

The golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. (Aristotle) An example of a desirable middle is courage, a virtue when in balance, if taken to excess it would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice. This aspect applies to all areas of the universe as well as human existence. This applies to all aspects of our lives, for this reason, is the need to find balance.
The three dimensional expression of golden means is Phi as seen in the Golden Pyramid.
Φ or φ = Phi – The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant, approximately 1.6180339887.
Expressed algebraically:
Phi is a constant value with no mathematical solution. The decimals keep on going into infinity. While Phi cannot be worked out mathematically, it can be easily expressed with a compass and straightedge, the pyramid.
Geometrical Blueprint for Life Itself
The unique thing about this number is that it can be found incorporated in all known organic structures. From the bone structure of human beings to the seed pattern of a sunflower to the spiral of a sea shell, the phi proportion is there, underlying all biological structures. Plato called the phi ratio the “key to the physics of the cosmos”.