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Trees feature in many myths about the creation of the world.The Scandinavian mythological ash tree Yggdrasil represents the cosmos and provides the bridge between the heavenly and terrestrial spheres by which the gods decend to go about their work of creation.With their roots in the ground and their trunks rising through the plane on which we live,and their branches and leaves towering above our heads,trees span the three levels of Man’s experience.Their symbolic importance is a recurring theme in cultures throughout the world representing birth,regeneration and life itself.
The tree is a kind of skeleton holding up the body of the world. It is also the symbol of growth, death and rebirth and of fertility.The water it draws up from the ground and the sap which permeates the trunk and the explosion of leaves in spring is the very image of of birth and life.
The tree also represents death.The tree of hanging in the West and of the Crucifixion.The cross and the tree of life have been mystically linked by Christians. The tree of life rejected by Adam in the garden of Eden in favour of the tree of knowledge,renewed its promise of immortality when it reappeared,symbolized by the crucifix,offering redemption and everlasting life. According to medieval legend Eve planted a branch from the tree of knowledge on Adams grave, where it grew into a tree whose wood was finally used to build the Cross. The tree is in fact a symbol of the whole cosmos, not only in physical but also in moral terms.It is the tree of knowledge.of both good and evil; it is the tree of life and of death.It is the world.
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The tree is a kind of skeleton holding up the body of the world. It is also the symbol of growth, death and rebirth and of fertility.The water it draws up from the ground and the sap which permeates the trunk and the explosion of leaves in spring is the very image of of birth and life.
The tree also represents death.The tree of hanging in the West and of the Crucifixion.The cross and the tree of life have been mystically linked by Christians. The tree of life rejected by Adam in the garden of Eden in favour of the tree of knowledge,renewed its promise of immortality when it reappeared,symbolized by the crucifix,offering redemption and everlasting life. According to medieval legend Eve planted a branch from the tree of knowledge on Adams grave, where it grew into a tree whose wood was finally used to build the Cross. The tree is in fact a symbol of the whole cosmos, not only in physical but also in moral terms.It is the tree of knowledge.of both good and evil; it is the tree of life and of death.It is the world.
For ideas on arts and crafts don’t forget to visit http://woodworkingnews.blogspot.com
Or just go fishing?
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Don’t miss the free gifts at the end of the page. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page and help yourself.
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