{"collection":"bos","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bos/bos642.htm","path":"bos/bos642.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bos/bos642.htm","text":"Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999]\n \n \n Study of the Planetary Hours System\n -----------------------------------\n by Andrew Kettle.\n 1994\n \n Introduction. Neo-pagan witchcraft has no central leaders, so\n one of the questions that echos across the valleys\n of the traditions is; \"Are there to many cooks spoiling\n the broth?\" As most witches are fervent independants, and\n self-assertively so, each will have a differnt approach\n and opinion to such a simple observation.\n Underneath the whole landscape of debate however, are\n truths and basic historical facts being forgotten or\n distorted? In certain instances it would be deemed\n unavoidable in the present atmosphere of information\n scavenging, where medium communications reveal past lives\n and the knowledge from them to broaden the bookshelves of\n the many esoteric book shops.\n Be that as it may, studying the large expanse of\n existing wisdom, at times similiar to looking through\n water-glass, will relinquish many difficulties and\n contradictions. To some this would increase the mysticism,\n however when it is a matter of legitimacy where do we\n stand?\n \n Sample Text:\n from \"What witches do\", Stewart Farrar,1989, Phoenix\n Pub.,Wash. p.174.\n \n \"\n Appendix 3. Planetary Hours.\n \n These are the traditionally accepted hours for operating spells\n which have planetary correspondences. Each day has a ruling\n planet; our days of the week in English are mostly named after\n the Teutonic forms of the planet-gods concerned. They are:\n Sunday, the Sun; Monday, the Moon; Tuesday, Mars (Tiw);\n Wednesday, Mercury (Woden); Thursday, Jupiter (Thor); Friday,\n Venus (Freya); Saturday, Saturn. The First hour after sunrise\n is ruled by the day's own planet, after which each hour is\n ruled by one of the other planets in the order Sun, Venus,\n Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and so on in rotation.\n Thus Monday's second daylight hour is ruled by Saturn, Tuesda's\n second by the Sun, etc. At sunset a new sequence starts with\n the fifth down the list from the day's planet: thus Monday's\n first hour from sunset is ruled by Venus, etc. The full list \n is as follows: \"\n \n \n Disclaimer: I have it as a strong intention, to point out that this\n acticle is not to be taken as a personal attack of the above\n author or the publisher, or any other connecting party.\n I have used Stewart Farrar's text only as a example of the\n commonly published, and accepted, planetary hour concept.\n \n Example:\n Winter Solstice Timetable of Planetary Arrival and Departures for\n =================================================================\n 3102\n \n \n Eastern Australia (Brisbane area only) on the 22nd of June, 1994.\n =================================================================\n Wednesday\n \n Time Planet Statis Planetary Hours\n ---- ------ ------ --------- -----\n \n 2.30am Jupiter Set. Mars\n 3.40am Mars Rise. Sun\n 3.50am Pluto Set. Sun\n 4.54am Moon Set. Venus\n 5.14am Twilight start\n 6.37am Sun Rise.\n 6.55am Mercury Rise.\n 8.14am Neptune Set. Moon\n 8.25am Uranus Set. Moon\n 9.12am Venus Rise. Saturn\n 11.06am Saturn Set. Mars\n 1.32pm Jupiter Rise. Venus\n 2.29pm Mars Set. Mercury\n 3.21pm Pluto Rise. Moon\n 3.53pm Moon Rise. Moon\n 5.02pm Sun Set.\n 5.31pm Mercury Set. Jupiter\n 6.25pm Twilight End\n 6.35pm Neptune Rise. Sun\n 6.46pm Uranus Rise. Sun\n 7.44pm Venus Set. Venus\n 10.23pm Saturn Rise. Saturn\n \n Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that the 'Planetary Hours' concept\n is a timetable, based primarily on simplicity, that\n was developed in a age when astronomic technology\n was largely unavailable, so resulting in such a\n system; that in our modern technological society, as\n a result of astronomic calculations being easily\n accessable, that a new system of 'Planetary hours'\n should be constructed upon 'Hours of Right Ascension/\n Planets on the Meridian' where applicable or the highest point\n of ascension, when the planet is not true to the horizon.\n \n Conflict: As it can be deduced from the above table, certain\n planetary hours occur when the planet in question is not\n within the horizon. For example, the sun's planetary hours of\n 3am and 6pm are outside of 'daytime'; Mar's 2am is outside of\n 'Marstime'; the moon's 8am is external to 'Moontime'.\n As a principle, I would remark that it would be of\n assistance in rituals that the planet is in appearance and\n that the optimum time would be when the planet is directly\n above, the hour of Right Ascension/ Planet on the Meridan,\n or highest point of path through the hemispheres. If the\n 'worshipper' was to have a difficulty with the domineering\n effect of the planet being above them / on top of them, then a\n principle of welcoming the planet at rise and farewelling the\n planet at set are equally as valid.\n Continuing, this would establish only one planetary hour in\n each day, raising the question of practicality, though a rather\n 3103\n \n erroneous matter, giving the examples hours of:\n Mars (9.04am) 9am planetary hour,\n Sun (11.49am) 11am planetary hour,\n Mercury (12.13pm) 12pm planetary hour,\n Venus (2.26pm) 2pm planetary hour, etc.\n To this end, computer programs and/or annual publications\n would easily create the availablity of the timetable, a future\n project for any publishing house or any number of the pagan/\n witchcraft magazine to have as a regular cloumn, thus giving\n the practitioner the simplicity, not resorting to ill-advised\n system as an alternative.\n However, at this point it should be mentioned that, in\n accordance with general perception, the physical planet\n plays a symbolic role, that the planet is not the vehicle of\n magical properties, but a icon, much as the moon is not Aradia\n in person, but a mirror of her essence.\n Furthermore, it is an accepted belief that the full-moon is\n the time of 'Esbat', though in comparison the remaining\n planets are given an inaccurate timetable; a perplexing\n situation.\n Toward, the modernising approach in witchcraft it should be\n important to establish 'correct' instruction to ritual, upon\n the understanding that it would be a great disservice to\n entertain anything else but actuality; as the turmoil of the\n word 'wicca' has caused in the movement, now accepted by most\n as a redefined word, though all the same established upon\n false impressions, an unfortunate situation historically\n speaking.\n An accurate approach to the craft, that is slowly being\n supported as our cultures' resources and developing knowledge\n widely spreading with discussions and publications, will\n result in a detailed sweep and clean of the old\n misconceptions in the traditions and a polish to reflect the\n light of modern education.\n \n Conclusion: As with the modern approach of Planetary Hours, it should\n be every members directions in tune with open-minded, clear\n thinking not to accept a practice that is incorrect and to\n strive establishing a strengthed tradition on the foundations\n of accurate discovery of the originals of comprehension.\n Such an approach would wash out the '14th century mass\n illiterate' influence that customs have continued. Though\n it must be seen that without this assistance there would\n possible be no present existance of witchcraft, but a\n rectification of this knowledge is by no means an attack.\n Furthermore, it is suggested that a choice should always be\n based on truth and not mislead by mistaken presuption.\n \n ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n ................................................................................\n 3104","title":"Internet Book of Shadows: Planetary Hours (Andrew Kettle)","type":"page"}