"The tree-goddess is "Nut, the great one". She is one with a sycamore tree into which her legs merge harmoniously. This tree represents for the Egyptian the proof of the presence of water, as well as a dispenser of shade and figs. This abundance of blessings is symbolized by the tray held by the goddess, on which are arranged flowers, fruits and breads." (Osirisnet)
In the tombs of individuals, the tree goddess is very common. Representations are very diverse, so she may be shown emerging from the foliage or becoming one with the trunk.
As mother, tree and goddess of the sky, the goddess of the sycamore provides freshness, drink and food: " under me, you refresh yourself under my branches, you are satisfied with my offerings, you live with my bread, you drink with my beer, I make you suckle with my milk, you live and keep alive thanks to my breasts, joy and health are in them. Also, the goddess-sycamore, more than a place located in the afterlife is the symbol of the afterlife in its entirety; the night sky where the deceased knows a second gestation: " Your mother provides you with life, she places you inside her womb where she conceives you; she receives the constellation in her arms as yesterday; the Untiring ones summon you, the Indestructible ones welcome you. "
The Tree of Life in other traditions
The Tree of Life in Christianity
The Tree of Life is first simply mentioned, at the beginning of the Book of Genesis, in the second account of the Creation (Gn 2, 93; Gn 3, 244), at the same time as theTree of the knowledge of good and evil. The first symbolizes immortality. It should therefore not be confused with the other tree, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Christianity very early on equated the cross of Christ with the Tree of Life, because, like Christ, it gives back life, this time eternal, to fallen humanity, wounded by Original Sin in the persons of Adam and Eve.
The Tree of Life among the Celts
For my Celtic ancestors, the sacred tree represented the central axis of the world, since through it, a connection was established with the 3 levels of the cosmos: the underground or subterranean world through the roots, the surface of the earth or the earth plane represented through the trunk of the tree, and the sky, seen through its branches and leaves, which seemed to rise to the sky.
The Celts of Ireland have integrated in their iconography a tree of life guarded by two dragons, a warrior emblem that spread throughout Celtic Europe in the 3rd and 4th centuries and associated with the god Lug.
The Tree of Life in Buddhism
TheBodhi tree is an important tree in Buddhism, as it was under this tree that the Buddha attained enlightenment, a state called bodhi.
Marie - 04/27/2022 12:58:22
Merci pour cet article ! J'ai acheté récemment une tenture arbre de vie . ça signification forte apporte beaucoup de positivité dans ma pièce! je vous recommande ces tentures comme décoration murale ou encore dessus de lit !