The
Golden Ratio or Mean is a mathematical proportion that appears
everywhere in nature. This proportion divides a line into two
unequal segments, where the proportion of the whole line to the
larger segment is equal to the proportion of the larger segment
to the smaller segment. When we value the whole line as 1, then
the Golden Ratio is 0,61803. |
From
time immemorial this proportion is regarded to be the ultimate
proportion of perfection, harmony and sometimes even divinity.
From arts to architecture to music one can recognise the Golden
Ratio. Examples of this are the Notre Dame in Paris, the great
pyramids of Egypt and even musical pieces by Mozart. But also
in nature the Golden Ratio occurs. Our body, face, heartbeat and
handwriting consist of this proportion, up until cellular level.
The Golden Ratio is to be found in every
human being – no matter how tall or short – in the navel.
Even the courses of the stock exchange and the Hebrew alphabet
hold the Golden Ratio. |
The
famous Fibonacci numbers form the initial principle to the Golden
Ratio. This string is formed by constantly adding the previous
two numbers, which results in the following eternal string: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55
… etc. The proportion between all following numbers is approximately
the Golden Ratio. This proportion appears regularly in the geometrical
shapes of the universe, for example the leafs on trees and plants,
the arrangement of sunflower seeds and the Nautilus shell spiral.
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