This week is full of great days for all kinds of beneficial workings. If you’ve been wanting to form a habit of more frequent magical work, well, this would be the perfect time.

Sunday 4 August, For causing the love of kings and lords

The Sun is in Leo, the ruler of the Sun, on this day of the Sun. Sundays get a boost all month and this particular Sunday is particularly well-aligned with the goal of the lunar day. If you need to get a boss, parent, or other authority figure on your side, today is the day. Or, you can focus on your own sovereignty and crown yourself with the energy of the sun.

Tuesday 6 August, For divining with a vessel

Our monthly divination day falls on my birthday this year and I will certainly be doing some divination and goal setting for my year. The Moon in Scorpio gives this Mars day a boost while the Sun in Leo is in a lovely trine with Jupiter in Sagittarius — making for an excellent day for all kinds of goal setting, magic, and divination (even if it’s not your birthday). Hour nine is good for anything and hour 17 (which in my timezone is the exact time of the trine) is for rising in honor.

Thursday 8 August, For happiness within the family and taking care of the home

Thursday is our favorite regular day for working this year. And the afternoon of this day is particularly useful because Venus takes her turn in a trine with Jupiter starting at about 1:30 Pacific time. So, afternoon hours are going to be most beneficial: hour 10 for everything, hour 15 for healing, and — for night owls — hours 19 and 22 for doing whatever you want.

Friday 9 August, For curing the epileptic

Friday is a lovely day, astrologically speaking. Jupiter and the Moon are conjoined in Sagittarius, while both the Moon and Venus are in a trine with the Sun. In my neck of the woods, the Lunar conjunction is during the 10 hour of the moon, which is good for everything. Need some self-love and healing after the slings an arrows of the past weeks? This is the day for it.

Saturday 10 August, For making children obey their father

The moon enters Capricorn late (10 PM) on this Saturn-day and aligns nicely with a day for helping people of all ages (but particularly younger ones) come to terms with boundaries in their lives. Hour 16 is useful for teaching, which is of course the best way to approach discipline.