About the Tree of Life symbol

An ancient, universal image of growth, strength and connectedness.

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Trees provide provide shelter. Tall and strong, they have deep roots. They reach skyward. They lose their leaves and grow new ones...bear fruit...enrich the air we breathe. With nurture and care, they can be a gift for generations to come. A beloved symbol in cultures and faiths around the world, the Tree of Life links the heavens, the earth, and all that is hidden and growing beneath. What better symbol for the creative growing of people and relationships?

For more on the history and symbolism of the Tree of Life, go here.

The beautiful Tree of Life image at the top left corner of your screen is an original work by the Canadian artist Cari Buziak and is used with her permission.

One of the best-known examples of this symbol (below) is on display at the Hancock Shaker Village in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts: Hannah Cohoon's red and green fruit tree, The Tree of Life (1854).

The Tree of Life is one of the oldest quilt patterns in the United States.

Shaker tree of life

In times of trouble, the Tree of Life is an image that can offer comfort. At the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, a massive sculpture weighing six tons, The Tree of Life, by Albert Paley, conveys refreshment and joy.

Here is an intriguing Tree of Life sculpture by Alexander Tylevich in the Meditation Place at the Fairview-University Health Center in Minneapolis.

As part of the Transforming Arms into Tools project, the British Museum commissioned a very moving Tree of Life by the sculptors Adelino Mate, Fiel dos Santos, Hilário Nhatugueja, and Kester. You can find a picture, short history, and audio description of the sculpture, made entirely out of guns from Mozambique's sixteen-year civil war, here.

The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore opened with a playful Tree of Life sculpture by Patrick Davis. The work has a fascinating history.

And here is a powerful Tree of Life by Ernst Neizvestny in the Shelter Island sculpture park in New York.

The Tree of Life is, of course, central to the study of the Kabbalah.

The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 4,000 web pages, the project assembles information on the evolutionary history and characteristics of the magnificent diversity of organisms on earth. Click here to see Darwin's original sketch.

And, of course, there's even a Tree of Life 145 feet high at Walt Disney World, one hundred forty-five feet high and covered with three hundred animal carvings by sculptors from countries across the globe.

Watch for the new feature film The Tree of Life with Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and Fiona Shaw: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thetreeoflife/

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The Tree of Life image at the top left corner of your screen is an original work

by the Canadian artist Cari Buziak and is used with her permission..

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