Babylonian Tree of Life (Mesopotamian Tree of Life)
This image represents the early Mesopotamian Tree of Life.
In Babylonian mythology, the Tree of Life was a magical tree that
grew in the center of paradise. The Apsu, or primordial waters, flowed
from its roots. It is the prototype of the tree described in Genesis: the
biblical Tree of Paradise evolved directly from this ancient
symbol; it is the symbol from which the Egyptian, Islamic, and
Kabbalistic Tree of Life concepts originated.
The
stylized images may also represent the spine and branches of the human
nervous system. Its design is similar to that of the Egyptian djed and
the Norse Irminsul.
The
Epic of Gilgamesh describes a plant with powers of rejevenation; the
hero acquires the plant- only to lose it to a passing snake, which
obtains the ability to shed its skin and renew itself.
The intricate Tree of Life may represent the spinal cord and energy points.
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