![]() ![]() I have always found the Kabbalistic Tree of Life fascinating, but for some reason, it seemed incomplete to me. ![]() Another abstract Tree of Life is the Kabbalistic one. Also, the practices of Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong recognise the human body as a connecting point between the Earth and the Heavens. Some of the Tree of Life depictions are more abstract, such as the Chakra system in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Germanic/ Nordic mythology it was god Odin who gained wisdom from the Tree of Life, the Yggdrasil. This mystical tree was also found in Buddhism as the Bodhi Tree, the tree under which Buddha sat and attained enlightenment. ![]() In ancient China, cosmography sometimes depicted the world centre marked with the Jian tree. In Genesis both the Tree of Life and The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil stand at the centre of the Paradise garden from which four rivers flow to nourish the whole world. It was often depicted as the Tree of Life or the Cosmic Tree. The so-called Axis Mundi, the connection between the earth and heaven, was recognised by most European religions and was also found as a reoccurring symbol in mythology. I believe that there are many hidden secrets in the united version of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. In some myths, the Tree of Life has a snake in its roots and an eagle (wings) in its crown, which again resembles the Caduceus, wand of god Hermes. With these notes in mind, the following image gains more perspective… The pentagram, on the other hand, was used as a symbol of five-faced god Shiva. Firstly, the hexagrams:Īn interesting note: In Hinduism, hexagram represents the union of dualities - the masculine and feminine. What if the Kabbalistic Tree of Life is just half complete? And what if the key to its completion lies in the primary Kabbalistic concept of "as above so below?" Then I have begun to see other symbols within the image. ![]()
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