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Seven times Seven

October 2, 2012 By Marit 21 Comments

7

is a magical number…

Seven kings of Rome

Seven emperors in the antique times (Julius Caesar, Augustus,
Galba, Hadrian, Nerva, Sallust, Vespasian)

Seven hills of Rome

Seven wise Masters, a cycle of medieval stories

Seven wonders of the ancient world

(… I’m not done yet…)

7 – the number of books in the Harry Potter series

7 – the number of notes in the traditional Western diatonic scale

7 – the original diameter in inches of the 45rpm format gramophone record.

(…it covers all kind of topics…)

Seven days of Creation (Genesis 1) e.g., God rested on and sanctified
the seventh day (Sabbath)

Seven years of plenty and seven years of famine in Pharaoh’s dream
(Genesis 41)

Seven pillars of the House of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1)

(… all over the world…)

In Buddhism, Buddha walked 7 steps at his birth.

In Galician folklore, a seventh son will be a werewolf  and in other cultures
the seventh son of a seventh son would be a vampire.

In Wiccan spirituality the number seven is said to hold a lot of divinity.

…Wow. That’s a lot of sevens… is there more? Yes, there is more!

7 – the minor symbol number of yang from the Taoist yin-yang.

7 – the number of chakras

7 – of particular significance within Cherokee cosmology.

7 – the number of daughters of Atlas in the Pleiades (Maia, Electra, Alcyone,
Taygeta, Asterope, Celaeno and Merope, also called the “Seven Sisters”)

7 – the number of stellar objects in the solar system visible to the naked eye
(the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.)

7 – colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet)

7 – days of the week

(… personal, I think the next is a nice one…)

The 7th glyph of the Maya Calendar is Blue Hand, it represents the days
in creation and is associated with creative perfection.

So, what’s with all these sevens?
Do the math…

7 x 7 = 49

That’s me, today.

Happy birthday to me!

Filed Under: art Tagged With: birthday, fortynine, seven

Comments

  1. Petra Coolen says

    October 2, 2012 at 11:49 am

    Je bent jarig vandaag!! VAN HARTE MARIT!
    Maak er iets moois van …

    Reply
  2. Staci says

    October 2, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Happy birthday to you! 🙂

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  3. Sandra says

    October 2, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    Gefeliciteerd, Marit!

    Reply
  4. Irma says

    October 2, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    Van harte gefeliciteerd meid! Maak er een geweldige dag van!
    LG – Irma

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  5. Sue Roddis says

    October 2, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    Very clever post 🙂 Happy Birthday!

    Reply
  6. toni from says

    October 2, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    Happy Birthday, and seven is the hubby’s and my favorite number!

    Reply
  7. Julie Tucker-Wolek says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY Birthday beautiful lady!!!!!!!!

    ~~~~ you are the seventh to comment on this post Julie! How fun!!! Marit ~~~

    Reply
  8. Yvonne says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Ook hier….GEFELICITEERD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  9. Nigel says

    October 2, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    Happy birthday x

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  10. sasha farina says

    October 2, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Happy Birthday Marit!!!

    Reply
  11. Carolyn Dube says

    October 2, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    Happy Birthday! Fantastic numeric celebration!

    Reply
  12. Jennifer M says

    October 2, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!

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  13. Kim Mailhot says

    October 2, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Happy, happy Birthday, Libra Soul Sister !!! I hope the celebrations are thrilling and that you feel like the queen that you are !
    Much love !

    Reply
  14. Carla says

    October 2, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    Oh, zo jong dus nog en je noemde jezelf toch ergens oud!!!
    Mooie leeftijd dus je 50ste levensjaar is begonnen
    Groetjes Carla

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  15. Pamela Young says

    October 2, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    Happy Birthday!!! 🙂

    Reply
  16. maja60 says

    October 2, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!

    Reply
  17. ~*~ Patty says

    October 2, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Happy Happy Birthday Dear Marit…
    May it shimmer glimmer flare
    May the warmest birthday wishes fill the birthday air…
    Enjoy your birth week, month and year you spring chicken you!
    oxo

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  18. Broer says

    October 2, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    Ehhh, heb ik wat gemist??? Oh ja, je bent jarig!!! LOL. Van harte en weet dat ik van je hou!!!! Kussssss, mede namens Yvonne

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  19. Lisa says

    October 3, 2012 at 1:56 am

    Happy birthday!!!

    Reply
  20. Michelle LaPoint Rydell says

    October 3, 2012 at 5:41 am

    Happy birthday Marit!!!

    Reply
  21. Hermine says

    October 3, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    Oei een dag te laat maar niet minder gemeend. Alsnog van harte gefeliciteerd mert je verjaardag. Oh jee volgend jaar hoor je ook te de club :o)

    Reply

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