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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I train?
The School of Strategic Numerology® (EDNS) is the first and only school accredited as a Training Organisation by the DREETS* and QUALIOPI quality-certified. Our school enables you to become a professional in Strategic Numerology® through a vocational programme (Cycle 1). We invite you to discover Cycle 1 by clicking here. Some people can then continue the programme by becoming an ICERNS practitioner (Cycle 2) while pursuing another activity on the side. We offer® training through 3 approaches: e-Learning (all courses are delivered via videos supported by PDFs); In-person near Bordeaux (Gradignan 33170); A mix of the two (depending on the dates offered and your schedule, you choose the format that suits you). To learn more about our training, click here to access the EDNS website. We invite you to subscribe to the www.icerns.com newsletter, where you will immediately get access to all the information on training courses, conferences and publications.
How can I book an appointment?
Since the Métamorphose podcast of January 2021, Lydie Castells now has an 11- to 12-month waiting list. Availabilities one year out open up gradually. For this reason, she created ICERNS® (Institute for Counselling, Teaching and Research in Strategic Numerology® www.icerns.com), in order to offer highly skilled people to carry out the analyses. These people are trained by her within a vocational programme, to guarantee quality of approach. Only numerologists certified by EDNS®, who have become ICERNS® practitioners, hold this label of professionalism. Since 9 February 2022, they are able to offer consultations through online booking. We invite you to book an appointment to discover your Personal Tree (your fundamental needs, your gifts and talents), but also your blocking elements so you can better overcome them, what the season you are in invites, and the stakes of your personal year, by clicking here.
How do I become a certified ICERNS® Practitioner?
Being a certified ICERNS® Practitioner is a quality label in the practice of Strategic Numerology®. For students who wish to become professional numerologists and offer their services on the ICERNS® consultation platform, we propose first training in Strategic Numerology® through our courses (Cycle 1, in-person and/or e-Learning). To discover them, click on “How can I train?” in the frequently asked questions or here. To be certified in Strategic Numerology®, you must follow and validate the entire programme (Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4). To discover it, click here. For those who wish to go further and become ICERNS® practitioners (Cycle 2), a specific programme is offered. To learn more, click HERE.
Can I train to obtain the certificate in Strategic Numerology® and be an independent numerologist without wanting to become an ICERNS® Practitioner?
Of course! However, you will not be listed as an ICERNS® practitioner and will not be able to use the consultation platform. To discover the training offers, click on “How can I train?” in the frequently asked questions.
How long does it take to obtain the ICERNS® Practitioner certificate and access the consultation platform?
That depends on you! If you have the time to train, then to develop your practice by carrying out analyses and following the required Practical Applications, it can take less than a year. Then, to apply, you must have delivered at least 150 analyses (paid or not): the time to absorb all the concepts + practising are therefore two necessary elements to make a good professional. The key to going fast is involvement and work.
Can you carry out another activity alongside ICERNS®?
Absolutely, it is even strongly recommended! It is important to be proactive and to have an approach of autonomy elsewhere. This parallel activity must not conflict with the commitments you accepted in the Ethics Charter. The Practitioner may use other tools (psychology, sophrology, hypnotherapy, coaching, etc.) but in that case the Practitioner undertakes to make a clear and precise separation between Strategic Numerology® and their other practices, to avoid any confusion. However, in their practice of numerology in the name of ICERNS®, the Practitioner undertakes to use exclusively the method, concept and terms of Strategic Numerology®.
If I am a certified ICERNS® practitioner, can I practise another form of numerology?
The certified ICERNS® Practitioner undertakes to use exclusively the method and terms of Strategic Numerology®.
Is there a recommended legal status for becoming an ICERNS® practitioner?
The Practitioner provides counselling on a self-employed, associative or private basis. They choose the legal structure that suits them and handle it as their own personal matter. They will be required to indicate whether or not they reclaim VAT, in accordance with legal provisions.
To validate the various stages of the vocational programme, how many analyses must be carried out?
To validate Cycle 1, you do not need to justify a minimum number of analyses. For Cycle 2, you must have delivered at least 150 analyses in full. Find all the information by clicking on “How can I train?” in the frequently asked questions (above). To become ICERNS® Practitioners, find all the information by clicking HERE.
In a given region, will there be a set number of practitioners or not?
In the age of the digital tools at our disposal, borders no longer exist. So no geographical zoning is planned.
Will there be specialities according to ICERNS® practitioners' preferences: specialised in children's, business or couples' analyses, etc.? Or will we have to practise everything once the prerequisites are validated?
The Cycle 1 – Become a Professional Numerologist training is the most complete of our courses and prepares you to deliver all the analyses offered on the ICERNS® booking platform. The certified ICERNS® practitioner may, if they wish, specialise in delivering a particular type of analysis on the booking platform.
Which elements of our identity should we use to build our tree?
The following video describes every possible case. To watch it, click here.
I have been married for a long time and I bear my husband's name; which name should I take into account?
To carry out the study, always take your maiden name and all the first names listed on your identity card and study the personal tree in its entirety. Then, once you have fully understood your tree, with your family memories and your birth tools, in a second step you can study what your social name brings you if you have borne your married name for as long as your maiden name. To do this, take only your first given name and your married name, build the tree and look at your second root, your branches, your life dynamic and your fruits, and see what it brings you in terms of development, professionally.
I was adopted and changed my name; which name should I take into account?
You must always take the elements that are listed on the identity card at the moment you carry out the analysis. When you are adopted (full adoption), the first name no longer appears and it is the adoptive name that is listed on the identity card. Since the former name is no longer listed, it will no longer interact. The new name will accompany you until the end of your life, so it is the one to take.
I have two birth dates (a real one and an official one that is wrong); which date should I take into account?
The date that matters is the official date, because it is the one that will officially follow you throughout your life.
I have dual nationality, with names and first names listed that differ on each identity card; which one should I use?
Ask yourself which nationality you feel closest to and choose the identity card that matches the answer. If the answer is 50/50, in which of the two countries do you live? Or do you intend to live until the end of your life? Choose the identity card that matches the answer.
I have baptismal first names; should I take them into account?
Absolutely not, unless they are listed on your identity card along with your other first names.
I have a name in use, listed on my identity card, which differs from my name; which name should I use?
In this case, we are in exactly the same configuration as married women. To carry out the study, take all your first names and birth surname listed on your identity card and study the personal tree in its entirety. Then, once you have fully understood your tree, with your family memories and your birth tools, in a second step you can study what your name in use brings you if you have borne it for as long as your first names and birth surname. To do this, take only your first given name and your name in use, build the tree and look at your second root, your branches, your life dynamic and your fruits, and see what it brings you in terms of development, professionally.
I have a stage name that is listed on my identity card; which name should I use?
In this case, we are in exactly the same configuration as married women. To carry out the study, take all your first names and birth surname listed on your identity card and study the personal tree in its entirety. Then, once you have fully understood your tree, with your family memories and your birth tools, in a second step you can study what your social stage name brings you if you have borne it for as long as your first names and birth surname. To do this, take only your first given name and your stage name, build the tree and look at your second root, your branches, your life dynamic and your fruits, and see what it brings you in terms of development, professionally. If your stage name also includes a stage first name, in that case take your stage first name and stage surname (without taking the first given name) to build your personal tree.
There are “0”s in the tree (free tool)
If there are zeros in the tree (except in the branches), it means you did not follow the instructions given in step 1 (=> no accents, no space after the last first name, etc.). Follow these instructions carefully and you will see that this problem disappears.
There are “0”s in the qualities
If you have a “0” in one of the qualities, it is completely normal. This table is the table of tools. It is rare to have all the tools at birth. By referring to the innate qualities chapter of the book “Numérologie”, p. 203 to 228, you will understand what it means and what attitude to adopt to learn to develop them.
There is a “0” in the branches
If you have a “0” in the Action quality, it means that at birth you lacked that tool. By referring to the innate qualities chapter of the book “Numérologie”, p. 203 to 205, you will understand what it means and what attitude to adopt to learn to develop it.
