The name should be ‘Barak’, not ‘Barack’

The man who gave the US the slogan ‘Yes, we can change’ may do well to change the spelling of his first name, particularly at a time when his popularity among the Americans is dipping, feels numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani.

He says if Barack drops the ‘c’ and becomes Barak, his career may again be on the upswing. Reason: “Obama’s name makes him vulnerable to sudden upheavals. A ‘c’ less could be the solution.”

Jumaani explains the numbers game. “Born on 4-8-1961, Obama is governed by the numbers 4 [uranus], 2 [moon] and 1 (sun) [4+8+1961=2]. His date of birth has all the ingredients to make him an able leader [leo’s symbol is the lion), but the vibrations of his name leave much to be desired.

In fact, if we take his full name, Barack Obama, it adds to 26 [8 stands for saturn or shani],” Jumaani says.

He says Obama’s India visit faces several challenges. “Saturn doesn’t gel well with uranus [No 4] and Obama is a No 4, whose name adds to 8! Coincidentally, he is also the 44th [8] US president!

Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh is also a No 8 (26/6) and this doesn’t help.

However, on the brighter side, Jumaani says, Obama’s date of arrival, November 6, signifies venus, the planet of love, peace and harmony.

However, Sunieta Narayana, a Bangalore-based tarot card reader, is upbeat about the visit.
She came up with a four-card spread while looking at queries such as how fruitful Obama’s visit and the talks between the US president and Indian prime minister will turn out to be.

Narayana says: “The outcome cards for both spreads are a major arcana which signifies that we can look back at this visit as an important milestone which pushed forward the Indo-US relationship in the right direction and gave that extra pace.”