The popularity of the golden spiral

Not many people know this, but there are lots ofone way or another.
signs which are considered to be the cornerstone ofAnother symbol of this nature is the golden spiral.
life throughout the cosmos. The first and mostTwo well known sacred geometry shapes are
important shape is the perfect circle. Seven circlesrepresented in the golden spiral: the Fibonacci spiral
passing through their centers create the shapeand the golden mean spiral. The golden mean, in
known as the seed of life. If the seed of life wouldphilosophy, especially Aristotle’s, represents
be multiplied, the shape thus obtained represents thethe desirable middle between two extremes, one of
flower of life. The centers of the seed of life, ifdeficiency and one of excess. The golden mean, phi,
connected, would form the shape known as the treeis also called the golden ratio or the golden proportion.
of life. All these shapes and many more are believedIt is a constant value that is more mysterious and
to contain the map of the universe and to representprofound than pi.
the origin of life. All of them can be found in nature in