You're going to become more discriminating about who you're friends with over the next couple of years, Gemini. Indeed, today could illuminate a situation in which you become much more conscious of someone who tends to be controlling, just when you are in the mood to break free of such people. Yet there needn't be a big scene, just quiet withdrawal.

With the Sun and your ruling planet Mercury currently ruminating in the most reflective part of your situation, even if you have some ideas you feel excited by, you may need a little more space to consider them. Today would be an excellent day to research deeply and gather information but not necessarily share it with anyone for now. It can prove valuable, however.

Your passion for a particular holiday destination or somewhere linked to the arts can be amplified today. Will it push you to actually make a booking? Well, it could do. You could certainly speak passionately and enthusiastically about these areas. And if you are thinking of visiting with a friend or partner, your powerful energy can prove infectious for them, too.

Some unresolved issues from the past or unexpected opposition could crop up in the first two weeks of this month. This is because of a gathering of energy in the 12th house of your sign, a location where issues of trust and sincerity are often exposed. That said, in week two, Venus in your sign forges a sparkling alliance with Mars, and there could be someone that you do feel very comfortable with who reaches out in a way that piques your interest. Your ruler, Mercury, is racing through three zodiac signs this month, but it does arrive in your sign on the 17th, and that is going to start to help you to feel more in the moment. Your finances can be boosted marvellously, however, from the 19th, and as the Sun arrives with you on the 21st, and merges with Uranus, the planet of innovation, you can feel recharged with new enthusiasm and determined to move forward and let go of earlier disappointments. On the 31st, however, the Blue moon in your opposite sign of Sagittarius does need some care because it links back to Mars in the 12th house of your chart in a testing Quincunx. So if you are talking about a relationship issue, it may involve someone from your past or a current situation in which you are discreetly attracted to someone.