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Friday, February 4, 2011

Sacred Geometry, The Golden Mean, The Fibbonacci Spiral and PHI

Sacred geometry involves sacred universal patterns used in the design of everything in our
reality, most often seen in sacred architecture and sacred art. The basic belief is that geometry and mathematical ratios, harmonics and proportion are also found in music, light, cosmology. This value system is seen as widespread even in prehistory, a cultural universal of the human condition. 

It is considered foundational to building sacred structures such as temples, mosques, megaliths, monuments and churches; sacred spaces such as altars, ; meeting places such as sacred groves, village greens and holy wells and the creation of religious art, iconography and using "divine" proportions. Alternatively, sacred geometry based arts may be ephemeral, such as visualization, sand painting and medicine wheels. 

Sacred geometry may be understood as a worldview of pattern recognition, a complex system of religious symbols and structures involving space, time and form. According to this view the basic patterns of existence are perceived as sacred. By connecting with these, a believer contemplates the Great Mysteries, and the Great Design. By studying the nature of these patterns, forms and relationships and their connections, insight may be gained into the mysteries - the laws and lore of the Universe.

9 comments:

  1. I love stuff like this. Did a project on it for school once. Good post.

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  2. i've never heard of the Fibbonacci Spiral, that so cool though

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  3. Those are amazing looking, thanks.

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  4. When I was 6, I created sacred geometry in my room using a spyrograph.

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  5. You should like this: Nature by numbers- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkGeOWYOFoA

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  6. currently working on a project involving the golden ratio in the faces of women to determine beauty, some real interesting stuff there.

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  7. lol sacred G is on rob & big on MTV

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  8. I love the Golden Ratio and the Fibonacci/Golden Spirals. Our world is so full of math! I love it! Following for more updates.

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