The power of working on Wednesday under the influence of Mercury
Why? Mercury rules Wednesday!
- Powers of healing, tongues, knowledge of sciences
- Work involving the rational mind, communication, and connection to others
- Mercury, the go-between, can work with any other influence
- Magick involving trickery or deception, invisibility, theft
- Mercury is the element of air
- Mercury rules the throat chakra
- Tools – Wand or caduceus
Ritual/Magickal Rulerships:
- Mercury is a nimble trickster, so if you were going to do a spell to distract or mislead Wednesday is the day for those shenanigans.
- Think about attacking those who, gossip, slander, fuck up those who spread rumors
- Adaptable Mercury rules learning, luck, travel, and trade, so Wednesday is good for working on any of these matters.
- Improve communication. Increase focus and alertness.
- Prosper in business or games of chance.
- Make or consecrate money-drawing charms.
- Wednesday is also a fine day for divination, especially using cards, runes, or lots.
- Students should try and do their exams on Wednesdays.
- Those with addiction issues, Wednesday is a great day to work on overcoming these, addictions and breaking your bad habits
Summary:
For passing exams, improving the mind, concentration, mental power, learning ability, speech, writing, publishing, media concerns, gossip, slander, interviews, brothers, sisters, neighbors, rumors, theft, all areas of study and communication, also astral projection, overcoming addictions, breaking habits.
Mercury: working with mercury outside of Wednesday
Magical workings in the hours of Mercury, (any day of the week) are good for eloquence, and intelligence, skill in business, science, divination and to discover hidden enemies and deceit and those guilty of theft.
How does Mercury affect the mind and body in spells?
- Brain & Nervous system
- Mind and emotion
Respiratory system
Senses
Consciousness - The rational mind, basic mental processes, information
- Communication
Correspondences for Wednesday
Candle Colors: Violet, Indigo.
Mercury Colours:
Yellow
Indigo
Rayed Violet
Gray
Purple
Mercury Stones:
- Opal
- Agate
Mercurial Incense:
Bayberry
Caraway (essential oil)
Clover
Dill
Elemi
Fennel
Fenugreek
Fugitive Odors
Hermes’ Favor Oil
Hod Oil
Lavender (seed, herb, essential oil)
Lemongrass
Licorice
Mace
Marjoram
Mastic (resin, essential oil)
Oil of Mercury
Sandarac
Seeds of Mercury Incense
Storax
Trickster/Teacher Incense
Vetiver (herb, essential oil)
White Sandalwood
Deities for this day:
Below, you can find a deity to work with on Wednesday to help you achieve these goals. When you look down the list, you will notice all of these deities have exceptional mystical knowledge and have helped the human race over the centuries. I believe the common theme is they help the human race, think beyond their normal human capabilities, and provide a pathway for higher understanding.
Personally, I work with (Demon) Astaroth and honor her every Wednesday morning. I’m essentially, asking my Goddess to assist me improve my thought processes, and my intelligence, so I can understand and grow on my mystic journey while in my human body.
- Anubis
- Astaroth
- Brahma
- Buddha
- Eleggua
- Ganesha
- Hermes
- Hermod
- Inari
- Iris
- Loki
- Raven
- Shen Nung
- Tara
- Tashmit
- Thoth
Naturally, if you just prefer working with the elements, then just do so, perhaps incorporating one of the herbs and crystals as suggested below.
Herbs (1):
- Plants with fine or feathery leaves (because this is thought to resemble the nervous system)
- Medicinal plants affecting the brain function, speech, thought, lungs, nervous system, or speech, especially those that quicken these functions
- Herbs that increase intellectual capacity or memory
- Fast-growing weeds, creepers, winding plants (because Mercury is fast)
- Herbs that combine well with other herbs
- Herbs that are fleetingly aromatic; often have a licorice flavor
- Plants with fine or feathery leaves (because this is thought to resemble the nervous system)
- Medicinal plants affecting the brain function, speech, thought, lungs, nervous system, or speech, especially those that quicken these functions
- Herbs that increase intellectual capacity or memory
- Fast-growing weeds, creepers, winding plants (because Mercury is fast)
- Herbs that combine well with other herbs
- Herbs that are fleetingly aromatic; often have a licorice flavor
Anise Hyssop
Ash
Beefsteak Plant
Beggar’s lice
Betony
Bittersweet
Bladderwrack*
Black Dianthus
Black mourning bride
Blue honeywort
Butterbur
Bottle brush
California poppy (seeds)
Caraway (essential oil)
Carrot
Cascara Sagrada
Cassia* (herb)
Celery
Chervil
Chickweed
Chinese forget-me-not
Cinquefoil (herb, seeds)
Clary Sage (seeds, essential oil)
Cow Parsnip
Crown of thorns
Damiana
Dark columbine
Devil’s bit
Dianthus, black
Dill
Dragonhead
Dulse*
Elecampane/Elfwort
Fennel
Fenugreek
Fern
Fire on the mountain
Fireweed
Forget me not
Garlic mustard
Germander
Goat’s rue
Gobo root*
Grey sage (seeds)
Guarana
Gypsy rose
Harebells
Hazel
Heather
Hound’s tongue
Illinois bundleflower
Irish moss*
Jacob’s ladder
Jack in the Pulpit
Juniper berries (herb, essential oil)
Lavender (seeds, herb, essential oil)
Lavender cotton
Lemongrass (essential oil)
Licorice
Lily of the Valley
Ma Huang
Maidenhair fern
Marjolane
Marjoram
Mercury
Mourning bride
Mulberry Tree
Mullein*
Narcissus
Orchids
Palm
Parsley
Pellitory
Pimpernel, Scarlet
Pincushion flower
Pincushion tree
Poinsettia
Protea
Purple locoweed
Rhaetian poppy
Rowan
Rush*
Russian sage
Scabious
Scarlet pimpernel
Scorpion grass
Scullcap (seeds, herb)
Sea urchin flower
Siler root
Snow on the mountain
Southernwood
Starwort
Sweetgum (seeds)
Sweet Pea
Sweet Wormwood
Tabasheer
Tribulus fruit
Vervain (seeds, herb)
Wedding bush
Wolfberry fruit*
Woody Nightshade
Yohimbe
Conclusion:
If you have a specific correspondence or spell suggestion, you would like to share with me what you do on Wednesdays. I would love to hear about it.
Source:
- https://www.alchemy-works.com/planets_mercury.html