There are edifices of thoughts and behavior patterns that keep us from experiencing our true natures and the deeper happiness within. By some great benevolence of the universe, these edifices collapse from time to time. You are now in one of those benevolent periods. 

~first~, your 7 Essence is based on the Karmic number 16, which carries both, a great promise and a burden. This is the proverbial dark night of the soul. You will find many things not working out as you had planned. There can be many unexpected, turbulent, and shocking events. There are debts to be paid that may seem unduly harsh or imbalanced. The time is confusing and you may feel that you have lost direction entirely. Your challenge is to surrender to the larger forces that now seem so threatening. Let the transformative powers redirect you. This is the surest path out of the confusion that now dominates your life. The 16 Essence is like a storm that seems, on the surface, to be knocking down buildings, but is in fact rearranging your life so that you emerge healthier and happier than before.

The 16 Essence usually does not last long. You will find yourself on much sounder footing and in much better circumstances once it passes. You are experiencing the night that will surely bring the dawn. And with it comes a new life.

Part of the lesson you are learning is gratitude. Take time to truly examine everything that has been given to you. You are overlooking the love in your life, the talents you have been given, the good things that have been added to your life without your acknowledgment. There is something of a blind spot in you that has brought about the current period of confusion. Now is a time to self-reflect and to truly take stock of your life. Gratitude is one of the keys to a healthy transformation. Offer thanks to the Universe for all that has been provided you. This is an act of true magnanimity because you likely feel that you have been treated unjustly by the greater forces. But such thinking is a delusion that has blinded you to your true nature and destiny. Open your heart. Accept that your vision is not of the infinite, but of the relative world. Accept that the infinite is guiding you lovingly and toward higher planes of consciousness. Surrender to the greater forces. This will cause you to open up to the higher planes and allow them to guide. Now is a time to develop faith. The power of faith can help you feel secure in the midst of change. Faith allows you to feel that you are heading in a good direction, even when you do not know what that direction is. Faith is the key to your happiness now.

Meditate, pray, do regular spiritual practices. Take care of your health with sound diet and exercise programs. Try to eliminate all unhealthy attitudes and practices. Live a more enlightened inner life. Trust.