axis mundi
World's sacred pillar
Axis mundi is a symbolic center of the world—a point connecting heaven, earth, and underworld.
In mythology and religion, sacred mountains, cosmic trees, temples, or pillars serve as the axis mundi: Mount Olympus was the axis mundi of Greek cosmology.
The concept appears across cultures, marking where the divine intersects with the earthly realm.
- world treeCosmic connector of realms
- tree of lifeDiagram of evolutionary connections
- holy mountainSpiritually venerated high ground
- cosmic eggMythic universe seed
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
cosmic order · mandala · stupa · sacred mountains · ziggurat · totem pole · sacred grove · shamanism · creation myths · Delphi · primordial chaos · cardinal directions · heaven · center of the world · navel · mountain · vertical · temple
axis mundiperiphery
Boundary or outer region
outer darkness · wasteland · wilderness · no man's land · the void
axis mundichaos
Complete disorder and confusion
the underworld · Tartarus · Gehenna · outer darkness · cursed ground
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