You are a person who marches to the beat of your own drum, but yet you respect rules and order. Nobody can push you to do much of anything, as you don’t feel right unless you are acting on intuition. There is a spiritual or otherworldly quality to you, and you are highly creative when you are able to tap into and embrace your talents. Highly unusual yet intriguing, you are a helpful, somewhat wilful, and hardworking soul.
Famous people born today: Nicolas Cage, Jann Wenner, Katie Couric, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Charles Addams.Famous people born today: Nicolas Cage, Jann Wenner, Katie Couric, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Charles Addams.
This morning’s energy is spunky and edgy, dear Aries. While changes may certainly be in order, watch that you are acting true to your own heart and not simply reacting to others. The Moon continues to stimulate your adventurous side today, but Jupiter turns retrograde today, and this points to some natural waning of misplaced enthusiasm. Until May, Jupiter is retrograde in your work and health sector and this can tame your enthusiasm just enough that you’re seeing these things more realistically. Try not to take on more projects now, and instead focus on what you’ve already begun. Edit, refine, and improve your work projects and self-care endeavors rather than taking on more. Today, good energy is building for trust in your close relationships.
Taurus
Taurus
With Jupiter turning retrograde in your solar fifth house today, dear Taurus, this is a time of realigning your thinking and your plans, particularly those along the lines of creative projects, romance, entertainment, and children. Jupiter is retrograde until May 9th. You could experience some waning enthusiasm towards a romance or creative endeavor in the next while. It’s time for some tweaking, and a different perspective on these matters, and is best viewed as a time to catch your breath. There is no need to put things on hold. Some de-emphasis of your pursuit of pleasures/entertainment can be practical now. Romantic prospects are still very good, although in the coming weeks, you might be refining your approach to getting what (and who) you want in love. This can also be a good time for reviewing your financial responsibilities. This morning, your attention can be divided, and you could find it rather difficult to concentrate. Aim to tone down rough edges.
Gemini
Gemini
Jupiter has been bringing strong and enthusiastic energy to your domestic projects and home life recently, dear Gemini, and today Jupiter turns retrograde until May 9th. This signals a time for reassessing matters – for making tweaks to your plans – particularly related to family, home, and partnership. Some waning of enthusiasm can be experienced as you adjust to this energy, but any slowdowns encountered now actually offer you the chance to look at your plans from a different perspective so that you can move forward with them with more confidence at a later date. Family life will continue to reward you for many months to come, but some de-emphasis and review is appropriate and beneficial now. This morning favors new approaches and flexibility. If you can avoid the tendency to move too fast and to live on your nerves (or only in your brain), you can come to very interesting, and possibly prophetic, insights. Keep your feet on the ground.
Cancer
Cancer
Jupiter turns retrograde today, dear Cancer, and will continue to move in retrograde motion until May 9th. While there continues to be good energy for learning, studies, communications, and transportation in your life, some de-emphasis, review, or toning down in these areas is appropriate and beneficial now. It may be wise to slow down when it comes to taking on new interests and projects, and to focus on enjoying and developing what you already have in place. It’s not the time to abandon projects, but rather for making refinements, and this may also be true for work and health endeavors. Today, there may be cantankerous energies surrounding a partnership or parent/boss, but a sense of moving forward is with you. Avoid quick reactions.
Leo
Leo
Jupiter turns retrograde today, dear Leo, and will continue retrograde motion until May 9th. This yearly event points to a need to reassess some of our projects, or to work on developing existing projects rather than taking on new ones. You might experience what seem like turnarounds or waning enthusiasm in the areas of finances, creativity, or romance. However, as you adjust to the retrograde period, you’ll recognize that this is a strong period for reassessing these matters more realistically, for easing up on spending, and for more realistically considering how much time and energy you have for your projects and recreation. This is about restoring balance in your life. This morning requires patience, particularly regarding opinions, directions, and instructions. Something you hear might stimulate a new way of thinking, so don’t totally disregard communications now. Simply take some time before reacting.
Virgo
Virgo
Jupiter turns retrograde today, dear Virgo, and while it continues to transit your sign and stimulate enthusiasm and optimism, some of this is now turning inward. It’s a good time to tame excess and overreaching. If you’ve been overdoing the seeking of freedom, this is the time to rethink and make adjustments that bring you a little closer to earth. This morning, you could be feeling a little on edge, particularly related to creative projects and intimate relationships, and especially if you don’t know where you stand in a situation or with someone. Try to remain flexible and avoid sticking stubbornly to old methods. The Moon continues to transit your home and family sector, all day, and the need to stick with familiar or secure and safe situations actually serves to replenish emotions and heal you in small but significant ways.
Libra
Libra
Jupiter turns retrograde in your privacy sector today, dear Libra, and will continue to move in retrograde until May 9th. This can be a time when you have much going on behind the scenes. Your faith in your own instincts may not be as strong as it has been, or you could struggle a little with your faith in life itself to meet your needs. This is a temporary and in fact necessary process that allows you to reassess where it is you want to be, where you’re headed, and whether your connection to your spiritual side is in need of some nurturing. In fact, as you adjust to this energy, you may find that coming out of your protective shell more often can be beneficial. You may need to slow down taking on new mental interests and learning projects so that you can come to a better balance in your life. Today, there can be difficulties concentrating in the morning as you may feel pulled in a number of different directions, and it may be unclear where you’re headed. As the day advances, you might find that focusing on the moment is best and worrying too much about your next step can be a waste of energy when you are uncertain of the final destination.
Scorpio
Scorpio
Jupiter turns retrograde today, dear Scorpio, and will remain in retrograde motion until May 9th. This annual period is good for review and taming of extravagances. For you, Jupiter retrograde periods always affect money matters, and this year, also influences your friends and goals. If you have too many ideas or projects on your plate, this is a good time to see which ones are most viable. Aim to pare things down. Some of you could be reassessing your involvement with a friend or group or simply toning down your social life a little. It’s a good time to look at spending and business matters in a new way. This morning, there can be some chaotic moments as things may not go exactly as planned. Know your limits and respect them.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
Your ruler, Jupiter, which is currently moving through your professional zone, turns retrograde today, dear Sagittarius. You may need to curb your enthusiasm a little on the professional front now – just enough to gain new perspective and to focus on projects that are doable. Even so, there can be a pleasant feeling of letting things unfold naturally, and faith that they will work out in the end. You are seeing your capabilities for what they are, rather than over or under-estimating them. You might decide to review, edit, and perfect current projects rather than taking on new ones just for the time being, as you may have been sensing recently that you’ve taken on too much. Enjoy the moment, but capture it as well so that you can carry it forward. This is not a time for actively expanding, but rather for reaping the rewards of recent successes, and focusing your energy on those projects already underway. Generally speaking as well, this is a natural time for easing up on excesses. The Moon continues to transit your sign all day, however, and some self-pampering today is quite appropriate. It’s a time of the lunar month for recognizing needs for nurture. This morning’s Sun-Uranus square can overstimulate, so watch for too-quick moves, particularly with money and love.
Capricorn
Capricorn
With Jupiter retrograde today until May 9th, dear Capricorn, it’s a natural time for adjusting expectations to better match energy levels and time. This is a good time for turning inward and getting in touch with what truly motivates and enthuses you, particularly related to belief systems, intellectual pursuits, and long-range goals. Some of the faith you’ve been nurturing may seem to drop away, but only just enough for you to see your plans in a different, more realistic light. Jupiter will continue to excite your interest in venturing out and broadening your horizons until October. While it’s retrograde, you’re more inclined to think over and review current projects and ideas, however, than actively pursue new ones. Today, a Sun-Uranus square can overstimulate you this morning, particularly if you have been holding on to frustrations that beg release. It can be difficult to accept restrictive conditions right now.
Aquarius
Aquarius
Mental tension can continue this morning, dear Aquarius, with the Sun in hard aspect to your ruler, Uranus, in mutable houses. Avoid overthinking, but also sidestep impulsive moves. Find a balance now. This can in fact be a good time to see areas of your life that have become dysfunctional and that are best left behind you. With Jupiter turning retrograde today, you may need to redirect some of your energy away from a partnership or a focus on others if this has been excessive. In the coming months, until May 9th, there is good energy for reviewing, reassessing, and moderating debt. It’s also a time for developing current projects rather than taking on new ones. Think in terms of correcting excesses. If you’ve been overspending or over-borrowing, or otherwise too dependent on others for your happiness, then this is a time for bringing things back into balance.
Pisces
Pisces
A Sun-Uranus challenge this morning can put the pressure on, dear Pisces, but it’s better not to rush anything right now. If you haven’t been recognizing a need to make changes in your practical affairs or social life, there can be some tension experienced today, but also an important awakening to new ideas and possibilities for improving your methods, income, and relationships. Today, Jupiter begins a four-month retrograde period. This annual event tends to affect your professional goals and aspirations, and this year, also your partnerships and negotiations. This is a time for taking a more realistic look at current projects and for developing these rather than taking on more. A partnership or friendship may need a little breathing room and the chance to unfold naturally. Jupiter retrograde and direct periods honor the natural ebb and flow of things – there are times to push forward and times to slow down and review.
The Balance of the Elements & the Signs for Thursday, January 7th
SAGITTARIUS STRONG
Inspiring, broad vision, enthusiastic, goal seeking, truthful, adventurous. Can be reckless, unrestrained, tactless.
CAPRICORN STRONG
Disciplined, responsible, reliable, industrious, conscientious, practical, achieving. Can be pessimistic, overly conventional, rigid, materialistic, callous.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
FIRE STRONG
Fire is enthusiastic, dynamic, and spontaneous, but lacks reflection. We are more courageous and adventurous now, with a tendency to act before thinking. There is little concern about what happened in the past. We are competitive and possibly impatient or bored easily.
AIR WEAK
We may have a difficult time being objective or detached. We may not be especially communicative.
2016 promises to be a year of surprises, miracles and magic. The year opens with a supportive cosmic energy that asks you to let go and trust in the guiding spirit of the universe. It is going to be another year of deep healing and collective awakening, which will move to expand your capacity for love. Everything you have endured to now has facilitated the gradual full embodiment of your soul and the reclamation of your body of light. Self growth, healing and spiritual evolution has accelerated this process and brought many new paths, directions and opportunities. This will continue as we move into this new year. It is of course always your choice whether to embrace these new possibilities You may choose to continue your path of growth and shift your reality, or to remain unchanging in the destruction and chaos of the old world. Only you have the power to choose.
A definite shift in realities will occur this year as a deeper awareness of our multidimensional existence becomes more evident. As multidimensional beings, living in a multidimensional universe, we exist in many different versions at once. Each reality affects and informs all other realities as everything is connected to everything else. The multidimensional nature of your soul’s experience creates a unique opportunity to learn, grow, explore and evolve. As your consciousness continues to expand you will come to realise you are your own universe split into every possible manifestation. Your awareness of other realities will deepen and become more apparent as the year unfolds. This new awareness will open doorways allowing for a reunion with your soul origin and a deeper merging with your spiritual essence.
In the years since 2012 change and transformation have held us tight within its grasp. In 2016 we see these inner changes and transformations coming to a head. As you adapt to the incoming energies a deeper awareness of your soul and its sacred reality will bring about a profound shift in your life, your purpose and your reason for being here during these significant times. The inner aspects of your soul will become more evident in your external reality and your life will change accordingly.
The last few years have given you many opportunities to embrace your true spirit, which has released you from old patterns and limitations. Spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically you have healed, released, realigned, processed and purged over and over again. It has been a monumental time of change, which has initiated the reconnection of your soul and the reclamation of your Lightbody.
Your process of transition into light has been gradual as your energy field has been infused with and realigned to light. The reclamation of your Lightbody has been created by the Earths current transition and has not been an optional experience Each individual has been evolving and absorbing light at their own pace, yet when one is conscious of the process, transformation occurs at a faster rate. Those that are unconscious are absorbing light in direct relation to the Earths changes. No one has been immune to these shifts and changes and every individual on the planet has been offered the opportunity to heal, grow and evolve.
Each New Year since 2012 has unlocked gateways through which new energy and new understandings have emerged. If we break down the last four years we can see how our process of growth has evolved –
2012 was a year of spiritual transformation and brought about an extraordinary spiritual awakening. The predicted ‘Great Shift’ in consciousness began. In essence what was initiated was the shift from limited consciousness to expanded consciousness, a more spiritually evolved state of being. This introduced an increase in divine light, which poured into the Earth’s atmosphere and has continued to be the force behind all of your evolutionary processes to date. This increase in light brought forth an unfolding of your full divine potential, which prompted a greater expansion of your human consciousness.
2013 saw the mental aspect of humanity being triggered. Your mental body has been limited and controlled by old programs and out dated beliefs. Habitual thoughts become powerful patterns, which directly affect your life and the world in different ways. The mental body is designed to naturally evolve and transform. The energies of 2013 produced a transformation and an upgrade in your mental body, which enabled it to begin reflecting a higher frequency energy pattern. As you integrated these new energies during the year new patterns and thought forms where created. Thus human consciousness expanded.
2014 brought a transformation and healing within the emotional body. The transformations in the mental body initiated a shift in your emotional state. This shift allowed for the release of old emotional blocks and patterns creating a space for the reemergence of joy, unconditional love, compassion, empathy and the awakening of the heart of humanity.
2015 triggered an increase in divine light flooding the planet. This light moved to powerfully transform and shift the energy of the physical body. This body is your base structure of light and encases the light of your divinity. It is the heaviest body in your energy field and takes huge amounts of light energy to shift. Thus the increase in light energy was was necessary to create essential changes and transformations. Each atom, cell, electron, neuron, tissue and strand of DNA was stimulated with new consciouness activating your divine blueprint for life.
Of course all your energy bodies are intertwined and interconnected so the effects of all the changes and transformations informed and affected each body simultaneously. As you move into 2016 you will experience a profound expansion, which will bring an active re-assessment of your life and final surrender to your destiny. This will enable you to truly become the divine instrument you are called to be and allow your divinity to determine your life.
2016 will see you reclaiming all the multiple facets of your soul, which will enable you to move forward to a greater, more dynamic and expansive version of your divine self. Your task will be to activate and incorporate the divine qualities and attributes of your soul and then use these for the greatest good. There is still much confusion as to what the soul is, how it functions and where it resides. What we do know is that your soul is an extension of your divine self. It is neither spirit nor matter and exists within a multidimensional universe. It is crystalline in nature and a fragment of pure light essence. Your soul is programmed to record your journey through the universe and is your link to the Divine Creator.
Your soul resides in your sacred heart and contains a seed for full self realisation. This seed contains an overview of all the highlights of every life you have ever lived, the major lessons you learnt and the talents and gifts you perfected as your journeyed through the cosmos. You have been programmed in this lifetime to awaken your sacred heart, to cultivate this seed and thus activate your full soul potential. Your process of healing, growth and transformation has stirred the seed and is now initiating the unification of all soul fragments within your being. All lives, lifetimes and fragments of your soul are connected through the light of your spirit. However, trauma, suffering and pain can fragment your soul leaving aspects stuck and or limited in old patterns of energy. Your understanding of the intricate process of reconnecting with the many facets of your soul will help you to move through the coming year with greater ease and grace.
As you go through this years transformations and vibrational shifts you will move beyond the massive belief patterns of the collective consciousness and attune with your cosmic consciousness via the many facets of your soul. Your soul consciouness will expand to reconnect you with the highest levels of your soul potential. Boundaries to multidimensional consciousness will begin to fall away and you will gain access to all of your soul’s wisdom, talents and gifts. Your task, beginning this year, will be to expand, evolve and heal all aspects of your soul to create a unified force through which a new reality of love, harmony, balance and peace may emerge.
Hidden fears may still arise and you may still find yourself clinging to old comfort zones before being able to completely let go. In those times it is important to remember there is no turning back now. Be kind, gentle and compassion with yourself in these moments. Your progress has brought you to this unbelievable place and as the year unfolds you will see and understand just how connected, centred and filled with purpose you are.
As you continue your path of personal growth and spiritual evolution your duty is to remember the old and wise aspect of yourself, to uncover its truth and to break through that which continues to cloud your inner divine light. Remember you cannot convey that which you have not yet claimed as your won. The incoming energies of this year will activate your ability to transmit perfect patterns of light into the world. Your scope of influence will increase as you become fully engaged, with focused awareness, on the events of everyday life. Thus it is imperative that you learn to process the harmonious and discordant energy patterns to which you are subjected to. Take appropriate action. Practice emotional and mental discipline and seek to become a master of self. Do not turn your back on the world and life’s experiences, face them head on. Learn to view life from a higher perspective and endeavour to see the bigger picture.
The ultimate journey is the realisation of every aspect of your being. To be completely conscious of yourself as a multidimensional being. Liberating yourself from that which continues to keep you bound will activate divine energies to speed up your progress, connect you to your divine centre and expose the pure, clear consciousness you hold within. It is time to claim your space in the total universe and place yourself in the centre of your purpose. Allow the ancient wisdom and truth of your soul to guide your way.
Feeling Free is an internal experience, as is all of the foundational work of Ascension. In order to sustain evolution, you must change within, at times imperceptibly, and hold your individual physical power of form. Feeling Free is a core aspect of your progress. And while it may seem elusive in a moment, your perspective can lead you in a new direction.
Freedom is a broad word and has been well defined as ‘the peace that passes all understanding.’ Within that understanding is a wisdom that has grown beyond the world of form to incorporate the world of the yet undefined. It is the nature of time to define, refine and define again. It is the ever-changing cycle of life on Earth graced by the movement of Life. Your ability to Feel Free within the confines of the ever-changing form allows you to move past it into the understanding of the yet undefined—new form. This is the path you are on as you desire improvement for your self and All Life on Earth.
When you observe the confines, the conditions of the physical world—your perspective is your path to freedom. Freedom is an internal experience, an understanding beyond the physical. Freedom connects a moment of form to the potential of new form. Your awareness is the bridge. Are you able to connect to a potential that is not yet visible or defined? Are you able to hold the power of your Knowing even when you can not define the steps for another? Is your heart the strongest electromagnetic force in your life, or is it overpowered by the choices and fears of others? Feeling Free, sovereign being, will show you the strength of your heart.
As we sit to Blast Feeling Free, we are holding the power of our hearts within the ever-changing form of Life. We are opening our minds to possibilities yet undefined as we blaze a trail of humanity’s potential. We are the beacon of Love, illuminating safe shores with a powerful heart in the rejuvenating chaos. We are the free within, anchoring the peace that encompasses a new understanding. Blast on!
The Moon today is in a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this phase the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.
Phase Details for – Thursday, January 7, 2016
Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 7%
Moon Age: 26.95 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 393,891.77 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,103,521.48 km
Well, let’s see … abundance, prosperity, and good health has been our focus for this day. Now how about a little more information and ideas for working practical magick with one of our fascinating featured deities of the day?
Juno was the Queen of Heaven. As the matriarch of the gods, she guarded over women in every aspect of their lives. Juno was thought to have renewed her virginity every year. Similar to other goddess stories, Juno was a triple goddess-a virgin who belonged to no one; a mother and woman in the prime of her life, sexual and mature; and also a crone, powerful, wise, and sometimes vengeful (as she made her husband’s many mistresses’ lives either fairly unhappy or short).
There are references to an early all-female triad of goddesses known as the Capitoline Triad. This triad consisted of Juventas, Juno, and Minerva. To the Greeks, they would have been known as Hebe, Hera, and Hecate. Ultimately the triad became Juno, Minerva, and the male Jupiter. Jupiter, another of Thursday’s gods, was Juno’s consort.
As mentioned earlier, Juno, in her aspect as Juno Moneta, was the patron and protector of the Roman mint. The coins produced at her temples were blessed by Juno and imbued with her powers of abundance and prosperity. In another of her aspects as Juno Augusta, Juno was the goddess of an abundant harvest.
In addition, another of Juno’s magickal correspondences is the semiprecious stone malachite. Malachite is a beautiful green-banded stone that was also called the “peacock stone” in Italy. The peacock was a sacred animal of Juno’s, and the magickal energies of malachite encourage health and prosperity.
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Ruled by the planet Jupiter and dedicated to Thor, god of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European Traditions include Zeus, Taranis, Perun, and Perkunas.
Magical aspects: controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being, material success, expansion, money/wealth, prosperity, leadership, and generosity.
Thursday is the day of Jupiter, the largest of the planets and said to be the most powerful. Spellcasters would be wise to use this day for attempting wealth, success and prosperity spells.
Thursday is also associated (in Greek mythology) to Thor – Thor’s day – and some even say that Jupiter and Thor are one in the same. Both are strong and powerful, yet wise and just. Try a small prayer to Jupiter before commencing any ritual on Thursday as a sign of respect.
This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving luck, happiness, health, legal matters, male fertility, treasure, wealth, honour, riches, clothing, money, desires, business, group pursuits, joy, laughter, and expansion
Thursday (Jupiter): Expansion, money, prosperity, and generosity.
Rizdvo (Ukrainian)
Waning Moon The Waning Moon (from the Full Moon to the New) is a time for study, meditation, and little magical work (except magic designed to banish harmful energies).
Moon phase: Fourth Quarter
Moon Sign: Sagittarius Sagittarius: Encourages flights of imagination and confidence. This is an adventurous, philosophical, and athletic Moon sign. Favors expansion and growth.
Try wearing some honeysuckle-scented perfume to encourage prosperity. Bewitch someone by wearing deep royal blue or brighten up a dreary day by wearing lucky, prosperity-drawing green. Brew up a pot of mint tea to help increase your cash flow. Try adding a pinch of nutmeg or cinnamon to an unscented candle to encourage some fast cash. Bake up a loaf of wheat bread for the family, and celebrate abundance and be thankful for all that you have.
Conjure up a witchy craft and create a philter or two for your magickal needs. Work with the deities and the magickal plants corresponding with Thursday.
How did the energies of the plants of Jupiter enhance your magick? What did you learn by working with Juno, Jove, or Zeus? The truth is that by adding these new techniques and information into your spellcasting repertoire, you will indeed advance your skills, thereby moving up in the ranks to become a more adept magickal practitioner
Just by believing in yourself and working toward creating abundance, health, and prosperity, you have already begun to transform your outlook on life. Put your game face on; think positively. Work with Thor for perseverance and courage, and apply those qualities to your own prosperity spells and healing witchery. Break out the tarot cards; How could you incorporate that symbolism into other spells of your own design?
Use your imagination, check Thursday’s correspondence list, and see what other bewitching things you can conjure up for prosperity magick all by yourself. Call on the gods and goddess of Thursday and bring some positive change, abundance, health, and prosperity into your life!
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Today is the day for prosperity work of all kinds. It can also be used for healing work, whether that is a physical healing of an illness or an emotional healing. Also remember that you have to follow up your healing work and prosperity magick and physical action.
I can’t tell you the number of times I have met new witches who complain to me that their prosperity spell or “I need a better job” spell did not work as they expected. They’ll ramble on and on about how much time and money they spent working their magick….but, alas, they had no glorious manifestation of wealth or fabulous job that suddenly dropped out of the sky and landed in their laps.
Then, when I gently ask them, “Did you enchant your resume or application when you filled it out? Did you do a little confidence-boosting spellwork when you went to apply for the job or went to the interview?” typically they give me a blank, confused stare.
Nine times out of ten, their response is, “You mean I have to go out and actually look for the job too?” Um, yes, my dear, you certainly do. Magick follows the path of least resistance, which means it’s going to manifest along the simplest, quickest route. Get out there and hit the pavement. See what you can find. Times are tough and competition for good jobs is fierce, so you need whatever edge you can get. For folks like us, we’re going to get the edge by using our magick and our spellcraft.
Thursdays have such a rich source of magick for us to draw upon that, honestly, the sky is the limit. This is the day associated with the gods of the sky and heavens, after all. Get to know these deities and add their wisdom and magick into your days
–Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
The name is derived from Old English and Middle English Thursday (with loss of -n-, first in northern dialects, from influence of Old Norse Þorsdagr) meaning “Thor’s Day”. Thunor, Donar (German, Donnerstag) and Thor are derived from the name of the Germanic god of thunder, Thunraz, equivalent to Jupiter in the interpretatio romana.
In most Romance languages, the day is named after the Roman god Jupiter, who was the god of sky and thunder. In Latin, the day was known as Iovis Dies, “Jupiter’s Day”. In Latin, the genitive or possessive case of Jupiter was Iovis/Jovis and thus in most Romance languages it became the word for Thursday: Italian giovedì, Spanish jueves, French jeudi, Sardinian jòvia, Catalan dijous, and Romanian joi. This is also reflected in the p-Celtic Welsh dydd Iau.
The astrological and astronomical sign of the planet Jupiter is sometimes used to represent Thursday.
Since the Roman god Jupiter was identified with Thunor (Norse Thor in northern Europe), most Germanic languages name the day after this god: Torsdag in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, Hósdagur/Tórsdagur in Faroese, Donnerstag in German or Donderdag in Dutch. Finnish and Northern Sami, both non-Germanic (Uralic) languages, uses the borrowing “Torstai” and “Duorastat”. In the extinct Polabian Slavic language, it was perundan, Perun being the Slavic equivalent of Thor.
There are a number of modern names imitating the naming of Thursday after an equivalent of “Jupiter” in local tradition. In most of the languages of India, the word for Thursday is Guruvar- var meaning day and guru being the style for Bṛhaspati, guru to the gods and regent of the planet Jupiter. In Thai, the word is Wan Pharuehatsabodi—referring to the Hindu deity Bṛhaspati, also associated with Jupiter. En was an old Illyrian deity and in his honor in the Albanian language Thursday is called “Enjte”. In the Nahuatl language, Thursday is Tezcatlipotōnal meaning “day of Tezcatlipoca”.
Will you be of Wicca, tonight?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
Then come with me to the Circle of Light.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
Take up these herbs and brew up a tea.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
And drink it all down; the gods you shall see.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
Take up the glass, and look at your face.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
Go into yourself and find a new place.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
Go to the Woods, and find an Oak tree.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
And cling to it tight, and strong you shall be.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
Go to the Mountains and call to the Wind.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
And fly through the Air with the Thoughts that you send.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
Fly to the Sun, and touch its bright Flame.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
Open your Mind; now choose a new Name.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
Go to the Sea, and call to the Moon.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
Raise up your arms, then sing out Her tune.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
Now join your hands with Those who surround.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
Now share the Power that we send around.
Bend the Will; the Wish you shall find.
We shall part, but meet again soon.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Tyme.
To dance, and sing, and Call Down the Moon.
Bend the Will, the Wish you shall find.
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