In case you hadn't heard, today is Pi Day. Yes, Pi, the number that starts with 3.14 and goes on forever and ever. Martin Armstrong, aka The Forecaster, became famous in the investing world for his use of Pi to discover Cycles. However, while Pi and Armstrong have achieved fame in certain circles, not many understand the role of Pi in cycles.

The Forecaster himself - Martin Armstrong - offered a clue in his blog post Happy Pi Day :

A very quick and easy approximation for π is 22/7 = 3.1428571…

Now the whole 22/7 and Pi business seems like a cute enough number trick and it's pretty close to π. But there is much more to it than that.

Michael Hayes in The Hermetic Universe breaks down the 22/7 and Pi mystery, explaining some of the numbers:

The Octave

Now, apart from geometry and the solving of probability and statistical questions, there is another, much more important aspect of the pi convention. This is its musical conformity. 22/7 is in fact an expression of three consecutive octaves of resonance. An octave, as everyone knows, comprises seven fundamental notes: Do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti. The eighth note, Do, a repeat of the first but with double the pitch frequency, is the first note of the second octave. Accordingly the eighth note of the second octave – again, Do – is the first note of the third. Taken together these three octaves contain twenty-two notes.

Law of Three

What we have here, in fact, is a symbolic embodiment of the two most fundamental laws of nature, namely, the ubiquitous law of three forces (active-passive-neutral), and the lesser-known but equally all-embracing law of octaves. The law of three forces, as we shall see, is the absolute mainstay of all creative processes, whose influence manifests practically everywhere. The second law, the law of octaves, tells us that all phenomena generated by these three primordial forces are essentially musically structured. To sensibly visualise this concept, we need to look at the formula pi when expressed musically, like so:

Not Just a Doe a Deer...

Do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-Do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-Do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-Do.

In terms of cycles that looks like this:

1. Do
2. Re
3. Mi
4. Fa (Octave #1)
5. Sol
6. La
7. Ti
8. Do Do
9. Re
10. Mi
11. Fa (Octave #2)
12. Sol
13. La
14. Ti
15. Do Do
16. Re
17. Mi
18. Fa (Octave #3)
19. Sol
20. La
21. Ti
22. Do

The "Dos" at the end of the first octave and second octave overlap. So you end up with 22 (notes) in 3 octaves. The interval between the tones of the major scale is 7.

The Numbers

This configuration expresses in exact scientific terms everything you need to know to understand the General Theory of just about Everything. All one need do to appreciate this is to remember the key musical numbers incorporated within it. These are: 3, 4, 7, 8, 22, and 64. Three, the number of the Trinity, is the number of octaves encoded in pi. Four is the number of base-notes (Dos) in three consecutive octaves. Seven is the number of intervals between the notes of the major scale. Eight is the number of individual notes in the major scale. Twenty-two is the number of notes in three consecutive scales or octaves. And, according to the law of three forces, the three octaves incorporated in pi are each sub-divisible into three octaves apiece, giving an inner formula of nine octaves, or sixty-four notes. So eight is the constant, and sixty-four, is the square of it.

This all ties back in to the mysterious and seemingly indecipherable work of W.D. Gann. Some have speculated that Gann deliberately went back and made his work as obscure as possible. Perhaps, like Martin Armstrong found out later, Gann understood the danger posed by the ability to forecast cycles in the hands of the wrong people. It appears there is much in Armstrong's computer that is based on the above numbers.

You have to be willing to dive pretty far down the rabbit hole in order to begin to grasp the significance of Pi as it relates to cycles. Philosophically, it almost certainly requires abandoning the idea that mankind is in charge of its destiny. Cycles are inherent in everything. Personally, as an individual, you have some influence over your destiny. Collectively, mankind is much more constrained due to mass psychology, generational memory and differences, and something Gann referred to as The Law of Vibration.

The Law of Vibration is another aspect of Gann's work that has been, by degrees, poorly understood, misrepresented and misinterpreted. Recently, Tony Plummer in The Law of Vibration: The Revelation of William D. Gann explained in shockingly clear detail Gann's Law of Vibration. If you're at all interested in understanding the work of W.D. Gann you must get Tony Plummer's book.

Plummer does an excellent job explaining not only the importance of Pi, but also the Golden Ratio - 1.618. Moreover, he outlines how the Golden Ratio has been embedded in the Bible. Now, for some, that may not be important. Christianity, as Michael Hayes made clear, is but one of the major world religions that gave great importance to certain numbers. For too long, those number were just considered "magical" or "mystical". But the truth is much deeper than that and may eventually allow mankind to unlock many secrets beyond even cycles.

Some Clues

• Pi allows us to measure the diameter and circumference of a circle;

• Price more than likely takes place within the construct of a multi-dimensional space. The model may consist of a series of Platonic Solids within a sphere or spherical torus. There is a reason the spherical torus is being used in the effort to achieve nuclear fusion;

• The energetic movement of price within multi-dimensional space is driven by 1428571 - yes, those numbers derived from 22/7 = 2.1428571. You'll have to read Tony Plummer's book to find out how that works, but the shape that movement forms is outlined here;

• Since price movement takes place within geometric shapes we can use geometry, including Gann Angles, numbers - e.g. 3.14, 1.618, Fibonacci and more, and math - e.g. Murrey Math to help us determine wider price cycles and the narrower ups and downs that occur within much shorter time-frames;

• The above, when combined with what Gann referred to as squaring time with price (outlined to a degree in a previous link above) combined with other tools Gann used, e.g. the Square of 9, will take you a long ways down your journey into the rabbit hole of Pi and cycles.

Conclusion: Sometimes the smallest of bread crumbs left on just the right part of the trail will help us find our way when we are lost. Armstrong on this Pi Day, has left us just one clue out of many to help unlock the secret of Pi and cycles. Now you can choose. Do you follow the clues, like so many bread crumbs? Do you follow them down the rabbit hole at the risk of abandoning the comforting idea that mankind rules its own destiny? Or, do you keep moving forward, pretending to have seen nothing, and, even if you did see something, claiming it was merely a magician's illusion? After all, only a fool believes in magic numbers, right?