posted November 11, 2008 11:32 AM         

Pisces - Empathy gained through merging, experiencing the feelings of others (a sensitive).
Art therapies (also Scorpio), using the body as a (temporary) medium e.g. Channeling, aura reading, psychometry....

posted November 11, 2008 02:35 PM         

the watersigns are associated with sensitivity,emotions,nurturing,and the imagination.
They are sensitive to emotional undercurrents

Pisces is mutable water,and the emotions adapt to the environment..their emotional state automically adapts to the environment they are in
Psychological Astrologer Glenn Perry said that it has do with the collective unconscious,being universal watersign
Pisces tends to be emotional,psychic sponges for feelings in general
especially Moon in Pisces
actual fish are extremely vulnerable for they cannot survive out of the water. Just a bit of air can be very harmful to them. They are also the most sensitive creatures for they can sense vibrations in the water. Of course, if there is pollution in the water,they will be greatly harmed by it. They are very vulnerable creatures and can't protect themselves(except for creatures like barracudas,pirrhanas,and sharks),and so they have to swim away...if a person catches a fish takes it out of the water,it will tried to sliver out of the person's hands....you apply to Pisces...if there is negativity in the emotional atmosphere,the Pisces can easily absorb it can be detrimental to their psychological wellbeing. If confronted with something,the Pisces can be evasive which can manifest as lying or be daydreaming

Scorpio is fixed water,and the emotions tend to fixed as in they hold onto them
Psychological Glenn Perry said that it has to do with the social unconscious,being a social watersign
Scorpio tends to be emotional,psychic sponge for feelings that are intense,sexual as well as do with taboo,abandonment,betrayal issues
especially Moon in Scorpio
actual scorpions are actually timid creatures that come out at night, and they usually don't harm others unless they are harmed,then they sting with their poisonous tail...apply that to Scorpios, they can be secretive,private and hide things to protect themselves...but once they are threatened,betrayed,hurt,they can lash out with great intensity. They can be vengeful.

Cancer is cardinal water,and they tend to initiate emotional atmosphere. cardinal signs are associate with initiation. They tend to facilitate emotions through actions of nurturing. They can take things very personally,and they can "go in their shells" Psychological Astrologer Glenn Perry said that it has to do with the personal unconscious,being a personal watersign.
especially Moon in Cancer
It is also said that Moon in Cancer person's moons change according to the lunar phases.
The actual crabs are very tender under a hard shell. Without the shell,they are very vulnerable and can die...they use their pincers to grab on and hold onto things....apply that to Cancers, they can be very protective and be like homebodies,territorial of their personal space,...if they are feeling like crap,they can hide it because they don't want to be seen as vulnerable, but once they let their emotions out, they can even be clingy and hold onto people,afraid of losing them which is connected to personal emotional concerns. they can be clannish too,can be afraid to let go of family. Of course being hurt by others can also lead them to retreat in emotional armor and stay behind it.

keep in mind that the watersign placements can be modified by the rulers of the watersigns.....Moon(Cancer),Pluto(Scorpio),and Neptune(Pisces)and placements in the waterhouses, 4th,8th,12th

posted November 11, 2008 08:13 PM         

Glaucus; that animal imagery is wonderful. Thought provoking.

Those three words may be applied to the three signs.

Feelings = 6H = Virgo. Polar opposite Pisces may empathize best as a feeling empath, knowing what you are feeling without words.

A strong case can be made to play three card Monty with all three of these words. The opposing sign offers great clues to the empathy of water.

My 2 centavos

posted November 11, 2008 09:12 PM         

well l see pisces merging like paint in water.. eventually becoming the glass of water with no differentation between the water and colour, as one which is where pisces ends and the other person they merge with starts.

Cancer l see as l see my 7 yr old double cancerian son. He has sun/moon exact conjunct and he is very sensitive and perceptive in an almost grown up wise man way and yet when it all gets too much and he gets overwhelmed he reacts in a frustrated out of control way as if from the inside of his shell.

He is incredibly sensitive. If he has a nightmare it is 10x worse than another childs, a feeling is 10x deeper. He has precision intuition, spotting a good person from a bad one a mile off. Compassion is the word for him, he is always concerned for everyone else in our family, putting himself last - and yet he needs us the most

posted November 11, 2008 09:15 PM         

I see straight through Scorpio and it's tactic, being taurean

posted November 11, 2008 09:52 PM         

I personally think that Cancers actually are very sensitive to the feelings of others, moreso than Scorpios, partially because they are so sensitive to their own feelings. I've known them to be very helpful, kind, and considerate of feelings moreso than Scorpio or Pisces. That doesn't stop them from lashing out at you when they're hurt of course, and they often carry around extra baggage from past relationships or friendships, so they can get hurt very easily. I guess I don't usually take their anger personally because I know it's often a reflection of past hurts and baggage.

Scorpios are empathic, but not in a hugely noticeable way. They'll sit down, have a coffee with you and let you delve deeply into your personal crap, but they often have an answer as to how they think you should do things and how the world would be better if they ran it (because they are fixed and this is the way it is). I don't think that's very empathic myself. There isn't only one way of doing things. Unfortunately, they are often correct in their assessment of you. I've had more than one Scorpio look at me bluntly and tell me what's what. Not bad friends to have really, but like I said, they are very fixed in their opinions.

And yes, they are definitely the ones who have the best handle on their emotions, partially because they are stubborn and don't let them get too out of whack. They may hate you to the death, but that is something that WON'T change without A LOT of persuasion. In short, they aren't as "moody" as the other two signs.

Pisces, because they are SOOOO attuned to others, often don't appear to display a lot of emotion on their facial features (not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but that's the way it seems to me). It's like they absorb all the emotion and internalize it and then spit it back out as a nod or an empathetic look... Except, to me, they don't usually look that genuine. For a long time I thought Pisces were fake for this reason (keep in mind, I'm a Virgo), but I've realized with my Pisces friend that he truly does empathize. It takes him longer to verbalize it, and this is usually because he is internalizing it and processing it. I think I finally figured it out when I was feeling really bad one night and no one else had really noticed, but he came and gave me a hug. I got it then. So what you said about Pisces taking emotional cues from the environment is probably true...

posted November 11, 2008 09:57 PM         

I have a sneaky suspicion that Pisces wants to
Be deep but is too confused to ever feel depth
Like her brother Scorpio. Cancer is too selfish to
Be deep and Pisces too all over the place so
Scorpio takes the crown!

posted November 11, 2008 10:11 PM         

Past ** Cancer is a Psychic who knows your past. They will show the highest empathy towards your past issues.

Present ** Scorpio is a Psychic who knows your present. They will show the highest empathy towards your present issues.

posted November 11, 2008 10:11 PM         

A cancer would build a warm space over you to nurture and shield you.