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Is the tree of life a real thing?

Since childhood everyone in nearly every respective religion hears about the famous" Tree of Life" but no one has been sure of what it really means and what is its history and whether it does exist in real or not? We all are aware that there is a tree in Paradise which has leaves on it by the name of every person in this world and when the person dies the leaf on the tree of life falls down. But I would like to take a closer look at the Tree of life and explain its concept.

The earliest reference to the concept of the tree of life is to be found in the philosophy of Ancient Egyptians. In the Osiris was introduced by his wicked brother set to lie down in a magnificent coffer under the pretext of a game at the banquet. Set and his 72 conspirators immediately closed the lid and threw the coffer into the Nile. Osiris wife Isis who was also his sister searched for and found the chest which has been born down the Nile and across the sea to what was later identified as the Phoenician coast, where it was deposited at the foot of a tamarisk tree.

As the tree grew it enclosed Osiris and the chest within its trunk which was later cut down by the King of Byblos and used as a pillar in his palace. The fragrance of the pillar became renowned far and wide and when Isis heard about it she immediately understood its significance. Isis returned the pillar and the body it contained to Egypt. In ancient Egyptian text it is written of the Tree of Life, "I am the plant that comes from Nu."

The tree of life grew out of the Sacred Mound, its branches reaching out and supporting the star and planet studded sky, while its roots reached down into the watery abyss of the Netherworld. The trunk of the tree of life represented the World Pillar or Axis Munde (Literally "Axis of the Mound") around which the heavens appeared to revolve. The World Pillar was the centre of the universe.

The ancient Egyptian symbol for "plant" meaning "Tree of Life" was 3 sacred lotus lilies. They have tree stems curving to the left as though blown into Life by the breath of Hu, the Celestial Sphinx. On top of each stem is the Lotus flower which was used in Ancient Egypt to represent Life and Resurrection. It is from this hieroglyph that the "fleur de les" which is frequently found in Ancient Egyptian Art traces its origin. The fleur de les represents the Tree of Life.

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