JANE SMITH

Avoid procrastination. Try to be more reliable and punctual. Be practical, methodical, and systematic in your endeavors. Keep track of details; avoid chaos. Work on the basics of life. Physical and outdoor activities bring you closer to yourself, so get out in nature, work in the garden, or build a fence.

You are the searcher and the seeker of the truth. You have a clear and compelling sense of yourself as a spiritual being. As a result, your life path is devoted to investigations into the unknown and finding the answers to the mysteries of life. You are well-equipped to handle your task. You possess a fine mind; you are an analytical thinker, capable of great concentration and theoretical insight. You enjoy research and putting the pieces of an intellectual puzzle together. Once you have enough pieces in place, you are capable of highly creative insight and practical solutions to problems.

You enjoy your solitude and prefer to work alone. You need time to contemplate your ideas without the intrusion of other people's thoughts. You are a lone wolf, a person who lives by his own ideas and methods. As a result, close associations are difficult for you to form and keep, especially marriage. You need your space and privacy, which, when violated, can cause you great frustration and irritation.

When your life is balanced, however, you are both charming and attractive. You can be the life of a party and enjoy performing before an audience. You enjoy displaying your wit and knowledge, which makes you attractive to others, especially the opposite sex.

But you have distinct limits. While you are generous in social situations, sharing your attention and energy freely, you are keenly aware of the need to "come off stage" and return to the solitude of your lair. You associate peace with the unobtrusive privacy of your world. Therefore, intimacy is difficult for you, because you guard your inner world like a mother lion does her cubs.

All this privacy and aloneness can cause isolation and loneliness, however. You can be aware of emptiness in your life, a part of you that yearns for company and close companionship that may be unsatisfied. If isolation is brought to the extreme, you can become cynical and suspicious. You can develop hidden, selfish motives, which people may sense and may cause them discomfort around you. You must guard against becoming too withdrawn and independent, thus shutting out the love of others and keeping you from experiencing the true joy of friendship and close companionship.

You must especially watch out for selfishness and egocentricity, thinking of yourself as the center of the universe, the only person who really matters. Social contact gives perspective on yourself and on life, while too much isolation can make you too narrow and even shut off from the rest of the world.

Secretly, you may feel jealous of the easy relationships formed by others; you may perceive others as less inhibited than you, or freer to express themselves. You may harshly criticize yourself for not being more gregarious, powerful, or capable of greater leadership.

Your challenge in life is to maintain your independence without feeling isolated or ineffectual. You must hold fast to your unique view on the world, while at the same time being open to others and the knowledge they have to offer. With your abilities to learn, analyze, seek out answers to life's important questions, you have the potential for enormous growth and success in life. By the time you reach middle age, you will radiate refinement and wisdom. Pythagoras loved the seven for its great spiritual potential.

Your 16 Life Path also reflects the presence of a Karmic Debt. (The 13,14, 16. and 19 are Karmic Debt numbers.) The 16 Karmic Debt means destruction of the old and birth of the new. The 16 is about the fall of the ego, and all that it has built for itself. It is a watershed, a cleansing. All that has been constructed, and all that serves to separate the person from the source of life is destroyed.

Through the 16, reunion with the Great Spirit is accomplished. This can be a painful process, because it usually comes after much ego inflation. This results in a struggle between the ego and the divine will. Life presents challenges to your grand plans, which can be resented and struggled against. It is a lost battle, and you will likely feel humbled in the face of the collapse that follows.

This humility is the key to later success, however, because you will learn to follow the intimations of a higher reality. In the destruction of the old, a spiritual rebirth takes place with an entirely new awareness. This rebirth affects every area of your life. It is a life much the better for the fall.

Those with the 16 Karmic Debt must be careful of egotism. Very often, those with the 16 use their highly intuitive and refined intellect to look down upon others and view the rest of the world as inferior. This causes acute alienation and loneliness. In addition, it invites retribution, for the egotist is humbled more harshly than any other. When the 16 is in one of the core numbers, this process of destruction and rebirth is a continual cycle that actually serves to bring you into higher consciousness and closer union with the source of life.

The 16 Karmic Debt can be a path of progress and great spiritual growth if it is looked at properly. One develops great faith by placing one's life in the hands of God. Through such faith, gratitude and peace are firmly established.

You are family-oriented and have a talent for settling disputes between people to the satisfaction of both sides. You somehow know the middle ground. Your lesson in life is to work with the whole subject of balance. You must come to truly understand the ancient and fundamental principle of opposites that seek harmony. Whether the realm is the emotions, caring for others, finances, work, or play, you must learn where you can be of service, exactly what you can do, and what are your limits.

You have a considerable amount of artistic talent. You have a deep appreciation of beauty and art.

You are highly responsible and will do without in order to fulfill a debt.

Your focus is on relationships. You want to help others and have a talent as a healer and could make a profession of the healing arts, either as a nutritionist, alternative health therapist (acupuncture, massage, for example) or doctor.

You need to know you are appreciated. You are given to flattery and vulnerable to praise. Criticism, on the other hand, leaves a very damaging impression on you. You take it deeply to heart.

You will sacrifice your own comfort to support and help others. You are generous, kind, and understanding.

You can be highly emotional and given to extremes in sympathy and sentimentality. You must learn to provide more than merely a shoulder to cry on. Study and the development of your healing skills bring you great rewards in life.

Your Life Path and Birth Day Bridge is 1, which combines individualism and personal power. Strive to recognize your moments of inhibition and question their source. Work on becoming franker and more direct. This has less to do with fear or insecurity than with trusting yourself and your instincts.

Consider the way most children lack inhibition or hesitation when responding to others. They are often painfully honest, but entirely without malice. Find a balance between refreshing directness and unnecessarily hurting another's feelings. Personal power is not the result of gaining authority, admiration or superiority - it comes from knowing who you are.

You must learn to be independent. You will be forced to stand up for yourself and your rights. You will be faced with situations in which you will have to choose between standing up for what you think is right versus giving in to another person's demands. You will have to struggle to strengthen and know your own will power. You will have to learn to be firm and trust your judgment. Don't run with the crowd, be an individual.

This whole lesson represents the frontiers of your consciousness. Therefore, you will have to experience much trial and error, sometimes exploding with bursts of aggression, other times being intimidated and letting frustration and anger build within you until you are ready to act on your deepest instincts. You will learn your own set of values; you will develop into an individual with original and innovative ideas.

This is a less demanding challenge. Growth is allowed to take place without one particularly serious obstacle. This does not mean that there will not be challenges on your path, but there is no single and consistent challenge during this period. However, you are being challenged to stay faithful and focused on your highest ideals.

There is an opportunity to go deeper within yourself, and discover the inner being that is you.

This bridge number asks you to consider changing a few priorities. Your 6 Bridge connects your Life Path and Expression. This suggests that while making decisions that affect your professional life, you tend to favor other people's goals over furthering your own career. In other words, a little less sacrifice and a little more focus on your own goals might produce a better balance.

As you mature, you will grow in success and financial reward. You will find yourself deepening your commitment to your work. You will find it easier to overcome difficulties that manifest in your path. Your capacity to use power will grow; you will be recognized as a pillar of influence and dependability within your community. You will have to be strong and self-disciplined to avoid sudden painful material losses. Beware of ego-inflation, the surest symptom of an imminent fall.

The 8 Maturity Number requires a certain degree of detachment from material success; otherwise it will rule your personality and make money an obsession. Detachment allows you to remain focused on the higher values of mankind. One of your important motivations should be a desire to build, create, or market in order to enjoy the game of business.

Your wisdom and sheer common sense are recognized by many and will attract important positions. It is possible that you will be given responsibility for the care and management of another person's property. You may also be asked to guide large institutions.

If you already have several 8s in your chart, especially in the core numbers, you will have to guard against selfishness, accumulation for the sake of status, and greed. If you have few 8s in your chart, or none at all, your opportunity to achieve the success and financial independence is greatly increased.

This is a chaotic time full of unexpected events and changes. Entering life with a 5 first Period Cycle often means a less-than-stable family and/or school environment. This can give rise to an obstinate, rebellious streak. From an early age you may have trouble keeping reality and fantasy separate. As a child and young adult, you may be perceived as "different." You are drawn to social interaction, but there may be times you feel you do not fit in well.

You are adventurous and more than once attempt a feat that is clearly dangerous. You are easily bored, and perhaps find refuge in some form of overindulgence. It may take you longer than most to find stability and a goal.

Your middle years are a time of responsibility and duty. The issues of commitment, marriage, and family come into sharp focus. If you honor your commitments with acceptance and love, this can be a period of harmony and support. You are needed by others; you are loved and appreciated. Reinforced by the loving, family-oriented 6, this is the best cycle for marriage and commitment.

In the same way, partnerships go well, and progress is made through joint effort. Conversely, commitments that are broken or not deeply made tend to end in separation or divorce more often during this period than others.

Artistic talents you possess may surface or heighten, and opportunities for self-expression present themselves. A commercial opportunity is supported, possibly your own business. This is a time of progress through flexibility, cooperation, and compromise.

The latter period of your life finds you continuing to move through changing circumstances. There is an inherent restlessness associated with a 5 Period Cycle - one of the few cycles that encourages a more impulsive response to situations you encounter.

You are drawn to travel, new people, and different cultures. This is a dynamic, somewhat chaotic cycle, where not much happens according to plan. You do best when you are social, physically active, and involved - giving your heart and mind the experiences they crave.

During this period, you have a flair for successfully promoting yourself. You are drawn to all that is progressive and farsighted. This is a time to be quick and flexible, and to grasp opportunities as they come.

This is a challenging period in which you are at a high point of sensitivity and intuition. There is so much going on in your psyche that you can suffer much confusion over direction and identity. On the other hand, there is a wide-open channel between the personal consciousness and the higher realms of the unconscious. You are constantly being inspired and even assaulted by information and insight. Because of the intensity of these revelations, you must learn to ground your life in faith and a practical vocation that keeps your feet on the ground every day.

This is a period of enormous spiritual and personal growth. You will come out of it with a highly uncommon clarity and understanding of life. At the same time, it is a period of enormous demands, emotionally and spiritually. Any attachment you might have to specific identity traits -- who you think you are and why you are here, for example -- is constantly challenged. There is a desire to settle into some field or way of life to attain stability, but the energy of this Pinnacle is not allowing it. It is as if there is a destination, or destiny, to which you are being driven. You do not feel in control of this process. Instead, you are acutely aware of the forces that are shaping your life. You must surrender to them.

Meanwhile, you experience the emotional turmoil that can come with this highly charged period. There is a definite, even compelling, sense of being different. You are aware of a feeling of receiving special attention from spiritual forces. Your perception of life is somehow more acute than others; you see more clearly and more spiritually due to your high degree of sensitivity. It is as if you have a perfectly accurate peripheral vision, in which everything stands out in sharp relief. At times you may feel that you can see into the souls of things. At the same time, you may feel like a foreigner to the earth. You are completely impractical. Sometimes you may feel that you do not understand the workings of the physical world. Practical things escape you. You feel awkward and clumsy at times and are aware perhaps how fluidly other lives are going. This increases your sense of being an outsider.

More important than all the awkwardness and feelings of being different is the overwhelming sense of having a purpose or a message to reveal that will make other people's lives happier, healthier, and more at peace. You want desperately to bring this out.

The challenge of the 11 Pinnacle is to remain grounded and attached to this dream. You must find practical and useful ways to be of service to others, at the same time developing yourself so that one day you may be able to bring forth that which is within you.

The influences of this period make you highly creative, innovative, and inventive. You have a completely unconventional approach to problems. Trust your intuition, seek harmonious settings to restore your sense of inner peace, and work hard to keep your feet on the ground. This period will bring great rewards on all levels, and with perseverance you will find your rightful place.

This is a demanding time in which all your personal power comes to the surface and is made available to you. At the same time, you face an enormous challenge in which all that power is needed. This challenges are both physical and spiritual. The physical side is obvious in some large enterprise or dream that you are struggling to make manifest. The spiritual side is more hidden, but just as important, in that one must deliver the full wealth of his spiritual understanding and vision to create something great and lasting for the general wellbeing of society.

Your mental powers are greatly enhanced. At the same time, your determination and efficiency are proportionately increased, making you the master builder. The 22 is a Master Number, which means that you must perceive something large in the archetypal world and materialize it. Everything you focus on is large -- your plans are big and cover long periods of time; you envision making an enormous and lasting impact on the world.

At the same time, your problems and challenges are equally large. You will have to devote yourself entirely to this dream. Without a full commitment to your largest ambitions, you will slip into frustrations and the world of broken dreams. This is why the 22 Pinnacle is so demanding -- nothing less than everything you've got is necessary to bring forth your full potential, and the gift you must give to the world. This is a Pinnacle of extremes.

You are not alone, however, in your struggle. There is much spiritual and material support to help you realize your plans. People are attracted to you who intuitively understand your larger purpose. You gain a close following of friends and supporters who feel enriched by participating in the dream you have articulated.

Courage is essential. You need confidence and faith to help you endure the challenges of the period and help you overcome the many obstacles in your path. You are eminently practical during this period. Your approach to problems is methodical but bold. You are careful of details, yet courageous in your attack on the problems at hand. It is a period in which you must dive in, never hesitating over the possible consequences. Your personal life will likely take a back seat to the excitement of the dream.

This is a Pinnacle of enormous potential requiring much effort. Your day has arrived. Now you must make the most of it.

This is a period requiring much independence, courage, resiliency, and initiative. You must bounce back after many difficult experiences. The challenge of this Pinnacle is to gain will power. There is not a lot of support from others or from family. You must draw from your own strength. You will have to guard against self-pity or surrender. Keep focused on your dreams. This Pinnacle will require an iron will to keep hold of your goals, and also the flexibility to maneuver around difficulties, and bend with the winds of adversity.

This is a period of rapid self-improvement and growth. You will be forced to use every talent and capability you possess. You will need to be resourceful. You must continually put out effort, but with it comes great reward. Without it, there is no accomplishment nor satisfaction, only a negative attitude toward life. Be careful not to become too self-centered, headstrong or self-important. Be strong but flexible. Be open to the counsel of others but make up your own mind.

The benefit of this Pinnacle number is a strong sense of your individuality and strength. You will know what you are made of. There are many hidden gifts in this period, perhaps the greatest of which is faith. Your Pinnacle provides you with the characteristics of leadership, boldness, and daring. You will have many unconventional ideas and the skill and courage to make them a reality. Your abilities to manage and organize people and institutions are greatly enhanced. You have vision and confidence in the worth of your dreams.

These characteristics provide great opportunity for success and major accomplishments.

You are always aware of the expectations of others, and you hold off on expressing your opinion until everyone has had their say; then you point to the mistakes and the things that were overlooked. Your success in solving problems and in finding answers is the result of a process of elimination, more than it is a matter of stringing together logical answers.

Jane, your strength lies with understanding people and the underlying conditions of a conflict. But you can rely too heavily on friends and family to provide you solace instead of handling the situation directly and responsibly. You may be too likely to retreat to the good feelings provided by people not involved in your situation. Responsibility is the issue here, you helped create the situation in the first place, and are an essential part of the solution. Accept your role.

Your J is for Justice. You are honest, loyal, reliable, and sincere. You want to improve the lives of others. You may try too hard to please everyone. You have a clever mind and are incredibly talented. However, you must work at motivating yourself to make the most of your talents.

You like to help others, sometimes to the extent that you do not pay enough attention to your own needs. You are primarily concerned with your home and your family. Everything else comes second. You radiate love and genuine concern for others.

During times of distress you turn to your family and friends. You are responsible and willing to sacrifice for others.

You have a strong presence. You are charismatic and have a dramatic flair in your personality, which may direct you to the theater.

You are also drawn to politics, publishing, promotion, and public service -- any career that requires a certain amount of time before the public. You are attracted to doing things on a large scale.

You are a humanitarian. You are concerned about the wellbeing of society. You have a great deal of compassion, tolerance and generosity. You are highly idealistic and a bit of a dreamer. You are not particularly practical, however. Very often, you are not understood by others, and sometimes considered indifferent and aloof.

In some way, you want to please everyone and tend to give promises that may be impossible to keep.

If you develop your abilities, you have a significant chance to become famous.

Jane, you have a studious and scholarly mind. You may have a genius for one particular field of study. You study a subject in depth and abhor a superficial understanding of anything you regard as important. You analyze things down to the infinitesimal particles. You want to know the inner workings of things. What makes them tick. You may be too occupied with your thoughts and tend to withdraw, especially when you are emotionally troubled. You can be extremely critical of yourself and others. You analyze personalities with an eye toward finding out their secrets and faults. Your mind can look too much on the dark side of things, as if that were the more fundamental part of a human. Your challenge is to use your fine mind constructively, and to attain faith.

You have excellent intuition, which serves you well in life.

You are very romantic. You are highly creative and imaginative. You fantasize about your perfect "other": a White Knight on a horse, or a beautiful princess. Your response to painful emotional situations -- especially in childhood -- was to create a fantasy world to which you escaped. You may still be doing that as an adult, perhaps to your detriment. Reality lacks the romance and excitement of your fantasies.

You can be disorderly and disorganized, however. You can be rather moody. You likely have much artistic talent, especially in writing, acting, or singing.

You don't have any letters on the Intuitive Plane.

It is not uncommon to have no Intuitive letters in your name. This doesn"™t mean you are not intuitive but that you have a more difficult time to access your intuition. The letters in your name are less representative of your strengths and talents, than of your ability to access and use them.

The influence of this number makes you more concerned with the well-being of others. Your Minor Expression number increases your sensitivity to the needs of society. You feel an urge to serve humanity in a more direct way.

The number 9 helps you to better communicate and understand all types of people.

You are more aware of your artistic talent and the need to express yourself. Your name opens you up to a larger view of life. It attunes you to political movements, philosophical theories, and spiritual practices. You are more sensitive to the larger patterns of humanity.

Your short name increases your capacity to radiate warmth, solicitude, and kindness. You are more patient with others and a far better listener. Your willingness to carry the burden of others is increased.

Your Minor Heart's Desire increases your creativity and your domestic instincts. Women feel better at home; men feel more comfortable in the roles of husband, father, and provider. Your sense of harmony and social consciousness are enhanced. You are better able to settle disputes.

Six is the most balanced of all numbers, in harmony with all other numbers. Very few people with 6s in prominent places stray very far from their true natures.

Many men with a 3 Personality are usually handsome; women often strikingly beautiful. Your vibration is full of life. You are uplifting, inspiring, and charming.

Do not let your charm be an incentive to play too much. Work at developing deep and lasting relationships. You must avoid scattering your attention for popularity. You can be flippant about commitments and may dramatize or exaggerate. Your wit can cause you to rely too much on superficial, humorous conversation.