The World Tree is a symbol of mankind in its totality - past present and future. The World Tree is of course at the same time a symbol of each human individual, you and I, in our entirety.

The World Tree describes our interconnectedness with cosmos, where we have our roots of nourishment. The branches and leaves of the tree are reaching out in cosmos, to life everywhere; and yet the World Tree is rooted and at home on planet Earth.

We are cosmic beings visiting, and our home of learning is planet Earth.

The World Tree is a shorthand of mankind found in myths and legends from all over the world: from the Siberian eskimos, where the trunk of the tree is the Earth`s axis pointing as a tent pole towards the pole star in the heavens - to the myth of the Scandinavian Vikings where the tree is the mighty Ash Yggdrasil combining the three worlds. In Hindu mythology the tree is the sacred Ashvattha Tree standing in the centre of the world; and in Christianity the tree is The Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden.

In the trunk of the World Tree, the spine, or the central axis of the Earth - or both - is the solar system, complete with the Sun in the centre and the twelve planets, six transpersonal planets above the Sun and six personal planets below the Sun.

The Sun is in the centre because the Sun is the source of light; it is the seat of the higher Self and relates esoterically to the spiritual eye in the forehead. And the planets are the archetypes, the building blocks that form our character, the structures in the psyche of man as well as of outer life forms. The personality pattern in our psyche is essentially build up from these archetypes, just like all the other life forms on planet Earth, gradually formed and solidified over time and space through vibratory resonance.

The planets are in the central channel of the World Tree, because they as archetypes are the source behind all different life forms, everything are essentially externalised solidifications of the archetypes – It is the archetypes that mould the physical into form by morphic resonance.

At the end of this article we have included a list of the twelve star constellations of the zodiac (the higher archetypes), and the next level down, the planets as well, and the keyword for each of their respective astral vibratory frequency, meant to be used in contemplation.

Man has a dual nature; a star born higher part and a materialistic earthbound part, a truth that is reflected in many legends, as for example the Greek myth of the zodiac star sign Gemini the Heavenly Twins. This myth tells about the brotherhood betweentwo twin brothers, Castor and Pollux, symbolising man's dual nature, who were deeply devoted to each other.

The outer, “transpersonal” planets in the solar system are therefore placed in line above the Sun and surrounded by the upper crown of the tree, starting with Saturn with its rings, then further upwards to Uranus, Neptune, two small esoteric planets and on top, Pluto. Below the Sun, on the plane of planet Earth, we have the Moon, then the inner planets of Vulcan, Mercury, Venus, (Earth is already present as the big globe), Mars, and finally the largest planet of them all, Jupiter.

Astronomy operates currently with only eight planets in the solar system as they have recently cancelled Pluto as a planet, but esoteric tradition claims that there are even twelve planets in total; there are yet three planets to be recognised. Even if these are very small, their vibratory frequencies are affecting us in hidden but significant ways. In Greek mythology the planets are identified as “gods” or characters:

Between the Sun and Mercury is the etheric planet Vulcan, the smith god and son of Zeus in Greek mythology. Vulcan is not a representative of something in the human psyche as such; he reflects that all all the way down to the earth element itself transformation is possible. As the smith god, Vulcan masters the forming forces of Earth itself such as the formation and change of tectonic plates. As a consequence he is also a part of mankind's basic energy, which will be active in forming the bones in the skull of the next root race.

The two other esoteric planets (small rocks in long elliptical orbits between Neptune and Pluto) are best identified as the twin brothers Idas and Lynceus in the Gemini myth “Leda and the Swan”. They reflect dark structures in the psyche, normally inaccessible.

The World Tree itself, its trunk and its five major branches, though almost invisible in all the green foliage, is strong and very old as it symbolises mankind's will to live and survive. The five branches represent five previous archaic stages in the long evolution of man, the root races, stages we have gone through in the endlessly long evolutionary process of being who we are today, modern man. Esoteric science tells that mankind is evolving through a total of seven of these “root races”and that we are now at the end of the fifth root race and at the threshold of the sixth. In this transition phase Australia, the only continent depicted on the globe, will have a leading role.

No wonder that what we see around us now is a world in transition, with upheavals, chaos, wars, and climate changes everywhere, which taken together will cause millions of lives to be lost. Some branches on the Wold Tree will vanish and disappear, and others will begin to sprout. The small branch with the light green leaves down on the right side of the tree actually depicts the sixth root race emerging.

The stars are all interconnected like the pearls in the goddes' Indra's necklace in Hindu mythology. The legend tells that when you look at one single beautiful pearl in this necklace, you will be able to perceive all the other pearls as well. Modern physics tells the same story that any part of a hologram contains the total information of that hologram Separateness and distance is an illusion.

The “fruits” of the World Tree, the stars, are there waiting to germinate. These stars have of course been there all the time, but now, when the light on our planet is increasing we are able to see them. The fruits are the bliss and magical powers embedded in higher consciousness which is and always has been the spiritual potential of man.

The turquoise “atmosphere” between earth and the stars on the world tree symbolises a breakthrough period of many years towards higher consciousness.

Eternally new, eternally old – such are the fruits on the World Tree.

The Cosmic Egg encompassing the World Tree is formed by all the star constellations in the zodiac – the cosmic “womb” protecting and enveloping the World Tree and thus mankind on planet Earth.

The wheel of the twelve star signs in the zodiac is filtering all the influences from cosmos reaching Earth. You can say that the zodiac reflects the diversity as well as the unity of the forces influencing and forming us.- Esoterically speaking, the twelve star signs in the zodiac are the eternal archetypes, the matrix for humans, you and I. On the vibratory level, the cosmic radiations from the twelve star signs are more exactly resonating with the astral centres or chakras localised in the human spine, six on the front and six on the back in an ascending and descending order.

Symbolically speaking, the wheel of the zodiac in the heavens, the “Macrocosmic Man”, and the “Microcosmic Man” here on Earth, are mirroring each other. Separateness and distance is an illusion.

The Sun is also the central meeting point in a huge number eight circulation between the green crown of the tree, and the blue globe of planet Earth. The figure eight reflects a spiritual truth: as above so below.

Man in cosmos and cosmos in man, it is impossible to separate them, just as it is impossible to divide the holographic universe.

In zenith, right above the whole Cosmic Egg, rules the pole star. The pole star is the fixed point in the heavens towards which the Earth`s axis is pointing at any time, and around which the stars appear to be orbiting. Esoterically speaking – the pole star reflects the destiny of mankind.

In this world of transition, it is not any longer the well known Stella Polaris in the constellation of “Little Bear” that is presiding over the World Tree; the next pole star is the Big Dipper as seen here, a part of the larger Ursula Major star constellation. Mankind's destiny is changing; the cosmic resonance of the coming Big Dipper constellation moves mankind away from ages of patriarchal dominance and in the direction of “the archertypical mother”, towards matriarchy and female authority - a collective trend which already now can be noticed in the world.

The following is a list of keywords of the vibratory frequencies of the twelve star sings in the zodiac, and the twelve planets.

The 12 star signs begin with Aries in the bottom of the left side of the zodiac band and move up to Virgo, continuing clockwise to the right to Libra and so on until Pisces at bottom right.

Aries the Ram

Keyword: Even though we are created as a result of unbalances, we are also created with the active help and Grace of God

Taurus the Bull

Keyword: The necessity of inertia

Gemini the Heavenly Twins

Keyword: Brotherhood.

Cancer the Crayfish

Keyword: Conscience is always with you.

Leo the Lion

Keyword: The door is opening

Virgo the Virgin

Keyword: The fruits of polarity

Libra the Balance

Keyword: Earth meets Spirit, the incomparability of intellect

Scorpio the Eagle

Keyword: Already here inflation is a risk

Sagittarius the Archer

Keyword: The fusion has happened

Capricorn the Goatfish

Keyword: Identification with instinct

Aquarius the Water bearer

Keyword: Consciousness is immortal

Pisces the Fishes

Keyword: Affection and projection – unconscious development

Keywords for the planets in the order they appear on the painting

Pluto

Keyword: Hidden key.

2 esoteric planets, (see the Greek myth about Gemini, Ida and Lynceus)

Keyword: Destructivity

Neptune

Keyword: Unlimitedness, unending spaciousness

Uranus:

Keyword: Void

Saturn

Keyword: The inevitability of time

The Sun

Keyword: The joy felt in creating: Joy, joy, overwhelming joy

The Moon

Keyword: Mind.

Vulcan

Keyword: Matter?

Mercury

Keyword: Fickleness

Venus

Keyword: Affection

Mars

Keyword: Strife is the embodiment of ego

Jupiter

Keyword: Joy, quiet joy

The Earth (The big blue globe on which the World Tree grows)

Keyword: Desire