A new paper published on Thursday in the journal Science concludes that the Earth is going to cease to be a “safe operating space” for human beings in the coming decade. The 18 researchers involved attempted to gauge the breaking points of Earth’s environment, that is how far we can push the planet before it begins to become inhospitable for us and other species.

According to the paper, we have already crossed four of nine “planetary boundaries,” which include the rate of extinction, deforestation, the alteration of the atmosphere by pouring carbon dioxide itno it, and the flow of nitrogen and phosphorous from agriculture into the ocean.

“What the science has shown is that human activities – economic growth, technology, consumption – are destabilizing the global environment,” said Will Steffan...

Mistakes happen. They are passing things. You are not to culture them and ruin your day because of them. You misinterpreted something. You have to let it go. A mistake was made. Apologize, and now you let it go, and you stride on. You are a strider. You move ahead in life. You get going in life. You step out of the past. So, you made a mistake. Wash your hands of it. Say Mea culpa once and forget it. The past is not to be an albatross around your neck. I know you. You hold yourself accountable, no one else. So far so good. Give yourself parole from servitude to the past now. Do not sentence yourself to regret and sorrow. Make your peace with what is past.

You are not always what you want to be. You are not always your hero. Part of you is a mistake-maker. Pardon that part of you. Guilt is not part of you. Guilt is a sorry add-on, and you are not to add guilt to your self-prescribed list of crimes. Even if no one else forgives you, forgive yourself. Forgiving yourself means to let whatever the mistake was go into the trash. That’s where disappointments in yourself have to go. You can’t store anymore past regrets. In fact, it’s time you tossed away those certain mistakes and even the possible ones. Give them a farewell if you must but get them out of your sight. To recollect them is like collecting flies. What would you keep them for? If you must atone, atone to the past by moving forward now.

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This pending week contains a drastic shift on January 20, starting the zodiacal month with a true cusp Sun-Moon conjunction! The “controlled expansion” theme gives way to Neptune in his dominion, energized by a close conjunction to Mars, dominating the transits after Sun enters Aquarius. Spirituality, merging with a greater collective, and other Neptunian themes will characterize the feel of the transits.

Neptune also changes from the fifth to sixth degree of Pisces this week. The current Sabian symbol for Neptune as I write this is “Officers on dress parade” and the Sabian symbol associated with Neptune will shift to one of my favorites, “A cross lying on rocks”. Neptune’s powerful imagery coalesces from a display of authority to directly alluding to the Christ energy. A week to consider how personal sacrifice and awareness of the source has a role in your life, with humanitarian causes, friendships, and aspirations that you wish to work towards in the mix.

What might this week portend for you? Consider your Sun sign and rising sign/ascendant as well.