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Colors and Numbers: Your Personal Guide to Positive Vibrations in Daily Life
Book by Hay, Louise
96 pages, Paperback
First published November 7, 1988
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About the author
Louise L. Hay
631 books2,905 followersLouise Hay was born to a poor mother who married Hay's violent stepfather. When she was about five, she was raped by a neighbor. At fifteen she dropped out of high school without a diploma, became pregnant, and on her sixteenth birthday gave up her newborn baby girl for adoption.
She moved to Chicago, where she worked in menial jobs, before moving in 1950 to New York. At this point she changed her name and began a career as a fashion model. She was successful at this, working for Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, and Pauline Trigere.
In 1954, she married Andrew Hay, but after fourteen years of marriage Louise was devastated when Andrew left her for another woman.
Hay said that she found the First Church of Religious Science on 48th Street, which taught the transformative power of thought. Hay revealed that here she studied the metaphysical works of authors like Florence Scovel Shinn and the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes.
In the early 1970's Hay became a Religious Science practitioner. In this role she led people in spoken affirmations meant to cure their illnesses. She also became popular as a workshop leader.
She studied transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his university in Fairfield, Iowa.
In 1977 or 1978 she found she had cervical cancer, and she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape. She refused medical treatment, and began a regimen of forgiveness, therapy, reflexology, nutrition, and occasional enemas, and claims she rid herself of the cancer. She declared that there is no doctor left who can confirm this story, but swore that it is true.
In 1976 Hay wrote a small pamphlet, which came to be called "Heal Your Body." This pamphlet was enlarged and extended into her book You Can Heal Your Life, which was published in 1984. As of February 2008, it is still on the New York Times best sellers list.
Around the same time she began leading support groups for people living with H.I.V. or AIDS that she called Hay Rides. These grew from a few people in her living room to hundreds in a large hall in West Hollywood. Her work with AIDS patients drew fame and she was invited to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Donahue" in the same week in March, 1988.
You Can Heal Your Life immediately landed on the New York Times Best Sellers List. More than 35 million copies are now in print around the world in more than 30 languages and has been made into a movie.
Louise Hay established Hay House Publishing. It is the primary publisher of books and audio books by Deepak Chopra and Doreen Virtue, as well as many books by Wayne Dyer.
In addition to running her publishing company, Hay runs a charitable organization called Hay Foundation that was established in 1985.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
She moved to Chicago, where she worked in menial jobs, before moving in 1950 to New York. At this point she changed her name and began a career as a fashion model. She was successful at this, working for Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, and Pauline Trigere.
In 1954, she married Andrew Hay, but after fourteen years of marriage Louise was devastated when Andrew left her for another woman.
Hay said that she found the First Church of Religious Science on 48th Street, which taught the transformative power of thought. Hay revealed that here she studied the metaphysical works of authors like Florence Scovel Shinn and the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes.
In the early 1970's Hay became a Religious Science practitioner. In this role she led people in spoken affirmations meant to cure their illnesses. She also became popular as a workshop leader.
She studied transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his university in Fairfield, Iowa.
In 1977 or 1978 she found she had cervical cancer, and she concluded that its cause was her unwillingness to let go of resentment over her childhood abuse and rape. She refused medical treatment, and began a regimen of forgiveness, therapy, reflexology, nutrition, and occasional enemas, and claims she rid herself of the cancer. She declared that there is no doctor left who can confirm this story, but swore that it is true.
In 1976 Hay wrote a small pamphlet, which came to be called "Heal Your Body." This pamphlet was enlarged and extended into her book You Can Heal Your Life, which was published in 1984. As of February 2008, it is still on the New York Times best sellers list.
Around the same time she began leading support groups for people living with H.I.V. or AIDS that she called Hay Rides. These grew from a few people in her living room to hundreds in a large hall in West Hollywood. Her work with AIDS patients drew fame and she was invited to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Donahue" in the same week in March, 1988.
You Can Heal Your Life immediately landed on the New York Times Best Sellers List. More than 35 million copies are now in print around the world in more than 30 languages and has been made into a movie.
Louise Hay established Hay House Publishing. It is the primary publisher of books and audio books by Deepak Chopra and Doreen Virtue, as well as many books by Wayne Dyer.
In addition to running her publishing company, Hay runs a charitable organization called Hay Foundation that was established in 1985.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
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September 16, 2022
MumboJumbo. Skip this 1. : (
Anyone can assign numbers to colors or stones or add up digits in a birthday or day and assign feelings too them.... If you read the daily horoscope you might buy this but really??.... L.Hay (According to the person who recommended this book)
started her career claiming that she cured her own canccrl So I'm sure a lot of cancer hopeful patients will be following many years...Snake oil in a book.
Anyone can assign numbers to colors or stones or add up digits in a birthday or day and assign feelings too them.... If you read the daily horoscope you might buy this but really??.... L.Hay (According to the person who recommended this book)
started her career claiming that she cured her own canccrl So I'm sure a lot of cancer hopeful patients will be following many years...Snake oil in a book.
October 31, 2019
A quick, fun and easy read. Not too much of in depth details but would recommend anyone who would want to just have some easy to understand knowledge about colours and numbers. Have always loved reading Louise Hay books hence got my hands in this one. Not disappointed but neither happy about this book.. Still will be seeing if what has been mentioned will be of how much help to me and see.. PS : Every book has something to teach you some knowledge to absorb so always read every book once in your life.
March 17, 2024
I was expecting a little more about colours. Each number has a colour, an affirmation, and what the day is best suited for. It feels like a lot of work, although to be fair to the book there's a section in the back that allows you to map all the numbers. It just didn't resonate with me, although my personal rating shouldn't affect anyone else who is drawn to this book.
October 7, 2017
Just for fun, have a look and calculate your personal day/year/colour!
May 1, 2018
interesting idea of combining numbers and colors, incorporating into our daily life!
February 7, 2019
Quick fun read
June 1, 2020
Le daria 3.5 ea muy complicado el metodo propuesto.
April 30, 2021
Zināma lieta, bet interesanti bija pārlasīt..
June 4, 2022
Fun little read about applying your personal numbers to colors and foods.
February 27, 2023
Definitely on my to buy list
January 14, 2024
Fun inspiration for New Year’s resolutions.
February 18, 2024
Fun and easy
August 7, 2025
Disappointed
I was expecting a little more about colour. The numerology section is minimal too. I know this is a quick read, however, I read it while at the dentist. Total 20 mins.
I was expecting a little more about colour. The numerology section is minimal too. I know this is a quick read, however, I read it while at the dentist. Total 20 mins.
December 6, 2025
Informative
I loved learning about this. I'm excited to see if u can incorporate it into my everyday life I am excited to learn more.
I loved learning about this. I'm excited to see if u can incorporate it into my everyday life I am excited to learn more.
April 1, 2024
Quite short
I got a little muddled with the math. At one point the example wasn't clear to me. I guess I need more than one example.
Will give numerology a go.
The colour part is new to me. Where did that info come from?
Who knows? Maybe tomorrow I'll use the system and it will go great.
I got a little muddled with the math. At one point the example wasn't clear to me. I guess I need more than one example.
Will give numerology a go.
The colour part is new to me. Where did that info come from?
Who knows? Maybe tomorrow I'll use the system and it will go great.
April 5, 2022
Meh. I wanted so much more.
February 11, 2016
This was a short, easy to read book.... But do not let the title fool you. This is not for discerning you Natal Personal Colors & Numbers, it is to use on a daily basis.... so there is a blank calendar in back to fill in & work from.
That was too much work for me, I'm not that interested in what color to wear/focus on each day. Not to mention the color that came up for me this year was: Brown, Beige & Pink (oh bleech), colors that I do not wear!
This book isn't as enlightening as her other books, and it one that can easily be passed over.
That was too much work for me, I'm not that interested in what color to wear/focus on each day. Not to mention the color that came up for me this year was: Brown, Beige & Pink (oh bleech), colors that I do not wear!
This book isn't as enlightening as her other books, and it one that can easily be passed over.
November 11, 2015
Colors and Numbers, de Louise L. Hay
Libro de autoayuda que sugiere el uso del color en la vestimenta para auxiliarnos en nuestras tareas diarias. Parece divertido. Más allá de la superstición valdría la pena estudiar los aspectos psicológicos implicados en el empleo de los colores y sus efectos terapéuticos, cuestión que queda muy, pero muy lejos del alcance de este libro. Pero reitero, parece divertido intentar lo que propone.
Libro de autoayuda que sugiere el uso del color en la vestimenta para auxiliarnos en nuestras tareas diarias. Parece divertido. Más allá de la superstición valdría la pena estudiar los aspectos psicológicos implicados en el empleo de los colores y sus efectos terapéuticos, cuestión que queda muy, pero muy lejos del alcance de este libro. Pero reitero, parece divertido intentar lo que propone.
October 1, 2008
Good book and fun to read.
October 15, 2011
Ok - probably not worth buying. Interesting enough but if you are into numerology there would be better.
November 12, 2011
Awesome book with a lot of interesting ideas regarding the energies of numbers and colors and how they can contribute to your life!
October 25, 2012
ممتع ,, تعرض فيه لويز علم الارقام
September 9, 2015
Too short
February 26, 2016
Quick and fun read; rather basic.
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August 15, 2016This a small book on how numbers and colors , their use can enhance your life. Great how to book. I give it 4 stars if the rating worked,
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