Numerology has become known for the influence that numbers have on our lives, although within it, The number 7 will always stand out from the rest because of the meanings and values assigned to it by various cultures and religions at different times in history. Reason why, it is associated with great mysteries of life and in the entire universe, among them, the days of the week, the colors of the prism, the arts and the wonders of the world.
Discover below some of the mysteries it hides:
Within the Bible the number 7 is mentioned countless times, because it has been believed that this numerical figure means perfection and fullness; also, in Asian countries such as China, Taiwan and Japan, the seventh day of the seventh month of each year has been «Valentine’s Day». The sage yoghi Kharishanda affirmed in his time that “The number seven appears, and not on a whim, but for hidden reasons. Something must be hidden when so much and so much is repeated everywhere”.
In astrology the Big Dipper has seven stars, meaning for the Egyptians the mother of absolute time and the seven powers of the universe. Similarly, in ancient times it was believed that each of the numbers had a meaning that went beyond the earthly, since they hid a great power. so referred Pythagoras, who was one of the seven sages of Greece, saying that “Number governs forms and ideas; and it is the cause of the gods and the demons”; since the number 7 was thought to be the union of the earthly world with the sacred.
This has coincided with Old Testamentin his book Genesis where God tells Noah: «I will put my bow in the clouds and it will be a sign of alliance between me and the Earth»; a sign represented by the rainbow of seven colors, which does not seem like a coincidence of life. In addition, the number 7 within the numerology it is the governing figure of the cyclical law of time; it is also the emblem of the seven ages of mankind.
On the other hand, theosophists They have revered the number 7 as the connection of the universe, since according to their beliefs, the astral cycles are thought to be led by the seven rays that flow in everything that exists under the burning sun. Helena Blavatsky She has been the most recognized exponent of this Theosophical theory and has proposed the septenary constitution of man, in which she establishes that the human being is divided into seven bodies.
Within the symbology Judeo-Christian, seven has occupied a very special place, since from the book of Genesis to the Apocalypse it has had a very peculiar role; only in the revelations of San Juan comes to light some 55 times. Without a doubt, the number 7 has an ancient power that could connect us with the truth of God. And what do you think, coincidence or purpose?