Pisces: Year of the Monkey
John Abel’s elemental portrait of Monkey-Pisces shows a monkey hitching a ride with a friend, Pisces. This is a not unlikely occurrence, because fun-loving trickster, Monkey is not only charming enough to convince his friend to give a free ride, but clever and manipulative enough to covertly persuade if necessary. Monkey has even been known to tell a fib or two in order to get what he or she wants, but we never seem to mind, because these bewitching creatures are so amusing.
Of course, it may be that Pisces also has a trick or two up his sleeve. Pisces is a water sign, noteworthy for a free-flowing approach to life. Combine Monkey and Pisces and you can get a very cunning pair. But once again no one is bothered; getting tricked by Monkey-Pisces is so much fun that we always come back for more. It is not that Monkey-Pisces is truly bad, just a bit naughty. This is a sweet-natured, big-hearted person, and nobody really gets hurt…just taken for an exhilarating ride.
Abel’s portrait has that same good-natured sense of fun, The Monkey looks content; with a tender grip on his friend, Pisces, their trip looks as effortless as a sailboat outing. White is Monkey’s color for good fortune when linked with a white bird as painted in the sky. A large, magnificent planet looms nearby, probably Neptune, the water planet which rules Pisces. Pisces may in fact be the dominating sign of the two. Abel subtly suggests it is so. The major colors, turquoise, green, lilac, he uses are the favorites of Pisces. It is the sign of the fish, the last of the Western zodiac, which is the most spiritually advanced. Emotional healing, transformation, regeneration are all within Pisces’ purview. Can the wily and free-floating Monkey work toward growth and development with true purpose? That sailing white bird gives hope. Because there is no stronger sense of humanity and spirituality than that which exists in Pisces-Monkey. This is a person who has the potential to unequivocally enjoy life and, at the same time, rise above all that is temporary and mundane.








