This may be one of those months where everything seems a little off kilter. Mercury, your ruler, will be retrograde from December 10 to 30, but you will notice a slow pace all month. It's a perfect time to do research and meditate about your New Year ahead, but do not etch anything in stone quite yet. The world will be in flux, and you will have to go with the flow. Any deal you negotiate now will need to be renegotiated later, so hold back. Everyone will be in the same position, so you won't be alone.
In a way, industrious Virgo, you will finally have your chance to sit back and relax because it will be so difficult for you to reach influential people. If you do manage to reach them, it will be nearly impossible to get an intelligent answer on a pending project. They are not sure where they stand yet, so pressing for answers won't accomplish your aim. This is not a month to begin anything at all, so cool your jets - January will give you plenty of time for that.
The problem is, Mercury is retrograde, so if your project is a big one, you can talk and negotiate, but you can't really settle matters until January. So, for example, if you hope to sell your house, you will have one delay after another, and all of them will be unexpected. Actually, anything that prevents you from acting will be in your interest, so be glad for those delays.
You can paint your rooms or do maintenance now, however, for Mercury, when retrograde, likes you to go back and spruce things up that are already in place. For example, you can put in new energy-saving windows, have your couch reupholstered or cleaned, or repair that kitchen door. It seems that something you've been meaning to do but couldn't do before is now back on your list to get done. If you bid on a house previously and were turned down, you might be asked to come back and bid again - and this time win the bid. Going back to things of the past is always fortunate when Mercury is retrograde, and Mercury will be IN this house for part of the time.
A new series of eclipses in the new Gemini-Sagittarius family will be starting up now, and some will be friendly and others will be less so. Sagittarius rules your home life, and Gemini, your career, so these are the places that will start to become some of your biggest areas of change over the coming two years. Change always brings opportunity, therefore this can be good news. Same old will give way to brand new, and you'll be ready for all the changes that will come your way.
This month, on December 21, we will see the first eclipse in a new family of signs, Gemini-Sagittarius, and this first eclipse will be a difficult one. It will fall in your house of career, reputation, and status, and it will highlight your career and your position in your industry. Being a full moon, something career-related is ending. It might or might not be your job.
A woman VIP may leave (lunar eclipses are usually linked to a female), and you may be shocked when it happens, as this person is someone you liked. Or, you may see a very volatile situation arise that would affect your professional standing. Coming so close to the holiday, this will be a tough eclipse for everybody (not only Virgo). This full moon eclipse will be given greater strength by falling directly on the solstice, considered a highly important nodal point. Any time an eclipse falls on the solstice, you can double its power. We have not had an eclipse on a solstice since 2001.
To add to the stormy atmosphere, this eclipse will receive a very difficult beam from Uranus, within very tight degrees. The matter will arise suddenly, without warning. Uranus always rules what you aren't looking at and what you'd least expect. If you have an agent, publicist, or other expert that you are partnering with, you may suddenly need to make a change. Uranus is now in your partnership sector, so a collaborator could well be the main problem. You may feel betrayed by this person, or kept in the dark, but this eclipse will expose everything.
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If your birthday falls within September 17-21, you will feel this eclipse directly, and if you were not born near these dates, you may feel things only mildly. I cannot see everything in your chart, so this is a good estimate.
It is possible that you already felt the news of this eclipse in November, as some people feel eclipses one month to the day earlier, plus or minus five days. If you had any shocking career news last month, it sounds like you already experienced the news of this eclipse. As said, most will feel it in December, but a small group may receive news earlier.
Still, there will be incredibly beautiful high points this month. Creatively, you will do exceedingly well. Mars and Pluto will both tour your creative fifth house, so your inner strength and your ability to generate original ideas will be astounding. Rarely have you been so singularly directed and so nearly obsessed about seeing your creative goals through to completion. In this month, where you will show such keen concentration, there is almost nothing you can't accomplish. For your creativity, the sky's the limit.
This month, Mars will move into perfect-for-Virgo Capricorn, so if you are single and searching for someone you can love, someone you can trust, you will have Mars on your side and working hard for you. January is likely to be an even bigger month romantically, so this is a trend that is on the upswing and unfolding in lovely ways.
If you are attached and in an established relationship, you may have a tense moment with a partner or with an older child on December 3 or 17, first when Uranus will challenge Mars, and then when Uranus will take on the Sun. Emotions will run high, so on these days, try not to bring up controversial subjects that serve as trigger points.
I am not sure whether these moments will reveal troubling thoughts or inclinations in your partner's head that will make you want to leave, or if you will feel what you find is simply an odd moment that can be overlooked. You've been through enough, and by now you are becoming quite skilled at spotting the difference.
Summary
Mercury, your ruler, will be retrograde from December 10-30, so you will feel the month progress very slowly from the moment it begins. It would be unwise to make any key decisions about your future now because conditions are in flux. Wait for January, when you will have a more stable environment in which to make key decisions. You will see how dramatically things change and morph into other forms as the month goes on, so for now, sit tight.
At the start of the month, you will be focused on home and family, thanks to the new moon, December 5. You may be sprucing up your home for guests or putting up festive decorations for your immediate family to enjoy. You may be feeling quite creative about your home space, and if so, write down those ideas and act on them when the home goods and furniture sales begin next month. You can collect paint and fabric swatches, collect ideas from magazines, and request estimates from contractors. If already in the process of renovation, watch for any rising costs. Make sure you can approve overruns in writing before those costs are incurred.
