Since I was very young browsing through StumbleUpon I remember seeing and reading content related to the Golden Ratio, the Golden Mean, the divine proportion. These use of words to describe a mathematical equation or almost just a perspective in seeing things and the way they can be the most efficient in regards to energy conservation.

Whether that means energy conservation in the form of flowers:

The lily, which has three petals, buttercups, which have five (pictured at left), the chicory's 21, the daisy's 34, and so on. Phi appears in petals on account of the ideal packing arrangement as selected by Darwinian processes; each petal is placed at 0.618034 per turn (out of a 360° circle) allowing for the best possible exposure to sunlight and other factors.

Other things such as seeds are produced at the center, and then migrate towards the outside to fill all the space. Sunflowers provide a great example of these spiraling patterns.

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A lot of the explanations that I received about why this number kept reappearing from different angles and for different reasons through nature usually had a very convincing explanation to them

They are to conserve energy.

Why does nature need to conserve energy?

And what benefits come with conserving energy that are so important to our human consciousness that we instinctively find these patterns "beautiful".

Design

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Though these questions should probably be left for people with more time and patience, it should still serve as an important reminder of the pillars of our reality and how to use them to our advantages.

In design the Golden ratio has shown to be very effective at communicating ideas through logos. We can see that in the modern day a great majority of corporate logos include the golden ratio within their design.

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In my perspective the descriptors I would give these logos would be "complete" or "thorough". As though the feeling oftheir design requires nothing else and it is as effective at communicating what it is as possible.

Conclusion

Now the question remains whether there is something divine about mathematical measurements. What we do know is that regardless if you believe they have supernatural properties or that they even are beautiful designs at all, one thing is for sure: Golden Ratio will continue to be used by people and by nature long after each one of us expires. So why not include it every now and then in your life?

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Camilo R.