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The constellation of Pisces, the Fishes

Pisces horoscope this week

The Fishes, 19 February to 20 March · Water, mutable, ruled by Neptune, and Jupiter before it

Week of

A den under the stairs

A friend’s old spaniel arrives on Monday for the week, because you are the person who can be trusted with a creature that shakes at fireworks. Tuesday and Wednesday, make a den under the stairs with a blanket and something that smells of home. On Thursday, Bonfire Night, draw the curtains by four, put the radio on and sit on the floor for as long as it takes. Stragglers may go on until Saturday. On Sunday the two of you can walk beside the water, in peace.

Love

You may be invited to the big display on Thursday, by someone who is disappointed when you say no. Say it anyway. If your partner goes without you, ask them to bring back a toffee apple and one good story. Staying in with a frightened animal is not a failure of friendship; it is your idea of a perfect evening, and you are allowed to admit it.

Work and money

On Wednesday a colleague may spend forty minutes telling you about their week, and you may come away carrying it. Before you do, ask what they would like to happen next. Close your inbox at four on Thursday and leave on the dot; your notes can wait. A headset and one quiet afternoon on Friday would help you catch up.

Body and mind

You may absorb the dog’s fear more than you expect, so eat early on Thursday and keep a blanket on the floor for yourself. Music with no words works for both of you. After the last rocket, lie down with your shoulders on the rug and breathe slowly. Give yourself a long lie-in on Saturday, dog permitting.

The day to watch

Thursday, for drawn curtains, the radio and a shaking dog on your lap

Next week, 9 to 15 November

The drummer through the wall

At seven on Monday evening, the teenager next door starts drumming, and by Tuesday you know the song, its every fill and the bit he cannot quite manage. You may absorb a great deal before you say anything. Say something on Wednesday: knock, smile, ask his parents whether eight o’clock could be the stopping time. The rest of the week may be quieter for it. On Saturday, his band is playing at the church hall, and you might just go.

Love

His parents are kind people who have stopped hearing it, as parents do. Go round with a smile on Wednesday, not a complaint, and they may well meet you halfway. Whoever shares the wall with you may want you to be firmer; a friendly arrangement that holds is worth more than a stern one that sours the street. Take biscuits.

Work and money

Work asks for focus you may not have after two evenings of drumming. Book a meeting room for Thursday morning, alone, with the proposal that is due on Friday and nothing else open. Tell your manager where you are, so it does not look like hiding. Two quiet hours may do more than the whole of Tuesday.

Body and mind

Noise you did not choose wears you down faster than noise you did. Until Wednesday, spend seven to eight somewhere else: a walk, the library, a friend’s kitchen. Once the arrangement is made, enjoy the quiet you negotiated. On Sunday, go to the swimming baths early, when the lanes are empty and the only sound is water.

The day to watch

Wednesday, for knocking next door with a smile and a packet of biscuits