rod boyle

Old dream of ship at sea

Last night a few dreams, a mixed-up hodge podge, I awoke to write them down, but saw no meaning in them; I was tired, they were random and chaotic, I didn't turn on the light and fell back asleep.

So I'll write of another dream once I had, an old dream - animated in rich blues and amber. It made an impression.

I am a point of view at sea, no substance, only my senses, flying, there is a tempest and from the waves rise up waterspouts that meet with the low and ragged clouds, then turn into Atlanteans, briefly, bearing the sky upon their shoulders, and then rain back, falling into the sea. I am flying through this, it is animated, deep blues, flashes of lightning illuminate the denizens of the deep, translucent jellyfish and giant shadows swarming beneath. As a wave subsides I move in, there is a ship spinning in a trough between the waves, an old galleon, timbers lit from within like logs on a fire, hot embers and glowing salamanders flicker upon the surface. I move into the cabin, there a small chest, a treasure, as I approach it opens, and within it on a velvet lining there is a silver hand holding a pen. It is almost too brilliant to behold..

I awake.

An interesting link on how television shapes our dreams: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/10/17/scidream117.xml

Details: Category: Dreams; Created: 22 October 2008

Fibonocci Numbers & The Golden Mean

In Mathematics, an infinite series of numbers beginning with 0,1 where each successive number is the sum of the two previous numbers.

A short beginning might be: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13.... ad infinitum.

The curious thing about this series of numbers is that it is found throughout nature. The Fibonocci series can be found in the spiral of seashells, the patterns of leaves on a tree, and the petals of flowers. It has been recognized and used in Art for centuries, where paintings were based upon it's composition (known as "The Golden Mean " or "Divine Proportion" - approximately 1.6180339887). The Parthenon in ancient Greece is based almost entirely on the proportions found within the golden mean, Da Vinci used it in "The Last Supper " and Michaelangelo used it in The Sistine Chapel . Note that there is nothing absolute about the Golden Mean - it merely defines a relationship within a set of numbers. The higher the numbers, the more precise the relationship. Televisions, letter pages, and business cards are but a few examples of it's use in popular culture.

Curious? Further Reading - http://goldennumber.net/