Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page i Does Your Love Life Add Up? Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page ii Max has worked as a palmist, numerologist and dream interpreter for the past thirty years. During that time he has written several books on palmistry and numerology, and has also appeared on television and radio, and at mind, body, spirit festivals both in Australia and overseas. He currently writes a regular column for Woman’s Day, and previously wrote for Good Medicine, For Me, Girlfriend and New Idea magazines. Max conducts regular work- shops on palmistry and numerology throughout Australia. He is passionate about his work, and dedicated to reading and counselling people to help them to take control of their lives. www.maxcoppa.com Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page iii Does Your Love Life Add Up? How to use numbers to find your perfect relationship MAX COPPA Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page iv First published in 2008 Copyright © Max Coppa 2008 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage andretrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. TheAustralian Copyright Act 1968(the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10 per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for itseducational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act. Allen & Unwin 83 Alexander Street Crows Nest NSW 2065 Australia Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100 Fax: (61 2) 9906 2218 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allenandunwin.com National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Coppa, Max. Does your love life add up?: how to use numbers to find your perfect relationship. ISBN 978 1 74175 415 5 (pbk.). 1. Numerology. 2. Love – Miscellanea. 3. Interpersonal relations – Miscellanea. I. Title. 133.335 Set in 11/15 pt Berkeley Book by Midland Typesetters, Australia Printed in Australia by McPherson’s Printing Group 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page v DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my dear family and friends who have shown me the way to love myself, and to extend that love to others. Most of all, to my heart and love Amanda, who has taught me the value of working at a relationship, and has proven that love has its many rewards. To all of you who love and are loved: love truly is the meaning of life and the answer to life’s many mysteries. Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page vi Love one another, but make not a bond of love Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup, but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread, but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver to the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping; For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together; For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow Not in each other’s shadow. —Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet(1883–1931) Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page vii n n Contents n n Introduction to numerology viii 1 How numerology began 1 2 How numbers can help us in relationships 4 3 Your numbers explained 7 4 Sex by the numbers 54 5 What the day numbers reveal about your personality 59 6 Your life grid 66 7 Compatibility in love 79 8 Discover your full potential 95 9 Missing numbers and hidden challenges 105 10 Imbalance in life and love 113 11 Feminine and masculine numbers 118 12 Numerology cycles 121 13 Ups and downs in love, month by month 128 14 Where you live and love 134 15 Your name and love 137 16 Hidden meanings in commonly used words 141 17 Celebrity lovers—what their numbers reveal 146 Appendix 1: Your personal grid 156 Appendix 2: Practice grids 157 Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page viii n Introduction to n n numerology n This book has been written to help you discover your potential in love and relationships, and your compatibility with other people. Whether you are in love now, are looking for love or simply want to improve your current relationship, this is the book for you. The primary aim of this book is to help you to under- stand your strengths and weaknesses, and to reinforce the importance of loving and respecting yourself before you set out on the quest for a relationship. You wouldn’t want to have a passionate relationship with or marry someone if you weren’t compatible, would you? Numerology takes the guesswork out of these chal- lenges, and it is both an accurate and effective tool to work with. Numerology shows us how to analyse our abilities, potential, strengths and weaknesses very easily. It is a particularly valuable tool for analysing personali- ties. The numbers will help you identify if someone is a left-brain thinker (logical, practical and business-minded) or a right-brain thinker (intuitive, creative and artistic), which is important when you are entering a relationship. Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page ix Introduction to numerology ix Right-brainers and left-brainers tend to clash if there is no tolerance or understanding in the relationship. While they both have a lot to offer, they need to be in the right space to do so. Well-educated people still make the same mistakes in love as everyone else. There are no courses at university to perfect the art of love, and it is ultimately up to the individual. Pythagoras once said ‘know thyself’ and this is certainly the best place to start. A partnership with someone will not make you happy in itself, as happiness starts from within. In all the years that I have been reading and coun- selling people, I have found that once people master the above attributes they no longer need to return for readings. The large majority of my readings are related to relation- ships and I have just about seen it all. Only YOU have the power to change your life. Numerology is an easy way of using simple calcula- tions to identify answers about ourselves, others, our life path and so much more. Its uses are literally endless. By adding different combinations of numbers together we open the doors of possibility and gain insight into the unknown. Your date of birth gives you an easy-to-read blueprint of who you are and where you are going. Numbers are like jigsaw pieces—when you put them together you build a picture and then reveal a story. Does Your Love Life Add Up-PAGES 15/11/07 10:41 AM Page x x Does your love life add up? Numerology is one of the best and simplest tools to use; it’s accurate and so versatile that anyone can use it. I have found numerology in particular to be a power- ful and revealing tool in my work as a palmist and dream interpreter. It breaks down the readings I do into more detail, especially timings, and this helps with a more accurate reading. The more I use it the more I am fasci- nated by how it works, and it can work for you too! There are so many books out now on numerology that it often confuses people and inadvertently discourages them from using it. My aim is to simplify it so it is acces- sible to everyone. In doing so I have kept it straightforward and therefore only use birth dates rather than names— after all, names can change, whereas dates don’t. However, I have nevertheless incorporated a chart for names towards the end of the book should you wish to use it. The purpose of this book is to help you understand yourself and your relationships with others. Numbers are merely a tool to help you make your own decisions. So let’s get started in finding a new way of understanding your potential in love by using numerology as a tool to guide you through life’s ups and downs a little more easily. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain. Have fun! And remember, know yourself...then love begins.