Yggdrasıl World Tree
With her branches in the heavens and her Roots in the Underworld, the ash tree Yggdrasıl holds all opposites in hee embrace. Both Sacred and Mortal, the tree is in need of the same compassion and protection she offers. A spider Monkey is Constantly Scurrying Up her trunk bringing News, and Roosters Rest in her upper canopy like sentries. When Melia was born from a drop of her sap, those Roosters. Crowed in joy and fright at the flowers and flames. With limbs like Yggdrasil's, who could let go of these
Worlds
Upon
Worlds.
Carl Jung on Yggdrasil
For Carl Jung, Yggdrasil isn't just a Norse myth but a profound, symbolic map of the soul's deepest journey toward becoming a complete, individuated Self, a core goal of his analytical psychology.
Deeper Dive into Yggdrasil
The image above is a diagram of Yggdrasil, the immense ash tree central to Norse cosmology that connects the Nine Worlds.
Yggdrasil acts as the spine of the universe, with its vast branches and three enormous roots holding everything together.
The roots extend into Niflheim (realm of ice and cold), Jotunheim (land of the giants), and Asgard (world of the gods).
Various creatures interact with the tree, including the dragon Nidhogg gnawing at the roots and an eagle at the crown.
The well-being of the cosmos depends on the tree; its trembling signals the arrival of Ragnarök, the destruction of the universe.
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