| Flower of Life and Spiritual Transcendence | | | | stimulating effect on the mind. Enlightenment may be |
| The golden ratio or spiral is a unique relation existing | | | | part of this pattern--a communication that is |
| in the universe between the whole and the part and | | | | connecting consciousness through the language of |
| has been in our consciousness for over 4000 years. | | | | the Universe. |
| Out of the golden ratio rises the golden spiral, whose | | | | Look at the soul as being a bridge between your |
| familiar coil shape can be found everywhere in | | | | mind and the intangible essence of your spirit, and |
| nature, such as in the structure of our DNA and | | | | that it is gently guiding your mind through a doorway |
| fingerprints, sunflowers and seashells, storm clouds | | | | of transcendence to a higher plane of awareness. By |
| and tornadoes. Even a star cluster nebula like the | | | | bringing the flower of life to words and pictures it |
| Milky Way. The golden spiral, also called the flower of | | | | can spiral your consciousness to a realization greater |
| life, is a twirling pattern that forms out from a | | | | than itself. The golden spiral can spiral you to soul |
| rectangle which has the golden ratio. What this | | | | awakening. The flower of life transcends itself from |
| means is--when this rectangle is squared, it leaves a | | | | the physical-mathematical form by which it is more |
| smaller rectangle behind, and this smaller rectangle | | | | commonly known (sacred geometry), into a spiritual |
| also has the same golden ratio as the original and | | | | equivalent we call unconditional love. This little flower |
| when this is squared this also leaves a smaller | | | | of life transforms into the pattern of love. Truth |
| rectangle behind and this continues on until the | | | | seekers, poets and prophets teach love as being at |
| shapes become so small you can't see them | | | | the centre of all things. When your soul connects |
| anymore. In other words, it goes on forever. | | | | consciousness with the golden spiral you become |
| When you connect a curve through the opposite | | | | love. Love is the infinite pattern of the Universe. And |
| corners of these concentric rectangles, you form the | | | | so are you. |
| golden spiral and the fact that it shows up in many | | | | Our world needs to undergo an incredible |
| growth patterns of plants, animals and even whole | | | | transformation. We must heal our emotions and |
| galaxies, makes us wonder if this unique shape is not | | | | weary bodies. We should sincerely connect to spirit |
| the pattern of life. The principles of the golden spiral | | | | and love--the intrinsic nature in everything. |
| can also be seen in the design of buildings and | | | | Most cultures throughout history, from Aztec to the |
| architecture, as well as in art and literature. Golden | | | | Celtic, have documented a significant correlation with |
| proportions are to be found in music and even light. | | | | physical form and spirituality, clearly expressed |
| The Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and Chinese all | | | | through their art and sacred geometry, like the |
| depict golden ratio in their artwork. The Egyptians | | | | mandala; these beautiful, mesmerizing patterns |
| were probably the first to combine mathematics with | | | | bearing ritual and spiritual significance. Psychoanalyst |
| art in the design of their pyramids. Pythagoras | | | | Carl Jung identified with the mandala saying it was a |
| discovered the golden proportions of the human | | | | representation of the unconscious self and believed |
| body and this has been portrayed by artists | | | | these patterns were a means towards wholeness in |
| throughout the history of Greek art. Leonardo De | | | | personality. The discovery of the Mandelbrot Set, |
| Vinci found inspiration in the mathematics of art and | | | | named after Benoit Mandelbrot, is a collection of |
| nature and is almost certain he painted to conform to | | | | numbers that form fractals. |
| the golden ratio--especially the proportions set out in | | | | These are objects that display self-similarity at |
| the Mona Lisa. | | | | various scales, and so we can journey into the |
| Literature can draw on the golden ratio in the | | | | wondrous world of fractal geometry, gliding through |
| structure of words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters | | | | never-ending self-similarity repeating patterns arising |
| and pictures. Just as we see the existence of the | | | | from a simple definition. Quantum physicists show us |
| spiral in our fingerprints and galaxies and in the | | | | that the substance of our reality is shaped, if not |
| creation of pyramids and paintings, the golden ratio | | | | created, by our own consciousness. Both old and |
| also appears inside pages of a book, including the | | | | new worlds of thought now come together as |
| design of the cover, and this can be incredibly awe | | | | science greets spirituality in a uniform field of thought. |
| inspiring for the reader. This pattern of nature can be | | | | The Universe speaks to us and we ought to listen. |
| seen inside many art forms and has a universally | | | | |