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

Ph.D., Kay Lagerquist (Author), Lisa Lenard (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: May 4, 2004

The book that's got your number-completely revised.

Everyone has heard that important events happen in threes and that seven is a lucky number. With this completely revised and updated edition of the popular guide to numerology, readers can discover the many ways that numbers can be used to glimpse into the future by discovering their hidden meaning and significance.

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From the Back Cover

You're no idiot, of course. You've heard that important events happen in 3s, 7 is a lucky number, and even the least superstitious among us would think twice about living on the 13th floor of a building. But when it comes to knowing what numbers can tell you about your future, well...you just don't get how it all adds up. Your number's not up yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Numerology shows you how to use numbers to glimpse into the future. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Kay Lagerquist is a professional numerologist, counselor, and workshop leader. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in metaphysics.

Lisa Lenard is the co-author of The Intuitive Arts on Love. She's also written award-winning short stories, five novels, and numerous articles and essays.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 2 edition (May 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592572154
• ISBN-13: 978-1592572151
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #18 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Divination > Numerology

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Understand, February 11, 2000

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Debbie Comings (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Numerology (Paperback)

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!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Yet Powerful !, March 2, 2005

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sevenmoonlight "sevenmoonlight" (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Numerology, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

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!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes an unpopular subject interesting., January 2, 2008

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Numerology (Paperback)

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.)