Each day of the week is associated with a Planet. I’m taking a temporary break from the Moon House Transits to post this one. The planetary associations of each day are as follows:
Day: Monday
Planetary Association: Moon
Norse Deity Associated With the Day: Frigga
Origin of Name: “Monday” is short for “Moon Day” in honor of the day’s alignment with that planetary body.
Monday’s child is fair of face
Day: Tuesday
Planetary Association: Mars (named after the Roman god of war)
Norse Deity Associated With the Day: Tyr
Origin of Name: Named for Tiu, the Anglo-Saxon moniker for Tyr, the Norse god of war and justice (“Tiu’s Day”).
Types of Spellwork: War, conflict, competition, sports, bravery, honor, law and justice.
Tuesday’s child is full of grace
Day: Wednesday
Planetary Association: Mercury (named after the Roman herald of the gods)
Norse Deity Associated With the Day: Odin
Origin of Name: Named for Woden, the Anglo-Saxon name for Odin, the king of the Norse gods (“Woden’s Day”).
Wednesday’s child is full of woe
Day: Thursday
Planetary Association: Jupiter (named after the Roman King of the Gods)
Norse Deity Associated With the Day: Thor
Origin of Name: Named for Thor, the Norse god of thunder (“Thor’s Day”).
Thursday’s child has far to go
Day: Friday
Planetary Association: Venus (named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty)
Norse Deity Associated With the Day: Freya
Origin of Name: Named for Freya, the Norse goddess of magick, physical love, fertility, and peace (“Freya’s Day”).
Friday’s child is loving and giving
Day: Saturday
Planetary Association: Saturn (named after the Roman god who was the leader of the Titans, the deities’ predecessors)
Norse Deity Associated With the Day: The Norns
Origin of Name: “Saturday” is a shortened form of “Saturn’s Day.”
Saturday’s child works hard for a living
Day: Sunday
Planetary Association: Sun
Norse Deity Associated With the Day: Balder
Origin of Name: The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning “sun’s day”: the name of a pagan Roman holiday. It is also called Dominica (Latin), the Day of God.
But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day is bonny and blithe and good and gay
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