Do you, like me, not even know what day it is half the time. If I did not have a little pill dispenser for am and pm of each day, I would not even be aware of day, let alone month or year. I spent half an hour trying to convince my doctor I was turning 75 last July and then accepting that, omg, I actually did not know what age I was turning. I laughed and said, “Well, I FEEL like 75!” How much I have not paid attention to days as the numbness of covid restrictions and fears kept me from paying attention. How on earth does the day of the week have anything to do with spirituality? Our energy portrays health of spirit. When we stop and look at the days of the week, we can set some intentions and move, more focused, towards that soul peace we crave. Each day of the week has to do with a planet. Each day has feminine energy associated with goddesses (or gods), elements of earth, stones and crystals and essences that can help you focus.
Sunday, of course, is symbolic of the Sun, is masculine in energy, is associated with Brigid (Brigid Brigit or Bríg is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland and her name means exalted one, while her most ancient Gaelic name, Breo-Saighead, means fiery power or fiery arrow) and the colors yellow and gold. Consider where you see these at work. For instance, Sunday is characterised by Patriarchal dedicated activities in most religions. In ancient times, women associated this day with stones of Topaz, Amber, Tigers Eye and other yellow-colored stones that they put on their altars. Sunday was the day for marigold, sunflowers, and they would include such essences in their morning smudged prayers. Sunday is dedicated to healing, to Miracles, to prosperity, to strength. If we spend time on Sundays, considering these things and begin to do our own little rituals for this day (my ancestors went to church on Sundays and it was a day of rest and contemplation), and I carried forward with this being a day of rest and a big family, or special, meal for this day.
Monday’s name comes from the Moon. Monday’s energy is feminine and the goddesses Luna, Artemis, Diana, Selena, and Thoth are the goddesses for this day. The colors are light gray, silver, pearl, and the stones are crystals; Selenite and Aquamarine. Women would gather willow, lotus, chamomile, wintergreen, Mint, sage to use as herbs and smudges. Monday is representative of women’s intuition and mysteries, dream messages (dreams in color and full sensory are always important to consider), Peace, spirituality and justice are the work for the day.
Tuesday comes from early Germanic God Tiu. The associated planet is Mars. It is a very masculine energy on these days. Lilith is also associated with Tuesday. Women would put bloodstone, flint, garnet, ruby and/or Rhodonite on their altar on Tuesdays. Tuesday is a day for war, for courage, for rebellion, strength and protection. Expect Tuesday to be a day of conflict of some kind.
Wednesday comes from the term of an early Anglo-Saxon time called Woden Day. Woden was a Norse god who was protector of warriors and fallen warriors were said to join Woden in Valhalla. He is known for associations with poets, runes, and magic. Wednesday’s planet is Mercury with all the symbolism of that planet. It is a day of masculine energy. One of the main goddesses associated with Wednesday is Athena. The colors are yellow, orange, purple and magenta and in bygone times, the women would wear clothing in these colors or place flags of these colors in or around their home. Often, they tied prayer cloths on a tree of the specific color for Wednesday. They smudged with lilac, lavender, eucalyptus and smudged for inspiration of creativity, Fortune, debt, wisdom for healing. Contracts were signed on this day.
Thursday was name for Thor and the planet was Jupiter. It, as well, was huge masculine energy so expect that on Thursdays. The cloth colors were lapis lazuli, amethyst, turquoise representative of honor, wealth, healing, harvest, abundance, travel and education issues.
Fridays is named for Frigga, a Germanic goddess. Her planet was Venus and there is great feminine energy on this day. Pink, gray, white and aqua were the colors for Fridays. Jade, coral, rose quartz, emerald were some of the stones put on the altar to promote love, romance, passion, alliances. The essences of apple blossoms, cardamon and saffron were used on this day.
Saturday comes from the name of the God and planet Saturn. Again, a very masculine day. Hecate is the goddess of Saturdays. The colors for this day are black, gray, red and dark purple. The stones are dark stones of obsidian, hematite, jet and serpentine. The herbs were poppyseeds, thyme. Saturdays were always cleansing day and as work was done, they considered (as should we) wisdom, spirituality, protection, banishing and self-discipline.
I we learn a bit about why days are named the way they are, and the associations, we can learn to focus on being Present. It can make each day magical for you if you try and follow using some of the information I have shared. There is a wealth of information on each of the things associated with the days and you can delve into the symbolisms of each thing associated with them. Not only does it help you focus on making every day worth more to you, personally, it helps you become more educated on the why of many things.
©Carol Desjarlais 9.27.21
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