Hello all! I am Aaron Beach and I study mathematics education. I have not always studied math nor have I always wanted to teach. I come from Lafayette, Indiana having come to Milwaukee to pursue my initial college career in the field of fine arts at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, looking to focus on painting. I like to produce art, yet it is not a passion of mine, and I decided it was not something I wished to pursue in college. But don't get me wrong, I love the process! "Passion" is a hard word for me. I often peruse thoughts of what my passion would be, and what I have found to be my passions I think would have to be: philosophy and communication. I fall on these two because they are very broad, and my interests indeed are very broad. But, they mostly fall in the categories of thinking and talking about what I have been thinking about.
Nonetheless, I do have many interests. One of them is actually math, believe it or not. And another is spirituality. I am very interested in the truth of things, and many seekers of truth shun spirituality, mostly I believe because of its link to religion. There is much to scorn for sure! Though, the subject is fascinating to me. I grew up going to church, yet when it came down to it I could not realistically affirm any belief in God. But, I knew there was some truth there. I have never wanted to shut out a thought just because my initial understanding said that I should, and especially with something that seems to be such a big part of many people who are dear to me. It is a controversial topic and there is much that I do not agree with, but so many people that I respect affirm belief in God in one form or another, so I could not logically be so naive to think that all of these people are 100% wrong. I have investigated Buddhism and found with meditation much truth. Having since left Christianity and returned to entertain any potential truth, I have found many connections between the two forms of thought. I like to say I am spiritual, and all this means to me is that I seek to understand a deeper truth to my life and the world around me. And to love people!
In any case, I want to bring up my connection to spirituality because of the topic I would like to pursue with this blog. It is not something I know a lot about but through spiritual communities of which I am a part I have learned enough to spark my interest. This topic is broadly: "Sacred Geometry". More specifically, I would like to pursue the Golden Ratio, the Platonic Solids and the Flower of Life with other of its associated forms. From my initial understanding, these are all intricately connected. One side screams "spirituality!" while the other screams "mathematics!" I would like to explore these connections to see just what is going on. I am very excited to share what I will find out!
