WD Gann's Square of Nine Chart
David Burton explores the trading methods of WD Gann. WD Gann’s square of nine chart is a very interesting calculator, as it combines astrology and numerology in one chart. Gann sent around t!o years in "ndia during the early #$%%s. "t is ossible he follo!ed the astrologer Seharial there, on his recommendation. Seharial sent a number of years in "ndia and !rote boo&s on indu astrology, !hich is more than five thousand years old. (uch of Gann’s &no!ledge !as dra!n from the ancient scritures. " visited an old astrologer in Goa, "ndia in )%%* and sho!ed him the square of nine chart. e told me it !as one of the #* astrology charts used by indus. I had thought this to be the case, as the number ‘9’ represents the moon in magic suares. indu astrology is based on the moon. +he other magic squares are Saturn -, uiter /, (ars 0, Sun *, 1enus 1enus 2 and (ercury 3. !he suare of nine
+he square of nine is made u of numbers, !ith 4#’ in the middle, rotating out!ards until the number #%3$ is reached, !hich is the square of --.+he sun and moon come together at the same oint every -- years. +he number 4--’ has many coded oints throughout history. +here +here are -- degrees in the (asonic order, esus Christ lived for -- years, and most imortant is that the moon is e5alted at degrees +aurus, !hich is -- degrees from the starting oint of the cardinal cross of 6ero degrees 7ries.
"f you loo& at the square of nine you !ill see all the odd squares of numbers line u !ith / 8ebruary. +hose are the numbers $, )0, /$, 3# and so on. +he even squares of numbers are oosite but one,
lining u close to the 0 7ugust line. 7 number of calculators have been invented !ith dates in the middle, changing the number from one to another number and having rotating dates on the outside, but this is not necessary and should not be done. !he suare of nine is bro"en into #$ parts of %%.& degrees each. +his is different from Gann’s -*%9degree chart and the 4!heel of )/’. +he date / 8ebruary is at -#0 degrees of the circle, /0 degrees a!ay from )# December, !hich is in Gann’s death square. +he numbers in -#0 and /0 both add u to $. "t’s not ossible to use the square of nine !ithout the use of astrology. :ou can get changes in trend !ith numbers from highs and lo!s but you certainly can’t redict !ithout astrology. !he 'indu s(stem that brea"s the sign in )’*+ degrees is the onl( one that fits into #$ parts of a circle. -ote that )’*+ times * %%.& degrees. "t !ould seem more has to be added to the square of nine. !he sign that is bro"en into four parts of )’ *+ degrees is called /haturthamsa, 0hich is one of the t0ent(1one divisions indus use for signs. +he rule is; <+he lord of the first Chaturthamsa is the lord of the sign itself= that of the second is the lord of the /th from the sign= that of the -rd is lord of the 2th from it= and the lord of the #%th is the lord of the /th Chaturthamsa>. +his is brea&ing the chart into /3 arts and /3 is also one9third of #// and art of the time cycle of Gann and the indus. +herefore, using the Ne! (oon on #2 7ril )%%2 in Chicago, the lord of the first is +aurus, second is Cancer, third is Scorio and tenth is Caricorn. 'indu astrolog(
indu astrology differs from !estern astrology as indus start their astrological year !ith the recession of the equino5es, !hich move bac&!ards at 0%> er year. +his certainly ma&es more sense than the !ay of the !est as it follo!s the natural la!, !hich Gann so often tal&ed about. "t uts the sring equino5 at around )% degrees 7ries ?#- 7ril@ instead of 6ero degree 7ries ?)# (arch@. :ou !ill notice that !e have the equino5 on the square of nine chart at the )).0 degree line. +he indu calendar, li&e most lunar calendars, begins !ith the ne! moon as the start of the lunar month. When coming from # to ) on the square of nine it is a straight line, and ) is !here you line the moon u to. +he numbers 4)’ and 42’ reresent the moon. "f you start the Ne! :ear !ith the first ne! moon after #- 7ril you end u !ith comletely different cycles from the !estern !orld. +he first ne! moon after #- 7ril in )%%2 !as #2 7ril )%%2. +he chart for Chicago is at *;-0 am on #2 7ril )%%2. 2lanetar( points in 'indu astrolog(
+here are nine lanetary oints; Sun, (oon, (ercury, 1enus, (ars, uiter, Saturn, north node and south node. "n indu astrology the circle is bro&en into )2 arts of #-’)%>, !hich is the daily movement of the moon. +here are )2 constellations that comlete the circle. Starting at % degrees 7ries they are; #. 7sh!ini #-’)%> ). Aharani )*’/%> -. Britti&a /%’%%> /. ohini 0-’)%> 0. (rigashira **’/%> *. 7rdra 3%’%%>
2. unarvasu $-’)%> 3. ushya #%*’/%> $. 7shlesha #)%’%%> #%. (agha #--’)%> ##. urva halguni #/*’/%> #). Ettara halguni #*%’%%> #-. asta #2-’)%> #/. Chitra #3*’/%> #0. S!ati )%%’%%’’ #*. 1isha&a )#-’)%> #2. 7nurada ))*’/%> #3. eshta )/%’%%> #$. (ula )0-’)%> )%. urva 7shadha )$*’/%> )#. Ettara 7shadha )3%’%%> )). Shravana )$-’)%> )-. Dhanishta -%*’/%> )/. Shatabhisha -)%’%%> )0. urva Ahadraada ---’)%’ )*. Ettara Ahadraada -/*’/% )2. evati -*%’%%> +he )2 signs also add u to $ ?)F2@. very art is ruled by a different lanet and therefore rules different commodities. "t gets a bit more comle5, as there are )# !ays of brea&ing u the circle. +he ne! moon falls in the sign of 7s!ini, !hich is ruled by the Betu ?south node@. Betu is li&e (ars, meaning 4!ars’. (ars hit the lanetary eriod of 7s!ini ?)-’)%> degree 7ries to *’/%> degrees +aurus@ bet!een #* une )%%2 and / uly )%%2. +his !as the bottom in gold at */), !hich is a safe haven in !ar times. +he indu chart gets a lot more interesting. Hn #2 7ril 1enus !as at * degrees Gemini, and on #* 7ugust (ars hit this oint. 1enus and (ars are enemies and this !as the bottom in the stoc& mar&et and currencies. During the eriod !hen 1enus !as ruled by the moon ?the moon reresents the ublic@ the ublic got !ied out again. (ars in this chart is at 3 degrees isces, !hich is in the Na&shatra of Shatabhisha, !hich is ruled by ahu ?North node, !hich is Saturn@. 7gain Saturn and (ars means more !ars are li&ely. Saturn in this chart is at #3 degrees Ieo. Ieo rules gold and Saturn means a shortage of gold J !hich means higher gold rices. #3 degrees Ieo is in the Na&shatra of 7shlesha, !hich is home of (ercury, ruler of grains. +his year !e had the biggest bull mar&et in !heat in history, !hich " forecast in :+ in )%%/ !hen !heat !as at -%%. No other system can forecast li&e the Gann method. Wheat ran u to a high of $*#. uiter on the #2 7ril chart !as at #$ degrees Sagittarius, !hich is )0$. +hat is !hy !heat stoed at $*#, as the rice !as oosite uiter. uiter !as also in (ercury in the Na&shatra of eshta. Wheat stoed on )3 Setember )%%2 and the reason for this !as there !ere 2 cycles of the moon e5actly from #2 7ril, and #*- days, !hich is on the 4death square’ of the square of nine. +he ascendant for Chicago is * degrees +aurus, !hich is ruled by 1enus. +his means that 1enus is the significator of this chart. +aurus rules the roduction of grain. +he main s ignificator is 1irgo, and !ith Saturn there you can e5ect the shortage to continue for some years to come.
3clipses
WD Gann !as very interested in eclises and so !ere the indus. +he indus bro&e the degree into *% arts for great accuracy J but it is a tremendous amount of !or& to do that in someone’s chart of a stoc& or commodity. +he eclises in earth signs cause damage to cros= the eclise of ## Setember )%%2 !as in 1irgo, the ruler of grain. 7nother reason !heat stoed at $*# !as that the eclise chart !as at #3 degrees 1irgo ?#*3 on the square of nine@. #*3 is e5actly in line !ith $03. Hn this line !e have the number 3/%. Wheat has run 3/% from the lo! in #$*3 of ##3 J yet another reason !heat stoed at this rice. :ou can also !atch !hen the lanets square or trine #*3 on the square of nine, !hich gives a !hole different forecasting system from !estern astrology. !he /hicago Board of !rade natal charts
+he Chicago Aoard of +rade natal charts are t!o of the five charts WD Gann had on his great !all chart. +he first chart is #- (arch #3/3 and the second chart or incororation is #3 8ebruary #30$. :ou can lace these charts around the square of nine.
:ou !ill notice that Saturn !as on the ascendant all year and the eclise !as on the asteroid Ceres at )# degrees 1irgo. ?7nyone !ho has been to Chicago &no!s this is the symbol on the e5change to reresent the grain god.@ 4ummar(
7s you can see, there is a huge amount of !or& needed to attain Gann’s level of &no!ledge. "t is almost imossible for most eole because they do not have the time or the money to research his methods in deth. o!ever, his basic rinciles are easily learnt and e5tremely useful for those !illing to do the !or&.
David Burton has been studying and using financial astrology and the methods of WD Gann since 1980. Visit www.schoolofgann.com or email db8!big"ond.com for more information.
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