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Mind & Matter
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Natural Spirals and the Fibonacci Sequence
The spirals in nature, such as those in sunflowers, pine cones, and other plants, are based on the golden mean or golden section ratio, resulting in regular spirals. These spirals are associated with spiral phyotaxis, where the seeds are organized in interlocking spirals curving in opposite directions, with the number of curves being adjacent Fibonacci numbers. For example, sunflowers exhibit interlocking spirals in the form of adjacent Fibonacci numbers, with one direction having a higher number of curves than the other. This pattern is also observed in many other plants, demonstrating higher order relationships in natural formations.
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