January will have a sleepy little start, and considering how worn to the bone you were in December, you might welcome the soft, gentle pace of January's start. Even though the pace will be slow, you will have lots to do at the office, as Mars will energize your workaday sector, so you won't run out of things to do. That's good news, for as a Gemini, you get bored easily. That won't happen even once in January.

All month, Mercury will be in retrograde, from January 5 to 25, but you began to feel the slowdown in late December. There will be no way to outrun Mercury retrograde, so just sit back and deal as best you can with the delays and re-dos that are sure to be part of everyone's life. Every sign has a ruling planet and yours is Mercury, so you would feel the delays that Mercury brings more directly than most. I know what you are thinking. You are saying to yourself, "Oh great. Mercury retrograde makes it a bad time to buy electronics, to sign contracts, to launch new products?I might as well stay in bed." No, it's not quite that bad. It's a good time to look back to earlier times, and because Mercury will remain all month in practical, nuts-and-bolts Capricorn, it's a good time to go over your financial statements and to make sure all your current insurance needs are being met. Check your credit card statement for any evidence of identity theft or for errors. It's the perfect time to check your credit statement.

I had a big problem once, when a Susan Miller (her real name) masqueraded as me. She owed the government thousands of dollars, but did some illegal things on her tax return to pretend she was I. I didn't know her and she did not have my Social Security number, but her sleight of hand was so clever she had the government fooled for a long time until I brought things to their attention. Over the course of seven years, I had looked at my statement many times, but never noticed a tiny notice on page one that did not refer to her, but to me, erroneously. It was serious enough to have the ability to ruin me. I finally saw it and investigated what was going on. I was horrified to learn her antics. With the help of the Federal government, I finally sorted things out, but it took time, for initially even the government was shocked at her scheme. Her antics could have gone on for years, but thank goodness I noticed that tiny sentence (that had nothing to do with credit cards), and in the end she proved herself to be an even more disreputable crook than she did before she started. Look at your statements with a magnifying glass, dear Gemini, and if something seems amiss, ask lots of questions, dig deeper, and write a letter outlining the problem. Your talent is writing - that is your sword.

Now, back to your month! One of your favorite days, when you will be able to show the range and depth of your creativity, will be January 18, when Mars will combine forces with Neptune, the planet that rules your tenth house of career fame and honors. Perfection! This would be a great day to present a carefully thought out idea to a client, for if you do, you are likely to impress everyone in the room with your originality. With Mercury retrograde, you later may have to hone your idea to make it more viable, but you might not mind doing that at all. You'd be off to a great start. On this day, alternatively, you may be in the press, and find you like the positive publicity that results.

With four migrating heavenly bodies filling your eighth house, it is time to look closely at your finances. Decide if you would like to make any changes, in consultation with your financial advisor, and make a plan for 2016. The eighth house, where all the action will be focused this month, rules commissions, bonus, licensing fees, loans, mortgage, inheritance, and taxes too. Your focus on money will become very sharp once you reach the new moon, January 9 in Capricorn, 19 degrees.

This new moon will come arm-in-arm with Pluto, suggesting you will have some powerful support from someone you know to help you make any needed changes. You will be quite persuasive too, so no doubt others will listen to what you have to say if you have any business or financially oriented meetings. If you need a loan or venture capital, or are in sales, go back to investors, bankers, or clients who already know you and trust you. With Mercury retrograde, it would be best not to start a new relationship, but to enlarge and further develop a previous one.

The area that will glow brightest for you involves home and real estate. Any personal endeavor you'd like to work on that is property-related will likely require an outlay of quite a bit of money, and happily, this month the money you need will have a way of finding its way to your door. I say that because good fortune Jupiter, now in your home and property sector, will send golden beams to all the heavenly bodies in your financial eighth house of other people's money, indicating you'd be able to get a great deal on a mortgage this month. Or, you might want to refinance a present mortgage for a better rate.

A strong buildup of planets in the eighth house occasionally points to the need for surgery. I feel you should investigate various doctors and see which one you feel you'd like to do the operation. If the surgery is urgent, schedule it immediately. If you have a choice of dates because surgery is elective and not urgent, then do it in February. I like February 3, and 9 to 12. It would be hard to go wrong next month. If you have to have surgery this month, don't fret. Pluto in your eighth house gives enormous regenerative powers. (Pluto is not going anywhere anytime soon. He will stay in your eighth house until 2024.)

Bringing our attention back to this month, the full moon on January 23, a Saturday, will bring on a fun weekend. You may travel, give a lecture or attend one, see your work published, negotiate a price for an item you will sell on an auction site or app, and generally have a full, productive time. It will be a busy time, and you will be surrounded by lots of people. On that score, you may go to a sporting event, party, seminar, or any event that draws people together. To you, dear Gemini, when the conversation bubbles up, you shine. This weekend will be made for you.

Mercury will be turning direct two days later, January 25, so you'll start to see energy build and the pace pick up noticeably. If you have something vital on your agenda (and I suspect you always do), you might want to wait until February 8 and beyond to launch your biggest project or relationship. I love February. It's one of my favorite months of the year because it will come chockfull of sweet aspects.

Romantically, if you are attached, you will have a special edge. Venus is now touring your house of commitment and marriage; your interactions should be as smooth as silk. This month Venus will orbit near Saturn on January 8, so if you have been dating a long time, you are getting closer to getting down to business and setting a wedding date. Gemini often avoids marriage at the start, for like Sagittarius, your curious mind likes to remain free to travel and explore the world. However, when you know it's time to commit, you know it like you know your name. With Saturn in this house, you are getting ready to start the next chapter of your life.

If you are single, next month will be more fun for you, for you will be very much in demand socially. Get things out of the way - like gathering together your tax receipts - so that you can be free in February to take up social invitations. You will be glad you spent January reorganizing everything in your life, including closets, so that you can step out, footloose and fancy free.

I want to remind you to see my 30-minute TV show on the Internet that is on top of this page (look for my large logo and see the words The Show with an arrow to click). In my January TV forecast, I give you a general peek of the Year Ahead 2016. You can always see my show free, with global access, any time that is convenient for you. Go to this link: http://bit.ly/1eTnXol

For my big, detailed forecast in video, done by sign, each one lasting 22 minutes for each sign, go to www.Healthwire.FM, and buy the video I did in collaboration with Deepak Chopra and Martine Dubin, Martine Dubin, Chairman, CEO, and Executive Producer of www.Healthwire.FM. This TV show with a digital-platform has beautiful visual production values. The cost to you is one dollar US ($1.00), and you will own the show to view as many times as you like. I suggest you get one for your Sun sign, and one for your rising sign too. You can buy the entire bundle for $9.99 to share with family. Go to http://healthwire.fm/healthwire.php Or, go to www.Healthwire.FM and look at the menu that says "Pick Your Shows" - mine comes up first. It was an honor to work with Deepak Chopra's team on this project, and until now this show that I did in early December has been completely secret!

If you don't know your rising sign, start the year off right by ordering a color illustrated book, perfect bound, called My Personal Horoscope that I will write custom for you. This 65+ page book is made possible by print-on-demand technology. It will take a little over two weeks to receive your copy, and it will cost US $55.00 plus shipping. You need only do your natal chart once, for your chart will never change. This is a wonderful keepsake. I offer several versions (such as one for babies, couples, and so forth), but I urge you to choose the book for your own natal adult horoscope chart, with the yellow and deep blue-purple cover.

When you order, you will need to supply your precise time of birth to the minute, your day, month, year, and city of birth. If you don't know the precise time of your birth, I can't be as accurate, and the rising sign cannot be calculated. In that case I default your time of birth to sunrise, and doing that, you will know where all your other planets were on the day you were born. Knowing those will be valuable to you too.

Check to see if your mother had a baby book where she may have recorded the time of your birth. Also check the Hall of Records or Bureau of Vital Statistics where birth records are stored by your municipality. You need the handwritten birth certificate, not the computer copy - if it costs five dollars in the US, it's the wrong certificate. It should cost a bit more and each state sets its own price. You will be glad you had your natal chart done, for you will always get more out of my monthly free reports on Astrology Zone if you do. You'll know so much more about your nature, your talents, and how you love to be loved! For more information, go to www.SusanMillerMyPersonalHoroscope.com

This month, reflect on the past year and decide what elements you'd like to change and improve in the coming New Year. Finances seem to be a main focus after the new moon of January 9, so seize the opportunity to meet with the professionals you rely on to advise you on your financial holdings. With your ruler, Mercury, now retrograde from January 5 to January 25 in your house of other people's money, including credit, loans, venture capital, and other such funds, you are in an ideal position to find savvy ways to make any needed adjustments to be sure your net worth grows.

Your ruler, Mercury, retrograde, in effect all month, is known to cause frustrating delays and mix ups, but Mercury retrograde is also an ideal time to go back to decisions you made earlier and to see if you need to refine them to get a better result. Review the performance of your retirement portfolio and the amount of insurance you carry to see if the coverage still fits your evolving needs. In early to mid-January you may also be paying a large bill to cover a previously made obligation, such as for tuition, an investment in your business, or to put a down payment on a house.

Jupiter is very favorable to this new moon January 9, making it one of the best new moons of 2016. Uranus won't be friendly, so to some degree you'll need to expect the unexpected, but as a Gemini, you are flexible and resourceful. You should be able to roll with anything that comes up. January 14, when your ruler, Mercury receives golden beams from Jupiter, should bring superb news about a real estate matter, and if you need to borrow money, approval should be swift. Family support for your goals will be incredibly strong all month but especially near January 14. Alternatively, in January you may win a cash prize or hear that you have been given an inheritance, so when it comes to money, you appear to be as fortunate as a leprechaun.

In terms of a close love and/or business partnership, you are in a serious mode, and thinking about how you will work together over the long road ahead. Even here, in matters of love, the topic of appropriation of funds may come up. You appear to be determined to handle financial planning in a mature fashion. While money often becomes a bone of contention among couples and may separate them, this seems not to be the case for you. You and your partner will have the ability to rise above any petty differences that may come up. Keep your eye on the distant horizon, as you have been doing, for that's the right idea.

By the full moon, January 23, you'll put your calculator away and be packing your suitcase to take a journey for a several days. You may be asked to sign a contract at this full moon too, which you cannot do during the period when Mercury is out of phase. Table the signing a few days. Choose January 25 when Jupiter will conjoin the moon, a perfect day to sign.

Your workload will be very heavy in January, due to the appearance of Mars in your assignment sector now through to March 5. Have faith that your hard work will add up to impressive praise and industry attention. In fact, the press may spotlight your recent achievements as soon as this month. Mars will signal Neptune on January 18, and this aspect will be able to influence you from January 11 to 25 - your face may show up on TV or other media at some point in that timeline. Neptune rules film and photography and now is residing in your tenth house if fame and honors and being stimulated by Mars. This all means you are about to get the professional attention you deserve. Another important day to be ready for a call from the press will be on January 30, when Venus will signal Neptune as well.

While this month may emphasize money and career, you will have a number of tender moments too, for Venus will travel through your close, committed relationship sector, a place it took up December 30, and will remain in until January 22. Plan to seduce your sweetheart or spouse - you'll get a playful and surprisingly enthusiastic response.