There Was A Tree Called Phi

* Partially inspired by JJ and their often esoteric submissions. Figured I'd try one.




There was a tree that grew.

Its mirrored self reflected both above and below.

A single trunk grew forth from the ground.
As it reached towards the sky it split in two.
As the branches grew higher the two became three.
A little closer to the sun two of the branches split again and were now five.
The five grew into eight, and the eight into thirteen.

Reflected beneath the roots branched off the same.

The tree was one of many that lined a shore. As a storm churned off in the distance.

The small storm's core was pulled in close.
10 miles across was the eye.
The eye wall spiraled around 20 miles wide.
The inner band wrapped around at 30.
The damaging winds extended 50 miles.
Following another spiral 80 miles across.
The strong winds extended 130 miles around yet another band.

The storm blew ashore and knocked down the trees, but left nautilus and seashells scattered along the beach, all the way up to where that tree once lined the shore. Like for like in form.

The location was planet Earth, in this solar system, on this galactic arm, travelling around another perfect spiral.

The default form where some structure exists. The emergent property of their construction. A repeating motif enough to note its irrationality. Right down to the angstroms of a twisted helix, on up to the galaxy. Maybe it's gravity.

It is not always applicable, but mystifying nonetheless.

a reply to: Degradation33

The trees that know how to bend, will not break in the storm...

a reply to: Terpene

Naw, it was too close to the storm surge and lost its foundation. The trees on higher ground just lost some branches.

Though that's a different story entirely.

And Tool already beat me to that one.

Actually they pretty much beat everyone to overt hermetic and esoteric principles in art.

This story was more intro to sacred geometry.

a reply to: Degradation33

The mention thanks you!

S/F for this amazing hidden story meaning!

My fav!

a reply to: Degradation33


I mean golden.

The sequenced hurricane thought it won, but nautilus displays otherwise.

a reply to: Degradation33

Interesting story... in my mind I started to picture fractals, especially those found in nature.