tree of life
Darwin's branching sketch
The tree of life is a symbol appearing across religions and mythologies—a sacred tree representing the interconnectedness of all living things, immortality, or the link between heaven and earth.
In biology, it's a metaphor for evolutionary relationships: Darwin's branching diagram showing how all species descend from common ancestors.
The tree of life in Genesis grew in the Garden of Eden.
Scriptural original paradise
- GenesisFirst biblical book
- KabbalahJewish esoteric tradition
- axis mundiCosmic connection point
- creationMaking something exist
immortality · paradise · forbidden fruit · knowledge · good and evil · eternity · divinity · origins
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
- DarwinBritish naturalist, species theorist
- common ancestorOrigin point of descendants
- speciationFormation of distinct species
divergence · branching · homology · natural selection · adaptation · descent · lineage · taxonomy
State of mutual linkage
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- growthIncrease in size
- renewalMaking current again
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
fertility · abundance · nourishment · flourishing · resilience · strength · protection · harmony
Recurring thematic element
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
pendant · Celtic knotwork · metalwork · embroidery · stained glass · carved · engraved · illuminated manuscript
Eden
Scriptural original paradise
- GenesisFirst biblical book
- KabbalahJewish esoteric tradition
- axis mundiCosmic connection point
creation · immortality · paradise · forbidden fruit · knowledge · good and evil · eternity · divinity · origins · cosmology
phylogeny
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
- DarwinBritish naturalist, species theorist
- common ancestorOrigin point of descendants
speciation · divergence · branching · homology · natural selection · adaptation · descent · lineage · taxonomy · classification
interconnectedness
State of mutual linkage
wisdom · fertility · abundance · nourishment · flourishing · resilience · strength · protection · harmony · balance
motif
Recurring thematic element
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
jewelry · pendant · Celtic knotwork · metalwork · embroidery · stained glass · carved · engraved · illuminated manuscript · architectural
- "life" phrasesnightlife, wildlife, lowlife, highlife
- Bible visionswheels within wheels, valley of dry bones, valley of bones, dry bones, burning bush
- Biblical Afterlifeheaven, paradise, Hades, Gehenna, lake of fire
- DarwinCharles Darwin, natural selection, evolution, HMS Beagle, Galapagos
- forest loreenchanted forests, dark woods, greenwood, sacred groves, forest spirits
- garden symbolismrose, lily, apple, serpent, forbidden fruit
tree of lifedead tree
Printed rather than digital
death · gallows · hanging tree · valley of the shadow of death · gallows tree
tree of lifetree of knowledge
Source of forbidden wisdom
forbidden fruit · mortality · original sin · cursed ground · curse
live, life, tree, alive, trees, lifeless, lifetime, lives, lifestyle