Hi again Aricho,
Belief is not truth. Everyone (and most definitely myself included - this post is testament to it) has their beliefs/opinions, but unless a subject can be irrefutably proven beyond all doubt, then what we believe about it has questionable merit. Beliefs generally are a conditioning that come out of our nurture, education and limited experience of the world. If you were born in Afghanistan, its pretty likely you believe in Islam! If your entire family have voted Labour and supported Peebles Rovers football team, then the likelihood is that so will you. Of course this is a very generalised take on it and not
always the case. If however, you have a leaning towards the esoteric and are intrigued by puzzles, then you will probably side with the people who claim Gann was Jesus with a brokerage account. On the other hand, If you consider yourself a practical person and switch channels whenever an X-Files repeat comes on, then you probably won't side with him! Personally, I'm 70/30 in favour of him, but as I'm not a bazillionaire yet, it means nothing.
Like I said in my first post, Gann is consistently the topic of hot debate and ShackledTrousers pointed you in the right direction if you wish to read the seemingly endless messages about him. If you do want to take a look at these groups, I'd suggest going to
www.Yahoo.com and
not www.Yahoo.co.uk. Click on 'Groups' and type his name. The .com registry is far more comprehensive than our one.
Gann could be considered the first trading superguru, the likes of which Stanzione and friends only dream of becoming. He is at the forefront of what Alexander Elder (someone who is completely anti-Gann) calls the 'Perfect Order' movement. In my own unfunny way, I've already described the psychology of this group of devotees. Testing the waters is always good, but just be careful not to get sucked right in. They can steal a huge amount of time from you.
The biggest problem of all with Gann concerns the book 'The Tunnel Thru The Air' which can be obtained in PDF format from various of the aforesaid groups. This book is responsible for an army of mini-gurus who through their own interpretative genius claim to be able to shed light on its underlying meaning and thus make YOU a trading demigod. There are not only the books, but seminars, software and strange plastic objects that you can fiddle around with over your charts to buy!
My humble advice to you is that if you wish to study Gann, go to the source - his books. Don't get caught up in the circus that has been built up around him.
Best wishes.
