Wednesday is the fourth day of the week. In Romance languages Wednesday is named for Mercury.
Named for: Woden (Odin, Mercury)
- English: Wednesday
- Latin: dies Mercurii
- Old English: Wodnesdæg
Goddesses for Wednesday: Aset [Isis], Demeter, Ceres, Spider Woman, Bona Dea, Oya, Devi-Kali, Hella, Rhiannon, Coatlique, Maman Brigette, Sekhmet, Het Heret [Hathor] see also: The Goddess Book of Days by Diane Stein
Gods for Wednesday: Woden, Odin, Mercury, Hermes, Djehuti [Thoth]
Herbs for Wednesday: mint
Perfumes: sweetpea, lavender, mastic, frankincense, cloves see also: A Book of Pagan Rituals, Herman Slater, editor
Incense: cinnamon, cinquefoil see also: A Book of Pagan Rituals, Herman Slater, editor
Color: yellow, grey see also: A Book of Pagan Rituals, Herman Slater, editor
Influences: conjurations, predictions, knowledge, writing, eloquence see also: A Book of Pagan Rituals, Herman Slater, editor
Lucky signs: Wednesday is the lucky day for Gemini and Virgo see also: Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology, Jean-Louis Brau, Helen Weaver, and Allan Edmands
Candle: purple see also: The Magick of Candle Burning, Gerina Dunwich
Books
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
A Book of Pagan Rituals; Herman Slater (Editor); Samuel Weiser, York Beach, ME; December 1988; ISBN 0-87728-348-6; paperback; 160 pages; price
The Goddess Book of Days: A Perpetual 366 Day Engagement Calendar; by Diane Stein; The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA; 1992; ISBN 89594-551-7; paperback; out of print, but can still be special ordered
Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology; Jean-Louis Brau, Helen Weaver, and Allan Edmands
The Magick of Candle Burning; by Gerina Dunwich; Citadel Press ((Library of the Mystic Arts); 1989; ISBN 0-8065-1141-9; paperback; 194 pages; $6.95; This book is out of print, but Amazon will search used book stores for you.
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Days of the Week
See also: days of the week.