Saturday
Structure, discipline, karma, banishing, binding, endings, time, ancestors, death.
Tradition · Hellenistic
Correspondences
- Number
- 6
- Element
- Earth
- Colors
- PrimaryBlackSecondaryGreyDark purpleIndigoBrownHex codesBlack#2C3E50Grey#7F8C8DDark purple#301934
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneSerious respectfulDirectionNorthTimeMidnight or dawnVisualizationAncient figure with scythe, boundaries forming, chains binding, endings completingWordsOn this day of Saturn, I invoke the Lord of Time for [intention]OfferingsBlack candleMyrrhLeadOfferings to ancestorsSimple food
Nature and meaning
- Deities
- Death crone goddessesArchangelAlternate archangel
- Psychological
- SupportsDisciplineBoundariesEndingsMaturityResponsibilityStructureChallengesDepressionRestrictionIsolationHarshnessFearAffirmationI release what no longer serves me. I embrace necessary endings with wisdom.
Details
- Position
- Seventh day
- Etymology
- EnglishSaturday—Saturn's Day (only day retaining Roman planetary name in English)LatinDies SaturniRomanceSábado (Spanish), Samedi (French)—from SabbathGermanicSamstag (German—from Sabbath), Zaterdag (Dutch)
- Planetary Ruler
- PlanetSymbol♄InfluenceStructure, discipline, karma, banishing, binding, endings, time, ancestors, death
- Timing
- Traditional startSunrisePeak hoursMidnightDawnPlanetary hoursFirst hour after sunrise ruled by SaturnBest timeMidnight for banishing, dawn for structure work
- Correspondences
- TarotMajor arcanaSupportingSephiraChakraNumerology38DirectionNorthSeasonWinter
- Stones
- PrimaryObsidianOnyxJetHematiteSecondaryBlack tourmalineSmoky quartzApache tearGarnet
- Herbs
- PrimaryMyrrhCypressComfreyMulleinSecondaryYewHemlockBelladonnaNightshadePatchouliRueSlippery elmWarning
Many Saturn herbs are baneful—handle with care
- Metals
- LeadIron
- Animals
- CrowRavenGoatSnakeCrocodileTortoiseVulture
- Body
- PartsBonesTeethSkinKneesSpleenSystemsSkeletalIntegumentaryHealing focusBone issues, teeth problems, chronic conditions, aging, skin diseases
- Magical Workings
- Optimal forBanishingBindingProtectionEndingsKarma workAncestor workDeath magicStructureDisciplineBoundariesBreaking habitsLong term goalsReal estateAgricultureDebtsJustice karmicAvoid forNew beginningsLove magicExpansionJoy workQuick resultsGrowthSpell typesBanishing spellsBinding workProtection magicAncestor ritualsKarma work
- Practical Applications
- Mundane activitiesCleaning deeplyEnding thingsSetting boundariesDiscipline workAncestor honoringEstate planningDebt payingSerious studySolitary workWearBlack clothingProtective jewelryObsidianEatRoot vegetablesDark foodsSimple mealsFastingAvoidFrivolityNew venturesExpansionExcessive spending
- Keywords
- StructureDisciplineKarmaBanishingEndingsBoundariesSaturnine powerTime
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☥ Deities 146
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◇ Workings 17
- Protection Days
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