Scary name analysis from the Kabalarians.
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baratronI remember looking at the Kabalarians' site many years ago, but back then they didn't have my name listed. Now it's there: http://www.kabalarians.com/female/helen-louise.htm.
I'm extremely sceptical about their philosophy, but I can't help feeling that this analysis is scarily accurate:
Your name of Helen-louise gives you a strong sense of responsibility in business and material affairs, and the practicality and determination to make a success of anything you undertake. You are self-sufficient and capable, and have an interest in positions of leadership and responsibility. You are competent in directing the efforts of others, as you have good business judgment and the natural understanding of people. Very likely you have assumed much responsibility early in life and are often required to make major decisions. You appreciate settled, accumulative conditions, and a high standard of living. You have a strong, determined nature and tend to dominate others, and to interfere, at times, in your desire to be helpful. This name gives you many good characteristics, but it is too strong, creating a materialistic nature and bringing out a forceful, demanding quality. The heavy responsibility your name creates can result in a worrying, intense nature. It spoils the development and expression of your warmer, more feminine attributes. It causes tension and allied problems in the female organs.
I'm extremely sceptical about their philosophy, but I can't help feeling that this analysis is scarily accurate:
Your name of Helen-louise gives you a strong sense of responsibility in business and material affairs, and the practicality and determination to make a success of anything you undertake. You are self-sufficient and capable, and have an interest in positions of leadership and responsibility. You are competent in directing the efforts of others, as you have good business judgment and the natural understanding of people. Very likely you have assumed much responsibility early in life and are often required to make major decisions. You appreciate settled, accumulative conditions, and a high standard of living. You have a strong, determined nature and tend to dominate others, and to interfere, at times, in your desire to be helpful. This name gives you many good characteristics, but it is too strong, creating a materialistic nature and bringing out a forceful, demanding quality. The heavy responsibility your name creates can result in a worrying, intense nature. It spoils the development and expression of your warmer, more feminine attributes. It causes tension and allied problems in the female organs.
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Calling all the scientists...
I don't dispute what you're saying about Barnum statements (interesting name that - I should look it up). One of the reasons I am so surprised about the Kabalarian site is that despite being sceptical, the majority of the statements made for a particular name fit the person I know with that name very well in the majority of cases. For example, the analysis of the name Peter (http://www.kabalarians.com/male/peter.htm) contains a bit about "an inclination to physical activity". If that was in my name, or Richard's, or Tim's, we'd be laughing - but as it is, the Peter we know has a thing about cycling and swimming.
I'd like to conduct some sort of experiment with the site, but I'm not sure how to do so in an unbiased way. The idea I've had is to get the analysis of the names of 10 or so people that I know well, separate the names from the analyses, and see how accurately I and other people can match them up without cheating and looking at the site. Does that sound a reasonable experiment? Who wants to help me with it?