The tree of life, your family tree, the tree of ages, in many ways trees are commonplace when referring to life or the process of flowing life force or a central figure representing some illustration of life. When Apollo didn't cease to pursue Daphne, she ended up being transformed into a tree in order to be free from this seemingly endless chase. The axis mundi is essentially the center of the world, the central point for all life. The Mediterranean region is often referred to as the cradle of civilization, or the cradle of life. Is it a coincidence that the term axis mundi happens to originate from this very area of the world?
The ideas of life, death, interconnections between beings, these are all very present in mythology, and the axis mundi is a great way of bringing these ideas together in a way that befits the term.
I chose to hug a Joss brand pool cue. This magnificent and also expensive pool cue used to be a tree and was shaped into not only a work of art but a tool for incredible precision.
