#the new year forecast

[tamasiktaro]

2023 in vedic numerology

2023 is a year ruled by the number 7, which is represented by the planet Ketu, known as the Dragon's Tail in Western astrology.

While 2022 had the lust for life that is characteristic of Venus, 2023 will be more spiritual.

The god Ketu is a body without a head (his brother Rahu is a head without a body), meaning that in 2023, intuition will reign over intellect. It may be a year where people feel more sensitive and in tune with the energies around them. In 2023, our sixth sense will be stronger.

In a collective sense, people will rediscover their spirituality, and mysticism can make a comeback. On the other side, it may also be a year marked by fear and gregarious, irrational behavior.

2023 might not be an especially productive year, as material gains won't be in the spotlight -- though Chinese astrology begs to differ: the year of the Black Rabbit, starting on January 22, will be all about abundance and fertility.

The energy of Ketu brings introspection and self-knowledge. This year, we will learn a lot about ourselves and become more observant of other people's behaviors. Ketu represents the mysterious and the supernatural, as well as ruptures and losses; loss is the keyword when it comes to Ketu, so losses are expected in 2023.

Stripped of all worldly ambitions, isolated, and immersed in his own world, the hermit is a Ketuvian archetype.

People will witness the end of an important cycle in their lives: Ketu takes away so we can grow and find fulfillment within ourselves. So, 2023 may be a defining year where losses cause drastic changes, paving the way for a new era, either collectively or individually. Ketu invites us to pause, wise up, and take a rest from the passionate energy of 2022.

Sometimes, it may feel like the world is on standby and no progress is being made. With the conflicting vibrations of gains and losses, 2023 may feel like a casino, with life giving us what we want only to take it away, which makes us feel worse than if we had never had it.

That's because 2023 will be a year of detachment, which is Ketu's greatest lesson to us: things and people come and go, so do not cling to them desperately. The good things will end eventually, and so will the bad ones. Patience and inner peace will be much needed this year. A little escapism and daydreaming (Ketu's gifts) won't be bad either.

An advice: keep your expectations low, and don't become addicted to your happiness.

Ketu's remedies

Following the Vedic belief that practical yet pious actions can attract a planetary god's favor, here's a list of things you can do to minimize the negative effect of Ketu while enhancing his positive influence:

feeding stray dogs and being good to dogs in general, as dogs are Ketu's animals.

listening, writing or chanting (either loudly or in your head) Ketu's and Ganesha's mantras.

being more spiritual and spending more time alone in contemplative activities. It doesn't have to be meditation; not everyone likes to meditate, and forced meditation can be quite harmful. Writing in a journal, listening to spiritually enhancing music, and taking walks in nature are also contemplative activities. Whatever puts you in a state of devotion.

wearing a cat's eye gemstone

wearing light-colored clothes and accessories, and donating brown-colored items

helping the homeless and nomads in general

if it's not against your faith, worshipping Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, and Lord Ketu himself.

Have a happy, blessed 2023! 🤍

[tleeaves]

So many people I talk to want a bookish gamer girl who's quick and relentless with comebacks, is kinda depressed, is either alt/goth, and has ADHD or a hint of the 'tism in theory. 'Cause in practice they overlook a lot of those women. Wonder why that is.

[vergess]

Listen I just.

I'm very sorry for saying this so I'm scheduling it for a few days into the year instead of a few minutes before midnight, but with all of the cultural and biological factors at play it is my sincere belief that winter 2023 is going to be one of the worst ones for the plague and that 2023 itself is going to be especially and relentlessly unkind to us.

But it is also, just as sincerely my belief that we-a smaller we, a sadder we, in french I might switch to the singular-we will be kind to each other, and our kindness will give us the strength to overcome and overthrow.

We are cunning and full of tricks, and our people will never be destroyed.

[kettls]

Will 2023 be the year I...

...finally buy dungarees?

...get over my phobia of driving and stop being a burden on friends and family?

...use the sewing machine I bought at the height of lockdown madness and used once to sew a pocket back on something before the needle snapped and I shat it? Maybe make some culottes?

...finally learn to draw in a style people actually like and stop tying myself in knots over other artists' work and engagement? Or just decide I don't care and just stick by that?

All probably a resounding 'no', but its nice to have goals, innit?

[magistralucis]

@absolut--kurant!

[aanews69]

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[reasonsforhope]

No paywall version here.

"Two and a half years ago, when I was asked to help write the most authoritative report on climate change in the United States, I hesitated...

In the end, I said yes, but reluctantly. Frankly, I was sick of admonishing people about how bad things could get. Scientists have raised the alarm over and over again, and still the temperature rises. Extreme events like heat waves, floods and droughts are becoming more severe and frequent, exactly as we predicted they would. We were proved right. It didn’t seem to matter.

Our report, which was released on Tuesday, contains more dire warnings. There are plenty of new reasons for despair. Thanks to recent scientific advances, we can now link climate change to specific extreme weather disasters, and we have a better understanding of how the feedback loops in the climate system can make warming even worse. We can also now more confidently forecast catastrophic outcomes if global emissions continue on their current trajectory.

But to me, the most surprising new finding in the Fifth National Climate Assessment is this: There has been genuine progress, too.

I’m used to mind-boggling numbers, and there are many of them in this report. Human beings have put about 1.6 trillion tons of carbon in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution — more than the weight of every living thing on Earth combined. But as we wrote the report, I learned other, even more mind-boggling numbers. In the last decade, the cost of wind energy has declined by 70 percent and solar has declined 90 percent. Renewables now make up 80 percent of new electricity generation capacity. Our country’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling, even as our G.D.P. and population grow.

In the report, we were tasked with projecting future climate change. We showed what the United States would look like if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius. It wasn’t a pretty picture: more heat waves, more uncomfortably hot nights, more downpours, more droughts. If greenhouse emissions continue to rise, we could reach that point in the next couple of decades. If they fall a little, maybe we can stave it off until the middle of the century. But our findings also offered a glimmer of hope: If emissions fall dramatically, as the report suggested they could, we may never reach 2 degrees Celsius at all.

For the first time in my career, I felt something strange: optimism.

And that simple realization was enough to convince me that releasing yet another climate report was worthwhile.

Something has changed in the United States, and not just the climate. State, local and tribal governments all around the country have begun to take action. Some politicians now actually campaign on climate change, instead of ignoring or lying about it. Congress passed federal climate legislation — something I’d long regarded as impossible — in 2022 as we turned in the first draft.

[Note: She's talking about the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Act, which despite the names were the two biggest climate packages passed in US history. And their passage in mid 2022 was a big turning point: that's when, for the first time in decades, a lot of scientists started looking at the numbers - esp the ones that would come from the IRA's funding - and said "Wait, holy shit, we have an actual chance."]

And while the report stresses the urgency of limiting warming to prevent terrible risks, it has a new message, too: We can do this. We now know how to make the dramatic emissions cuts we’d need to limit warming, and it’s very possible to do this in a way that’s sustainable, healthy and fair.

The conversation has moved on, and the role of scientists has changed. We’re not just warning of danger anymore. We’re showing the way to safety.

I was wrong about those previous reports: They did matter, after all. While climate scientists were warning the world of disaster, a small army of scientists, engineers, policymakers and others were getting to work. These first responders have helped move us toward our climate goals. Our warnings did their job.

To limit global warming, we need many more people to get on board... We need to reach those who haven’t yet been moved by our warnings. I’m not talking about the fossil fuel industry here; nor do I particularly care about winning over the small but noisy group of committed climate deniers. But I believe we can reach the many people whose eyes glaze over when they hear yet another dire warning or see another report like the one we just published.

The reason is that now, we have a better story to tell. The evidence is clear: Responding to climate change will not only create a better world for our children and grandchildren, but it will also make the world better for us right now.

Eliminating the sources of greenhouse gas emissions will make our air and water cleaner, our economy stronger and our quality of life better. It could save hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives across the country through air quality benefits alone. Using land more wisely can both limit climate change and protect biodiversity. Climate change most strongly affects communities that get a raw deal in our society: people with low incomes, people of color, children and the elderly. And climate action can be an opportunity to redress legacies of racism, neglect and injustice.

I could still tell you scary stories about a future ravaged by climate change, and they’d be true, at least on the trajectory we’re currently on. But it’s also true that we have a once-in-human-history chance not only to prevent the worst effects but also to make the world better right now. It would be a shame to squander this opportunity. So I don’t just want to talk about the problems anymore. I want to talk about the solutions. Consider this your last warning from me."

-via New York Times. Opinion essay by leading climate scientist Kate Marvel. November 18, 2023.

[onehotmessposts]

I published my new episode 2024 Astrological Forecast, please check it out

[ninsuu]

2024 Ins and Outs :

ins :

a smoky eye

dog parks

blowjobs

sex and the city

making intentions

personal questions

being someone’s girlfriend

denim skirts

employment

dessert

the opera

doing your own haircuts

valentine’s day

tasteful slut posting

male validation

dancing

outs :

pregnancy scares

being mysterious

oversharing

breakfast

hammocking

coffee dates

overnight oats

college

monkey content <\3

rings

self-taught tattoo artistry

high-protein

beef between generations

mess

cookie dough

homophobia

trying to be different

unpleasant in-between stages

[rajkhateek]

[theemeraldforestafterdark]

For tomorrow we ride out! ..bit dramatic isn’t it? To Tewkesbury! Under the banner of the three sea shells! ...apparently Pray just this once that we are not scorched by the sun ...well, it is supposed to rain - according to the weather app...

Cherry: Don’t you think you’ve given too much away? Your family symbol? People could like... you know, search for your surname? Rob: Cherry, people would rather watch a seven hour documentary about the colour beige, than spend a single nanosecond researching something like that.

[moneyhustlers]

Nike Share Price Prediction: 2023-2050 Forecast- Nike Stock Buy or Sell

Nike Share Prediction: 2023-2050 Forecast- Nike Stock Buy or Sell Nike Share Price Predictions: A Comprehensive Forecast for the Next Three Decades (2023-2050) Welcome to the Nike Share Price Prediction post written by the MoneyHustle team, In this post, we will provide complete information about the (NKE) Nike Stock Price forecast along with stock price predictions for 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026,…

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Allison Fisher at MMFA:

During The New York Times’ “Climate Week NYC” discussion with Heritage Foundation president and Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts, reporter David Gelles outlined the right-wing initiative’s regressive approach to climate change and the environment. Gelles also noted that Project 2025's call to dismantle climate action comes as the world is already experiencing the consequences of a warming climate, pointing out that a record number of people in the Phoenix, Arizona, area were killed by extreme heat this year alone. Roberts responded by pointing to Heritage Foundation research claiming that there has been a “reduction in climate deaths — climate-related deaths — over the last century by 98%.” Not only is this a red herring argument used by climate deniers to downplay the climate crisis, but that reduction is reportedly due in part to improved forecasting, which is done by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency Project 2025 has called to dismantling.

As Reuters has reported, the decrease in deaths since 1920 is largely due to “better forecasting and preparedness,” even while “the number, intensity, and cost of climatic and meteorological hazards have all increased over the last hundred years.”

Notably, Project 2025 calls for dismantling NOAA, which houses the National Hurricane Center, the very agency that has improved the forecasting of deadly weather events and is critical to providing life-saving information. 

With Hurricane Helene in the process of making landfall, Project 2025 architect and Heritage head honcho Kevin Roberts told the Climate Week NYC hosted by The New York Times vomited out climate denialist talking points. Project 2025 has called for the dismantling of NOAA and National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the privatization of the NWS.

[kazifatagar]

22°C Weather This 2023 Chinese New Year in Singapore

Singapore will experience a cooler weather this Chinese New Year says report that adds it will be as hot as 22°C. The Singapore MET says people should in fact, expect Wet and cool conditions during the 2023 Lunar New Year period. The Northeast Monsoon conditions are forecast to persist into the second half of January 2023, with low-level winds blowing from the northwest or northeast and a…

[petitmortadella]

2023 FORECAST

IN

Frugality

Hefeweizen

Personal Attention ASMR

Baby Blue (the color)

Farts

Woodwick Candles

Late 16th Century Fashion

Cappuccinos

60s RetroFuturism

Turquoise and Garnet

Cabbage

Seasonal Eating

Mending

Late night Fries

Murder Mysteries

OUT

Mukbangs

Negronis

Headaches

Cone Incense

Cold Brew

Iceberg Lettuce

LEDs lining Walls

Cheetah Print

Lapis Lazuli and Diamonds

Managers

Big Proposals

Fast Fashion

Harry Potter (officially dead)

The 80s

[reasonsforhope]

It’s an open secret in fashion. Unsold inventory goes to the incinerator; excess handbags are slashed so they can’t be resold; perfectly usable products are sent to the landfill to avoid discounts and flash sales. The European Union wants to put an end to these unsustainable practices. On Monday, [December 4, 2023], it banned the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear.

“It is time to end the model of ‘take, make, dispose’ that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy,” MEP Alessandra Moretti said in a statement. “Banning the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear will contribute to a shift in the way fast fashion manufacturers produce their goods.”

This comes as part of a broader push to tighten sustainable fashion legislation, with new policies around ecodesign, greenwashing and textile waste phasing in over the next few years. The ban on destroying unsold goods will be among the longer lead times: large businesses have two years to comply, and SMEs have been granted up to six years. It’s not yet clear on whether the ban applies to companies headquartered in the EU, or any that operate there, as well as how this ban might impact regions outside of Europe.

For many, this is a welcome decision that indirectly tackles the controversial topics of overproduction and degrowth. Policymakers may not be directly telling brands to produce less, or placing limits on how many units they can make each year, but they are penalising those overproducing, which is a step in the right direction, says Eco-Age sustainability consultant Philippa Grogan. “This has been a dirty secret of the fashion industry for so long. The ban won’t end overproduction on its own, but hopefully it will compel brands to be better organised, more responsible and less greedy.”

Clarifications to come

There are some kinks to iron out, says Scott Lipinski, CEO of Fashion Council Germany and the European Fashion Alliance (EFA). The EFA is calling on the EU to clarify what it means by both “unsold goods” and “destruction”. Unsold goods, to the EFA, mean they are fit for consumption or sale (excluding counterfeits, samples or prototypes)...

The question of what happens to these unsold goods if they are not destroyed is yet to be answered. “Will they be shipped around the world? Will they be reused as deadstock or shredded and downcycled? Will outlet stores have an abundance of stock to sell?” asks Grogan.

Large companies will also have to disclose how many unsold consumer products they discard each year and why, a rule the EU is hoping will curb overproduction and destruction...

Could this shift supply chains?

For Dio Kurazawa, founder of sustainable fashion consultancy The Bear Scouts, this is an opportunity for brands to increase supply chain agility and wean themselves off the wholesale model so many rely on. “This is the time to get behind innovations like pre-order and on-demand manufacturing,” he says. “It’s a chance for brands to play with AI to understand the future of forecasting. Technology can help brands be more intentional with what they make, so they have less unsold goods in the first place.”

Grogan is equally optimistic about what this could mean for sustainable fashion in general. “It’s great to see that this is more ambitious than the EU’s original proposal and that it specifically calls out textiles. It demonstrates a willingness from policymakers to create a more robust system,” she says. “Banning the destruction of unsold goods might make brands rethink their production models and possibly better forecast their collections.”

One of the outstanding questions is over enforcement. Time and again, brands have used the lack of supply chain transparency in fashion as an excuse for bad behaviour. Part of the challenge with the EU’s new ban will be proving that brands are destroying unsold goods, not to mention how they’re doing it and to what extent, says Kurazawa. “Someone obviously knows what is happening and where, but will the EU?”"

-via British Vogue, December 7, 2023