Seventh Heaven

It was believed by many cultures, and still is by some today, that when people die, their souls float into the sky, visiting each of the Seven Heavenly Objects as they travel to the outermost layer of heaven. When they reach that outermost layer, they are believed to actually meet God, supposed to exist just above the last layer of heaven

In ancient astronomy, before the telescope was invented, people referred to the Sun, Moon, and the five planets visible with the naked eye as the seven heavenly objects. Each had its own layer of heaven or sky assigned to it, and each was considered to be farther and farther away from Earth.

In simple English, it expresses bliss or happiness. A view of Borit Lake toward Central Hunza has the same magic of being in heaven. It was the seventh lake I visited, so I call it a Seventh Heaven.

Taken: Borit Lake, Gojal Area, Upper Hunza, Northern Areas of Pakistan.