Kelsey Brooks - Symbolism of the 'Centre'

While reading Images and Symbols by Mircea Eliade, I found it interesting to learn the symbolism of the 'centre'. The most widely distributed variant of the symbolism is the Cosmic Tree. It is situated in the middle of the Universe. The 'primitive' religions along with many others held different versions of the Cosmic Tree. It was interesting to learn the different meanings behind what each religion held for the purpose of the Cosmic Tree. One religion said the roots were in Hell. This was an interesting symbol because it is like the tree started in Hell, but then began to grow and expanded into the Heavens. I pondered a lot of thoughts on the many different symbols of the Cosmic Tree.