Aries Sun, Pisces Moon

You’re not what people expect from an Aries. The drive is real, but it tends to be pointed at something larger than you, and you may tear up on the way.

First sign, last sign

Pisces sits right before Aries on the zodiac wheel, so this mix joins an ending to a beginning. You’ve got the urge to get out and do something new, along with a feeling that everyone’s connected and it all ought to mean something. That often gives you a social conscience and a creative streak, and enough ambition to actually finish the album or start the charity. You’re probably one of the friendliest Aries Suns around.

Your Moon also takes the edge off the usual bluntness. You can tell when you’ve hurt someone, often before they know it themselves.

Romantic and realistic, in turns

Love brings out a real contradiction. Part of you is intensely romantic, ready to believe this person is the one who finally gets it. Another part stands a little to one side, oddly clear-eyed. Partners can find this very attractive, since you seem fully involved and just slightly out of reach.

The difficulty is that you can be impractical and hard to pin down when things get uncomfortable. You might agree in the moment, drift off afterwards, and feel guilty for the next week. You may also pick up someone else’s mood and act on it as if it were your own.

Keeping your feet on the floor

Before you rescue anyone, ask whether they asked. Give your compassion some structure: a set time, a clear yes or no, a plan that a friend has looked over. When a feeling arrives out of nowhere, check whose it is. If someone uses your kindness against you or makes you afraid, leaving isn’t a failure of compassion. Your Aries side knows how to go, and you’re allowed to use it.

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