The Complete Idiot's Guide to Numerology, 2nd Edition

by Kay Lagerquist and Lisa Lenard

Book Overview

An updated guide to the popular divination system explains the basics of numerology and how to explore the future using numbers such as a birth date, birth name, and address. Original. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592572154
• ISBN13: 9781592572151
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Makes an unpopular subject interesting.

Numerology is not nearly as popular as tarot or palm reading because it involves ... ick, numbers. Those of us who are right-brained enough to enjoy the intuitive arts were probably not all that good at math in school. However this book is a great addition (no pun intended) to everyone's metaphysical library. I bought the book on a whim, knowing nothing about numerology and not being especially psychic. Soon I found myself doing startling accurate predictions for everyone in my workplace. I'm not sure if I just knew my coworkers that well (probably not because I was also accurately describing their kids whom I'd never met), or if I made good guesses, or what. But I can say that my numerological experiments were easy and a lot of fun because of this book. Basically you need your subject's full name as printed on a birth certificate. (Each letter of the alphabet has a numeric value from 1 to 9, so the name C-A-R-O-L will add up to a different number than the name C-A-R-O-L-E; so even though a name sounds one way, you can't make an assumption that it follows the most common spelling.) You'll also need your subject's birth-date. Then you just do simple arithmetic (the book will show you the alphabet-to-number correspondence) until you end up with one number from 1 to 9 that describes a person's Life Path, Desity, Soul, Personality, and Maturity. You can stop there or venture into the more detailed readings shown in the advanced chapters where you map out yours or others' Major Cycles, Pinnacles and Challenges, and Karmic Lessons. I predicted that one coworker's son would become his generation's Donald Trump or Bill Gates (he had the most amazing numerological profile: all 8s), so we'll see! In the meantime, I recommend this book. (As an aside, I got interested enough in numerology that I tried about six other books, many of which were equally comprehensive, but none were as user-friendly as this one.)

Simple Yet Powerful !

Hello, I am a psychic who wanted to start including some numerology for my clients. My mentor had a difficult to follow book that she trusted, but it wasn't "user friendly". I picked this book up and used the system in this book and it is truly accurate. The karmic and master number coverage has been great. As one of my clients stated after reading his core 5 numbers plus personal year I wrote up for him based on the system in this book "my life is finally making some sense!". Now I feel I must acknowledge that there are other numerology systems out there and I quickly realized that I could wear myself out (let alone pull my hair out) if I looked into all the systems available and tried to find THE system. I have been completely satisfied with this book and the system it presents and thus far have felt it was accurate while being simple to learn. And incidently, these have corresponded nicely with the more difficult book of my mentor! I would like to say how I really appreciated that for each category (Soul #, Destiny #, Maturity # etc) she gives a customized take on the numbers in that category so you aren't trying to fit the general meaning of a 6 into how that may apply to a Personality category. Very helpful!

Truth is a double edged sword... prepare to take damage...

You might say that fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck the day I came across this book. The emergency brake on my car broke and I had some time to kill. So I went to a near by bookstore to browse the shelves. Just on a whim, I picked up the book and headed straight to the "Good Stuff"(i.e. How to calculate something meaningful). In this case I ended up on the page about your birthday number. it was simple enough to follow. I didn't need a calculator for it. The result I got had hit home when I read its meaning. Now I'm not talking some playful little swat. I'm talking about hitting home, HARD!!! When I left for home that evening I was carrying this book home. I have had the book for 3 weeks now and I found it easy to get right in there and make up a chart for myself and my wife. Though I didn't use the charts they providied. I created my own in Excel(How to do that is not in the book!) :-)As long as you are TRULY honest to yourself about who you REALLY are you will find this book to be as I see it.... A book of TRUTH... Prepare to take damage.... :-)

Author Review

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Numerology is an excellent numerology book exploring the psychological and spiritual meaning of numbers. Nationally known, New York Times best selling author,Carol Adrienne,author of The Purpose of Your Life,writes the forward for this book. She comments,"This numerology book stands out as one of the best resources on the subject today."Here you will find quick and easy guidance for the meaning of your name, married name, family name and a wealth of information about your birthdate. In addition you will find expert instruction on the predictive elements of numerology: your challenges, karmic lessons, achievements and each year's number. The format for The Complete Idiot's Guide to Numerology is designed to make the "how-to" aspect of numerology easy, fun and clear. More than once you will find yourself chuckling at the graphics, side bars and author comments. While written in this fun format, the reader can expect a thorough, well researched discussion of the subject.Specifically, you will find an indepth look at the master numbers 11, 22, and 33, as well as karmic numbers 13,14,16,and 19. Of particular interest is the chapter on "Your Soul Number:The Heart of the Matter," which reveals your heart's desire for this lifetime(and your mate's) with a clear explaination of each number. The chapter on "Your Personal Year: For Every Time There Is A Season," gives an uncannily accurate explanation of the energy for each year. Check it out! Also, check out "Your Maturity Number:Your Mid-Life Message," for a heads up on the number and direction of the second half of your life.This book is designed to open the reader to a new awareness about the power of numbers and how they influence our lives. It's easy to follow and user friendly. Enjoy the book!

Easy to Understand

I have a whole bookshelf full of numerology books, but it wasn't until I read Kay's book that I developed a good understanding of the subject. The controversy regarding how you go about calculating the numbers is addressed; master numbers and karmic debt numbers are covered well. It has helped me learn how to integrate the numbers in the various positions. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in numerology. This book is a keeper - I have already worn mine out and bought a 2nd one!