The process of name analysis takes your original name, the one given to you at birth, and uses it to figure out what kinds of traits and influences will affect your life. Because a person’s name is so critical in their formation and experiences, there are few other things that are as important from the perspective of numerology. Your birth date and time are equally valuable in analyzing the forces that act upon your life. A name is analyzed by assigning numeric value to each letter and then reducing the final total to a single digit. Clearly there are many ways to reduce a series of numbers, but each final number is closely related to specific personality traits and challenges. Do these traits and challenges mean you have no way to escape from your fate? Not at all. They just point out paths that are likely to provide greater success with less turmoil. Because a person’s name is so critical, those with unfortunate lives have considered changing their official names. It is a strange way to try and escape your fate. Your name is only one of the major factors, as stated above. You can’t avoid a karmic debt by changing a name, the debt remains. To avoid the difficulties you are encountering, apply positive energy to the problem and move forward. If on the other hand you feel that a name change would be energizing, encouraging and give you a better chance at lifelong happiness, go ahead and give it a try. As with any number based practice, name analysis through Numerology may produce unexpected results. You may find out more about yourself than you really wanted to. Keep in mind that an analysis isn’t a sentence it is a guide. A good numerologist will show you how to avoid your most likely pitfalls and maximize your life potential beautifully.