The daily cycle divides the 24 hours of the day into seven periods. Each period consists of approximately 3 hours and 26 minutes. The daily cycle begins at midnight and ends at midnight; noon of each day is the center of the cycle.
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No. 1 Midnight to 3:25 a.m. | G | C | F | B | E | A | D |
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No. 2 3:25 a.m. to 6:51 a.m. | A | D | G | C | F | B | E |
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No. 3 6:51 a.m. to 10:17 a.m. | B | E | A | D | G | C | F |
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No. 4 10:17 a.m. to 1:42 p.m. | C | F | B | E | A | D | G |
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No. 5 1:42 p.m. to 5:08 p.m. | D | G | C | F | B | E | A |
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No. 6 5:08 p.m. to 8:34 pm | E | A | D | G | C | F | B |
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No. 7 8:34 p.m. to midnight | F | B | E | A | D | G | C |
The following is an excerpt from an article in the Rosicrucian Digest written by the Research Department of Rose-Croix University International (published August 1982):
Many persons benefited from the book, Self Mastery and Fate With the Cycles of Life, by Dr. H. Spencer Lewis. This book explains some of the cycles of life and their uses. A study of the cycles in this book reveals interesting parallels with cycles found in ancient Hindu astronomy.
Shown [here] is the most commonly used cycle in Dr. Lewis' book. It concerns the seven days of the week and the seven daily cycles. Dr. Lewis used the white keys of the piano to show the seven daily periods. The first period of the first day, Sunday, is called G. If the right thumb is set on the note G, the first finger will rest on A, the second on B, the third on C, and the fourth on D. The sixth note is E and the seventh note is F. This counts an octave and describes the seven daily periods using the white notes of the piano.
Starting the second day of the week, Monday, note that the first period is C and not G. To obtain the first cycle in each day of the week, start on G for the first day and count three notes: A=l, B=2, and C=3 to obtain the first period of the second day, Monday. The first period of the third day, Tuesday, is obtained by starting on C and counting three notes: D=l, E=2, and F=3. In this manner, we determine Bas the first period of the fourth day, Wednes- day; E the first period of the fifth day, Thursday; A as the first period of the sixth day, Friday; and D as the first period of the seventh day, Saturday.
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In Dr. Lewis' system, the second period of each day (which includes the first or sunrise hour of the Hindus) corresponds to the planet which rules that particular day. Dr. Lewis gave us A as the second period of the first day, which, according to the Hindus, meant that the fourth planet, the Sun, rules that day as well as the second period or sunrise time of that day. Similarly, the second period of the second day is D which corre- sponds to the Moon or seventh planet, so we say the Moon rules Monday and the second period of Monday. Similarly, Mars rules the third day, Tuesday, and the 2nd period of that day; Mercury rules Wednesday and the second period of that day; Jupiter rules Thursday; Venus rules Friday; and Saturn rules Saturday.