I was watching the England match last night when one of the commentators said that the players simply had to keep doing the right things, and eventually they would get a result. And, in the end, they did. It made me think that perhaps life ought to work in much the same way. If we keep doing the right things, surely we should eventually arrive somewhere close to the life we want. But how many of us manage to do that consistently?

Myths have always been with us, from the ancient Greeks, the Norse saga, and Christianity itself. They offer a powerful way for us to understand life, and to create better lives for ourselves.

**Astrology Friday: The Gathering of the Gods** explores this week's planetary transits through the lens of mythology, Jungian psychology and symbolic astrology. Rather than predicting events, it imagines the planets as a family of ancient gods whose relationships mirror the different voices within our own lives. A reflective invitation to explore meaning, balance and the stories unfolding both in the heavens and within ourselves.

We move through the week so easily that we rarely stop to notice the names we give to our days. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…They feel ordinary, worn smooth by use. And yet, beneath them, something very old still lives.

I’ve been thinking about Vipassana meditation. That old Buddhist practice of simply observing: breath, body, sensation, thought. Not trying to change anything. Not striving. Just noticing what is here.

Have you ever wondered where the names of the planets really come from?