Axis Mundi of the Flesh

Found cross-culturally, the concept of axis mundi must be understood as an intersection of both physical and psychological geography. Emerging through a variety of symbols, ranging from the cosmic world tree, to the sacred mountain, the essential element is a linkage between worlds. In the symbolic language of the soul, the roots and branches of the tree, extending from below the earth, through the trunk, into the latitudes of sky, connects these disparate elements just as the human mind links the subconscious strata of the collective animal with the divine unity of transcendent experience.