Planetary Hours

If you, like me, read old books on ceremonial magic, astrology, gardening, herbal medicine, or any combination of those subjects, you’ve probably read something like, “do X in the hour of Saturn”. For a lot of modern folks, that has no meaning. So, what in the blazes is the author talking about?

Chaldea was a small nation located in southeastern Babylonia. It flourished from about the 10th century BCE to around the 6th century BCE. The Chaldeans are thought to be the fathers of astrology and...