Ritalin, I wasn’t able to reach deep states of consciousness.
It was when I went thrifting with my sister one Sunday morning that I knew I had to do something. Midway through the spots we wanted to explore, my energy levels crashed to the point where I just wanted to go back home and lie down. At that moment, I knew it was time to give it up. Although it’s been over a week since I’ve been off of it, I’ve been waking up feeling refreshed without struggling to brush my teeth.
Pluto transits are a bird's-eye-view, three-year-long event, but we can still harness these smaller aspects like the Sun cruising through Pisces. In the grand scheme of things, Pisces season of 2025 was a major section of the Pluto-transit chapter of my life.
So, how can you harness Pisces season?
Release any attachments, behaviors, or habits that are numbing you or preventing you from connecting with consciousness.
When you have a direct line to your sensitivity, emotions are going to arise, so feel all your feelings.
Or else, you’ll have an emotional overload and will want to escape reality.
Log hours in altered, transcendental states to connect with your awareness–aka consciousness, the Divine, God, soul, spirit, your essence that is eternal, etc.
The entire point of meditating is to feel whole. When you feel whole, you don’t need anything outside of yourself to feel complete and at peace. When you remember that you’re spirit having a human experience, it’s easier to laugh off the silly things that the human ego gets caught up in. Simply put, if you want to cultivate faith and meaning, meditate. Now, I know meditation is a loaded word, so let me break down the 3 main avenues that Pisces takes—and so can you during Piscean times—to connect with consciousness.
I like to say that there are 3 main archetypes of Pisces–The Mystic, The Artist, and The Athlete–and these 3 archetypes also serve as possible transcendental activities you can take.
The Mystic
When we think of Pisces, I feel this energy is what most people think about. The Mystic is a spiritual being who goes off into the mountains, deserts, caves, or a nice outlook point next to a body of water (ocean, lake, river, etc.). The Mystic, practices meditating where he or she is focused on the present moment by concentrating on one’s breath, a word, a vision, or just staring out into the abyss. This can also look like chanting, praying, or reading spiritual/religious texts. The whole point is that you connect with consciousness through a mystical outlet.
The Artist
This is the second archetype most associated with Pisces because we all know famous Pisces who exude this imaginative and creative energy: Kurt Cobain, Erykah Badu, Bad Bunny, and Justin Bieber to name a few. The Artist channels the muse by creating outward symbols of one’s inward state. In this state of consciousness it can feel like you have a direct channel with the Divine and your body is simply an instrument of a higher power. So whatever form of art you do, whether it’s dancing, singing, drawing, making music, etc., invest some time channeling your imagination. Who knows, you might just separate your soul from your ego during the process.
The Athlete
On a conversation thread within my astrology school, someone asked something along the lines of, “What if a Pisces client isn’t spiritual or creative?” First of all, simply living life is being creative. So no matter who you are, just by existing you are creating. This is why I love Don Miguel Ruiz’s line from his book The Four Agreements,
"Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art."
But my fellow colleague did present a good question. What happens if a Pisces doesn’t resonate with the Mystic or Artist archetypes? Enter The Athlete.
As a Los Angeles Lakers fan, I’m stoked that we acquired the Slovenian Matador, Luka Doncic. He’s a generational talent and is going to be the face of the Lakers, once Lebron James retires. I was just watching a highlight of his from when the Lakers played against the Bucks on March 13th. Luka went on a roll in the first quarter and after one of his incredible 3-point shots, one of the announcers had this to say about his style, “This is when he’s at his best; when he’s improvising.” After hearing that announcer, I thought to myself, “Is Luka a Pisces? Let me find out!” Born on February 28, 1999, Mr. Doncic is in fact part of the Fishes family.
I asked ChatGPT to define improvising. This is what it gave me: “Improvising means creating or performing something spontaneously, without prior preparation. It involves adapting at the moment, often relying on instinct, experience, and creativity rather than a fixed plan.” That sounds like a Piscean trait to me.
I haven’t really seen astrology teachers or books talk about this side of Pisces. The Athlete archetype came to me after doing a birth chart consultation with a young man who was a professional snowboarder. I told him that in order for him to enhance his vitality (Pisces Sun) he was here to transcend his ego and connect with his consciousness. Part of this process involves logging hours in altered, transcendental states. My client was spiritual, however, he’s the one who told me that when he’s shredding down a mountain, all his worries fade away and his ego takes a back seat. He went on to say that he feels connected to life when he’s tapped into the flow state. When he got carried away with thoughts, that was when he would most often make a mistake, especially when doing tricks.
Whether it’s getting the runner’s high, being in the zone while playing ball, being in tune with a wave while surfing, or being in the zone snowboarding down a mountain, you too can separate soul from personality by partaking in your chosen flow-state activity.
Second Thoughts
It is now Monday, March 17th, at the time of this writing, and I’m launching this blog today. I was having second thoughts about releasing this blog because I was feeling self-conscious about what I shared and thinking I was being too egocentric. Then I remembered what my good friend said to me. She called me out a few weeks ago by saying that my way of doing astrology is as if my genre is pop. Oof, that stung. Don’t tell a Scorpio that he’s not being deep enough! But she was right! She went on to say that when I counsel her, that’s when my Scorpio rawness comes out. It’s just a matter of translating who I am in person, with my 1-1 clients, to the online world which has been a challenge of mine. I want to be liked and don’t want to ruffle the feathers (the shadow frequency of what a south node in Leo has to face).
This aspect of business, of finding my voice or style of marketing, is something that I’ve wrestled with ever since I became an astrologer. I knew that I didn’t want to be like one of those pop astrologers, who regurgitate the same things and are fixated on putting you in a box. This is the whole reason why I was drawn to evolutionary astrology. This branch of astrology believes that humans aren’t 2D-dimensional beings, so that means that the astrological symbols are also not static, and everyone has the opportunity to evolve and live a meaningful life no matter what chart they were born with.
This blog took almost all of Pisces’ season to complete. Thanks to the scattered focus energy of being on Ritalin, then the withdrawals of the medication, and finally my self-consciousness of the vulnerability, I almost didn’t upload this blog. But in hopes of growing from pop astrology to deep evolutionary astrology, here I am emotionally naked, posting this content.
Let’s not forget that this month is March Madness and I’m not talking about the college basketball tournament. March 2025 is the wildest astrological month of the year. We’re in the middle of Venus and Mercury retrograde, the Lunar Eclipse in Virgo just happened, and Neptune is about to enter Aries—the biggest transit of the year! So Pisces season, as a Virgo Rising, was a bit tough on me in trying to be productive. Nonetheless, if you took anything from this blog, I hope you walk away with knowing that fulfillment truly comes from the inside. If there’s something getting in the way of that knowing, it’s time to let it go—after all, that is the Pisces’ way.
If you’ve gotten this far, thank you for reading and understanding my situation.
Stay grounded,
Andre
