Mysteries and Secrets of Numerology. Patricia Fanthorpe

as the ancient cubit, the unit used to give the dimensions of Noah’s ark in the flood story) is the same as the ratio of the forearm (elbow to wrist) to the hand (wrist to fingertips).

      Dolphins also comply with the Fibonacci numbers. If lines are measured from the eyes, fins, and tail, they all combine to make the golden section. Strange to think that a dolphin has the same beautiful proportions as classical Greek architecture. The simple starfish with its 5 “arms” provides yet another instance — “5” being a significant Fibonacci number.

      The beautiful and intricate body shape of the marine angel fish also complies with the golden section: members of the pomacanthidae family, they live on shallow reefs in the Indian Ocean, the tropical Atlantic, and the western Pacific.

      Going down into the depths of life’s mysteries, inside the nucleus of the living cell, is DNA. The nucleus of a living cell contains “X”-shaped chromosomes and each of them can contain thousands of genes. Each gene is the blueprint of an inherited characteristic. The mysterious DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a weird double-helix shape, and, when measured, it turns out to be in the ratio of 21:13 angstroms, which boils down to ф. Therefore, Fibonacci’s awesome numbering system is even found in the depths of genetics and DNA, which can be thought of as one of life’s foundation stones.