The Divine Proportion and Life

The design of life is based on a "Golden Ruler™"

It has long been known that the Golden Section, or Divine Proportion, appears in certain proportions of living organisms. In 1997, I began to wonder how universal this was and how far it could be applied. I took a golden section of a line not just once, but many times, to form what I like to call the "golden ruler," shown as follows:

First, take a line and divide it so that the proportion of (B) to (A) is the same as the proportion of (C) to (B):

Divide the line again and again in the same way:

Successive Golden Sections of a Line

Combine the segments to create a measuring stick or "Golden Ruler™:"

This appears in the proportions of many life forms:

The Golden Ruler™ can be expanded to a Golden Grid™

You can take the process another step further by creating a "Golden Grid," taking it from one dimension to two dimensions:

Golden Grid by The Evolution of Truth

This approach can be used to explain the physical proportions of many life forms, but the most beautiful application is found in humans:

It appears that this "golden ruler" is a common, if not universal, metric in the design of living organisms.

Try it on the Do It Yourself page!