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The Secret Science of Numerology: The Hidden Meaning of Numbers and Letters

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Shirley has been practicing numerology longer than most of us have been alive. She brings this depth of experience alive on the page, as she explores the meanings of the various numbers and their vibrations.

Shirley takes each number back to its Kabbalist Roots. She demonstrates how the meaning and energy captured in the original pictograms is still alive, if hidden, in the meaning of the numbers and letters we use today. The Example of how the Hebrew Letter
Alph, which evolved into our letter A, is in fact a pictogram of an Ox's head, turned upside down. Now take that image, it is also a stylized picture of the female reproductive system. So A is tied intimately to the creative principle of the universe. This is just a tiny example, but letter by letter she lays bare why given shapes where chosen to represent different vibrations. Shirley's vision of numerology is rooted deeply in the tradition that sees number as vibration, and vibration as music. She will truly introduce you to the music of the spheres.

Shirley's ease with the subject makes the style of this book very conversational, and yes that leads to a lot of anecdotal passages. Personally I find the anecdotal material one of the strengths of the book. Here we have the direct experience of a practitioner with 40 plus years in her craft. This is one of the best books I have ever read. Even if your not interested in divination now, by the time you finish the book you may well be! An author with a wonderful voice, talking passionately, and knowledgably about the craft she loves. It doesn't get much better than this.

If I were to rate this book on marketing and appearance, it would get 5 stars. The cover is nice, the title is catchy, the paper is high quality, and the text is nice.

But all that glitters is not gold. And maybe not even silver, or come to think of it, worthwhile. This book glitters, but definitely isn't gold.

The main problems I had was that it is full of logical fallacies and irrelevant, anecdotal, and circumstancial "evidence." Actually that's two problems. Big ones.

But don't believe me because just *I* said so. Here's an example: she says that because the Hebrew equivalent for the letter "h" has a particular meaning within Kabbalistic Numerology (itself a distinction she slyly fails to make), the letter "h" in English therefore has the same meaning. Since when are different languages interchangeable? Next thing we know it'll be Greek, or better yet, Korean!

And her "evidence" is largely anecdotal. Most people know that if you set out looking for something, you'll find it; if you have a preconception about the way it's supposed to be, it quite likely will end up being that way. And of course she found the "evidence" she needed to "flesh out" her dog- er, I mean beliefs. As such, her stories become very shaky "evidence," at best circumstancial.

This reminds me of another thing that bothered me a lot. Ms. Lawrence should probably study physics along with metaphysics; there are four elementary particles so far discovered: neutron, electron, proton, and neutrino. She also made several other scientific errors - perhaps the next version will correct those "minor errors" as well. Bad Science isn't such a big deal ... unless your book has "Science" in the title.

All of this -[in my opinion] - thoroughly destroyed Ms. Lawrence's credibility.

I don't have anything against Ms. Lawrence or numerology (I'm quite fond of the latter, actually), but it was seriously disappointing to buy this book and find it to be so uncredible. If I disregard what I knew both before and after reading this book, the "hidden meaning of numbers and letters" would still be "hidden."

We find this book presents an interesting reader-friendly introduction to the historical bases and concepts of Numerology, including delightful discussions of concepts of potential energy vibrations associated with sounds, colors, words, numbers, etc., and how these vibrations may affect the energy fields, etc., in the world in which we live. We feel whether one is reading the book as a serious student or simply to read for curiosity of the concepts presented, the material is presented in interesting, thought stimulating writings, and it is for these reasons we have shared this book with our friends. Amazon.com offers competitive pricing and timely deliveries. Happy reading !!!

I found this book to be very interesting in that it went into more detail relating to the vibration of names and numbers. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and will keep it as a reference for future use.

I've been enchanted with the Science of Numerology for several months now and was delighted to happened upon this book. The study seems to take off and form a personality of it's own..insatiable! Each new discovery is a victory, but leads to an even greater need for more information. Ms. Lawrence seems to be a tuned-in kindred soul in that she addresses all those questions that come to mind. She addresses the history of every number/and corresponding letter, she validates what you've discovered on your own and shares her own invaluable findings. The book is well thought-out, beautifully written and jamb-packed with facinating information. Wonderful Read..thanks.

This book is almost magickal in it's entirety! Goes way beyond most books on numerology! Yet it all makes sense in the end. I read this at my library a year ago and had to have one for myself for reference as there is way too much knowledge in here to remember. Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

This is one of the best books about numbers that I have read. It's very well written & easy to understand.
If you are interested in the meanings behind Letters & Numbers then I highly recomend you buy this book

Shirley Blackwell Lawrence Msc.D has written a great introductory book into the science of numerology. I've read two others, and this is gives a clear overview of what numerology is all about, connecting it to color and the alphabet. I call this book an overview because Pythagoras, who taught this science, had students who studied for years on the subject. One book can hardly make someone an expert, but Lawrence's book gives you an outline on the subject, what numbers are and how they relate to color and music.

The book is nicely laid out in six parts with charts and figures throughout.
Part One: The search and science behind it all, which includes the power of a name, of a word, the power of thought, and the fourth dimension to the influence of music.

Part Two: Tracing the Roots; gets into Pythagoras(582 B.C.-507 B.C.) and his school: Disciplines, mathematics, music, astronomy/astrology(yes, they used to be studied together, bringing together the two sides of the brain, science and spiritualism), divination and freemasonry. The origin of the alphabet and an introduction to the mysteries including what that drawing of the mystical tree of life actually means.

Part Three introduces you to the mystical letters.

Part Four is about number groups and numbers and it's truly amazing how word totals have meanings. I couldn't help but think that someone far smarter than us had to invented our number/letter/musical system because they all correspond to each other.

Part Five is about Keys to self-knowledge and word analysis, how to chart your own name, how a W means double-you just like it says. Makes you think of a certain president who actually went by just W. What's the meaning in that?

Part Six introduces a new age inner guidance number. The Beta state; the Alpha state (using the creative principle of the Tree of Life; how inner guidance takes form; your color wheels.

This book makes a great reference tool. It's a large book, and laid out in a way that makes it easy to look up subjects you need.

This may be the BEST book I got on numerology. The book is so well written that just a glance at the Table of Contents will give one an idea as to the contents inside. It gives some historical data such as the sound of a letter in Hebrew, the Phoenician, Greek writing symbols, the Roman and present day lettering and script.

I really look forward to studying this book, and comparing the findings with other books I have on numerology.

Living in California, I just wonder how numerology might provide clues to earthquake prediction.

Have wanted to have access to this type of information in a easy to read and understand form.This book gives me exactly that and more.