Pagan Tree Of Life

The pagan tree of life symbolizes the celestial balance of life above and below the planes of human existence. Increase your own sense of balance in the universe with pagan tree of life jewelry, tapestries, and occult items here.

As Above, So Below

The pagan tree of life is a symbol of one of the most ancient and sacred principles of all the nature religions: as above, so below. This principle means that to a pagan, Druidic, or Wiccan practitioner, the physical world is a microcosm of the spiritual one. The struggle between light and darkness that is evident on earth exists also in both higher and lower astral planes. Not only this, but the balance that occurs between realms exists also within them, so that all the planes of existence of perfectly and sublimely weighted and balanced.

The significance of studying, meditating on, and wearing pagan tree of life jewelry is that the mind also reflects this divine balance. By increasing our awareness of the perfection of all things through contemplating the pagan tree of life, it is possible to lay our inner turmoil to rest. Once the ultimate balance of disparate factors is realized, the struggle between opposing forces ceases to be a struggle and instead becomes a dance--a divine dance that carries the inner work of spiritual development into and through and out of the individual and creates harmony in the surrounding social landscape.

Although the symbol and concept appear very simple, deep study of the pagan tree of life can lead to many profound insights for which words, if at all, only barely exist. The advanced practitioner of this type of contemplation of the pagan tree of life will exude the kind of hearty fearlessness that only the very greatest Wiccan, Druidic, and other pagan leaders exhibit while making war, making merry, and making babies!

The pagan nature religions are usually thought of as being very hearty and heartful religions, and this deep surviving principle may very well be at the root of this good nature. When a person realizes that that which is above must also be that which is below, they find an increased capacity to throw off the shackles of social expectation and to enjoy the simple and ancient pleasures: music, dance, food, wine, nakedness, laughter. These are all things for which pagan peoples have always been esteemed.