A Conversation for Origins of Days of the Week
The sequence od the days of the week
JohnRicardo Started conversation Aug 29, 2008
It's understood that the days of the week are named after the 7 visible "planets" and their associated Gods.
But why do they follow a particular sequence?
The logical order would be starting with the nearest ie the moon(1) & progressing to the furthest away ie Saturn(7)or even in reverse order, 7-1.
Instead, the sequence is 1,2,5,7,3,4,6
If the planets are marked around a circle following their "natural" order and their named days are connected by lines intersecting the circle, this produces a seven pointed star.
Who discovered this? (It wasn't Aleister Crowley!)
Were the days of the week intentionally named in a deliberate sequence to produce this effect?
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