The Sun gets the most credit when it comes to the zodiac. It’s the information people give when someone asks “what’s your sign?” But the other planets of the zodiac have an importance that should not be dismissed. Mercury influences how a person thinks and how it is reflected in the outside world. Here learning, communication and expression are housed. It also dictates whether a person moves through life with a strong sense of direction or with a tendency to stray.

Those born with Mercury in Pisces have a highly emotional and receptive mind. They follow their heart and intuition instead of the reasoning and logic in their head. The details of everyday life cannot capture their attention and they resort to dreams and fantasies, making their thoughts impractical and unfinished. When things turn out differently than they had imagined, there is surprised disappointment, even if the perceived outcome was impossible from the start. These people are not world-weary, jaded, cynical people. They have their rose-tinted glasses and their heads in the clouds where they like.

The arts will have a strong effect on these people, especially music and the visual arts. There is likely to be an aptitude for creation, as well as an appreciation and knowledge of art. They can tune sounds, notes, colors and shapes as if they were another sense. They are likely to pick up their artistic talents early in life and quickly stand out. Art will become the common thread between the dreamer in the clouds and the mainland and the people who live there. The dreamer has trouble talking to people who are caught up in reality and it is often easier for these people to express themselves artistically than verbally.

One of the reasons why your verbal communication atrophies is your extreme sensitivity. Any slight can leave them moody and pessimistic. But this sensitivity can also give them a great understanding of the minds and lives of others and give them the capacity for empathy. Naive, gentle, and trusting, they tend to see the good in others before the bad, if they ever see the bad. This can lead to them being tricked, lied to, or cheated on. This vulnerability permeates all of your relationships.

Understandably, they may have a lot of trouble acquiring and maintaining a stable romantic relationship. Those with their Mercury in Pisces seem to live on another planet and have very fine skin, characteristics that are difficult to blend with another person. A partner would have to be more practical or else nothing solid would ever get done in the relationship, but you also need to understand the Pisces need to be fluid. The partner should also refrain from using hurtful language because it will hurt more deeply than they might realize. And sullen and wounded dreamers will not be able to find their inspiration to create the artistic masterpieces that are in their nature.