Gann’s “valuable secret” that astrology really works is not confined to the content of “The Tunnel Thru The Air”. Indeed, Gann subtly reveals his “valuable secret” on the cover of his book. The illustration on the front cover of “The Tunnel Thru The Air” has three elements:
The esoteric meaning behind this illustration on the front cover of the book is as follows:
这些封面的图型之后是深奥的意思:
The interlocking compass and set square is the symbol of the Freemasons (Gann himself was a senior Freemason). More specifically, the compass (which is of course used for drawing circles) symbolizes the circle of the heavens, or the astrological zodiac. The set square (which is of course used for drawing “square” angles of 90 degrees) symbolizes the most important angle between two planets in astrology, which is 90 degrees (or a “square” aspect). Therefore the esoteric meaning behind the Freemasons’ symbol is that the great circle of the heavens and the angles between the planets (i.e. the science of astrology) is of fundamental and eternal importance.
Moreover, according to occultism, astrological forces are vibrations which are transmitted to earth via an infinite number of longitudinal waves through the ether. Therefore the tunnel through the air in Gann’s illustration (and indeed in the book’s title) symbolizes this transmission of astrological forces from the heavens to the earth.
On one side of the scales is an hourglass, which symbolizes the factor. On the other side of the scales is a price movement. Therefore this pair of scales symbolizes the fact that, in his forecasting of the stock and commodity markets, Gann “weighed up” or examined the factors (i.e. the astrological influences) and their past, present and future impact on prices.
The series of interlocking squares symbolizes the fact that, as Gann observed, the price action of a particular stock or commodity unfolds according to a series of interlocking squares. This is the reason, according to Gann, that “Every stock makes tops or bottoms on some exact mathematical point in proportion to some previous move” (Stock market Course) and “Each top or bottom in wheat, or other commodities, comes out in accordance with an exact mathematical proportion to some other top or bottom” (“How To Make Profits In Commodities”, page 32).
In summary therefore, the illustration on the front cover of “The Tunnel Thru The Air” highlights the fact that astrological influences (i.e. the angles between the planets in the circle of the zodiac) are transmitted to earth (via waves which resemble tunnels through the air) and, after weighing up the historical influence of these astrological forces on a particular stock or commodity, one can forecast the future price movements (and in particular the future price squares).
THE BACK COVER OF GANN’S NOVEL ENTITLED “THE TUNNEL THRU THE AIR”
小说的封底
Gann’s “valuable secret” that astrology really works is not confined to the content and front cover of his book “The Tunnel Thru The Air”. Indeed, this “valuable secret” is also subtly revealed in the illustration on the back cover.
江恩的占星术“重要秘密”不仅显示在小说的封面,还显示在小说的封底。
The illustration on the back cover of “The Tunnel Thru The Air” shows two sets of interlocking squares stretching to the horizon. One set is shown in the sky and one set is shown on the earth. Also shown on the earth is a pyramid inscribed with the name of W. D. Gann.
In this illustration, the squares in the sky symbolize astrological “squares” (i.e. when the planets form an angle of 90 degrees with respect to each other). The squares on the earth symbolize the unfolding of price action in the stock and commodity markets, in the form of interlocking price squares. Here Gann is illustrating the age-old astrological saying “As above, so below”. However, Gann’s more specific symbolism is that the astrological squares in the heavens cause the price squares in the stock and commodity markets on earth. Gann made this point elsewhere when he stated, “We use the square of odd and even numbers to get not only the proof of market movements, but the cause” (Stock market Course And Commodities Course).