Silver Jewelry Alchemy And The Number 7 - Part II The 7 Days Of The Week

Seven days of creation, seventh heaven, seven seas,Venus Ishtar, Saturn Ninib, Mercury Nebo, Mars Nergal,
seven continents, seven wonders, seven pillars ofSun Shamash, they then connected each planet and
wisdom, seven heavenly virtues, lucky seven, theits god to a designated time period.
magnificent seven, seven up, seven eleven ...it seemsThese systems were later adopted and developed by
as if the number seven surrounds us.the Greeks, and subsequently the Romans, who after
Over 7000 years ago, after the discoveries of thereplacing the original Babylonian deities with their own
gold, silver and copper the first 'Seven Metals Ofassigned each of the seven planetary bodies with a
Antiquity', there existed a culture of visionaries whoday. Later, in northern Europe, the Teutonic and Nordic
lived in the Mesopotamian city of Babylon, they weretribes, who spawned the Anglo Saxon language,
known as the Chaldaean oracles. The Chaldaeansadded to the list of deities.
were fundamentally alchemists believing 'As it is above,Under Judeo-Christian influences the sequence of the
so it is below'.7 days of the week was calculated on the proximity
According to the Chaldaeans everything wasof each of the 7 planets to the Earth, starting with the
inextricably linked. They believed the interpretation ofMoon, then Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.
events on earth, of men's characters and dispositions,The planets were then placed in reverse order and
were made possible by observing the movements ofnumbered in running rotation through a 24 hour period
the planets. We have come to know their propheciesstarting with Saturn: 1=Saturn, 2=Jupiter, 3=Mars, 4=Sun,
as astrology. While observing the motions of the stars5=Venus, 6=Mercury, 7=Moon, then repeating the cycle
above, the Chaldaeans realized the existence of orderagain 8=Saturn, 9=Jupiter...until 23=Jupiter, 24=Mars. The
in the procession of the planets in the sky, theyname of the next day came from the next planet in
translated this order into numbers. We have come tothe cycle from where the previous day had left off:
know these mathematical prophecies as astronomy.1=Sun, 2=Venus...23=Venus, 24=Mercury. Then the
Expressing the movements in numberednext day: 1=Moon, 2=Saturn...etc.
measurements the Chaldaeans developed theIf you look at the planet assigned to the first hour of
12-month 'Solar' calendar, conceptualized the twelveeach day, you notice that the planets come in this
signs of the zodiac, this in turn led to the establishmentorder: Saturn - Saturday (from the Roman god
of the two 12 hour divisions of night and day. TheySaturnus), Sun - Sunday (from the Roman god of the
went on to establish the monthly period, derived fromSun Sol), Moon - Monday (from the Roman goddess
the 28-day Lunar cycle with each period possessingof the Moon Luna), Mars - Tuesday (from the Nordic
it's own full Moon. One theory is that the Chaldaeansgod Tiw), Mercury - Wednesday (from the Nordic god
based this time period on the female reproductiveWotan), Jupiter - Thursday (from the Nordic god Thor),
cycle. This may also explain why the Moon hasVenus - Friday (from the Nordic god Frejia): this is the
always had a female identity being governed over byexact order of the 7 days of the week. At the time of
female deities of fertility.Christ, during the Judeo-Christian period, Saturday with
Being alchemists the Chaldaeans, basing the existenceits designated planet Saturn was the day of rest
of time on the movements of the seven celestialmaking Sunday the first day of the week.
bodies above, followed by recreating a microcosmicRead Silver Jewelry Alchemy And The Number 7 -
mirror image on Earth below. The Chaldeans alreadyPart I The 7 Metals Of Antiquity
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