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The Golden Ratio: Jewel of Geometry and Cosmos

Mentored by Sacred Art of Geometry Studios Docherty
Location address: Forest Row, RH18 5JX
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For ages: 18+ years

Available tickets:
Standard £130
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A SUMMARY

Golden ratio, golden mean, divine proportion, phi, 1:1.618..., 'precious jewel', golden section, divine cut - and the list goes on. This unique ratio (logos) has intrigued and inspired the world's greatest minds. We see it embodied in the art and architecture of the ancients. It permeates the fruits of the world's manifold sacred/cultural traditions; the majority of the fruits that we eat also embody a fivefold quality! Euclid (325 - 265 BC) first defines what seems to have been hitherto a revered sacred secret occasionally alluded to within the oral tradition. It is one of the fundamental patterns of creation and informs the cosmos at every level of being. It hovers around the famous Fibonacci sequence (1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55...) and phyllotaxis patterns. Da Vinci and Durers' meticulous studies of human proportions reveal an abundance of phi forms. The research of two contemporary astronomers/cosmologists, John Martineau (UK) and Hartmut Warm (GER), reveal and confirm an array of g...

Sacred Art of Geometry Studios Docherty
Daniel Docherty is co-founder and senior tutor at SAOG Studios, Emerson College and a visiting tutor at The Prince's Foundation School of Tradtional Arts, London. Daniel is particularly interested in how the revered quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy) inform the world’s artistic and cultural traditions. He lives with his family on the glorious Ashdown Forest.

Learning aims

Learn how to make, model, and weave forms and patterns that sing with 'golden meaning'.

Strengths to develop

Using compasses, straightedge, pencils and a whole host of different mediums and materials to create patterns and forms fine motor skills will be developed ... so too Hand, Eye and Heart coordination!

What's provided

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Safety

Public Liability Insurance

First Aid Training

First Aid Kit

Smoke Detector

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Where
we'll be

Emerson College, Hartfield Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX

Pricing information

Ticket: Standard £130

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