Title: "Womb of the Soul"
© 1997 Pauline Ross
Original Size 24" x 18"
Acrylic on Canvas
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This image is a vision seen during a deep meditation and listening to Tibetan Monks chanting. I sensed this was the very beginning of everything in life. The root to what matters lies here.

Symbolism

The tree is one of mankind’s most potent symbols. It is the embodiment of life, the point of union of the three realms
(heaven, earth and water), and a world axis around which the entire universe is organized.

The World Tree - with its roots around the earth and its branches in the heavens, the world tree symbolizes the potential ascent of humankind from the dense realm of matter to the rarified reaches of the spirit.

The Inverted Tree - has its roots in the spiritual world and grows down towards Earth. It symbolizes the creative power of the spirit as well as the belief that human life is the descent of spirit into bodily form.