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Significant Number Seven?

September 1, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 27 Comments

Along with eighty-something other writers, I am participating in the Write Tribe Seven Day Blogging event beginning today, September 1. 
The twist of this event is that I signed up without knowing the writing prompt. 
Seven days before the first post was due, I learned the prompt was the number seven. 
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Hmmmm. There are no rules or guidelines for this challenge, other than for seven days in a row, write something associated with the number seven. I like rules. I prefer rules. Give me seven rules, and I’ll nail them. No rules is an intimidating proposition.

For seven days I’ve been thinking of dropping out, my typical safe reaction. Born in the seventh month under the astrological sign of Cancer, I prefer to hide in my shell, retreat to home base. That’s what we Cancers do.

Yet I forge ahead. Reluctantly. I hope you’ll follow along with me. I’ll try to keep it interesting.

For Post One, I thought I’d start with the number itself. Seven is often considered the most significant of all numbers, full of magic and mystery and superstition, the number most often repeated in the natural world. In the Bible, seven is the number of wholeness, completion, perfection.

Things that come in groups of seven…

Colors in the Rainbow
Notes on the Musical Scale
Sages of Greece
Dwarfs of Snow White
Wonders of the World
Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church
Days of Creation
Chakras
Horcruxes
Last Plagues
Years of Bad Luck (broken mirror)
Seas
Virtues
Deadly Sins
Beatitudes
Food Groups

the signifcance of the number seven; rainbow

What can you add to this list?

talya
Grace Grits and Gardening

P.S.  I added food groups to see if you were really paying attention. Traditionally there are only five food groups in the food pyramid, but several years ago I added wine and chocolate.

Stay tuned for Post Two, unless I crawl back into my shell.

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Comments

  1. Vidya Sury says

    September 1, 2013 at 5:07 am

    Talya, that’s co cool. It is so hard not to think of the rainbow. I prefer your food group to the standard one ๐Ÿ™‚ I mean, imagine life without chocolate!

    So nice to read your post, thanks to Corinne!

    Looking forward to connecting over the next few days!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 1, 2013 at 5:16 am

      Thank you Vidya. I look forward to following your posts this week too!

      Reply
  2. Corinne Rodrigues says

    September 1, 2013 at 5:09 am

    Wine and chocolate – if you’re passing out any, I’ll add some ideas to your list! Need I say I loved your post? Clever!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 1, 2013 at 5:17 am

      Thank you Corinne! I may need alot of wine and chocolate to finish this challenge:))

      Reply
  3. Debby Rogers says

    September 1, 2013 at 5:16 am

    Wine/beer?

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 1, 2013 at 5:18 am

      Yes, of course. Wine/Beer/Any-kind-of-spirit:))

      Reply
  4. Writercat59 says

    September 1, 2013 at 5:32 am

    If you’ve got chocolate, I’m there! Loved your thoughtful post dedicated to the amazing number seven. Look at that long list of things that come in sevens. It really is a lucky number.

    Reply
  5. Suresh Chandrasekaran says

    September 1, 2013 at 5:48 am

    Of course Wine and Chocolate! Are there actually five other food groups? ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  6. Afshan says

    September 1, 2013 at 6:39 am

    7 is truly a magical number and being a harry potter FAN I vigorously nodded at that horcrux ๐Ÿ™‚
    good lck with the challenge

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 1, 2013 at 10:10 am

      I could have devoted the entire list or the entire challenge to the seven Harry Potter books:) good luck to you as well. I’ll be following you too.

      Reply
  7. shellymona says

    September 1, 2013 at 6:39 am

    Your post is amazing,it took me to the Seventh Heaven…:)Loved it

    Reply
  8. the little princess says

    September 1, 2013 at 6:45 am

    chocolate had to be a part of the food group..how can food ever be complete without it!!! and that was quite some list!!

    Reply
  9. Jini Fernandez says

    September 1, 2013 at 10:32 am

    That’s an interesting list!!! And, I too am a Cancerian. Hope, we will be able to connect better. Of course, will be looking forward to your next post.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 1, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      Thank you! Maybe I should start thinking about my next post? LOL

      Reply
  10. Jimmie Kepler says

    September 1, 2013 at 11:10 am

    I just love your writing and the way you tell a story. I brainstormed seven and came up with “Working from seven to eleven every night, It really makes life a drag, I don’t think that’s right.” from Led Zeppelin’s song and John Paul Jones, James Patrick, and Robert Plant’s lyrics to “Since I’ve Been Loving You”. I guess that really dates me since that is what I thought of.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 1, 2013 at 1:40 pm

      Thank you Jimmie – I appreciate your comments. I never thought to brainstorm about the number seven in music. Good addition!

      Reply
  11. Me says

    September 1, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    Interesting list!
    And Chocolate is definitely food for me!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 1, 2013 at 1:40 pm

      ha thanks! I could use some now.

      Reply
  12. anuymous dev says

    September 1, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    Clever writing..Chocolate is my sinful pleasure.Devour it with champagne & you might end up on cloud nine…

    Reply
  13. Bryan Jones says

    September 1, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    cool, dug the Harry Potter reference too!

    Reply
  14. Shilpa Garg says

    September 1, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    You added Wine and Chocolate to the food group… love you for that… they are mandatory, I believe! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  15. Rainbow Hues says

    September 1, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    That’s quite a wholesome list here. 7 surely is a lucky number. Thanks for the roundup. Looking forward to more from you in Write Tribe Festival of Words ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  16. Roshni AaMom says

    September 1, 2013 at 11:43 pm

    ahahahah!! I like your additions to the food groups! I seriously did not know that so many things come in groups of seven!

    Roshni
    http://www.indianamericanmom.com

    Reply
  17. Gayle Glass says

    September 2, 2013 at 4:35 am

    Talya, I just joined Write Tribe, mostly because of your blog! However, I’m sitting this one out…I get more interested in what others are doing than in doing the thing myself. Hey, writers need READERS, too, don’t they! Loved your list – some things on it I hadn’t even thought about ( except for wine and chocolate…I’m ALWAYS thinking of those things).

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      September 2, 2013 at 4:40 am

      Yes we definitely need readers! Glad you joined Write Tribe. It’s a very supportive group and a great way to expand your audience into India. I’ve learned alot about the Indian culture reading their posts.

      Reply
  18. Kathy says

    September 3, 2013 at 7:54 am

    I love the lists!!! Now that my internet is finally turned back on at home this challenge will be a lot more fun!

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

    Reply
  19. Gary Henderson says

    September 5, 2013 at 8:39 am

    Seven Voyages of Sinbad.

    Seven castaways on Gilligan’s Island (Gilligan, Skipper, Mr. & Mrs. Howell, Ginger, the Professor, Mary Ann)

    Seventh son of a seventh son was often considered extremely special.

    Reply

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