There's a reason we've coined the term 'Mondayitis'. There's no question that Monday is such a hard, heavy, depressing day of the week to crawl out of bed and drag yourself off to work. Even when I'm on holidays, I still occasionally shudder on a Monday morning; I can literally feel the psychic vibe in the air of a million other despondant office workers, all trudging half-heartedly to their desks. Well, guess what: there's a cosmic reason for this.
Traditionally, Monday is a soft day, symbolising family and fertility... a day when we want to curl up in bed, take things gently, ease into the morning, spend time with loved ones. It's the least condusive day of the week to leave our home-and-hearth and go outside to work -- all your energy literally flows against it! -- so it's ironic that our society has fixed Monday as the first day of the working week.
According to ancient knowledge, you can plan your diary around the different days of the week to harness their different strengths. For example, if you have a really important work meeting to organise, hold it on a Wednesday, the day for communication and business and job-related issues. And the recent trend in America to dub Friday night "date night" -- the most popular night of the week for couples to go dating -- could have its roots in the fact that Friday represents sexuality, fertility, friendship and family life.
Below are the days of week, for your perusal. You can further enhance the various elements of each day, eg. placing a mini cactus on your desk at work for extra assertion against warring colleagues, or wearing an opal on a Monday to assist with your intution. Ask yourself what day of the week YOU were born, and remember: avoid planning your calendar around days that don't mirror your intentions!
Sunday
Color: Yellow & gold
Planet: Sun
Metal: Gold
Deities: Brighid, Helios, Ra
Gemstones: Quartz crystal, diamond, amber, carnelian
Herbs & Plants:Marigold, sunflower, cinnamon
Associations: Agriculture, beauty, hope, victory, self-expression and creativity
Monday
Color: Silver, white, light blue
Planet: Moon
Metal: Silver
Deities: Thoth, Selene
Gemstones: Pearl, opal, moonstone
Herbs & Plants: Wintergreen and other mints, catnip, comfrey, sage, chamomile
Associations: Childbearing and family life, purity and virginity, healing, wisdom, intuition
Tuesday
Color: Red and orange
Planet: Mars
Metal: Iron
Deities: Lilith, Mars, Aries, the Morrighan
Gemstones: Garnets, ruby
Herbs & Plants: Thistles, holly, coneflower, cactus
Associations: War and conflict, enemies, initiation, marriage and protection
Wednesday
Color: Purple
Planet: Mercury
Metal: Mercury (Quicksilver)
Deities: Odin, Hermes, Mercury, Athena, Lugh
Gemstones: Adventurine, agate
Herbs & Plants: Aspen trees, lilies, lavender, ferns
Associations: Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, travelling and journeys
Thursday
Color: Royal blues, greens
Planet: Jupiter
Metal: Tin
Deities: Thor, Zeus, Jupiter, Juno
Gemstones: Turquoise, amethyst, lapis lazuli
Herbs & Plants: Honeysuckle, oak trees, cinquefoil
Associations: Honor and family loyalty, harvests, clothing and riches, fealty
Friday
Color: Pink, aqua/blue-green
Planet: Venus
Metal: Copper
Deities: Freya, Venus, Aphrodite
Gemstones: Coral, emerald, rose quartz
Herbs & Plants: Strawberries, apple blossoms, feverfew
Associations: Family life and fertility, sexuality, harmony, friendship, growth
Saturday
Color: Black, dark purple
Planet: Saturn
Metal: Lead
Deities: Saturn, Hecate
Gemstones: Apache tear, obsidian, hematite
Herbs & Plants: Thyme, mullein, cypress
Associations: Agriculture and creativity, fortune and hope, protection and banishment of negativity
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