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The Complete Book of Numerology

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My guess is that the word "complete" used in the title refers to the fact that almost every facet of numerology has been addressed in this book. This makes it worth a look, just for curiosity sake; however, if you are serious about numerology and seek in-depth, accurate information, I would recommend Lynn Buess (Numerology for the New Age), Hans Decoz (Numerology), and Kathleen Roquemore (It's All in Your Numbers) as far better sources of good information.

For those of you looking for the definitive, archetypal book on numerology, look no further. I mean, stop looking. It doesn't exist. There are almost as many opinions as there are authors when it comes to numerology, so it is essential to adopt only that info or technique which you find useful and accurate, while discarding all the rest. Finely tuned discretion and good judgement are requisite trademarks of a good numerology student. This is a time consuming and intellectually demanding process, but so is any form of serious study.

Although dubbed as a "science" (I guess because it involves minor mathematical calculations and it was developed by a famous mathematician), numerology is also an art form. The scientific principles of symbolism, energy and vibration may be the tools used to decode the data, but the overall process of sculpting the interpretation speaks of pure craftsmanship and artistic expression. No book can substitute for actual experience, so get out there and test your work on real people able to give you good feedback. This is the only way to develop your skills and gain a true understanding.

For those curious novices seeking self-knowledge, numerology is a great place to start, but like the morning newspaper... don't believe everything you read, no matter what the title claims. Personally, I would avoid any advice that asked me to invest my faith (and energy) in a "quick fix" approach, such as lucky numbers and easy ways to win lotto. The book in question invests a great deal of emphasis on these sections, which served to undermine my confidence in the author's offerings for the remaining chapters. Time and time again new concepts and techniques were presented, but nothing was explored to any great depth. Many descriptions were limited to a few words. Generalities are a dime a dozen and better left to fortune cookies and carnival psychics. This volume might be more accurately described as "The Jack-Of-All-Trades Book of Numbers For Fun and Profit."

Alternatively, an excellent source of specialist info that is based on a numerological system of sorts, is written by Dan Millman (The Life You Were Born to Live). It isn't "typical" numerology, but I would highly recommend it to those people in search of solid content regarding "life purpose" issues. It would be far easier than trying to piece together a chart for yourself using conventional numerology techniques, and because the scope of the book is uniquely dedicated to the "life purpose" issue, it is able to explore more deeply, and in great detail. I found it to be a very useful source of information promoting personal insight.

This book is not for anyone who knows anything about numerology. I wonder how much time Regis Philbin invested reading this book! Silly me - I bought it because of his recommendation on the jacket. Between the colorless one word definitions of numbers substituted for character analysis, career choices and my future, 14,000 years of history from cro-magnan cave civilization to Plato, Pythagoras and every other number maven in six short paragraphs without transitions, numerous angel sightings and biblical sounding affirmations for miracles, many pages invested in guidance for recognizing winning lottery numbers , confusing astrology info interjected, confused organization of material and a difficult to read type squeezed onto a penurious publisher's page- there is little meat to digest and after reading the jacket hype, I am very sorry I didn't buy angel blessed lottery tickets with the money I paid.

For those who want to believe that the universe is not a random series of events and that order truly does exist, I highly recommend this book. Funny, insightful and chock full of credible information this book gives the reader a basis in how numbers play into the overall scheme of things. Having no belief in numerology I picked up this book because my husband left it on the coffee table, and became an instant convert.

I found this book interesting. I'm not a serious student of numerology. I wasn't looking for a long history of numerology, and found the history in this book was the right amount for me. Otherwise, I thought the number challanges described towards the end of the book were extremely accurate for me. All of the stuff on individual letter analysis was interesting and seemed right. Something that frustrated me was the sub path section. I could not figure out from the book how to do the calculation, and the example did not seem to relate to what was given as the result. A better example would have been nice. If anyone knows how the subpaths bit is done, please post it.

I awaited the arrival of this book with much enthusiasm. However when it arrived I was disappointed. I prefer Glynis McCants' take on numerology. Her book "Glynis Has Your Number" is much easier to read and to understand.

This book has Incantations for winning money that is completely ridiculous and has nothing to do with numerology! This is without a doubt the worst numerology book I have purchased. There is nothing complete or useful about it. There are several stories of other people which i skipped over, i do not care about stories. The book hinted on tea leaves, there were several chapters about winning/lucky numbers which might not be accurate since nothing about my personality was accurate. A hideous compilation of JUNK!There are much better numerology books out there with tons of useful info! I would not recommend this book to anyone.

This book was a great introduction to Numerology for me. Joyce and Jack Keller show how to unlock secrets to life that numbers hold in this well written and easy to understand book. Looking to the answers to questions Numerology generates, you can find your self and your path. Don't miss this one...