Saturday Meaning and magickal uses

Saturn's day, for protection, banishing, boundaries, discipline and endings.

• Intentions: Protection, Banishing, Grounding
• Element: Earth
• Planet: Saturn
• Ruled by: Saturn
• Colors: Black, dark purple, gray

How to use it

• Protect your home. On Saturday, sweep your floors toward the door and sprinkle a pinch of salt at each threshold. Light a black candle and state your intention for a safe home.
• Finish what you started. Use Saturday to tie up loose ends: pay bills, return borrowed things and close tasks that have dragged on. Each finished item clears space for the week ahead.

Works well with: Saturn, Black Candle, Gray Candle, Black Tourmaline, Obsidian

Folklore

Saturday is the only English weekday that kept its Roman name, Saturn's day. Saturn was an old Roman god of agriculture and time, and his winter festival, Saturnalia, was famously merry, but astrologers saw his planet as slow, serious and testing. Witches traditionally use Saturday for protection, banishing, binding unwanted influences, setting boundaries and work that needs discipline. It is also a fine day for honoring ancestors and quietly finishing what has dragged on too long.