Sweet Pisces, the ancient Chinese had your number - wise observers of the principles of nature, they knew that water, your element, is the strongest stuff. It is the source of life and the ultimate giver of form, even in its formlessness. "Too vague," that's what they said about Pisces Albert Einstein's Relativity theory. But hey, here we are in the Nuclear Age.

Some think of you as weak because, like water, you take the path or least resistance. But by flowing on, resisting nothing, you overcome all and your freedom from self (your greatest secret strength) provides you with limitless access to imagination (your second greatest secret strength).

Your power is that of the reformer Ralph Nader, the creator Auguste Renoir and the visionary Galileo. Poets, dancers and artists abound in the sign of Pisces. Giving form to inspiration is one of your rare and exclusive strengths - you give form to avenues of ideas for the rest of us. Your music becomes famous because it says aloud those thoughts and feelings that haunt the rest of us.

A weak Piscean is simply one who has not yet accepted his true nature, that which uses the strength of pure being. You flounder (like a fish out of water, if you will) when you are expected to live by a "What’s in it for me" philosophy. Ambition  and a strong sense of personal achievement are unnatural to you. That's why you become confused and lose your way in practical matters and details when you try to force yourself to be like others.

If you were following your true nature, being a health professional, for example, you can follow procedures to the tiniest detail, very accurately, and all the while help the patient heal with your very special soothing touch and aura.

If your adversary is a Pisces, this isn't going to be as easy as it looks. You may think you are justified in going up against Pisces - perhaps you have discovered them in a misrepresentation of the objective truth (a lie, in other words). Perhaps you have found they are lax about certain routine chores that are their official responsibility ("laying down on the job," it's called). Don't be too quick to judge Pisces. Appearances are truly deceiving with this deep and sensitive sign.

When opposed, Pisces becomes depressed. They may fight back with stony silence. Pushed further, they may erupt in a stormy scene that exposes facts that make you ashamed to have challenged their integrity in the first place (we told you not to be too quick to accuse them). If you have the facts on your side, they will try to rationalize. They may try to win your sympathy or that of others, or they may disappear for a couple of weeks. One way or another, you’re bound to wind up feeling guilty for having wronged Pisces, even if they were wrong to begin with.

A love rivalry with Pisces is another matter. It all depends upon the nature of the person in whom you have a mutual interest. If this person is another water sign, (Cancer or Scorpio), withdraw from the situation at once. Pisces will use your rivalry to create sympathy for themselves that bonds the two of them together against you permanently (just when you think you’ve been unfair to Pisces, they show how manipulative they really can be).

If your mutual love interest is an earth sign (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn), keep on proving your true love. Hang in there with dependability and responsible action - sooner or later Pisces may dissolve into an insecure puddle that the earth sign finds too insubstantial, and you win by default. If your mutual love interest is an air sign (Gemini, Libra or Aquarius), they'll seldom stay long with Pisces. Too much emotionalism. Fire signs (Aries, Leo or Sag) will feel that Pisces is a bit of a wet blanket, and that's when you get your chance.