Hi again Angie,

Essence numbers are complex calculations (so bear with us!)
that are used to describe important transits in an
individuals life.  In this case the cycle is based on the
indiivdual's name rather than the birth date (as was the
case with the Pinnacle Number that was discussed in
previous newsletters.)

Essence numbers describe dominant demanding influences or
what seems to permeate the general atmosphere throughout a
number of years. The interpretations define what is most in
need of attention or focus during that numbered year.

This method of calculating transits begins at birth with
the first letter of your birth name, the first letter of
your middle name and the first letter of your last name.
These values are totaled and define the Essence of your
year from birth to age 1.  We then go on to calculate the
Essence of each year of the life.

The best way to learn this method is to jump right into it
so here is the worksheet you will be using.  Keep in mind
this work sheet can extend for as many years as you want it
to or just a period of years.... It depends on what period
of a person's life you want to examine.

Note that in the chart below F M L is where you will be
entering the values for the First, Middle and Last Names

Year    Age    Letter      Letter     Essence of Transit
YYYY  from-to  Transit     Value      Total = Single Digit
               F  M  L     F  M  L
____    ___    _  _  _     _  _  _      ____ = ___
____    ___    _  _  _     _  _  _      ____ = ___
____    ___    _  _  _     _  _  _      ____ = ___
____    ___    _  _  _     _  _  _      ____ = ___
____    ___    _  _  _     _  _  _      ____ = ___
____    ___    _  _  _     _  _  _      ____ = ___



Notice that in the above example that you could extend for
as many years in the past or the future as you want (just
not before birth.) Usually a professional would expand this
chart to span 70 or 80 years or he or she would isolate
just a few years that a client specifically wanted a
reading about. You could a span of 70 years if you like but
for the purpose of this example we have only done four to
show you what the Essences chart that you will be doing
your calculations in should look like.

First fill in the following:

* Year:  Start with the year of birth and calculate the
timing as if the year begins on the birthday (not January
1).

* Age: Start with the age at from birth and then fill it in
as you go down. Begin with 0-1, then 1-2, and so on.

* Letter Transits: Insert the letters of the first name
under the letter F, middle name under M, and last name
under L. Repeat the letters of name as explained here.

* Letter Values: Insert the numeric value of the numbers in
the letter transit.

* Essence of Transit: To come up with the total add the
numeric value of the numbers in the letter transit together
and then reduce them to a single digit.

You'll need to recall those letter values, so here is chart
for easy reference:

     1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9

     A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I
     J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R
     S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z


You must place the letters of your name on this worksheet.
Begin with the first letter of your first name. Each letter
in this name will last a number of years (from 1 to 9)
depending on its numerology number designation.

In the interest of keeping this lesson short and sweet
let's use a very simple name for this example: Sue Ann
Smith and lets say she was born in 1960 and we want to do a
chart for her from birth to age 20.

Thus, if the first name is Sue we would note that the first
letter S it is valued at 1 year.  This would be placed
under the F (for First Name) column for one year.

Next we notice that the value of U is 3.  U would be filled
in under the F column for the next 3 years. This would be
followed by the value for E, which is five years. When the
end of the name is reached you then start repeating the
cycle at S.

You would then repeat the same process for the Middle (Ann)
and Last name (Dunn), finding the number values and using
their value to find the length of the transit and also
their numerological value.


In the end the chart would look like this

Year    Age     Letter      Letter    Essence of Transit
YYYY  from-to   Transit     Value     Total = Single Digit
                F  M  L     F  M  L

1960     0-1    S  A  D     1  1  4       6 = 6

1961     1-2    U  N  D     3  5  4      12 = 3

1962     2-3    U  N  D     3  5  4      12 = 3

1963     3-4    U  N  D     3  5  4      12 = 3

1964     4-5    E  N  U     5  5  3      13 = 4

1965     5-6    E  N  U     5  5  3      13 = 4

1966     6-7    E  N  U     5  5  3      13 = 4

1967     7-8    E  N  N     5  5  5      15 = 6

1968     8-9    E  N  N     5  5  5      15 = 6

1969     9-10   S  N  N     1  5  5      11 = 11 and 2 *

1970    10-11   U  N  N     3  5  5      13 = 4

1971    11-12   U  A  N     3  1  5       9 = 9

1972    12-13   U  N  N     3  5  5      13 = 5

1973    13-14   E  N  N     5  5  5      15 = 6

1974    14-15   E  N  N     5  5  5      15 = 6

1975    15-16   E  N  N     5  5  5      15 = 6

1976    16-17   E  N  N     5  5  5      15 = 6

1977    17-18   E  N  D     5  5  4      14 = 5

1978    18-19   S  N  D     1  5  4      10 = 1

1979    19-20   U  N  D     3  5  4      12 = 3

1980    20-21   U  N  D     3  5  4      12 = 3


* Notice that values that add up 11 and 22 will have two
interpretations - ones for the master numbers and ones for
2 and 4.

You next step would be to evaluate the chart by examining
the interpretations for each number and then looking at the
total values and seeing how long these influences last in a
person's chart.


In the next newsletter you will be receiving the basic
interpretations for the Life Essence numbers. Then in the
newsletter after that we will come back to this short
fictional chart to show you how to identify major periods
of transformation in a Life Essences Chart