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W. D. Gann

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THE LAW OF VIBRATION

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CONTENTS

Preface 3

Gann Statements about The Law of Vibration 7

Appendix ! Sources of Gann"s Tic#er $uotes %&

Appendix ! The Predictive Power of 'umbers ()

Appendix ! *armonics (+

Appendix V! Gann a ,aster Astro-oger Among ,asters +)

The cover i--ustration is the frontispiece from .ranchino Gaffurio/ De Harmoniamusicorum instrumentorum / )()01

'ote! Typographica- errors from newspaper artic-es reproduced herein have beencorrected1

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PREFACE

To understand the mar#et ana-ysis of 21 1 Gann/ it is importantfirst of a-- to bear in mind at a-- times that he was a cyc-e student1 Thishe ma#es $uite c-ear in his writings1

4Since a-- great swings or movements of the mar#et are cyc-ic theyact in accordance with periodic -aw14)

45very movement in the mar#et is the resu-t of a natura- -aw/ and a6ause which exists -ong before the 5ffect ta#es p-ace and can bedetermined years in advance1 111 5verything moves in cyc-es as a resu-tof the natura- -aw of action and reaction1 y a study of the past/ havediscovered what cyc-es repeat in the future148

4111 everything wor#s according to past cyc-es 111 history repeatsitse-f in the -ives of men/ nations and the stoc# mar#et143

Gann used a variety of cyc-es1 Some of these cyc-es wereastro-ogica- or astronomica- in character1 As ear-y as )9)%/ andprobab-y before that time/ Gann sat on a board of extreme-yaccomp-ished astro-ogers1% The respected :ourna- of 6ommerce stated in)98) that Gann used astro-ogy in his wor#1 n )987/ Gann wrote a nove-entit-ed The Tunnel Thru the Air: Looking Back from 1940 / which he saidcontained 4a va-uab-e secret/ c-othed in vei-ed -anguage41 The boo# invery unvei-ed fashion repeated-y made pointed reference to theenthusiasm of its hero/ ;obert Gordon/ for the study of astro-ogy1 .orexamp-e/ Gann wrote/ 4;obert was a great be-iever in Astro-ogy because

) Gann $uoted in The Tic#er and nvestment igest/ ecember )9&9/ p1 (318 Gann/ <.orecasting= course/ p1 )13 Gann/ The Tunnel Thru the Air >.inancia- Guardian Pub-ishing 6o1/ )987?/ p1 7+1 .re$uent

mention to this boo# wi-- be made in this paper/ as it is the on-y #nown Gann boo# orcourse avai-ab-e to the pub-ic in which he refers again to the Law of Vibration by name1

% See Appendix V1

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he had found this great science referred to so many times in the *o-yib-e1 111 *e had made notes as he read the ib-e at different timeswhere it referred to Astro-ogy or the signs in the heavens and was

thorough-y convinced that the inf-uence of the heaven-y bodies governour -ives14(

ut Gann"s wor# was not tota--y astro-ogica- or astronomica-1 Ganna-so did cyc-ic studies using what he termed the Law of Vibration1

t not infre$uent-y happens that students who have heard that 211 Gann was an astro-oger/ and who then read the interview with Gannthat was pub-ished in The Tic#er and nvestment igest in ecember

)9&9/ associate the Law of Vibration with astro-ogy1

Gann himself did not make this association!

n an artic-e about Gann written near-y nine years after the Tic#erinterview/ presented here to the genera- Gann pub-ic for the first time/the @ourna-ist who interviewed Gann writes!

42i--iam 1 Gann/ a 2a-- street bro#er/ is the discoverer of the -awof vibration and its app-ication to matters mundane

<111 his researches showed that the ancients had #now-edge ofnatura- -aws of which we can scarce-y dream/ that in a sense they werewiser than we are today1 The fact that the ancients wrote their numbersand -etters in geometrica- figures opened the way to his discovery of the-aw that ru-es a-- things1 *e found that every -etter and every numberwas written in a geometrica- ang-e that determined the power of itsvibration1 Bnowing this vibration in the -etters of an individua-"s name/in the -etters contained in the name of a stoc# or in the -etters of the

name of a country or a ru-er/ the destiny of that individua-/ that stoc# orthat ru-er and country can be correct-y seen1 111

<,r1 Gann does not care much for money except to meet his dai-y

( Gann/ The Tunnel Thru the Air >.inancia- Guardian Pub-ishing 6o1/ )987?/ p1 )781

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needs/ and these are simp-e1 *e made a fortune simp-y that he mighthave the -eisure necessary for him to fo--ow his ambition C to studymathematics and de-ve into the #now-edge he-d by the ancients1 *e does

not want to be regarded as a prophet or a seer/ but rather as a man ofscience1

<"An astronomer can predict to the minute when a ec-ipse is goingto occur/" he said/ but you wou-d not consider him a prophet/ wou-d youD Ef course not1 *e simp-y ma#es use of mathematics based on#nown -aws of the movements of the p-anets in their orbits1 have foundin my researches that the 6hinese understood a-- those -aws andcomputed the coming of ec-ipses thousands of years before the

5gyptians and 6ha-deans1 t is marve-ous the #now-edge that theseancients had1 n ma#ing my predictions used geometry andmathematics @ust as an astronomer does/ based on immutab-e -awswhich have discovered1 There is nothing supernatura- or weird aboutit1 Some wee#s ago read an interesting artic-e on the fai-ure ofastro-ogers in their predictions regarding the war1

<"'ow there is a great dea- in the vibrations of the p-anets/ but toma#e accurate predictions the great -aw behind it a--/ which theancients understood/ but which they purpose-y refrained from putting intheir boo#s/ as they wanted to #eep the secret for themse-ves/ mustenter into the ca-cu-ation1 That is why astro-ogy fai-s for nothing can beaccurate that is not based on mathematics C and so few astro-ogers aremathematicians1=+

Gann to-d this interviewer that he had discovered the Law ofVibration through the way in which numbers and -etters were written/not through astro-ogy or the p-anets1 .urthermore/ Gann says herep-ain-y that p-anetary ca-cu-ations are not sufficient to predict the

futureF <the great -aw behind it a--= C the Law of Vibration C must a-so<enter into the ca-cu-ation=1 n other words/ something must be used inaddition to astro-ogy that is not astro-ogy and that something is the Lawof Vibration Gann then adds that <astro-ogy fai-s/= and whyD ecause

+ The Anaconda H,TI Standard/ :an1 )9/ )9)9/ p1 ) of the 5ditoria- section1

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Gann Statements

About the Law of VibrationThe folloing is the art of the famous Ticker inter"ie in hich #$

D$ Gann gi"es his e%lanation of the La of &i'ration$

4.or the past ten years have devoted my entire time and attentionto the specu-ative mar#ets1 Li#e many others/ -ost thousands of do--arsand experienced the usua- ups and downs incidenta- to the novice whoenters the mar#et without preparatory #now-edge of the sub@ect1

4 soon began to rea-iJe that a-- successfu- men/ whether -awyers/doctors/ or scientists/ devoted years of time to the study andinvestigation of their particu-ar pursuit or profession before attemptingto ma#e any money out of it1

4eing in the bro#erage business myse-f and hand-ing -argeaccounts/ had opportunities se-dom afforded the ordinary man forstudying the cause of success and fai-ure in the specu-ations of others1 found that over ninety per cent of the traders who go into the mar#et

without #now-edge or study usua--y -ose in the end1

4 soon began to note the periodica- recurrence of the rise and fa--in stoc#s and commodities1 This -ed me to conc-ude that natura- -aw7

7 4111 St1 Augustine seems to have been the first of the H6hurchI .athers to have a distinctconception of the fact that the wor-d is under the reign of -aw/ and that God in thegovernment of the physica- universe acts not direct-y or immediate-y/ but indirect-y andthrough the agency of secondary causes/ or what we are p-eased to denominate "the -awsand forces of nature1" *is -anguage on this sub@ect is so exp-icit that it cannot bemista#en1 n his commentaries on Genesis/ in his "6ity of God/" as we-- as in his other

wor#s/ he is continua--y spea#ing of the -aws of nature KK leges natur( KK by whichcreated things are governed *e insists on it that we shou-d exp-ain the phenomena ofthe physica- wor-d in conformity with the nature of things KK naturas rerum KK and not bythe constant intervention of mirac-es/ and emphasiJes the fact that the A-mighty has"ordained a-- things in measure and number and weight1"4 :ohn Augustine ahm/ Bi'le)*cience) and +aith >:1 ,urphy/ )09%?/ pp1 79K0&1 Augustine"s -ast $uote is from a verse in2isdom of So-omon >an apocrypha- boo# of the ib-e?! 2is1 ))!8) >;oman 6atho-icversion? or 2is1 ))!8& >Protestant version?1

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was the basis of mar#et movements1 then decided to devote ten yearsof my -ife to the study of natura- -aw as app-icab-e to the specu-ativemar#ets and to devote my best energies toward ma#ing specu-ation a

profitab-e profession1 After exhaustive researches and investigations ofthe #nown sciences/ discovered that the Law of Vibration enab-ed meto accurate-y determine the exact points to which stoc#s or commoditiesshou-d rise and fa-- within a given time1 The wor#ing out of this -awdetermines the cause and predicts the effect -ong before the Street isaware of either1 ,ost specu-ators can testify to the fact that it is -oo#ingat the effect and ignoring the cause that has produced their -osses1

4t is impossib-e here to give an ade$uate idea of the Law of

Vibration as app-y it to the mar#ets/ however/ the -ayman may be ab-eto grasp some of the princip-es when state that the Law of Vibration isthe fundamenta- -aw upon which wire-ess te-egraphy/ wire-esste-ephones and phonographs are based1 2ithout the existence of this-aw the above inventions wou-d have been impossib-e10

Ene might natura--y wonder why Gann said the financia- mar#ets/ which are genera--yperceived to be random/ are in any way connected with 4natura- -aw4 such as here

described by St1 Augustine1 The astro-oger Sepharia-/ who was a-so a numbers expert/says that he has the answer! 4Astronomers 111 observe that there are cyc-es and periodswithin which 'ature repeats her phenomena/ from the rising of the sun to the apparitionof a comet1 These observations submit readi-y to a mathematica- -aw/ and the recurrenceof simi-ar ce-estia- phenomena are therefore predicab-e1 t is from this basis that sha-- beab-e to demonstrate that matters apparent-y governed by chance are sub@ect to a -i#eperiodicity to that which we observe in 'ature/ and for the reason that they/ too/ aregoverned by natura- -aws14 ,a'ala of -um'ers / Part / p1 )&%1 Sepharia- was a deepstudent of cyc-es and was the author whose boo#s most often appeared on Gann"s List ofoo#s for Sa-e to students1 As a conse$uence/ he wi-- be $uoted herein fre$uent-y1

0 4n ma#ing my ca-cu-ations on the stoc# mar#et/ or any future event/ get the pasthistory and find out what cyc-e we are in and then predict the curve for the future/ which

is a repetition of past mar#et movements1 The great -aw of vibration is based on -i#eproducing -i#e1 Li#e causes produce -i#e effects1 2ire-ess te-egraphy/ the phonograph andthe radio are based on this -aw1 The -imit of future predictions based on exactmathematica- -aw is on-y restricted by -ac# of #now-edge of correct data on past history towor# from1 t is @ust as easy to figure )&& years or )&&& years in the future as one or two

years ahead/ if you have the correct starting point and #now the cyc-e which is going tobe repeated14 Gann/ The Tunnel Thru the Air >.inancia- Guardian Pub-ishing 6o1/ )987?/pp1 7+K771

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4n order to test out the efficiency of my idea have not on-y put in years of -abor in the regu-ar way/ but spent nine months wor#ing nightand day in the Astor Library of 'ew Mor# and in the ritish ,useum of

London/ going over the records of stoc# transactions as far bac# as)08&1 have incidenta--y examined the manipu-ations of :ay Gou-d1anie- rew/ 6ommodore Vanderbi-t/ and a-- the other important 2a--Street manipu-ators from that time to the present day1 have examinedevery $uotation of Nnion Pacific prior to and from the time of 51 *1*arriman"s securing contro-/ and can say that of a-- the manipu-ationsin the history of 2a-- Street/ ,r1 *arriman"s was the most master-y1 Thefigures show that/ whether unconscious-y or not/ ,r1 *arriman wor#edstrict-y in accordance with natura- -aw19

4n going over the history of mar#ets and the great mass of re-atedstatistics/ it soon becomes apparent that certain -aws govern thechanges and variations in the va-ue of stoc#s and there exists a periodicor cyc-ic -aw/ which is at the bac# of a-- these movements1)& Ebservationhas shown that there are regu-ar periods of intense activity on the5xchange fo--owed by periods of inactivity1 ,r1 *enry *a--/ in his recentboo# devoted much space to "6yc-es of Prosperity and epression" whichhe found recurring at regu-ar interva-s of time1)) The -aw which haveapp-ied wi-- not on-y give these -ong cyc-es or swings/ but the dai-y andeven hour-y movements of stoc#s1 y #nowing the exact vibration ofeach individua- stoc# am ab-e to determine at what point each wi--receive support and at what point the greatest resistance is to be met1

4Those in c-ose touch with the mar#ets have noticed thephenomena of ebb and f-ow/)8 or rise and fa-- in the va-ue of stoc#s1 At

9 2hat Gann here ca--s <natura- -aw= he ca--s <harmonic ana-ysis= in his nove- The TunnelThru the Air$ See Appendix 1

)& 42hat we #now in science as the -aw of periodicity is but another instance of the

rhythmic se$uence of vibrations/ another name for the Baba-istic doctrine of numerica-se$uence1 f 'ature observes these cyc-ic and periodic -aws/ then assured-y man mustref-ect them in his constitution/ and/ through his dependence on physica- conditions/ inhis thought a-so14 Sepharia-/ ,a'ala of -um'ers / Part / p1 %01

11 The boo# Ho .one/ is .ade in *ecurit/ n"estments by *enry *a-- is avai-ab-e invarious editions on-ine at The nternet Archive and at Goog-e oo#s1

)8 5bb and f-ow are words associated with the tides1 n Gann"s day/ harmonic ana-ysis >aterm he uses a few sentences -ater in this interview? was used in predicting tides!

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certain times a stoc# wi-- become intense-y active/ -arge transactionsbeing made in itF at other times this same stoc# wi-- become practica--ystationary or inactive with a very sma-- vo-ume of sa-es1 have found

that the Law of Vibration governs and contro-s these conditions1 havea-so found that certain phases of this -aw govern the rise in a stoc# andan entire-y different ru-e operates on the dec-ine1

42hi-e Nnion Pacific and other rai-road stoc#s which made theirhigh prices in August were dec-ining/ Nnited States Stee- common wassteadi-y advancing1 The Law of Vibration was at wor#/ sending aparticu-ar stoc# on the upward trend/ whi-st others were trendingdownward1

4 have found that in the stoc# itse-f exists its harmonic orinharmonic re-ationship to the driving power or force behind it1)3 Thesecret of a-- its activity is therefore apparent1 y my method candetermine the vibration of each stoc# and by a-so ta#ing certain timeva-ues into consideration can in the ma@ority of cases te-- exact-y whatthe stoc# wi-- do under given conditions1

4The power to determine the trend of the mar#et is due to my

4*armonic Ana-ysis1 O About forty years ago Sir 21 Thompson >now Lord Be-vin?suggested that the princip-e of harmonic ana-ysis might with advantage be app-ied to thereduction of these tida- constituents and to the simp-ification of the ca-cu-ationsF and atthe ritish Association meeting of )0+0 he made a report describing his proposed methodof procedure1

4As harmony in music may be described as the union of sounds which individua--yappear different/ but when b-ended together form a co--ective chord/ or as the f-owingtogether of severa- sounds into one/ so the ob@ect of the harmonic ana-ysis of the differenttida- constituents is to reduce "the comp-icated motions of the tides into a series of simp-eharmonic motions or waves in different periods and with different amp-itudes/ or rangesF

and these simp-e harmonic constituents added together give the aggregate tide1"

45ach ine$ua-ity of any one of the tida- constituents is regarded as a sma--ersuperimposed tide of period approximate-y e$ua-/ producing with the chief tide acompound effect which corresponds to the discord of two simp-e harmonic notes in musicapproximate-y in unison with one another14 2i--iam *enry 2hee-er/ A ractical .anual ofTides and #a"es >Longmans/ Green/ and 6o1/ )9&+?/ p1 )+)1

)3 See Appendix 1

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#now-edge of the characteristics of each individua- stoc# and a certaingrouping of different stoc#s under their proper rates of vibration1 Stoc#sare -i#e e-ectrons/ atoms/ and mo-ecu-es/ which ho-d persistent-y to their

own individua-ity in response to the fundamenta- Law of Vibration1Science teaches "that an origina- impu-se of any #ind fina--y reso-vesitse-f into periodic or rhythmica- motion/")% a-so "@ust as the pendu-umreturns again in its swing/ @ust as the moon returns in its orbit/ @ust asthe advancing year ever brings the rose of spring/ so do the properties ofthe e-ements periodica--y recur as the weight of the atoms rises1")(

4.rom my extensive investigations/ studies and app-ied tests/ findthat not on-y do the various stoc#s vibrate/ but that the driving forces

contro--ing the stoc#s are a-so in a state of vibration1 These vibratoryforces can on-y be #nown by the movements they generate on the stoc#sand their va-ues in the mar#et1 Since a-- great swings or movements ofthe mar#et are cyc-ic they act in accordance with periodic -aw1

4Science has -aid down the princip-e that "the properties of ane-ement are a periodic function of its atomic weight1")+ A famousscientist has stated that "we are brought to the conviction that diversityin phenomena- nature in its different #ingdoms/ is most intimate-y

)% See Appendix for the source of this $uote1 Periodic motion is studied in harmonicana-ysis and invo-ves vibration1

4*A;,E'6 A'ALMSS/ in mathematics/ the name given by Sir 2i--iam Thomson >LordBe-vin? and P1 G1 Tait in their treatise on -atural hilosoh/ to a genera- method ofinvestigating physica- $uestions/ the ear-iest app-ications of which seem to have beensuggested by the study of the vibrations of strings and the ana-ysis of these vibrationsinto their fundamenta- tone and its harmonics or overtones1

4The motion of a uniform stretched string fixed at both ends is a periodic motionF that isto say/ after a certain interva- of time/ ca--ed the fundamenta- period of the motion/ the

form of the string and the ve-ocity of every part of it are the same as before/ provided thatthe energy of the motion has not been sensib-y dissipated during the period1

4There are two distinct methods of investigating the motion of a uniform stretched string1Ene of these may be ca--ed the wave method/ and the other the harmonic method14 The2nc/cloedia Britanica / 5-eventh 5dition/ vo-1 )8/ p1 9(+1

)( See Appendix for the source of this $uote1)+ See Appendix for the source of this $uote1

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associated with numerica- re-ationship1 The numbers are notintermixed/ chaotica--y and accidenta--y/ but are sub@ect to regu-arperiodicity1 The changes and deve-opments are a-so seen to be in many

cases undu-atory1")7

4Thus/ affirm/ every c-ass of phenomena/ whether in nature or inthe stoc# mar#et/ must be sub@ect to the universa- -aw of causation andharmony1 5very effect must have an ade$uate cause1)0

4f we wish to avert fai-ure in specu-ation we must dea- withcauses1 5verything in existence is based on exact proportion and perfectre-ationship1 There is no chance in nature/ because mathematica-

princip-es of the highest order -ie at the foundation of a-- things1.araday said! "There is nothing in the Nniverse but mathematica- pointsof force1")9

4Vibration is fundamenta-F nothing is exempt from this -awF it isuniversa-/ therefore app-icab-e to every c-ass of phenomena on the g-obe1

4Through the Law of Vibration every stoc# in the mar#et moves inits own distinctive sphere of activities/ as to intensity/ vo-ume anddirectionF a-- the essentia- $ua-ities of its evo-ution are characteriJed inits own rate of vibration1 Stoc#s/ -i#e atoms/ are rea--y centers ofenergies/ therefore they are contro--ed mathematica--y1 Stoc#s createtheir own fie-d of action and powerF power to attract and repe-/ whichprincip-e exp-ains why certain stoc#s at times -ead the mar#et and "turndead" at other times1 Thus to specu-ate scientifica--y it is abso-ute-ynecessary to fo--ow natura- -aw1

4After years of patient study have proven to my entire satisfactionas we-- as demonstrated to others that vibration exp-ains every possib-e

)7 See Appendix for the source of this $uote1 See Appendix for comments on thepredictive power of numbers1

)0 *ere Gann is $uoting the Law of 6ausation ><5very effect must have an ade$uatecause=? as it is stated by theo-ogians and phi-osophers1 The -anguage is $uite o-d1 t isfound/ for examp-e/ in *enry Lee/ Anti3*keticism >;1 6-ave- and 61 *arper/ )7&8?/ p1 3)1

)9 See Appendix for the source of this $uote >apparent-y not .araday himse-f?1

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phase and condition of the mar#et148&

This concludes the art of the Ticker inter"ie in hich Gann isseaking in the first erson$

Let us no turn our attention to a series of ritings) se"eral resented for the first time to a 'road u'lic interested in Ganns ork) inhich he discusses the la of "i'ration in relation to letters$ Gann) as itill 'e seen) claims that he disco"ered the La of &i'ration through theangles of letters and num'ers as used in ancient times$ The Gann student

knos) from courses such as 5.aster 6harts7) that Gann used num'ersin some a/$ There has 'een much less attention gi"en to his use ofletters and /et from the collection that follos) it ould aear that he'elie"ed there as great redicti"e oer in them$ The reader ill notethat Gann reeatedl/ seaks of the 5"i'ration7 of letters and num'ers$

The folloing article) u'lished in 1919) aarentl/ came originall/ from the -e 8ork Herald$ This iece earl/ focuses on the German,aiser) #ilhelm ) ho a'dicated on -o"$ 9) 191 and fled into e%ile inThe -etherlands the ne%t da/$ He died there in 1941 at the age of $

S55S T*5 BAS5; S*ET 2*L5 T;M'G TE .L55

There is nothing to anything save and except that -aw of vibration1Vibration is fundamenta-/ exact/ universa-1 'othing is exempt from it1Mou can watch it carefu--y and then own a-- the money in the wor-d1 Moucan study it for a few decades and become a prophet1 Mou can predictevents C before or afterF you can become a first or second guesser/ @ustas you choose1 Mou can even forete-- what is going to be done with the

man named *ohenJo--ern/ who once was a great war -ord and most highadmira- of the At-antic1

8& 5xcerpted from ;ichard 1 2yc#off/ <2i--iam 1 Gann! An Eperator 2hose Science andAbi-ity P-ace *im in the .ront ;an# C *is ;emar#ab-e Predictions and Trading ;ecord/=

The Tic#er and nvestment igest/ ecember )9&9/ pp1 ()K(31

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And it is a-- so simp-e1

This is the secret of the -aw of vibration!

.ind exact-y by a study of geometrica- ang-es what is meant by

each -etter in a man"s name and his destiny is at once an open boo# to you1 The same goes in regard to countries and ru-ers1 That is a-- there isto it1

'ow/ to exp-ain!

2i--iam 1 Gann/ a 2a-- street bro#er/ is the discoverer of the -aw

of vibration and its app-ication to matters mundane/ says the 'ew Mor#*era-d1 n its particu-ar re-ation to the man *ohenJo--ern/ ,r1 Gannwrote as fo--ows!

42i-he-m *ohenJo--ern/ the infamous imperia- scoundre-/ whosecrimes against women and chi-dren have debauched and shoc#ed thecivi-iJed wor-d and caused him to be the most hated and despised manin history/ was born :an 87/ )0(91 *is mother/ Princess VictoriaAde-aide/ ,ary Louisa 2ettin/ was born 'ov 8)/ )0)&1

4A study of the mother"s maiden name/ which a-ways revea-s thesecret nature and future destiny of the ma-e chi-d more than the father"sname/ indicates the remar#ab-e events in the #aiser"s -ife1 *er nameshows that the husband -ac#ed -ove and sympathy for her/ which isfu--y manifested in the depraved fee-ings and unsympathetic nature ofher son1 The name *ohenJo--ern shows that he wou-d inherit from hisfather an unba-anced mindF that he wou-d be an egotist/ a braggart anda se-fish coward1 'o one doubts that none other than a depraved andinsane mind cou-d have conceived the idea of wor-d dominion1 'o sane

man wou-d have antagoniJed the Nnited States and be-ieved he cou-ddefeat the country whose co-ors have never yet trai-ed the dust1

4*is name and numbers indicated that he wou-d inherit a throne/property and wea-th and then -ose them a-- in his own acts1 *isnumbers revea- the fact that a-- vain hopes wou-d be defeated in the

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PE25;.NL 6E,'ATE'1

4The -etter 2 is a twin -etter or a -etter with a dua- nature1 2hi-e it

is one of @ustice and fairness/ when aff-icted it becomes one of the mostse-fish and debased inf-uences1 The -etter ' is the most powerfu- -etterfor producing wea-th and fame/ especia--y when the surname beginswith 2 and ends with '1 t overcomes a-- obstac-es and wins in the end1A name ending with ' -eaves a record which is famous -ong after death/as in the case of George 2ashington/ Abraham Linco-n/ u#e of2e--ington and 2oodrow 2i-son1 2hen * is the initia- -etter/ it attempts

to create a position of wea-th and power through destruction1 t aff-ictsor opposes 2 and '1 The evi- tendencies 2i--iam *ohenJo--ern inheritedfrom his father"s name caused him to brea# the heart of his mother/whose nob-e $ua-ities were shown by the fact that her name began with2 and ended with '1 *ad the former #aiser understood the science of-etters and numbers he wou-d have rea-iJed that he wou-d meet his2ater-oo through 2oodrow 2i-son/ whose name stands for @ustice and-iberty1

4The numbers "(/" "7" and "9" are very unfavorab-e for him1 The fifth/seventh and ninth months of the year/ as we-- as the fifth/ seventh andninth months from his birthday/ are very evi- and eventfu- in his -ife1Ebserve that he abdicated on his evi- day/ the ninth/ in his evi- month/'ovember1

4*is sixtyKfirst year/ )9)9/ wi-- prove to be the most unfortunate inhis career/ and very serious-y doubt if he wi-- -ive to see the end of the year1 *e wi-- suffer the a-most comp-ete -oss of his wea-th1 The death ofone of his sons/ probab-y the crown prince/ is indicated1 There is a-so

danger of imprisonment and severe i--ness1 The fo--owing are his mostevi- periods for this year! ,arch 8& to 87/ ,ay )& to )%/ :u-y 8 to (/Aug1 83 to 8(/ Ect1 )& to )3 and 'ov1 7 to )31

H4I.rom :an1 87/ his birthday/ unti- .eb1 9/ wi-- prove to be a veryunfortunate period/ when he wi-- be sic# in mind and body1 *e wi-- have

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thoughts of ta#ing his -ife and may attempt it1 The a--ies wi-- probab-yas# for his extradition1

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4Three critica- periods are indicated!

4Apri- 9 to ,ay 9 wi-- be one of the most unfavorab-e periods/ whenhis -ife and -iberty wi-- be serious-y threatened1 *is hea-th wi-- be verybad and his mind a-most unba-anced1 *e wi-- probab-y be brought totria- at this time/ and if he receives the sentence it wi-- possib-y prove tobe his death b-ow1

4August wi-- be most unfortunate1 *e wi-- be much depressed fromimprisonment or restraint1 *e wi-- meet with opposition on every handand reap as he has sown1

4Ectober and 'ovember are the most evi- months1 This third periodwi-- be most fata- and there is strong evidence that if he is sti-- a-ive avio-ent death may ta#e p-ace1

4*is name revea-s strong testimony that when brought to tria- thedeath pena-ty wi-- be inf-icted/ un-ess 2oodrow 2i-son intercedes in hisbeha-f and on humane princip-es as#s for -ife imprisonment/ and it isstrong-y indicated that he wi--1 t is a sure thing that the #aiser wi--receive extreme punishment and spend the ba-ance of his -ife under-imitations and restraints1 *e wi-- be confined either in a prison or in anasy-um1 The end wi-- come sudden-y and not be a natura- death1 Thereis an indication that he wi-- ma#e an attempt to escape/ but in so doingwi-- -ose his -ife14

,r1 Gann is un#nown to the genera- pub-ic/ but his name andpersona-ity have -ong been fami-iar to 2a-- street1 *e predicted bothe-ections of President 2i-son when the @udgment of #een/ shrewd menfavored that of his opponent1 *e foreto-d the end of the wor-d war andthe abdication of the #aiser to the day it occurred/ and his predictionsregarding the movements of big stoc#s have been for years the ta-# of

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the bro#ers1

,r1 Gann is modest and unassuming and -oo#s more -i#e a deep

student than the financier as the pub-ic mind usua--y portrays him12hen as#ed about his discovery and his predictions he tried to evadethe sub@ect at first/ but fina--y agreed to te-- something about his wor#1*e made his discovery about 8& years ago/ after wee#s and months ofresearch into geometry and mathematics in ancient boo#s and at a costof Q8(/&&&1

PEN'S E. 6AL6NLATE'S1

*e consumed 0& pounds of paper in figuring/ and his geometrica-deductions and ca-cu-ations are contained on a ro-- which/ whenunwound/ wou-d reach from 2a-- street to the attery1 .rom a-- thesenumbers ,r1 Gann erects his geometrica- figures1 *e has a bigponderous vo-ume fi--ed with these figures KK s$uares/ ang-es/ pyramidsand circ-es KK and whenever he wants to #now anything he turns to acertain geometrica- figure and puts his finger on the answer1

,r1 Gann/ who is a native of Texas/ gave the fo--owing account ofhis experience and methods!

4t is impossib-e now to give any ade$uate idea of the -aw ofvibration as app-y it to my business/ however/ the -ayman may be ab-eto grasp some of the princip-es when state that this is the fundamenta--aw upon which wire-ess te-egraphy/ wire-ess te-ephones/ phonographsand a-- other great inventions are based1 2ithout the existence of this-aw these inventions wou-d have been impossib-e1

4n order to test my idea/ have not on-y put in years of -abor in the

regu-ar way/ but spent nine months wor#ing night and day in the o-dAstor -ibrary and in the ritish museum/ in London/ poring over ancientboo#s on mathematics and geometry/ as we-- as the records of stoc#transactions as far bac# as )08&1 have/ incidenta--y/ examined themanipu-ations of :ay Gou-d/ anie- rew/ 6ommodore Vanderbi-t anda-- other important 2a-- street manipu-ators from that time to the

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present time1

4Vibration is fundamenta-F nothing is exempt from this -awF it is

universa-/ therefore app-icab-e to every c-ass of phenomena/ animate orinanimate/ on the g-obe14

,r1 Gann added that his researches showed that the ancients had#now-edge of natura- -aws of which we can scarce-y dream/ that in asense they were wiser than we are today1 The fact that the ancientswrote their numbers and -etters in geometrica- figures opened the way tohis discovery of the -aw that ru-es a-- things1 *e found that every -etterand every number was written in a geometrica- ang-e that determined

the power of its vibration1 Bnowing this vibration in the -etters of anindividua-"s name/ in the -etters contained in the name of a stoc# or inthe -etters of the name of a country or a ru-er/ the destiny of thatindividua-/ that stoc# or that ru-er and country can be correct-y seen1

2*AT"S ' A 'A,5D

4There is everything in a name or in a word/4 said ,r Gann/ thestrong -ines of his face re-axing in a genia- smi-e/ 4despite a-- thatSha#espeare has said1 There is no such thing as chance in thisuniverse/ and the names which we give our chi-dren are governed bythis great -aw1 2e have a-- heard the story of Vo-taire/ who on-y becamegreat and famous after he had changed his name to what we #now ittoday1 Perhaps he was adept in the wor#ings of this -aw14

,r1 Gann was as#ed how he made his remar#ab-e predictionsregarding the #aiser and how he determined the exact days mentioned1

4y the -etters of his name and the name of his mother/4 he rep-ied1

4n this manner the future of any individua- can be to-d1 The first thing do is get the mathematica- ang-e/ the -ength of the ang-e of his or hername and then that of the mother"s name1 Then you get the ang-e of thefather"s name/ because that name you carry through -ife1 .o--owing this ta#e the 6hristian or given name/ which is forced on you/ so to spea#/and ca-cu-ate whether it is harmonious or inharmonious1 There are @ust

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two things to everything KK harmony or inharmony/ positive or negative/-ight or dar#ness/ beauty or ug-iness1 f the name given you is out ofharmony then you have got to wor# through that unti- you come into

harmony1 The given name gives the vibration set up in the body15verything is based abso-ute-y on geometry and mathematics1 Mou havegot to prove everything in a circ-e/ in a s$uare or in an ang-e1 Mou havegot to #now how a pyramid stands to a circ-e/ a circ-e to a s$uare andhow they a-- "match up1"4

Spea#ing of the vibratory power of -etters/ ,r1 Gann made out a -istof the names of the presidents of the Nnited States1 The -etters 2 and '/he said/ were the most important of a--1 The -etter 2 is of a dua- nature

and the ancients so indicated it in their origina- symbo-1 t is the mostpowerfu- -etter according to its position in a name1 t wor#s either for @ustice and the -oftiest of idea-s/ or it tends to destruction and ruin1 Aperson whose name begins with a 2 and terminates in an ' wi-- ho-d amost exa-ted position in -ife and wie-d great power1 As an examp-e whoestab-ished the Nnion/ and going down the who-e -ist of presidents thatcombination of -etters does not occur again unti- we reach the name of2oodrow 2i-son1 The g-ance over the fo--owing names of presidents wi--show this! George 2ashington/ :ohn Adams/ Thomas :efferson/ :ames ,adison/ :ames ,unroe/ :ohn R Adams/Andrew :ac#son/,1 Van uren/2i--iam * *arrison/

:ohn Ty-er/ :ames B1 Po-#/ Tay-or/,i--ard .i--more/.ran#-in Pierce/ :ames uchanan/

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Abraham Linco-n/Andrew :ohnson/N1 S1 Grant/

;1 1 *ayes/ :ames A Garfie-d/6hester A1 Arthur/Grover 6-eve-and/en@amin *arrison/Grover 6-eve-and/2i--iam ,cBin-ey/ Theodore ;ooseve-t/2i--iam *1 Taft/

2oodrow 2i-son ENL5 2"s1

President 2i-son"s name/ ,r1 Gann says/ is even more potent than

that of 2ashington/ for his given name a-so begins with a 42/4 and hisposition in the wor-d today is the materia-iJation of the great vibratorypower that is inherent in these -etters1

n the -ist of presidents it wi-- be noted that where the 424 does notappear the -etter 4'4 p-ays an important ro-e/ such as/ for instance/ thenames of :efferson/ ,adison/ Andrew :ac#son/ Linco-n KK whichcontained two 4'"s4 KK and so on1

As another stri#ing examp-e of the power of these -etters/ ,r1 Ganncited that of 'apo-eon/ whose name began with an 4'4 and ended withit1 *ere was a combination hard to beat/ but he was beatenF and bynone other than 2e--ington/ the 424 and "'" combination KK thebeginning and the end1 t must be remembered/ however/ that not a--

persons whose names may be 2i-son/ or Linco-n or 2e--ington wi-- bee$ua--y as great1 They wi-- more or -ess p-ay an important part in theirvarious spheres/ but the date of birth is what determines the other ang-eand a-so comp-ete the circ-e or the s$uare1 .rom a-- this data ,r1 Gannca-cu-ates the 4#ey number4 which governs him through -ife1 That 4#eynumber4 is the who-e secret of ,r1 Gann"s discovery/ and this secret he

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#eeps within himse-f1 .or instance/ the 4#ey number4 of President2i-son"s name is 480/4 and curious-y enough he is the twentyKeighthpresident of the Nnited States1 Therefore/ the numbers 484 and 40/4 or

their tota- 4)&/4 wi-- show events of importance in ,r1 2i-son"s career1

Another instance of a man of prominence in this country who haswie-ded a powerfu- inf-uence is that of *enry 2atterson/ editor emeritusof the Louisvi--e 6ourierK:ourna-/ whose name begins with a 424 andterminates in an 4'14 And so it wi-- be seen that in a-- names ofprominent persons in every wa-# of -ife/ the 424 and 4'4 are rare-yabsent/ and in the cases of big men where neither -etter appears in the6hristian or given name the #ey wi-- be found in the day and year of

birth1 'ET A P;EP*5T1

,r1 Gann does not care much for money except to meet his dai-y

needs/ and these are simp-e1 *e made a fortune simp-y that he mighthave the -eisure necessary for him to fo--ow his ambition C to studymathematics and de-ve into the #now-edge he-d by the ancients1 *e doesnot want to be regarded as a prophet or a seer/ but rather as a man ofscience18)

4An astronomer can predict to the minute when a ec-ipse is going

to occur/4 he said/ 4but you wou-d not consider him a prophet/ wou-d youD Ef course not1 *e simp-y ma#es use of mathematics based on#nown -aws of the movements of the p-anets in their orbits1 have foundin my researches that the 6hinese understood a-- those -aws andcomputed the coming of ec-ipses thousands of years before the5gyptians and 6ha-deans1 t is marve-ous the #now-edge that theseancients had1 n ma#ing my predictions used geometry and

mathematics @ust as an astronomer does/ based on immutab-e -aws8) ,any of Gann"s pub-icity materia-s confirm this statement1 An advertisement for Gann"s

news-etter/ pub-ished in the P-ain ea-er of 6-eve-and E* on Apri- 9/ )988/ said in theopening paragraph! 4on"t try to guess the topF $uit gamb-ing on hopeF fo--ow Science and#nowF then you wi-- have no regrets14 At the time of the )989 crash and the ear-y years ofthe epression that fo--owed/ Gann"s company was in fact ca--ed 21 1 Gann ScientificService/ nc1 or 21 1 Gann Scientific nc1

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which have discovered188 There is nothing supernatura- or weird aboutit1 Some wee#s ago read an interesting artic-e on the fai-ure ofastro-ogers in their predictions regarding the war1

'ow there is a great dea- in the vibrations of the p-anets/ but to

ma#e accurate predictions the great -aw behind it a--/ which theancients understood/ but which they purpose-y refrained from putting intheir boo#s/ as they wanted to #eep the secret for themse-ves/ mustenter into the ca-cu-ation1 That is why astro-ogy fai-s for nothing can beaccurate that is not based on mathematics C and so few astro-ogers aremathematicians183

4n ,arch -ast severa- of my friends in 2a-- street as#ed me why did not ma#e a prediction on how -ong the war wou-d -ast1 had been$uite busy a-- a-ong with my regu-ar wor# in 2a-- street/ and myevenings were given to ca-cu-ating events for friends14

,r Gann here -ifted a -arge bund-e of -etters from his des#1 Theywere from men of prominence a-- over the country KK from governors ofstates/ big pub-ic men in 2ashington and others/ than#ing him for his#indness in wor#ing out a geometrica- figure of their -ives andcommenting upon his amaJing accuracy1

H4IThese are the things that #eep me busy4 he added/ with a -augh14ut it is what -i#e to doF it is my p-ay/ my recreation1 *owever/ wentto wor# on that end of the war ca-cu-ation and on Apri- + sent out atypewritten statement to my friends1 2e--/ the resu-t is #nown now1

4The Nnited States went into the war on Apri- +1 Apri- has a-waysbeen very eventfu- in the history of this country1 .ort Sumter was firedon in the month of Apri-/ and if you -oo# bac# over history you wi-- find

that many of the important events begin or end in the month of Apri-1 88 The opening paragraph of 6hapter V in Gann/ The Tunnel Thru the Air >.inancia-

Guardian Pub-ishing 6o1/ )987?/ p1 7(/ is virtua--y identica- to this sentence183 n ma#ing this statement/ Gann must have had particu-ar mathematica- #now-edge in

mind1 To cast a horoscope re$uires the app-ication of $uite a bit of mathematics1 A--astro-ogers in Gann"s day had to cast horoscopes by hand1 There were no computerprograms to do the wor#1 Met he says <so few astro-ogers are mathematicians=

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soon found that the -etters and numbers in the names of President2i-son and the #aiser revea-ed some very remar#ab-e indications1Strange-y enough found that the numbers "(/" "7" and "9" are very

eventfu- and important in the history of this country1 These samenumbers are fata- numbers for Baiser 2i-he-m/ and showed that his evi-months this year were Ectober and 'ovember1 2ith a-- the "'"s" in hisname he cou-d not beat that powerfu- "2" and "'" combination/ nor cou-d'apo-eon1

42e cannot wor# against the -aw/ but we can wor# with the -aw1.or instance/ one of my friends came to me recent-y very muchdepressed1 found he was passing through a hard period1 *ea-th and

business were affected1 again tested my discovery1 to-d him not toinvest or specu-ate in any stoc# that was due for a rise/ for he wasbound to -ose/ but advised him to se-ect a stoc# that was itse-fdepressed and se-- short1 *e did this and made money in a time whenconditions were against him1 That is what mean by wor#ing with the-aw48%

The resected ;ournal of 6ommerce) in an article to /ears later)confirms se"eral of the statements made a'o"e:

,r1 Gann has made noteworthy prognostications of the mar#etswhich proved to be true in course of time1 *is ca-cu-ations are based onthe Science of Letters/ 'umbers and Astro-ogy18( n )9&9 his record inspecu-ation created a sensation1 The 4Tic#er ,agaJine4 and manynewspapers throughout the country commented on his accurateforecasts and trading record1 And since that year his predictions on themovements of stoc#s have been @ust as remar#ab-e1 *e sends out

forecasts twe-ve months in advance and at the beginning of )9)9 hepredicted the bu-- mar#et that year and the big dec-ine in 'ovember of

8% The Anaconda H,TI Standard/ :an1 )9/ )9)9/ p1 ) of the 5ditoria- section18( The hierarchy here is first -etters/ then numbers/ then astro-ogy1 n Gann"s List of oo#s

for Sa-e/ the order of the categories was first 'umero-ogy/ then Astro-ogy/ then Scientificand ,isce--aneous1 Thus he put numbers above astro-ogy/ but -etters above numbers1

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the same year1 *e foreto-d the advance in stoc#s -ast Apri- and thesevere dec-ine in 'ovember and ecember -ast year1 En the genera- runof stoc#s for -ast year/ a-- his predictions/ which were made at the

beginning of )98&/ came true1 *e spo#e with emphasis of the dec-iningmar#et which cou-d be expected at the end of -ast year1 *appeningsproved that his predictions were correct1 111

This gent-eman has made some important predictions in this day1*e foreto-d about nine months in advance the exact day of the Baiser"sabdication/ and the end of the 2or-d 2ar1 ,r1 Gann a-so predicted thee-ections of both President 2i-son and that of *arding1 *e has forecastevents in the -ives of persons who are prominent in the po-itica- and

business affairs of this nation/ and these men testify to the accuracy of,r1 Gann"s predictions1 *e showed the writer numerous -etters frommen high in the army and navy1 State executives/ ban#ing officia-s/ we--K#nown c-ergymen/ and hosts of others whose signatures to -etters meanthat the truth has been spo#en1 They are a-- men whose position andstanding cou-d not afford them to write or say anything un-ess they#new the true facts about which they were writing1 This a great credit to,r1 Gann and it proves that he #nows whereof he spea#s18+

Poor usiness/ amaged 6rops/Stri#es and an# .ai-ures in)983 Predicted by Prophet

2i--iam 1 Gann s 0( Per 6ent;ight in *is .orecasts/ *is

.o--owers ec-are1

S A ,AT*5,AT6AL S55;

.oresaw ate of 5nd of 2arand 5-ection of *arding

8+ 5xcerpt from an artic-e appearing in The :ourna- of 6ommerce/ :an1 )(/ )98)1

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and 2i-son1

4 #new you wou-d be coming in toKday/4 was the greeting the

unhera-ded reporter received on entering the office of 2i--iam 1 Gannat 'o1 %9 roadway1 42hen -oo#ed at the ca-endar this morning andsaw it was the third day of the third month of the year )983 #new wou-d receive ca--ers from newspaper and pub-icity peop-e14

,r1 Gann predicts other and more important things/ such as stoc#$uotations/ end of wars and e-ections of Presidents/ with an accuracythat has made him a recogniJed authority in 2a-- Street1 *e predictedthe e-ection of 2i-son and of *arding/ and he to-d of the abdication of

the Baiser and the end of the war to the exact date six monthsbeforehand1

0( P5; 65'T 6E;;56T1

*is dai-y Supp-y and emand -etter gives to his c-ients scientificforecasts on stoc#s/ cotton and grain1 And the c-ients who have fo--owedhis advice for twenty years testify that eightyKfive per cent of hispredictions are correct1

4 figure things by mathematics/4 ,r1 Gann exp-ained1 4There isnothing mysterious about any of my predictions1 f have the data canuse a-gebra and geometry and te-- exact-y by the theory of cyc-es when acertain thing is going to occur again14

4f we wish to avert fai-ure in specu-ation we must dea- withcauses1 5verything in existence is based on exact proportion and perfectre-ationship1 There is no chance in nature/ because mathematica-princip-es of the highest order -ie at the foundation of a-- things1

.araday said! KK "There is nothing in the universe but mathematica-points of force14

,r1 Gann"s business out-oo# for )983 forecasts a genera--y -owaverage caused by stri#es and threats of war in foreign -ands and poorcrop conditions1

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those two -etters p-aced in that way1

The forecast which to-d of *arding"s e-ection has been exp-ained by

,r1 Gann as fo--ows! KK

Senator 2arren G1 *arding was born 'ovember 8/ )0+(1 *is namecontains some of the most powerfu- fame and wea-thKproducing -etters1 The name 2arren beginning with 2 and ending with '/ is very fortunateand gives him power to overcome obstac-es and opponents1 *is nameand numbers show that he wi-- be conservative and act on-y after dueconsideration1 *is foreign po-icy wi-- he-p him to win1

4*is fortunate numbers are 8/ %/ +/ 0 and ))1 'ote that theec-aration of ndependence on :u-y % and inauguration day on ,arch% both fa-- on one of his fortunate numbers1 The e-ection ta#es p-ace onthe second day of the e-eventh month/ both fortunate numbers for him14

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En the other hand ,r1 Gann predicted the defeat of Governor 6oxbecause his name contained on-y one fortunate -etter1 There has neverbeen but one President with the initia- 61 That was 6-eve-and1 ut the-etter * recurs every tenth cyc-e1 2i--iam *1 *arrison was the ninthPresident1 ;1 1 *ayes was the nineteenth President/ so there wasnothing -eft by for 2arren G1 *arding to be the twentyKninth1

t might be we-- for the po-itica- parties to consu-t ,r1 Gann beforethe nominations are made in )98% to find out what -etter is due to winin this e-ection1 They cou-d then choose a man with the right #ind of-etters in his name1

,r1 Gann gets ca--s every day from men and women prominent ina-- wa-#s of -ife as#ing him to cast their horoscope1 *e te--s po-iticianswhether or not they wi-- be e-ected and so-ves other prob-ems forc-ergymen/ ban#ers and statesmen1

HPhoto captionI! 2i--iam 1 Gann/ mathematica- seer/ whose forecasts

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are fo--owed by thousands/ sees poor year ahead187

The folloing item is 6hater <& from Ganns no"el The Tunne- Thru the Air/ ritten in 19= 'efore the 19 residential election$ Gannhere sa/s that >Go"ernor Alfred *mith is not likel/ to 'e nominated> '/the Democrats and that >a ?eu'lican ill not 'e elected>$ The ne%t /ear)Her'ert Hoo"er and Alfred 2$ *mith 'ecame the ?eu'lican and Democratnominees) and the ?eu'lican Hoo"er on the election '/ a landslide$Gann correctl/ redicted that *mith 5if nominated ould not 'e elected$7

A.T5; ma#ing his ca-cu-ations on the Presidentia- e-ection in)980/ ;obert sent the fo--owing .orecast to ,r1 Benne-worth!

:u-y 8&/ )9871

)980 P;5S5'TAL 5L56TE'

n order to determine the conditions that wi-- prevai- during )980and who wi-- be e-ected/ we must -oo# up past cyc-es1 refer you to5cc-esiastes 3! )( C 4That which hath been is now and that which is tobe hath a-ready been/ and God re$uireth that which is past14

2e #now that we are repeating past cyc-es as referred to in5Je#ie-"s Prophecy C 6hapter 8&! %+ C 4Son of man set thy face towardthe south/ and drop thy word toward the south/ and prophesy againstthe forest of the south fie-d/ and say to the forest of the south/ *ear theword of the Lord/ Thus saith the Lord God/ eho-d/ wi-- #ind-e a fire inthee and it sha-- devour every green tree in thee and every dry tree/ thef-aming f-ame sha-- not be $uenched/ and a-- faces from the south to the

north sha-- be burned therein14

The troub-es in 'icaragua/ the destructive f-oods and storms whichhave visited .-orida/ and the destruction by the f-oods a-ong the,ississippi during the past Spring a-- show that troub-es are starting in

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the south1 2e are in a cyc-e which wi-- repeat and cause wars which wi--start from the south and southwest/ probab-y ,exico1 A-- of these eventswi-- have a great bearing on the Presidentia- e-ection in )980/ because

war wi-- be in the air and the peop-e wi-- be very much upset1

As referred to in 5xodus 38! )7 C 4And when :oshua heard thenoise of the peop-e as they shouted/ he said unto ,oses/ There is anoise of war in the camp14 There wi-- be po-itica- wars and revo-utionarychanges in the Nnited States in )9801 Peop-e wi-- want to choose new-eaders1 ;ead :udges (! 0 C 4They chose new godsF then was war withinthe gates! was there a shie-d or spear seen among forty thousand insrae-D4 The peop-e wi-- need to choose an ab-e -eader to prepare for the

great war in the air1 have made a study of President 6oo-idge"s date of birth/ name and

numbers1 *e is the strongest man that the ;epub-icans have/ but hehas not wanted to accept the nomination and wi-- probab-y not if he canget out of it1 *e has the best chance of any ;epub-ican for being e-ected1A-ong about ,arch or Apri-/ )980/ some important event wi-- happenwhich is -i#e-y to cause President 6oo-idge to refuse to accept thenomination1 2hen the convention meets in :une or :u-y there wi-- be-ong de-ays/ dissatisfaction and fights among the o-d ;epub-ican -eadersas to whom they wi-- nominate1 .rom the cyc-e that we are repeating/there is a strong indication that President 6oo-idge wi-- not berenominated1 *e wi-- do something which wi-- cause -arge financia-interests and moneyed men to withdraw their support from him1

Since God re$uires that which is past/ then past cyc-es and eventsin the history of the Nnited States must repeat1 2e -oo# up the namesand dates of birth to determine when certain names or initia- -ettersshou-d repeat1 The -etter 464 is one which repeats in events of the Nnited

States as shown by the e-ection of Grover 6-eve-and the second time in)0981 President 6a-vin 6oo-idge/ with the 464 strong in both names/succeeded President *arding/ August 8/ )983/ and was e-ected in )98%1 This was rea--y a repetition of the -etter 464 the same as 6-eve-and"ssecond e-ection/ and in view of the fact that President 6oo-idge hasserved about + years/ the -etter 464 is not due to repeat its vibration in

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)980/ but might repeat in )938 when President 6oo-idge cou-d possib-ybe e-ected again fo--owing the war and troub-esome times1

The most favorab-e -etters for the ;epub-ican Party which cou-drepeat in )980 are / :/ ./ and L1 n view of the cyc-e which indicateswar from )980 to )938/ there is a strong indication that the -etter 4L4wi-- repeat as it did during the 6ivi- 2ar when Linco-n was President1 This might mean the nomination of orah/ ut-er/ :ohnson or Lowden1 haven"t the dates of birth of any of these men/ therefore/ am unab-e tosay before the nominations ta#e p-ace and we #now whom theiropponents wi-- be/ whether any of them wou-d be e-ected or not1

n regard to the emocratic nomination/ the cyc-e indicates astrong possibi-ity of victory for the emocrats or a new party1 GovernorA-fred Smith is not -i#e-y to be nominated and if nominated wou-d notbe e-ected1 The -etter 4S4 has never appeared in the surname of anypresident of the Nnited States/80 and as we are on-y due to repeat pastevents/ he has a very s-im chance of being e-ected1

The -etters ./ , and ; are due to repeat for the emocrats1 Thismight mean .ord/ ,cAdoo or ;eed1 According to the date of birth/ cyc-eand numbers/ ,cAdoo wou-d have a much better chance of getting thenomination than Smith1 ;eed -oo#s stronger than either of them1Governor Smith wi-- continue popu-ar and the possibi-ities of him beingnominated wi-- -oo# promising unti- about ,ay/ )980/ when there wi-- bea sudden change of pub-ic opinion against him1 Support wi-- bewithdrawn and some of the strong emocratic -eaders wi-- turn to otherpossib-e candidates1 Smith"s name wi-- no doubt come before theconvention/ but see no chance of him being nominated1

There is a strong indication that the man who wi-- be nominated

80 The surname is the -ast name or fami-y name >e1g1 Gann?1 Since Gann cou-d scarce-yhave over-oo#ed presidents -i#e 2ashington/ :efferson/ and :ac#son/ in whose surnamesthe <s= appears/ not to mention 2i-son/ to whom he refers repeated-y/ it must bepresumed that he means that the Nnited States has never had a president whose -astname began with <s=1 ndeed/ not on-y in the history from the e-ection of George2ashington up to the time this was written >)987? had this not occurred/ but in the 0%

years since Gann wrote this chapter/ no president"s -ast name has begun with <s=1

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wi-- be a 4dar# horse/4 a man probab-y born in ,ay or :une1;evo-utionary changes are indicated1 The $uestion of the )0thAmendment is -i#e-y to sp-it both of the o-d parties1 A farm and -abor

party or some other po-itica- party may spring up and defeat both of theo-d parties1 The pub-ic wi-- be very much divided and sentiment wi-- bebad-y mixed in the summer and fa-- of )9801

2ith the present data in hand and the events that are to fo--ow thenext Presidentia- e-ection/ my @udgment is that a ;epub-ican wi-- not bee-ected1 The President who ta#es office in ,arch/ )989/ wi-- start undervery unfavorab-e conditions simi-ar to those which faced President2i-son at the time he entered his second term and a-so conditions wi--

repeat simi-ar to those that fo--owed the e-ection of Abraham Linco-n in)0+)1 There wi-- be troub-e with foreign countries over immigration -aws1 Tariff wi-- be a sore spot and cause disagreements with foreigncountries1

wi-- have my ca-cu-ations made up for the stoc# and commoditymar#ets for )980 and )989 soon and when they are comp-eted wi-- senda copy of them1 There wi-- be some big opportunities for -ong pu-- tradingin stoc#s and commodities during )9801 want you to be in on the dea-swith me and hope can he-p you ma#e a mi--ion do--ars1

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Advertisement for Gann"s nove-in the a--as >T? ,orning 'ews/ ,ay 3)/ )93)1

s one of the divine -aws contained therein the Law of VibrationD

n the 19 residential election) +ranklin Delano ?oose"elt as

elected and su'seCuentl/ 'ecame the onl/ nited *tates resident to 'eelected to four terms in office$ Gann as fer"entl/ oosed to ?oose"elts-e Deal$ ?ight 'efore the 19E election) Gann rote: >The resentAdministration at #ashington ith its -e Deal) or think it ould 'emore roer to name it the ra deal) decided to make it their 'usiness torun e"er/ other mans 'usiness) regardless of hether the/ kne

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an/thing a'out it or not$ .ost oliticians and 'rain3trusters knonothing a'out running an/ kind of 'usiness$> 0

n the folloing ress iece) Gann redicts the electoral defeat of?oose"elt in the residential election of 19E$ He redicts that >Alfred .$Landon ill 'e elected $$$ '/ an o"erhelming maForit/$> #hen theelection came) ?oose"elt on nearl/ E1 of the oular "ote and morethan 9 of the electoral "ote$

The Lighter Side'N,5;S A' L5TT5;S

The Literary igest/ which is even now preparing for the greateststraw vote of a-- time/ might @ust as we-- tear up its cards and dischargeits computers/ for the outcome of the presidentia- e-ection is sett-ed1 ,r121 1 Gann has compared the -etters and numbers in the names;ooseve-t and Landon and has decided that the -atter cannot he-p butbe e-ected next fa--1 'o matter how you and your fe--ow citiJens vote/ theresu-t wi-- not be affected1

*ere is part of ,r1 Gann"s exp-anation!

4The names containing "EE" never repeat more than four times in acyc-e of 3& years and se-dom more than three times1 The "EE" hasrepeated three times in succession! 6a-vin 6oo-idge/ *erbert *oover/.ran#-in e-ano ;ooseve-t1 *oover was the third after 2oodrow 2i-sonwhose name contained "EE" and he was defeated1 .ran#-in 1 ;ooseve-tis the third fo--owing 6oo-idge and the cyc-es and Letters and 'umbersforete-- his defeat1

4The vibrations of Letters and 'umbers are very important1 A study

of the vowe-s and consonants revea- some remar#ab-e events in history1'apo-eon onaparte/ whose name began with "'" and ended with "'" hadthe greatest rise of any genera- in history and met with the greatestdefeat/ dying in prison1 *is opponent was the u#e of 2e--ington/ whose

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name began with "2" and ended with "'1" 'apo-eon met his defeat at2ater-oo/ beginning with "2" and ending with "EE1"

4The vowe-s a-ways produce expansion and booms/ especia--y "E/"whi-e "*" and "'" are strong for both expansion and contraction and arefameKproducing -etters which wind up with crash and defeat1 .orexamp-e! Nnder Theodore ;ooseve-t we experienced a great boom inbusiness and the stoc# mar#et in )9&(K)9&+ but one of the severestpanics in )9&71 Nnder 2oodrow 2i-son we had a boom in business butwar panic fo--owed1 Nnder 2arren G1 *arding we started a businessrecovery/ but the -etter "*" in his -ast name and "2" and "'" in his firstname indicated sudden death1 Nnder 6a-vin 6oo-idge we had the

greatest boom in business in this country and the stoc# mar#et/ butwhen the "*" in *oover"s name and the "EE" again repeated we had theworst panic in the history of this country1 The consonants "*" and "*"indicated extreme depression1 *erbert *oover was a chi-d of destiny andfate decreed that he must bear the b-ame and the resu-ts of theaftermath of war and rec#-ess specu-ation1

4.ran#-in 1 ;ooseve-t came into office under various adverseconditions and was forced to c-ose a-- the ban#s in the Nnited States1.o--owing that we had a boom in business and the stoc# mar#et whichcu-minated in :u-y/ )933F then a recession in business and the stoc#mar#et/ and in )93( and )93+ we had another boom in business andthe stoc# mar#et1 A second and worse ;ooseve-t panic is yet to come1 am sure that before the end of )93+ and during the ear-y part of )937/business wi-- fee- the mista#es of the 'ew ea- and we wi-- have to gothrough another period of depression and read@ustment as a resu-t of;ooseve-t"s waste/ extravagance and mista#es1

4These are the wor#ings of a 'atura- Law and time cyc-es1 The

more mista#es po-itica- -eaders ma#e/ the more business and thecountry suffer1 t wi-- be important to watch what happens aroundAugust )(/ September )% to )+/ and Ectober 87 to 89/ )93+/ whichaccording to my time cyc-es indicate critica- times for the Nnited Statesand reverses for President ;ooseve-t1 uring the month of August;ooseve-t is -i#e-y to ma#e some speech or do something that wi-- cause

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voters to turn against him1 :ust as a panic fo--owed in )9&7 in the -ast year of Theodore ;ooseve-t"s Administration/ a panic in the stoc# mar#etand depression in business is -i#e-y to wind up the -ast year of .ran#-in

1 ;ooseve-t"s Administraion1

4Abraham Linco-n was the )+th President of the Nnited States andup to this time the on-y man e-ected President of the Nnited Stateswhose name began with "L" and ended with "'1" 'ames beginning with "L"repeat at rare interva-s and usua--y either in 30 or 7+ years1 A-fred ,1Landon"s first name/ -i#e Linco-n/ begins with "A" and -ast name beginswith "L" and ends with "'" and a-so contains "E" in the midd-e name and"E" in the -ast name1 The -etter "L" is an important -etter that wi-- repeat

the cyc-e fo--owing President Abraham Linco-n1 4The President e-ected in )93+ wi-- be the thirdKthird President of

the Nnited States1 "ThirtyKthree" is a number that wor#s strong with"sixteen" and the -etter "L" strong-y opposes the -etter ";1" The -etter "A" inA-fred opposes "." and "" in ;ooseve-t"s name1 President .ran#-in 1;ooseve-t was born :anuary 3&/ )008 and Governor A-fred ,1 Landonwas born September 9/ )0071 The month of September contains nine-etters1 Landon was born on the 9th day of the 9th month and the year)007 reduced to its -owest digit is six1 The numbers "three/" "six/" and"nine" are fortunate and eventfu- for him1 )93+ is the 3+th year in the Twentieth 6entury1 ThirtyKsix added together e$ua-s nine1 This isLandon"s year and Landon"s vibration1 uring the month of September/)93+/ soon after Governor Landon"s birthday/ he wi-- ma#e some speechor say something that wi-- cause the tide to turn strong-y in his favor1

4Governor Landon was nominated in 6-eve-and/ Ehio1 The name ofthe state beginning with "E" and ending with "E" are fortunate forGovernor Landon1 President ;ooseve-t was nominated in Phi-ade-phia/

Pa1 The name of the town and the state beginning with "P" and endingwith "A" are unfortunate and opposing -etters for President ;ooseve-t1

4This country went through great strugg-es and had wars underGeorge 2ashington1 Again we passed through unsett-ed conditions andwere forced to go into the 2or-d 2ar under 2oodrow 2i-son1 Abraham

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Linco-n was e-ected at a critica- period in the history of the NnitedStates and 6ivi- 2ar fo--owed1 A-fred ,1 Landon wi-- be e-ected at acritica- period of the Nnited States fo--owing a greater period of

Government extravagance and expenditure than has ever occurredduring war times1 The country wi-- pass through a very trying periodunder A-fred ,1 Landon/ because he wi-- be forced to ta#e office underadverse conditions brought about by the previous Administration1*owever/ Landon"s Administration wi-- prove to be good for the countryin the -ong run @ust as Abraham Linco-n"s po-icy of freeing the s-avesproved to be the measure at that time1

4.rom my study of Letters/ 'umbers and cyc-e theory/ am

confident that Landon wi-- be e-ected 'ovember 3/ )93+ by anoverwhe-ming ma@ority14

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So/ you see/ the e-ection is as good as over1 The on-y thing -eft to dois to as# the stars which 6ongressmen wi-- be e-ected1

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n 1940) at the time of ?oose"elts third camaign for office) Gannlaunched a fresh "olle/ against the -e Deal$

4,ista#es have to be paid for and there have never been moremista#es made in any administration of the Nnited States than havebeen made by the 'ew ea- 111 The 'ew ea- is no -onger adhering toformer -aws or the 6onstitution1 111 t is on-y by facing facts and ta#ing

prompt action that we can prevent the 'ew ea-ers from accomp-ishingtheir purpose and ruining the country1 111 *ave we never had smart menbefore and why is it that President ;ooseve-t and the 'ew ea-ers arethe smartest men in the wor-dD 111 the 'ew ea-ers do nothing but

3) The *artford 6ourant Aug )/ )93+/ p1 +1

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continue to run the government into debt and wi-- not stop unti- we faceban#ruptcy1 111 nothing the 'ew ea- does is safe1 5verything isrec#-essness1 111 The 'ew ea- has ruined the mar#et for our

commodities and hurt the farmer1 2e have -ost the cotton mar#et of theSouth and wi-- never regain it1 111 'ew ea-ers want comp-ete contro-and want dictatorship1 They have proved that from start to finish byta#ing away the rights of the peop-e restricting and -imiting business ofa-- #inds1 111 f the 'ew ea- wins in 'ovember/ )9%&/ the -ast hope forAmerica is gone1438

Ganns arning ent unheeded and ?oose"elt on the 1940election$ n the folloing letter to the editor) Gann tells us) no dou't ith a

sense of relief '/ this time) that ?oose"elts 1940 "ictor/ indicates >theend of the ?oose"elts in the office of resident of the nited *tates> andthat +D? >ill not ser"e a fourth term$> Histor/ again shoed differentl/$+ranklin Delano ?oose"elt on re3election to the office of resident of thenited *tates in 1944) as inaugurated to that office on ;an$ 0) 194)and died in office on Aril 1) 194$

'E 6*A'65 .E; ;EES5V5LT To the 5ditor of The ;epub-ican! C

.rom the time George 2ashington was President unti- 2oodrow2i-son was e-ected/ there was no other President e-ected with the first-etter of his name beginning with 4214 .rom 2ashington to ,cBin-ey/there was no President e-ected who had 4oo4 in his name1 ,cBin-ey wase-ected for the first time in )09+ and for the second time in )9&&/ at theend of the century ending in 4&&14 Theodore ;ooseve-t was e-ected viceKpresident/ the first time that 4oo4 had appeared in the name of aPresident or a viceKpresident1 n )9&) ,cBin-ey died and ;ooseve-t

became President1 n )9&% Theodore ;ooseve-t was e-ected President/thus repeating the second time the 4oo4 in a name of a President1

n )9&0 2i--iam *oward Taft was e-ected President1 n )9)8

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2oodrow 2i-son was e-ected President1 *is name contained the 4oo4 inthe first name and 4o4 in the second1 n )9)+ 2oodrow 2i-son wase-ected for the second time1

n )98& 2arren G1 *arding was e-ected President1 .ran#-in e-ano

;ooseve-t ran for viceKpresident that year on the emocratic tic#et andwas defeated1 6a-vin 6oo-idge was e-ected viceKpresident in )98&1 *isname contained 4oo14 *e became President in )983/ after the death of*arding1 n )98% 6oo-idge was e-ected President1

n )980 *erbert *oover was e-ected President1 *is name contained4oo14 n )938/ )93+ and )9%& .ran#-in e-ano ;ooseve-t was e-ected

President of the Nnited States1 *is midd-e name contained 4o4 and the-ast name 4oo14

.rom the above/ you can see that from )98& to )9%%/ or 8% years/4oo4 has appeared in the name of the President and that the cyc-e whichbegan in )9&& started 4oo4 in the name of the President and hascontinued for %% years1

.ran#-in e-ano ;ooseve-t first too# oath of office as President ofthe Nnited States in )933/ a year ca--ed by the ancients as the doub-e4314 *e wi-- run for office again in )9%%/ the year #nown as the doub-e4%14 *e has had three terms or )8 years in office1 *e wi-- not serve afourth term/ as the cyc-e for the 4oo4 has run out and the time cyc-esand the science of numbers do not promise for President ;ooseve-t afourth term in office1

.rom the time Theodore ;ooseve-t was e-ected viceKpresident in)9&& to the e-ection of .ran#-in 1 ;ooseve-t in )938 was 38 years1.rom the first e-ection of Theodore ;ooseve-t to the -ast e-ection of

.ran#-in 1 ;ooseve-t in )9%& was %& years1 This cyc-e indicates the endof the ;ooseve-ts in the office of President of the Nnited States1

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Appendix

Sour!es of Gann"s Ti!#er $uotes

n the Ticker inter"ie) #$ D$ Gann ro"ides fi"e Cuotations insuort of his statements concerning the La of &i'ration$ The last Cuoteis attri'uted to .ichael +arada/I the other Cuotes are "aguel/ sourced) ifat all$ The fi"e Cuotes are:

• Juote 1: 4That an origina- impu-se of any #ind fina--y reso-vesitse-f into periodic or rhythmica- motion4

• Juote : 4:ust as the pendu-um returns again in its swing/ @ust as the moon returns in its orbit/ @ust as the advancing year ever brings the rose of spring/ so do the properties of thee-ements periodica--y recur as the weight of the atoms rises14

• Juote : 4The properties of an e-ement are a periodic functionof its atomic weight14

• Juote 4: 42e are brought to the conviction that diversity in

phenomena- nature in its different #ingdoms/ is mostintimate-y associated with numerica- re-ationship1 Thenumbers are not intermixed/ chaotica--y and accidenta--y/ butare sub@ect to regu-ar periodicity1 The changes anddeve-opments are a-so seen to be in many cases undu-atory14

• Juote : 4There is nothing in the Nniverse but mathematica-points of force14

f e kne the sources of these Cuotations) e might ha"e anad"antage o"er other readers of this inter"ie and gain greater insightinto Ganns meaning$ t is 'elie"ed that the source of e"er/ one of theseCuotations has 'een found$

The most trou'lesome of all the Cuotes is Juote $ t seems that the

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onl/ laces in hich +arada/ is found making this statement is in Gannsritings or in the ritings of other eole Cuoting Gann$ f 'iograhies of+arada/ and if +arada/s on ritings do not contain this Cuote) e are

left to onder a'out its authenticit/ as a statement made '/ +arada/himself$

#$ D$ Gann as on the Kodiac 6ouncil of the Astrological *ociet/ of-e 8ork$ #e kno he as a mem'er as earl/ as 1914) from a age

from the Astrological Bulletina) reroduced hereinI4 this does not reclude his 'eing a mem'er 'efore that time$ A fello mem'er of the6ouncil at that time ith Gann as L/man 2$ *toe$ Here are to

aragrahs from an address '/ *toe gi"en Fust months 'efore the

Ticker inter"ie as u'lished:

Said Sir saac 'ewton/ < be-ive a-- of the matter in the universe canbe compressed into a g-obe one inch in diameter/ and if to that why notto the siJe of a cherry/ a pea/ a grain of sand/ there is nothing in theuniverse but mathematica- points1=

.araday went 'ewton one bettr/ he dec-aired there is nothin% inthe uni&erse but mathemati!a' ipoints of for!e(3+

*toes ords 5there is nothing in the uni"erse 'ut mathematical oints of force7 are the e%act ords that Gann attri'utes to +arada/$*toe) hoe"er) does not use Cuotation marks) hich ould iml/ thathe is arahrasing +arada/s general thought) rather than Cuoting himdirectl/$= n the a'sence of roof to the contrar/) e must assume that

3% See Appendix V13( Stowe is the fina- name in the Aries series in the image in Appendix V136 .rom 4The *and of estiny or 2here did we come from/ 2hat are we here for/ and

2here are we going toD A -ecture de-ivered by Prof Lyman 5 Stowe/ before The .irst

Spiritua-ist 6hurch of etroit ,ich at their temp-e/ Sunday evening ,ay )+th )9&9/4 inLyman 51 Stowe/ ,armeniaI or) #hat the *irit Told .e >se-fKpub-ished/ )9)0?/ p1 8(1 Thespe--ing and typographica- errors are reproduced as they appeared in the boo#1 o-demphasis was added to high-ight the $uote used by Gann1

37 n )079/ 3& years before Stowe"s -ecture/ 6har-es eecher/ a 6ongregationa-ist minister/wrote/ in a boo# addressed to the same type of peop-e that Stowe was spea#ing tohimse-f/ 4Ab-e minds/ such as LeibnitJ/ oscovitch/ Priest-ey/ .araday/ and others/ havemaintained that a-- materia- phenomena can be accounted for on the theory that partic-es

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Ganns source for this Cuote as *toe and that it therefore as not a+arada/ Cuote at all$

Juotes and are more easil/ accounted for$ The/ aeared in a'ook of oular science in the folloing section:

T*5 P5;E6 LA21

The Periodic System of the 5-ements/ as we now have it/ wasdiscovered independent-y and a-most simu-taneous-y by the ;ussian/,ende-eeff/ and the German/ Lothar ,eyerF though the germ of thediscovery undoubted-y -ay in the Ectaves of 'ew-ands1

n )0+3 ,r1 :ohn 'ew-ands pointed out in a brief -etter to the6hemica- 'ews that if the e-ements be arranged in the order of theiratomic weights/ beginning with hydrogen )/ and ending with uranium 8%&/ in a tabu-ar form/ they natura--y fa-- into such groups thate-ements simi-ar to one another in chemica- behaviour occur in thesame co-umnsF and that/ moreover/ the number of e-ements betweenany one and the next simi-ar one is seven1 n other words/ members ofthe same groups stand to one another in the same re-ation as theextremities of one or more octaves in music30 This -eads us to thin# thatnot on-y may there be a re-ation between these -itt-e fundamenta-s of theuniverse but a veritab-e harmony1

rief-y and technica--y/ the -aw states that 4the properties of ane'ement are a periodi! fun!tion of its atomi! wei%ht()*+

are mathematica- points of force14 6har-es eecher/ *iritual .anifestations >Lee andShepard/ )079?/ p1 )+1 To go from 4a-- materia- phenomena4 to 4nothing in the universe4

may not have seemed a great -eap to Stowe/ who appears to have been anything but ascho-ar1

38 The fina- sentence in ,r1 'ew-ands"s 4brief -etter to the 6hemica- 'ews4 was/ 4Thispecu-iar re-ationship propose to provisiona--y term the "Law of Ectaves1"4 :ohn A1 ;1'ew-ands/ n the Disco"er/ of the eriodic La and on ?elations Among the Atomic#eights >51 U .1 '1 Spon/ )00%?/ p1 )%1

39 According to ,arion 5rwin/ The ni"erse and The Atom >1 Van 'ostrand/ )9)+?/ p1 8+0/this proposition was demonstrated by Lothar ,eyer and mitri ,ende-eev1

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2e see at once from this curve that the atomic vo-ume is a periodicfunction of the atomic weight1 As the atomic weight increases/ theatomic vo-ume a-ternate-y increases and decreases1 The periodicity

proc-aims itse-f in the regu-ar-y recurring hi--s and va--eys whichconstitute the curve1 5-ements which occupy simi-ar positions on thefive hi--s and va--eys have mar#ed-y simi-ar properties1 Thus/ you wi--notice at the summit of each of the five hi--s/ the symbo-s of thee-ements -ithium/ sodium/ potassium/ rubidium and caesium/ a-- ofthese e-ements possessing amaJing-y simi-ar properties1 Er/ again/ findthe -itt-e dot mar#ed S >signifying su-phur? on the s-ope of the third hi--/and you wi-- then notice a -itt-e dot mar#ed Se >se-enium? and another Te >te--urium? in a corresponding-y simi-ar position on the other two hi--s

respective-y1 These e-ements have stri#ing-y simi-ar properties1 Ta#enow another property a-together/ -et us say the me-tingKpoint of thee-ements/ and ma#e a simi-ar diagram >.ig1 3?1

Mou get a curve remar#ab-y -i#e the first one/ with this exception/ thatthe e-ements which were at the top of the first curve are now at thebottom1 The me-tingKpoint curve is as strict-y periodic as the vo-umecurve and of the same genera- shape1 'otice the regu-ar irregu-arity ofthe two curves/ and notice a-so/ if you wi--/ that there is not on-y aperiodicity but a doub-e periodicity/ as shown in the -itt-e hump on thes-ope of each hi-- of the curve1 Simi-ar curves may be constructed formany other properties1 6an we imagine/ then/ that these atoms/ these

-itt-e invisibi-ities/ in which we a-- -ive and move and have our being/ areseparate-y created/ arbitrari-y made/ unre-ated individua-sD *ard-y so/for they are obvious-y created in accordance with some scheme1 2ou-dthat we might understand this scheme a-- and in a--

t wou-d be a veritab-e g-impse behind the vei- of existence1 ut if

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we cannot read from A-pha to Emega/ we may spe-- out what we can/-eaving future -etters for future menF perforce content that if in thiscryptogram of the universe we #now indubitab-y that there is a

cryptogram to be read/ we have at -east come to the beginnings of#now-edge1%&

#e no ha"e to account for Juotes 1 and 4$ +or these) e must turnto the ccult ?e"ie of ;ul/ 190E) in hich 2dard T$ Bennett rote anarticle entitled >The .agic of -um'ers$> t aeared in to arts) thesecond art 'eing carried o"er to the ne%t num'er of the magaMine$ BothCuotes used '/ Gann aear in the first art$

The article oened as follos:

4This appears to be a fundamenta- -aw of the Nniverse! KK name-y/that an ori%ina' impu'se of an/ #ind fina''/ reso'&es itse'f intoperiodi! or rh/thmi!a' motion(4 KK P;E.5SSE; 21 .1 A;;5TT/.1;1S1 >)07&?1

The .agic of -um'ers as the Basis of all Di"ersit/ and Aarent+ate is the tit-e of a boo# pub-ished at Vienna in the year )0081 Thepreface is dated .ebruary/ in curious-y exact coincidence with theformation of the Society for Psychica- ;esearch1 The writer is L1 1*e--enbach/ usua--y designated aron *e--enbach1 111

Bennett then sa/s that he ill resent >an a'stract> of the 'ook inhis on ords >to con"e/ the ideas of their riter) as far as ossi'le inhis on hraseolog/$> After a section that he calls >ntroductor/)> Bennettoens a ne section of his article entitled >eriodicit/> and therein returnsto a discussion of rof$ Barrett:

6urious correspondences exist between Sound and Light/ betweenthe number of vibrations producing musica- interva-s and those which

%& ;obert Bennedy uncan/ The -e ,noledge: A *imle 2%osition of the -e h/sicsand the -e 6hemistr/ in Their ?elation to the -e Theor/ of .atter >A1 S1 arnes U 6o1/)9&0?/ pp1 88K8(1 The bo-d emphasis/ not in the origina-/ has been added to indicate thepassages $uoted by Gann in the Tic#er interview1

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produce co-our1 These add to the 4,agic14 Professor 21 .1 arrett/.1;1S1/ of ub-in/ has been #ind enough to ca-- my attention to a Paperhe wrote under the tit-e C 4Light and Sound! An 5xamination of their

reputed Ana-ogy/4 which appeared in The Juarterl/ ;ournal of *cience as-ong ago as :anuary/ )07&1 Professor arrett was the first to p-ace thisana-ogy on a definite basis1 n his paper he refers to the vague ideas onthis sub@ect which had been a matter of specu-ation from very ear-ytimes/ and then says! C 4The fo--owing considerations wi-- show not on-ythat the ana-ogy has some foundation/ but that it is far more wonderfu-than has hitherto been suspected14 The fascinating detai-s cannot be$uoted here1 t must suffice to say that when the waveK-engths of themusica- interva-s are compared with the waveK-engths of the co-our

interva-s/ a definite correspondence is seen to exist1 Thiscorrespondence does not re-ate to abso-ute va-ue/ the co-our wavesbeing infinite-y sma-- compared with the sound waves1 t consists in theratio of one to the other1 The proportion between the different -engths ofthe waves of the notes of the musica- sca-e and of the seven co-ours ofthe rainbow is a-most identica-1 Another stri#ing examp-e of the .agic of-um'ers 1

Professor arrett says further at the end of his Paper! C 4A musica-chord thus becomes both a representative picture and an acousticpainting/ whi-e the musica- sca-e is -itera--y a rainbow of sound1 t ishard-y too much to say that we might possib-y trans-ate into a musica-me-ody/ a sunset/ a f-ower/ or a painting by a ;ubens or a ;aphae-14

n four chapters dea-ing with what aron *e--enbach ca--sPeriodicity >ie Periodicitt? he discusses at -ength the facts on whichthe above paragraphs are based1 *e be-ieves that he a-so finds a simi-arPeriodic system in the science of chemistry1 To what extent theresearches of the -ast twentyKfive years into the mo-ecu-ar constitution

of matter/ and into the nature of the ether/ have strengthened orotherwise the views which aron *e--enbach puts forth with regard to6hemistry/ cannot say1 n the conc-uding paragraphs of this section ofhis boo# he ma#es some interesting remar#s/ the substance of which wi-- endeavor to give1

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n ,usic/ or rather in ,e-ody/ we have found an anchor for ourspecu-ations which strengthens our argument for the existence ofPeriodicity1 2e find a Periodicity which is the necessary antecedent of

definite diversity1 0e are brou%ht to the !on&i!tion that the di&ersit/in phenomena' Nature- in its different #in%doms- is most intimate'/asso!iated with numeri!a' re'ationship( The numbers are notintermixed- !haoti!a''/ and a!!identa''/- but are sub.e!t to are%u'ar periodi!it/( The !han%es and de&e'opments are a'so seen tobe- in man/ !ases- undu'ator/( 2e wi-- now ma#e the attempt/ as faras our powers wi-- permit/ to soar into a transcendenta- wor-d/ in orderto obtain a wider view of this Periodicity1%)

#hile these three sources full/ and satisfactoril/ account for the fi"eCuotations offered '/ #$ D$ Gann in his Ticker inter"ie) Juote 1 asalso used in a 'ook on forecasting e"ents in the nited *tates through the

%) 5dward T1 ennett / 4The ,agic of 'umbers/4 The Eccu-t ;eview/ :u-y )9)+/ pp1 7/ )&/))1 The bo-d typeface has been added to identify $uotes from the Tic#er interview1ennett was assistant secretary to the Society of Psychica- ;esearch from )008 to )9&81'ote that the $uote we have identified as Ruote % is not a direct $uote/ as Gann imp-ies/but is 5dward T1 ennett"s paraphrase of a statement in German by L1 1 *e--enbach1

The man that Gann ca--s a <famous scientist= C aron LaJar von *e--enbach C was an

obscure 5ast 5uropean thin#er who became associated with the Spiritua-ist and Theosophica- movements of his time >see 5duard *errmann/ <aron LaJar von*e--enbach/= The 2ord/ Vo-1 8& 'o1 )/ Ectober )9)%/ pp1 %K)(/ for a s#etch of his -ife andthought?1 The founder of Theosophy has written! 4t is need-ess to refer in detai- to thenumber of vibrations constituting the notes of the musica- sca-eF they are strict-yana-ogous to the sca-e of chemica- e-ements/ and a-so to the sca-e of co-our as unfo-dedby the spectroscope/ a-though in the -atter case we dea- with on-y one octave/ whi-e bothin music and chemistry we find a series of se"en octaves represented theoretica--y/ ofwhich si% are fair-y comp-ete and in ordinary use in both sciences1 Thus/ to $uote*e--enbach! H"It has been estab-ished that/ from the standpoint of phenomena- -aw/ uponwhich a-- our #now-edge rests/ the vibrations of sound and -ight increase regu-ar-y/ thatthey divide themse-ves into se"en co-umns/ and that the successive numbers in each

co-umn are c-ose-y a--iedF i$e$/ that they exhibit a c-ose re-ationship which not on-y isexpressed in the figures themse-ves/ but a-so is practica--y confirmed in chemistry as inmusic/ in the -atter of which the ear confirms the verdict of the figures1 1 1 1 The fact thatthis periodicity and variety is governed by the number se"en is undeniab-e/ and it farsurpasses the -imits of mere chance/ and must be assumed to have an ade$uate cause/which cause must be discovered1H"I4 *1 P1 -avats#y/ The *ecret Doctrine: The */nthesis of*cience) ?eligion) and hilosoh/ Vo- Anthropogenesis >The Theosophica- Pub-ishing*ouse/ )093?/ p1 ++%1

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use of num'ers$ *ince Gann himself as a forecaster of all kinds ofe"ents) it is interesting to see the conte%t in hich the Cuote aears:

,any years ago the present author composed and pub-ished avo-ume%8 in which an attempt was made to show/ that the number ofdegrees in each and every comp-ete sca-e of evo-ution/ is se"en ! that theorder of their se$uence is the same as the order of the seven notes of thediatonic sca-e in music/ and the seven co-ors of the rainbow/ with theirharmonics and comp-ementary re-ationsF and that the who-e system ofcreation/ constructed on this p-an/ presents a grand series of octa"esany one of which/ being ascertained/ wou-d/ in a genera- way/ serve as atype and exponent of a-- the others/ whether upon a higher or -ower

sca-e1 The conception and demonstration of this grand -aw bro#e

sudden-y upon the writer"s mind so -ong ago as the year )0%0/ in amanner and under circumstances which need not here be described1ut since then/ scientific men have independent-y discovered anddemonstrated so much of this -aw as re-ates to the correspondence ofcolors and musical sounds / found respective-y in the structure of therainbow or prismatic spectrum/ and in that of the musica- sca-e1 So faras we #now/ the first exposition of this truth that was given to the wor-dthrough the current @ourna-s of science was pub-ished by Prof1 21 .1arrett/ in the London Juarterl/ ;ournal of *cience for :anuary/ )07&1 The writer i--ustrates his sub@ect by a diagram/ in which the co-ors of therainbow/ and the notes of the diatonic sca-e/ with the -engths of thewaves in the vibrations in each/ are set opposite each other/ andexpressed by numbers1%3 The -engths of the waves of -ight are expressedin mi--ionths of a mi--imeter/ and the -engths of the waves of sound inthe tenor octave/ are expressed in numbers of inchesF and then both arereduced to a common sca-e of representative numbers of which the first

%8 H.ootnote in the boo# itse-f!I The ,acrocosm and ,icrocosmF or the Nniverse withoutand the Nniverse within1 >This boo# is now out of print1?

%3 4Sir saac 'ewton/ in the course of his investigations of the properties of -ight/discovered that the -engths of the spaces occupied in the spectrum by the seven primaryco-ours/ exact-y correspond to the -engths of chords that sound the seven notes in thediatonic sca-e of music 4 6har-es *utton/ A .athematical and hilosohical Dictionar/Vo-1 >:1 :ohnson and G1 G1 and :1 ;obinson/ )79(?/ p1 80&1

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is )&&/ KO running thus!

Ef course the raidit/ of vibrations increases in precise-y the ratioin which the -ength of the waves decreases1 Thus/ if in the music sca-e/the -owest 6 of the seven octave piano gives 38 vibrations to the second/>which is the fact?/ the octave 6 next above wi-- give +% in a second/ andthe next octave above that wi-- give )80F and so on throughout1 And soa-so of the ratio of increase in intermediate gradations1 The sca-es thus

being p-aced in @uxtaposition/ with the series of indicative numbers ineach/ it is seen that the progressions and proportions are substantia--ythe same in both/ as we-- as the numerica- steps of the series1 En thebasis of these facts/ Professor arrett and scientists genera--y haveconc-uded that the la is the same in both sca-es1 And this is fartherand sti-- more abso-ute-y proved by facts which these scientists seem tohave over-oo#ed KO name-y/ that in both sca-es/ the first / third and fifth/are harmonics 1 That is/ in the color sca-e/ the red/ ye--ow and b-ue areharmonic co-orsF and in the music sca-e/ the 6/ 5 and G/ are harmonic

sounds1 ,oreover/ in the co-or sca-e/ the first and fourth/ the secondand fifth/ and the third and sixth/ are comlementar/ colors / so ca--edFand this remar# appears to app-y e$ua--y to the first and fourth/ thesecond and fifth and the third and sixth notes of the music sca-e1

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progressions in the two sca-es/ Prof1 arrett adds/ in a foot note/ thisstri#ing remar#!

4This/4 says he/ 4appears to be a fundamenta- -aw of the universe/viJ! That an ori%ina' impu'se of an/ #ind fina''/ reso'&es itse'f intoperiodi! motion( oes this not throw -ight upon the periodic motion ofthe p-anets as we-- as the vibratory motion of atomsD ossi'l/ in somesuch a/ e ma/ hereafter learn to understand the musical rNle ofnature$>

:ust so/ and this is precise-y the prob-em we sha-- endeavor toso-ve1%%

%% 2i--iam .ishbough/ The 2nd of the Ages >6ontinenta- Pub-ishing 6ompany/ )090?/ pp1 0K))1 The emphasis is in the origina-/ except for the bo-d emphasis to indicate the $uoteused by Gann1 .ishbough/ a former Nniversa-ist minister/ was at the time of writing thisboo# a we--K#nown editor of Spiritua-ist pub-ications1 2i--iam .-etcher arrett/ the sourceof one of Gann"s citations in the Tic#er interview/ was a student of the eminent scientist

:ohn Tynda--/ but was a-so in )008 the founder of the Society for Psychica- ;esearch1arrett is $uoted as saying/ 4 #now and re@oice in the b-essing Spiritua-ism has been tomy own faith/ and to that of severa- dear friends of mine14 The Psycho-ogica- ;eview >aSpiritua-ist magaJine?/ 'ov1 )00)/ p1 )991 2e have seen Spiritua-ist associations a-so inthe cases of Lyman 51 Stowe and aron LaJar von *e--enbach1 These facts may be of

interest/ in that ;obert Gordon/ the hero of Gann"s nove-/ is advised by an astro-oger! 4f you wi-- visit cities near beautifu- watering p-aces in the South or Southwest/ and cou-dcome in contact with an honest spiritua-ist or c-airvoyant/ it may be of some benefit andhe-p in some way to so-ve the mystery H-ong confronting GordonI14 2e are to-d thatGordon proceeded to go 4direct-y to Pa-m each/ .-orida/ HwhereI he met some friends of6onan oy-e"s who were very much interested in spiritua-ism14 Gann/ The Tunnel Thruthe Air / >.inancia- Guardian Pub-ishing 6o1/ )987?/ pp1 8%7/ 8%0/ 8(&1 Sir Arthur 6onanoy-e/ the creator of the fictiona- character Sher-oc# *o-mes and a we--K#nownSpiritua-ist/ @oined arrett"s Society for Psychica- ;esearch in )093 and was probab-y itsmostKfamous member unti- his resignation short-y before his death in )93& under hisnewKfound conviction that the group was 4antiKSpiritua-ist41 >Time/ ,arch 3)/ )93& and

The 'ew Mor# Times/ :u-y 0 )93&1?

'one of this is in any way meant to imp-y that ,r1 Gann had any Spiritua-ist connectionor affi-iation himse-f1 A pub-icity brochure about Gann"s wor#/ issued at the end of his-ife/ stated! 421 1 Gann is a 6hristian/ a member of the ,asonic Erder and a Shriner1Specia- consideration and terms wi-- be arranged for members of the ,asonic Erder toH>sic?F shou-d be "who"I wish to ta#e a course14 4,AT*5,AT6AL .E;,NLA .E; ,A;B5TP;56TE'S! Time 6yc-es Te-- the Trend of 6ommodities/ Stoc#s and usiness/4>undated but pub-ished after ,ay )9/ )9(%?/ p1 )%1

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Appendix

The Predi!ti&e Power of Numbers

n his course 5.aster 6harts)7 Gann states emhaticall/:

4111 numbers do determine everything in the future 1114%(

nce again) e find Gann to 'e folloing the teachings of theancients:

Ages -ong ago men rec#oned the cyc-es of nature by numbers/ and

numbers became symbo-s of natura- -aw and of spiritua- idea-smanifested in nature1%+

That events move in cyc-es and are ru-ed by numbers/ was oncefirm-y be-ieved in the o-d days of astro-ogers1%7

111Themistius) and Boethius) and A"errois the Ba'ilonian / togetherwith lato) do so exto-- numbers/ that they thin# no man can be a truePhi-osopher without them1 'ow they spea# of a rationa--/ and forma--

number/ not of a materia--/ sensib-e/ or voca--/ the number of ,erchantsbuying/ and se--ing/ of which the /thagoreans / and latonists / and ourAustin HAugustineI ma#e no rec#oning/ but app-y it to the proportionresu-ting from it/ which number they ca-- natura--/ rationa--/ andforma--/ from which great mysteries f-ow/ as we-- in natura--/ as divine/and heaven-y things1 y it is there a way made for the searching out/and understanding of a-- things #nowab-e1 y it the next access tonatura-- prophesying is had! and the A''ot ;oachim Hof .ioreI proceededno other way in his Prophecies/ but by forma-- numbers1%0

45 21 1 Gann/ 4,aster 6harts4 >second part? p1 W( ,16146 *erman Gay-ord 2ood/ deal .etrolog/ in -ature) Art) ?eligion and Histor/ >se-fK

pub-ished/ )9&0?/ p1 ))147 6har-es ,c6-e--an Stevans/ 6ora Linn >,orrison? anie-s/ editors/ 2nc/cloaedia of

*uerstitions) +olklore) and the ccult *ciences of the #orld Vo-1 >:1 *1 Mewda-e U Sons6o1/ )9&3?/ p1 )+391

%0 *enry 6orne-ius Agrippa/ The *econd Book of ccult hilosoh/) or .agick / 6hapter 1 The founder of Theosophy commented/ centuries -ater! 4A-- beings/ from the first divine

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The folloing e%certs from *eharials ritings sho his li"el/interest in the use of num'ers for redicti"e uroses and his aarent

familiarit/ the techniCues in"ol"ed:

f/ as Pythagoras said! 4The wor-d is "bui-t upon the power ofnumbers/4 then numbers must be the #ey to the understanding of thewor-d1 That many remar#ab-e prophecies have been/ and can be/ madeby means of numbers is certain/ and both 'ostradamus and -"AbbXGoachim H:oachim of .ioreI made use of them for this purpose1()

,y ob@ect is not to formu-ate a system/ but to show affinity of

numbers and the wor#ing of a -aw of numerica- ratios in mattersordinari-y re-egated to the domain of 6hance1 This can a-ways and mostcertain-y be done/ but not in a boo# intended for pub-ic circu-ation1 *ereit is on-y possib-e to give hints that are va-uab-e in proportion to theinte--igence and interest of the reader1(8

Some years ago pub-ished a curious Baba-a #nown as 4The SecretProgression/4 by which numbers in -otteries and other affairs apparent-ygoverned by chance might by di-igence be discovered1 There was at onetime a circ-e of occu-tists who had their headK$uarters in a certain p-acein ta-y1 Prominent among the members of this fraternity was Giuseppea-samo/ 6omte di 6ag-iostro whose wea-th >ac$uired none #new how?not -ess than his -earning/ was the marve- of a-- with whom he hadre-ations1 .or a short time he daJJ-ed the 6ourts of 5urope/ anddisappeared with the suddenness of a meteor1 t has been said that hedied in prison by poisoning/ but am not now concerned with hishistory1 *e was at a-- events a past master in the magic of 'umbers/ asis evident from the fact that on three separate occasions he gave,adame de -a ,otte the winning number in the Paris -otteries1

y the Baba-a of the Secret Progression it is possib-e/ when a seriesof numbers is #nown/ to determine the next1(3

() Sepharia-/ ,a'ala of -um'ers / Part / pp/ 8(K8+1(8 Sepharia-/ ,a'ala of -um'ers / Part / p1 )(81(3 Sepharia-/ A .anual of ccultism / p1 )001

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The on-y possib-e means outside of the Secret Progression/ which isa #aba-istic expression of the cyc-ic -aw in numerica- se$uences/ by

which one may determine the forthcoming numbers in a -ottery/ is byreference to their gravities/ as indicated by the horary e$uiva-ents of thedisposing factors at the time of the drawing/ and this method is not tobe understood by those who have had no preparation in astronomica-studies1 Sufficient/ however/ has been said in this p-ace to indicate theexistence of a numerica- se$uence by which we may argue fromcoincidence to -aw1(%

sha-- attempt the demonstration of a numerica- -aw of

se$uence in regard to mundane events 111

Ta#e/ for instance/ the common experience of winning numbers in-otteries1 Ene wou-d not thin# that there are any -aws governing theseapparent-y chance resu-ts/ or the name of any raceKhorse which wins ata given time on any date1 f you imagine for a moment that these thingsare the resu-t of mere chance as distinguished from -aw/ can te-- you atonce that you are entire-y wrong1 'othing happens by chance in auniverse that is governed by -aw1 Mou may cover up your ignorance ofthat -aw by a -abe- with a name on it/ but that wi-- not prevent the -awfrom determining the event @ust as it is bound to happen/ nor preventthose who understand the -aw from predicting the nature of theevent1 111

*undreds of instances might have been given to show that this -awof vibratory se$uence is not on-y direct-y -in#ed up with p-anetaryse$uences KK the order of the p-anets being a-ways that of their re-ativeapparent motions KK but that the se$uence is e$ua--y expressed in tone/co-our/ and number1 111

Those who be-ieve in <-uc#= wi-- do we-- in the -ight of these pagesto reform their notions and change their -abe-s so as to inc-ude theestab-ished fact of numerica- se$uence and the -aw of periodicity in a

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Appendix

1armoni!s

Harmonics is an area of Gann stud/ to hich he refers '/ namerarel/$ He seaks of it in the Ticker nter"ie and in his no"el The Tunne- Thru the Air$ n the Ticker nter"ie) Gann sa/s:

have found that in the stoc# itse-f exists its harmonic orinharmonic re-ationship to the driving power or force behind it1 Thesecret of a-- its activity is therefore apparent1 5verything in existenceis based on exact proportion and perfect re-ationship1 There is no

chance in nature/ because mathematica- princip-es of the highest order-ie at the foundation of a-- things1 (+

Gann adds) in The Tunne- Thru the Air!

111the cyc-e theory/ or harmonic ana-ysis/ is the on-y thing that wecan re-y upon to ascertain the future1(7

These "er/ 'old and inclusi"e comments @the 5secret of all its Oa

stocksP acti"it/7I 5the onl/ thing e can rel/ uon to ascertain the future7suggest that harmonics is indeed a su'Fect of some moment in Ganntheor/$

t is interesting to look once again at ho the ancients thought ofthese things:

Among the ancient 6ha-deans/ 5gyptians/ and *ebrews/ scienceand re-igion were forma-iJed by mystica- numbers and symbo-s/ whichwere inte--igib-e on-y to the initiated1 They -ay at the basis of the5gyptian mysteries1 They entered into the prophecies and forma-worship of the :ewsF they were taught in the phi-osophica- systems of

(+ ;ichard 1 2yc#off/ <2i--iam 1 Gann! An Eperator 2hose Science and Abi-ity P-ace*im in the .ront ;an# C *is ;emar#ab-e Predictions and Trading ;ecord/= The Tic#erand nvestment igest/ ecember )9&9/ p1 (31

(7 Gann/ The Tunnel Thru the Air >.inancia- Guardian Pub-ishing 6o1/ )987?/ p1 771

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Pythagoras/ P-ato/ Aristote-es/ Aristoxenes/ 6icero/ and P-otinus1 Thecreation and operation of the universe/ the -aws of astronomy/ thecharacter of the e-ements were founded upon them1 They entered into

a-- the theories of art1 n music/ which is the most idea- of the arts/ andthe on-y one which has been reduced to science/ they had their mostperfect expression! whi-e in the other arts/ the -aws of symmetry andproportion were a-ways assumed to be abso-ute/ not re-ative/ andsusceptib-e of exact geometrica- and numerica- statement1(0

Gann) in a comment in a 'rief essa/ of his) echoes this "ie: >$$$an/thing that can 'e ro"ed in an/ a/ or '/ an/ science is not correctunless it can 'e ro"ed '/ num'ers and '/ geometr/$> 9

roortion as an o'session among medie"al thinkers) ho deri"edtheir ideas from the ancients$E0

The term arithmetic Hduring the twe-fth and the first ha-f of the

(0 2i--iam 2etmore Story/ The roortions of the Human +igure) According to a -e 6anon) for ractical se / p1 %&1

(9 Gann/ <The *uman ody/= a oneKpage essay dated :an1 )7/ )93)1+& n the ,idd-e Ages/ many thin#ers sought out the teachings of the ancients/ @ust as

Gann did in his day/ specifica--y on the issue of proportions1 Proportions were on the

minds of the cathedra- bui-ders >as seen in Etto Georg Von Simson/ The Gothic 6athedral /Princeton Nniversity Press/ )900/ and Son@a N-ri#e B-ug/ Gotico *egreto: saienMa occultanella cattedrale / 5diJioni Ar#eios/ 8&&3?1 They were found in the textboo#s of oethius onmusic and arithmetic used throughout medieva- times >,ichae- ,asi/ Boethian -um'erTheor/: A Translation of the e nstitutione Arithmetica/ ;idopi/ )903/ is a moderntrans-ation of one of these boo#s?1 oethius got many of his ideas from 'icomachus ofGerasa/ an ancient Gree# who a-so wrote treatises on music and arithmetic >.-ora ;1Levin/ The .anual of Harmonics of -icomachus the /thagorean) Phanes Press/ )90%/ is amodern trans-ation of one of these boo#s?1 Ene scho-ar who trans-ated count-ess texts bythe ancients even wrote a boo# on the o-d way of -oo#ing at numbers >Thomas Tay-or/Theoretic Arithmetic / se-fKpub-ished/ )0)+?1 The boo#s of oethius were used as textboo#sin two of the four discip-ines contained in the Ruadrivium of medieva- universities >S1 B1

*eninger"s Touches of *eet Harmon/: /thagorean 6osmolog/ and ?enaissance oetics /*untington Library/ )97%/ inc-udes an exce--ent treatment of this curricu-um?1 n theirspare time/ students cou-d be app-ying the number re-ationships taught by oethiuswhi-e at p-ay >Ann 51 ,oyer/ The hilosohers Game: ?ithmomachia in .edie"al and?enaissance 2uroe / The Nniversity of ,ichigan Press/ 8&&)?1 5ven as -ate as the;enaissance/ architects wor#ed according to harmonic proportions dictated by theancients >an outstanding reference is ;udo-f 2itt#ower/ Architectural rinciles in the Ageof Humanism / 21 21 'orton U 6o1/ )97)?1

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thirteenth centuryI was used in the Gree# sense/ and meant the study ofthe properties of numbersF and particu-ar-y of ratio/ proportion/fractions/ and po-ygona- numbers1 t did not inc-ude the art of practica-

ca-cu-ation/ which was genera--y performed on an abacusF and thoughsymbo-s were emp-oyed to express the resu-t of any numerica-computation they were not used in determining it1+)

The writings of ,acrobius/ 6ape--a/ 6assiodorus/ and oethius 111-ost sight of the practica- needs of the times/ and returned to the studyof the theory of proportions as deve-oped by the aid of arithmetic andgeometry1 5ven the pious oethius/ in his -abored wor#/ de .usica / doesnot once refer either to the use of instruments/ to the voice as used in

the singing of the sanctuary/ or to any practica- app-ication of hisabstruse specu-ations1 *e was a c-ose adherent of the Pythagoreantheory/ that consonances or harmonies are to be determined bymathematica- ratios and not by the ear1+8

t is noteorth/ that Gann) in all his ritings) singles out one trader for raise: 2$ H$ Harriman$

n the Ticker inter"ie he sa/s 5.r$ Harriman orked strictl/ inaccordance ith natural la7I 'ut in The Tunne- Thru the Air he tells us

Cuit directl/ that Harrimans trades 5conform closel/ to the la ofharmonic anal/sis7$ Here) again) is hat Gann sa/s a'out Harriman inthe Ticker inter"ie:

4 have incidenta--y examined the manipu-ations of :ay Gou-d/anie- rew/ 6ommodore Vanderbi-t/ and a-- the other important 2a--Street manipu-ators from that time to the present day1 have examinedevery $uotation of Nnion Pacific prior to and from the time of 51 *1*arriman"s securing contro-/ and can say that of a-- the manipu-ations

in the history of 2a-- Street/ ,r1 *arriman"s was the most master-y1 Thefigures show that/ whether unconscious-y or not/ ,r1 *arriman wor#ed

61 2a-ter 2i--iam ;ouse a--/ A Histor/ of the *tud/ of .athematics at 6am'ridge>6ambridge Nniversity Press/ )009?/ p1 8162 6har-es 2es-ey ennett/ 6hristian Archaeolog/ >Phi-ips U *unt/ )000?/ p1 3)&1

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strict-y in accordance with natura- -aw14+3

n The Tunnel Thru the Air) hich is the onl/ lace in his ritings

that Gann re"isits the stor/ of Harriman) the hero ?o'ert Gordon asks >anold man '/ the name of Henr/ #atson ho as a "eteran of #all *treet)no o"er =0 /ears of age)> a'out ho to 'e successful in the markets$

<*as any man ever made a -arge fortune out of 2a-- Street and#ept it/ ,r1 2atsonD= <Eh/ yes/= he rep-ied/ <if there were not exceptionsto the ru-e/ business wou-d not continue to run1 cou-d te-- you ofdoJens of them/ but one stri#ing examp-e is that of the -ate 51 *1*arriman who died worth about three hundred mi--ion do--ars1 *e had

probab-y made out of the mar#et a hundred mi--ion do--ars in the -astthree or four years of his -ife1= ;obert as#ed/ <*ow did he do itD= ,r12atson answered/ <*e stuc# to one c-ass of stoc#s C rai-roads1 *estudied them day and night/ never diverted his attention to other -ines1 be-ieve that he possessed some mathematica- method+% which enab-edhim to forecast stoc#s many months and years in advance1 have goneover his manipu-ations and the stoc#s he traded in/ and found that theyconform c-ose-y to the -aw of harmonic ana-ysis1 *e certain-y #newsomething about time and season because he bought at the right timeand so-d at the right time1H=I+(

nl/ a fe /ears after Gann ga"e the Ticker inter"ie) a 'ook '/*amuel 6olman) a noted artist of the Hudson ?i"er *chool) as u'lishedentitled 'ature"s *armonic Nnity! A Treatise on its ;e-ation toProportiona- .orm1 As might 'e e%ected in a 'ook '/ an artist riting onthis su'Fect) illustrations a'ound on hich circles) sCuares) triangles) and"arious lines at certain angles ha"e 'een dran in order to illustrateharmonic rinciles in action$

+3 ;ichard 1 2yc#off/ <2i--iam 1 Gann! An Eperator 2hose Science and Abi-ity P-ace*im in the .ront ;an# C *is ;emar#ab-e Predictions and Trading ;ecord/= The Tic#erand nvestment igest/ ecember )9&9/ p (81

+% Gann said ear-ier in the boo#/ 4,y ca-cu-ations are based on the cyc-e theory and onmathematica- se$uences1 *istory repeats itse-f1 111 ,y authority for stating that the futureis but a repetition of the past is found in the ib-e14 Gann/ The Tunnel Thru the Air>.inancia- Guardian Pub-ishing 6o1/ )987?/ p1 7(1

+( Gann/ The Tunnel Thru the Air) pp1 8&&/ 8&%K8&(1

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W. D. Gann on

n the oening aragrah of the reface) 6olman states:

,any years ago became profound-y interested in the study of the-aws governing proportiona- form/ both in 'ature and in the arts andsciences/ and the further these investigations were pursued the firmerbecame the conviction that the -aws of proportion/ as exemp-ified in'ature/ were start-ing-y uniform/ whatever might be the comp-exity ofthe app-ication1 n the course of these investigations covering a vastnumber of 'ature"s forms and phenomena/ and of the -aws governingproportiona- form/ the crysta- was found to be their most perfectinterpreter/ but in the f-ower/ the she--/ and many other forms of varying

origin or organism/ the same constructive princip-es were recogniJed/and these it wi-- be my endeavor in this wor# to exp-ain1 As theseprincip-es are the fundamenta- e-ements by which 'ature createsharmony/ corre-ating the parts of her formKcompositions into a perfectwho-e/ they must be of interest to the student of beauty and of use tothe professiona- artist1 ,any of these -aws were un$uestionab-y amongthe va-ued and guarded secrets of the ,asonic Erder and of the ancientgui-ds/ and as time went on were/ unfortunate-y/ guarded not wise-y butso we-- that for generations they have been -ost to the use not on-y of thewor-d/ but to those very architects and masons who most treasuredthem as we--1

+urther on) in the second chater) as if to enlarge uon the ideas of;ohn -elands concerning the eriodic ta'le in chemistr/) 6olman adds:

a system of "octaves" c-ose-y corresponding to the theory ofmusic 111 is the basic e-ement of a-- growth in 'ature ++

++ Samue- 6o-man/ -atures Harmonic nit/: A Treatise on its ?elation to roortional +orm>G1 P1 Putnam"s Sons/ )9)8?/ pp1 v/ )31 See 6hapter Seven of P1 1 Euspens#y/ n *earchof the .iraculous / for a further discussion of 4the -aw of octaves4 g-eaned from his studieswith ;ussian esotericist George Gurd@ieff1

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Appendix V

GANN A 2ASTER ASTROLOGER A2ONG 2ASTERS

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