FIBONACCI NUMBERSnumbers divide ratio 1 1/1 1 2 2/1 2 3 3/2 1.5 5 5/3 1.6666 8 8/5 1.600 13 13/8 1.625 21 21/13 1.6153 34 34/21 1.6190 55 55/34 1.6176 89 89/55 1.6181 144 144/89 1.6179 233 233/144 1.61805 * note movement towards phi = 1.6180339...
The sequence of numbers above are known as the Fibonacci Series. Their progression follows the same numbering system as Life's pattern of growth. For example, for every 3 turns on a plant there are 5 leaves, and every 8 turns there are 13 leaves. This can be seen easliy in the spiralling progression in sunflowers or pinecones.
The growth of our own body is reflected by the phi ratio, which is the non-terminating number 1.6180339... If you take any higher number in the Fibonacci sequence and divide it by the previous number, it will approximate this number phi. The hjigher the Fibonacci numbers used, the closer to phi it gets. Simply put... phi is the number of Life. The observable characteristic of phi is shown in illus.1 above. The medium length(b) is to the shortest length(a) as the longest(c) is to the medium length(b). This can be seen divided up in the human body in da Vinci's sketch of man, Taking our hand for example, the palm of the hand is to the fingers the same ratio as the palm plus fingers is to the palm area.
The Fibonacci spiral is used to illustrate the growth of Life because it incorporates whole numbers that logically must be used in Nature (has a definite beginning point). As the numbers/spiral increases, there is a closer approximation to phi/golden mean spiral. This is the way that finite Life on the Earth gradually comes close to the ideal structure of Heaven!
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