Beware the Kabalarians
by success on February 24, 2009
in Names & Numerology
The Kabalarians are a group in Vancouver that advocate for changing your name. They do this for money, lots of money.
They derive their teachings from a yogic system named Yantra yoga. However really they are watering down the precision (and karmic instruction to give it away for free) of Yantra for the sake of financial gain and keeping their organization alive.
Their organization has been hit by numerous scandals, the usual thing with cults and cult leaders – sex scandals involving the leaders with multiple young women raised in the group, raised in groupthink. Legal action has been taken and the leader was found guilty as charged. Further court cases are in the works.
Naturally this raises the question if the balanced names work so well why:
- did the leader(s) abuse their position, as the courts have found?
- did the followers acquiesce, as is reported by them and others?
- did the parents not do something about it, as many non-”balanced name” parents would have?
Today the Kabalarian centre has a distinctly run-down feel. Aggressive sales on the part of some old school members keeps it afloat.
A teacher of Yantra, who gives away more advanced numerology instruction, says quite clearly that the leader of the Kabalarians – Alfred “J” Parker (who did not change his name although he advocated everybody else to!?) – changed the women to a 6 total and men and women to a 6 plane of mind so often so as to control his followers.
In Yantra there are supposedly strong karmic penalties for messing with the original system. Alfred Parker did die young.
Note: At this time I will not be publishing insulting comments from Kabalarians or Kabalarian advocates. I may choose in the future to publish them as they speak for themselves.
I’m very glad that you’re speaking out about all of this. Yes, what a freakshow all of that was/is. It’s too bad because their LAT manual has information about specific name totals that is worthy of more in-depth study.
They are a surprisingly shabby lot. Very strange. They are stuck somewhere else in time.
It’s ridiculous and suspect that Parker didn’t change his name.
We do what we can.
It’s too bad – numerology deserves deeper study. However corrupting the older tradition of Yogic Yantra name alignment that preserved greater originality for each individual is not something to do lightly. At the least everyone should have an explanation of the original system Kabalarianism is derived from so they can make a comparison. Also it is worth noting that in the original system taking money for this advice was forbidden.
Thanks for your comments!
Thank you for this article of warning. Kabalarians spam the internet with positive stories but I feel it’s important to have as many warnings posted as possible in the event some unsuspecting, curious individual that is looking for easy answers may stumble upon this group. They prey on the weak and give them a sense of community. They use simple cold-reading techniques to make people feel as though they’ve found reasons why they are unsuccessful in life. For a fee, they will be re-named (awkward and unpronounceable names) and voila! They will be healthier and wealthier?! Poor things…
Thanks for the thanks, Alison! I noticed that there were very few critical articles of that group online. Anyone who is in a difficult life situation and wants to take such a big leap as changing their name should have a fuller picture than the Kabalarians present.
About 5 years ago I came across the Kabalarian website. Their intro sounded (they had, and still do, a video intro) and read very well. I emailed and asked for more info, their response was to order a name analysis. I did because it was on sale and I wanted to see what they would tell me and be able to get into their forums, which were restricted to “members”.
The name report was ok, but nothing to shout about. Their suggestions for changes were a bit “out there”. So once I got into their forum I started asking questions and requesting information. All of their responses were rather cloaked and iffy. Since I was and still am rather familiar with numerology, their responses left me cold. The “free” e-books by Alfred Parker that I received with the report were so vague and insubstantial no wonder they were giving them away masked as a “free gift”.
The prices for additional reports were very expensive.
Now I found your site and comments feel vidicated about feeling at that time there was something not quite right with their lack of answers to even the most simple of questions.
Hi, thanks for your comments. The more people become aware of what the Kabalarians are doing, the better. The Kabalarians have a very commerce-driven operation running for a system that was traditionally given away for free. It’s important that people understand enough about numerology to make a such a big decision and not go into it lightly.
Although Alfred J. Parker is no longer with us in the flesh, I propose that we posthumously give the poor man a balanced name so that he may rest in peace. Thus, I would like to suggest that he henceforth be known as:
“Ahlfferd Peckar”. (We will dispense with the “J” altogether, since middle names and initials are superfluous.) The Kabalarians should have no objections to said proposed name, seeing as it is in perfect accordance with a balanced formula for a man’s name.(Do the math – You’ll see!) For those of you who know the “secret formula” for a balanced name – ssshh! Don’t tell! Only the bravest and most worthy of all spiritual seekers (those who courageously run up their credit card debt by ordering name reports, name recommendations,”life analysis training” lessons, etc.) shall be allowed access to those ancient vaults of esoteric wisdom which the godlike Kabalarians grant to the privileged few.
I, myself, am one of the special worthy ones who wisely parted with more than
five hundred dollars in pursuit of the rare and extraordinary knowledge that is known only to the high and holy wizards known as “THE KABALARIANS”!
You may be wondering if I regret having been suckered – oops! I mean
“having succumbed” – to the siren spell of the Kabalarians’ promises of earthly bliss which lay in store for me upon the ultimate attainment – that of having gained my BALANCED NAME! Do I regret the money I spent, or the countless hours I sacrificed while contemplating the sacred Kabalarian scriptures wherein the hidden meanings of names were revealed to ME – a mere mortal! Why, perish the thought! It was the wisest use of my time and money that I’ve ever spent, and I’m so proud of it that I’d like to publish my full name right here and now. (Well, I’d like to, that is, but I’ve forgotten how to spell it.)In closing I’d like to say that if you haven’t done so already, please contact the Kabalarians immediately so that you, too, can discover YOUR balanced name and live happily ever after! We can thank God for giving us geniuses like Ahlfferd Peckar, without whom this great knowledge would have lain dormant on the astral plane forever and ever. HAIL KABALARIANS! HAIL AHLFFERD PECKAR!
That’s pretty funny. Good satire, and you’re right, ‘Ahlfferd Peckar’ is a balanced name according to their system.
Too bad with all their advertising about balanced names they couldn’t at least have the decency to reveal the source of their material, and the fact that traditionally it was given away free. Everybody wants to make a buck off Yoga nowadays.
AAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
This can’t be happening!
I just changed my name two weeks ago!
Aw… you thought, you thought
Really, though, I almost did. It made me sick to my stomach to find out that they’re charlatans. The sirens were always there warning me, and not just metaphorically either. I spent numerous days on the phone with the Kabs just trying to get some insightful informational without having to fork over money, but success was slim to none with their doggy consultants. As luck would have it, there’d always be sirens going off in the background, as if their office was located in Compton, CA. I’d always scratch my head at the sound of these sirens, but my optimistic-self just learned to ignore such warning signs.
What lead me to the Kabs was a book entitled, “The Secret Universe of Names,” and boy did this book work a number on me. Since I had always disliked my given name, it wasn’t so hard for the author to influence me to hate my given name. Soon, I grew even more curious for wisdom on the study of names.
There I was, a desperate young lad in search of answers for the mysteries of life… and the wolves took everything they could.
The cold reads were cool. My gut said,”Hang up, Louu! Hang up this damn phone, right now! ‘You some kind of schmuck?!” And my ego would reply, “Wait dude… just a little while longer, let’s hear what else these people have to say.” So I did. And, they sure were good at their cold reads, because there I was calling a few days a week just to talk, trying to gain some wisdom. I could always sense they were getting annoyed with all my questions, so I finally ordered a name report and a balanced name recommendation report. This lead me to even more questions – considering that 80% of the name report could be found just by using their name calculator found on their website – they would never really answer.
One day I called one of their consultants out on it. Actually, I complimented them. “Wow, that’s amazing!” I said, “You know, you’d do wonders in sales. Where’d you learn to dodge questions like that?? It was so effortless.”
“I used to work in sales” they replied.
I thought we had become friends after all the time we had spent talking to each other over the phone. But all I was to them was a client.
I still feel sick to my stomach after having gone so close to changing my name to something they recommended. It’s a weird feeling too hard to describe. Disgusted isn’t the word, but it’s the first one to come to mind.
Their pictures all look so evil, and the layout of their website seems a bit commercial.
And… their address… it’s an 8!
I’ve studied numerology and came across the Kabalarians. I found their name descriptions to be very accurate. I think their disregard for Chaldean numerology is a weakness. A name may bring a successful destiny but if the name has a bad Chaldean meaning it can be bad. Wilhelm Reich is an example of this.
A correction for you: Alfred J Parker is balanced.
Hi, thanks for the comment.
Their name descriptions are their main strength, at least in theory. They have however significantly changed their descriptions in the last 12 years in the online presentation of the name analysis.
The Chaldean numerology is unlikely to be integrated. For one thing, combining both Chaldean and Yantric (the basis for Kabalarianism) is too complex to easily create a balanced name in both system. For another, they feel Chaldean simply has no impact.
Wilhelm Reich is a good example, you’re right!
However, you are wrong about Alfred J Parker. By adding the “J” all he was doing was creating what they perceive to a be a balanced total. The first name on its own is not balanced even according to their own system. The last name is, but only as a first name.
Additionally, the “J” was an affectation. In transcripts of the case where they the Kabalarian organization was sued for the abuse the young women experienced at the hands of their leader, Ivon Shearing (what a name! Like shearing the sheep), the legal reference was to “Alfred Parker” only. Courts did not include the “J” – this would not happen if it were a legal change of name
So Alfred “J” Parker is not a balanced name even according to their system, only has a balanced total with the “J”, and the “J” was seemingly not even a legal change.
It looks to me very much like Mr. A.J. Parker was scamming his followers. How many people promote such a system and don’t even follow it themselves? And then have their organization degenerate into typical sexual abuse events which courts found the leader to be guilty of? This is the case even with their supposedly balanced names.
Even in A.J. Parker’s day sex scandals were the norm for the Kabs, just not with young girls. That twist was for later once more people had balanced names. The irony is overwhelming.
I see your point but it should be noted that Alfred J Parker as a business signature does contain the qualities they promote as balanced. True; if he had changed his first name and last name in the way they suggest it would reflect better on the organization.
Calling him a scam artist removes attention from what really matter, the work he has done. He has found a system of numerology that gives an understanding of personality through name that I have not found anywhere else. The business signature descriptions are also very specific and accurate. The cycle charts they sell are impressive in their accuracy as well.
What the scandal shows me is there is no system or philosophy that will magically make your demons go away. If people have issues with sex these are things that come from the brain itself. This is not a personality trait like procrastination. No matter the organization there is always a person with in it that is the exact opposite of the organization’s intentions. Priests that molest children, cops that sell drugs, teachers that prey sexually on students. Calling the whole organization a scam because of the bad apples is unfair.
I find the Kabalarians information impressive but their vibe is a little funny. They hold back the numbers on names and only provide descriptions. This places the person seeking help from them into a position where they must rely on the Kabalarians to guide them out of their situation. But if numbers where provided then a person could get on their computer and do the math to balance out their names themselves. A little thing but it is that kind of thing that makes people untrusting.
As for a chaldean name that is also a well balanced pythagorean name is not hard at all. I find most balanced names come up with a favorable chaldean meaning. Occasionally I find a balanced name come up with a bad chaldean meaning. So if people wish to disregard either system they do it at their own risk. Just because you don’t believe something doesn’t make it not real. I always find it strange when one set of people who practice a mystic art are skeptical of another mystic art. Once again falling into the trap of religious thinking.
It’s not finding what’s real. It’s finding that it’s all real.
X,
I’m not sure whether you mean he “found” or “founded” a system of numerology that you haven’t seen elsewhere.
Alfred distorted an older system called Yantra and twisted it to suit his agenda. Loading names with 6s, which is what he did and the Kabs still do, has the effect of making people uncertain and more easily controlled (according to the original Yantra). That was never done in the original – people were given more individualized names/numbers.
So while I agree that Yantra/Kabalarianism has accurate name descriptions this comes from an older system, one that Alfred corrupted and also charged money for, something that was traditionally warned against as creating bad karma!
You might say it’s good the Kabs are publicizing it if you fork over enough dollars but as you comment the main problem is they are hiding the information for the sake of making money. They obviously don’t allow people to use their system for free or create their own names even though the Kab system is not that complicated. I do think their name descriptions are solid, but that’s about it.
I disagree about the cycle charts. It’s easy to read into that what you would like to see, but I think they are misleading and inaccurate. The traditional standard Pythagorean system is more accurate if one must choose, but even that is too vague to be of much use for most people.
I’m not sure what you mean by balanced names are easy to find in Chaldean as well. That’s just not true. Chaldean balancing is as intricate as the original Yantric balancing, specifically based on one’s birthpath. If you mean just giving a total that is said to be alright in Chaldean that is a very superficial understanding.
Some birthpaths require very specific numbers to offset the karma of the Chaldean birthpath. Also, the meaning of the birthpath in the Chaldean systems can be quite different from the Kab.
As you state, the Kab vibe is weird. They are using it for personal gain and their leader and organization have paid the price. This can’t be undone by them unless they change their approach significantly.
As for the leader and his name change the fact he only made minor modifications for a business signature only is bizarre! Why would the leader, who’s writing often emphasizes how one must be disciplined and follow his system exactly, not make for himself a perfectly balanced name?
That just makes no sense.
I’m actually not as hard on them as I could be because I know the intentions of some of the Kabs are not so bad. Sometimes I receive absurd emails by some of their followers that just reek of cult-speak. I’m tempted to publish their petty attacks to show their “enlightened” state (not!) but refrain out of respect for the well-meaning (but deluded) people in the organization.
Here is the problem with the organization and why I think it is fair to call it a scam: they charge for what traditionally was given away for free; they have no documented results showing positive changes for people, although by now they could have statistical studies; the name change is supposed to confer “enlightenment” and despite that their leader is shown to be guilty of sexual abuse with parents and daughters with balanced names complicit in the abuse, so in this sense their claims are clearly a lie; their leader did not change his name in accord with his system and was also involved in assorted sex scandals; the leader/founder also died young while writing extensively on health and diet.
If you make those kinds of claims and fail so badly what would you call it?? Just because they have good name descriptions doesn’t make up for the rest of it.
The problem throughout is the hypocrisy of the people in this organization, the failure to follow their own system, and the consequences that accrue as a result. The results speak for themselves.
I’d be only too happy if they cleaned up their act.
Louu,
Good and funny story you shared. It’s something to find out the tactics they use, and yes, their address is an 8!
I’ve enjoyed reading everyone’s comments.
The ’secrecy’ the Kabs create can work very well to attract sales, but they don’t have it fully mastered, otherwise they would be doing much better financially than they are, so it’s just as well.
I do agree that most of the Kabs are well meaning, it’s the commercialization overall that is corrupt, and there is no evidence that the name changes they advise are helpful for everyone.
That said, their name descriptions are very good at describing personalites – in their Life Analysis Training (LAT) course, that is, *not* in their name reports or on their current website. I don’t regret buying the course, even though it was overpriced at the time. Now it’s insanely overpriced and I see that they are charging membership fees to access most of the stuff on their website too. And as others have mentioned, I dislike their secrecy and weirdness overall. And how their ’system’ is a corruption of Yantra as Success says.
If you get the free calculator below and analzye Kab names you’ll discover their ’secret’ name patterns pretty quickly:
http://www.2near.com/edge/numerology/#download
Because I have their LAT course and I’ve analyzed so many names I can confirm what they do and therefore can post about it.
The truth: they only give out 2 different patterns for female names and 3 different patterns for male names.
They also tell women to add a middle initial of B or K or T to sign business related documents. Kab female names all total 6, and will have an 8 total when using the initial for a business signature.
The use of an initial in business signatures isn’t as applicable in modern times because a middle initial in a signature on a legal document must be part of your legal name. You can, however, use a pretend middle initial on a business card I guess.
Men are allowed to have an 8 total for their most used name because 8 is said to be fine for men, not women. Some men are given a 6 total and are therefore advised to use the B K or T middle initial for business like women are.
They make all of this very secret, unless you pay for their course. You don’t get the information by requesting a Balanced Name report, you only get a list of names, not the numbers and patterns involved.
Also, ALL Kab names have surnames with the same total. A J Parker is the exception, of course. Quite something that he never formally/legally balanced his name. Typical of leaders to not do what they tell their followers to do I agree!
But the main point I’m trying to make is that the name patterns that the Kabs give out are not the highly individualized, carefully calculated formulas that they claim they are – names that supposedly bring out a person’s true nature/path. Yantra names, in contrast, were/are designed to be very individual. I’m not saying that Yantra names ‘work’ either, I’m just pointing out how much Alfred J Parker messed around with the original system and made stuff up for his own interests.
A Kab moderator wouldn’t let me ask much about name patterns on the Kab private forum. My posts, which were respectful, were removed and I was told that they didn’t want me to talk about such things because it was up to their ‘experts’ to discuss patterns in that kind of depth.
But maybe I’m being unfair. Maybe it takes a high level of concentration and training to flip a coin to determine which of the 2 Kab name patterns is right for a woman or to draw a straw to determine which of the 3 Kab name patterns is right for a man.
Success,
I have not found information on Yantra on the internet. The Kabalarians and some sites that do basic “1 means you’re independent” type stuff. So the Kabalarians are the only ones out there pointing out that numerology can really get deep and specific.
Their ideas on names changes are difficult to implement. Changing your name is not easy and you’ll never be free of the thought that your birth name was “XYZ”. I personally think you should make a good strong business signature. You make be flighty in every day life but when it comes time to work…
I disagree with you on the cycle charts. I’ve been using them as have my friends. We’ve all found them to be quite accurate. “You read into it what you want” is a skeptic response to our whole world of thought.
Remember what matters is the science of the system. What a man does with it cannot remove the facts. The power of name and birth on the person.
LW,
Thanks for your comment and your detailed insider info! That would be helpful if someone wants to crack their code, as it were.
Great link to the numerology calculator, too.
X,
Welcome back. Did you want a link to Yantra? Not sure how interested you are… the main teacher who teaches it the old way is really getting on in years but he’s still sharp mentally. He used to know Parker and debate with him.
Just so you know I am not recommending Yantra, but if you are a researcher you may find it interesting or superior. It is more specific for the name changes.
It’s true we will just have to disagree about the cycle charts. My specific claim is not just “you read into it what you want” but rather that the standard Pythagorean cycles are more accurate. I’m not totally dismissing cycles, I’m saying the Kabs (and in this case, Yantra) get it wrong.
As for names in depth Yantra goes into depth, too, and some numerology writing does but more rarely. Kabs have good write ups for the names but over time it becomes clearer where they are right and wrong. There are many subtleties to the numbers and their relationships to birthpath that the Kabs are not aware of as well as the Chaldean birthpath and name number variations.
Changing your name is certainly not easy for most people. Most systems agree you will feel the impact of your birth name and path throughout your life, with some variation based on pinnacles. As you may know Kabs think the birth name fades based on calculations of the numbers of the first name, however I disagree with that.
Yes, the science of the system is what matters. But the Kab science is based on the science of Yantra, and the Kab is altered and simplified. The Yantra cycle charts and name descriptions are the same or similar to what the Kabs teach, by the way, even if the recommended names are different.
I actually think the “science” of it has a fairly long way to go, but at least Yantra is a start.
I’d be very interested in what ever links you can supply.
X,
Here is a link to the Yogi who still teaches Yantra.
Yantra introduction page: http://www.real-yoga.com/yantra.yoga
To contact him: http://www.real-yoga.com/email.yoga