Until late month, you may find yourself reflecting and at one remove from what's going on around you.
And there may be a lot happening with many demands made on your time and energy.
So, there will be moments when you may have to put your own preferences on one side and make yourself available for others.
This vibration could also translate as spending more time on imaginative or spiritual pursuits.
Your inner guidance is working well at this time and, for some, this could translate as more social involvement overall but also teaming up with in a circle of people who are collaborating.
You will get closer to your internal, more wise sense of self.
You will be more forthright about personal borders and say no, or "enough", if needed.
New starts in this area - which will not show themselves until onwards of January 4th - are signaled by the New Moon.
Until the 19th, Mercury in your sign means a busy mind and schedule and generally a lot of mental focus on the task in hand.
Mercury retrogrades from the 9th slowing things down, causing delays or last minute changes.
From the 19th Mercury in the sign before yours can make you busy with head-stuff behind the scenes.
But, even though you're active, your mind may be more focused on private matters or something you are working in the background.
You may be reviewing mental work or or doing a mini post-mortem on the past, or just finishing something off.
Mars enters your sign from the 2nd week making you physically more active, and bolder about initiating things related to home and family, also community, but also there will probably be more demands on your time, especially coming from family members, extended family or tribe.
You will feel clearer about taking the lead but also be playing a dynamic supportive role when appropriate.
Situations where you exchange with others in a group setting is favoured and could be lucrative or benefit you materially in other ways.
Pulling together or just joining in with an organization or private group of kindred spirits may result in some interesting and inspiring moments and some of you could make new and unusual friends - and a friendship could develop into something deeper if you are open to this.
You need to follow your deepest instincts now as this is about your personal evolution.
From the 22nd the way is clearer to get on with the kinds of activities that interest you and you should feel more confident about taking action.
Around the 28th/29th there could be some inner pressure and a need to put ego on one side.