In the last three newsletters we have taught you how to
calculate and interpret essence numbers and intuitively
read the meaning of the Essence number transits using a
fictional case study. In this newsletter we are going to
see how this works as a way of analyzing the life of singer
Kurt Cobain.  We thought Kurt Cobain might be an
appropriate choice for this study as first of all his life
was short (making him a quick example) and his death was
allegedly a suicide.

Kurt Cobain was born Kurt Donald Cobain on February 20,
1967.

Here is how Kurt Cobain's Life Essences chart looks:

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

1967     0-1    K  D  C     2  4  3       9 = 9
1968     1-2    K  D  C     2  4  3       9 = 9
1969     2-3    U  D  C     3  4  3      10 = 1
1970     3-4    U  D  O     3  4  6      13 = 4
1971     4-5    U  O  O     3  6  6      15 = 6
1972     5-6    R  O  O     9  6  6      21 = 3
1973     6-7    R  O  O     9  6  6      21 = 3
1974     7-8    R  O  O     9  6  6      21 = 3
1975     8-9    R  O  O     9  6  6      21 = 3
1976     9-10   R  O  B     9  6  2      17 = 8
1977    10-11   R  N  B     9  5  2      16 = 7
1978    11-12   R  N  A     9  5  1      15 = 6
1979    12-13   R  N  I     9  5  9      23 = 5
1980    13-14   R  N  I     9  5  9      23 = 5
1981    14-15   T  N  I     2  5  9      16 = 7
1982    15-16   T  A  I     2  1  9      12 = 3
1983    16-17   K  L  I     2  3  9      14 = 5
1984    17-18   K  L  I     2  3  9      14 = 5
1985    18-19   U  L  I     3  3  9      15 = 6
1986    19-20   U  D  I     3  3  9      15 = 6
1987    20-21   U  D  I     3  3  9      15 = 6
1988    21-22   R  D  N     9  3  5      17 = 8
1989    22-23   R  D  N     9  3  5      17 = 8
1990    23-24   R  D  N     9  3  5      17 = 8
1991    24-25   R  D  N     9  3  5      17 = 8
1992    25-26   R  D  N     9  3  5      17 = 8
1993    26-27   R  D  C     9  3  2      14 = 5
1994    27-28   R  O  C     9  6  2      17 = 8
       


One of the most striking things about this chart is (with
the exception of a period between the ages of 5 and 9) it
is filled with so many short transits lasting one year.
This means that the influences on Cobain as a child would
be very fleeting and that he had lived through many
different types of transits before he was fifteen. His
short year transits include ages 3, 4 and 5, 9, 10, 11 and
12 and 14. This is eight short transits before he is an
adult which is almost like living a lifetime of experiences
before you grow up. This can also indicate a soul that is
old for his age.

Another indication that Cobain was old for his age is his
birth number, which is 9. This is a very spiritual number
as well as one that indicates a leader, which he certainly
was in music. Individuals who are born a 9 are likely to
shift mass awareness or consciousness in some way. As it is
the number of endings it is also the marker of an
individual who might consider suicide.

It is very well documented that Cobain's artistic and
musical talent began to manifest at an early age and that
he first began drawing in earnest around age 5.  If you
look at his transits you will see that it does indeed
indicate a Life Essence 3 period of creative expression and
freedom. There are four 3s lasting from the years 1972 to
1975 which indicates that a person that very much lives in
the realm of the imagination and not necessarily in a
totally healthy way. Dreaming may have been a form of
escapism for this young man.

Given the number of 3's and 8's in his childhood before age
ten it is unlikely that Cobain suffered any kind of abusive
or deprived childhood as all of those numbers represent
family security, happiness and wealth.

At age 11 and age 15 Cobain's chart is dominated by the
number 7. These are years that are dominated by the Essence
number 7 which can signify brilliance but also depression
and self-imposed isolation. As his parents divorced when he
was 11 it is likely that this is what triggered these bouts
of being depressed. In fact at age 15, Cobain's favorite
drawing subject was animal or body parts which rings true
to the anti-social nature of the number 7 Essence Number.

In 1983 and 1984, Cobain switched high schools twice which
fits in well the Essence 5 dominance of those two years as
5 means wandering, travel and meeting new faces.

From 1985 on there is a period of deprivation as
represented by the Essence number 6. This was a time during
which Cobain was sleeping on friend's couches and starving
for his art. It is also a time of discipline and working on
music as he gathered together the band members that would
later become Nirvana.

In 1988, Cobain formed Nirvana and this is where is
numerology transforms into a straight slew of Essence
Number 8s that except for one year, lasts right until his
death.  Also during these years, which represent wealth and
prosperity he married Courtney Love and had a child. His
music made him a very rich man.

In 1993, the year before he committed suicide Cobain was
experiencing an Essence 5 year which is about loneliness
and travel. At that time it Cobain developed an ulcer and a
drug habit thanks to the pressures of touring all over the
world. This is possibly what precipitated his suicide the
following year which was August 8.

Interestingly it is difficult to surmise why Cobain
committed suicide unless you take yourself outside merely
reading the values of the Essences totaled for each year.
If you look at his chart there is one single number that
dominates all three rows of the First, Last and Middle
Names of his chart and that is Number 9.  Number 9 is not
only the number of revolution, endings and spiritual
seeking -- it is also a number that can denote a chronic
depressive especially if it is dominates the entire chart. 
The other dominant number is 3, which of course is the
number of fame.

The next newsletter will be all about how to gain even more
insight into analyzing an Essences Chart by combining
interpretations of your Personal Year number with the
Essence of the Year. This type of reading is like a double
whammy when it comes to accuracy and readying yourself for
what to expect in the future.