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Heptagram Correspondences - Days of the Week and the Seven Planets

Heptagram Septagram
Catherine Beyer

The heptagram can represent the seven days of the week. In Judeo-Christian context, it can therefore be a symbol of completion, as the universe was wholly created within the seven-day week.

In addition, the each day of the week is associated with one of the planets.

By following the circle counter-clockwise, starting at the moon, you find that the planets are listed in the order in which they were understood to exist in an earth-centric system: Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.

By following the lines of the acute heptagram, you find them listed in the order of the days of the week: Moon (Monday), Mars (Tuesday), Mercury (Wednesday), Jupiter (Thursday), Venus (Friday), Saturn (Saturday) and the Sun (Sunday).

Read more: Additional Meanings for the Heptagram

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