The tree of life symbol is prevalent in many cultures primarily the Celtics. Generally speaking, “The tree of life represents the afterlife, and connection between the earth and heaven. The bond and affection to trees is so deep that Celts believed the actual trees were their ancestors, gatekeepers to the Celtic Otherworld. As such, the tree of life in Celtic Culture is sacred.” However, reinterpreting this in the perspective of the Devas, the tree of life symbol could represent a portal, as it is representing a connection between two destinations, such as a doorway. In addition, there are similarities between the tree of life symbol and the magnetic field of the earth. Magnetic fields both follow the circular pattern that is shown in the symbol. With this in mind, my Magknotic project is born. Magknotic explores the connection between cultural knot work, and the strands of magnetic fields of objects. Other knot work in other cultures such as the ancient Chinese have similar connotations to this symbol.

Combining the textual interpretation of the symbol, a portal between two destinations and the reinterpretation – the strands of magnetic fields – we can see how the tree of life symbol reveals a bit more information about the importance of our time here on earth. To the Celtics, it seems that the physical earth is a doorway between the afterlife and heaven and another earth. That perhaps the earth we live on isn’t actually the real earth but rather the doorway, destination between the real earth and heaven, in this case the afterlife. Which reveals that we’re now living in the afterlife waiting to go to heaven. The ancient Dhara origin story could very likely be that original earth, and whatever has happened in the past propelled us to live in this afterlife awaiting entry to heaven.

This interpretation aligns with many of the religious texts and various evidences. As well as the various interpretations of death and what death means for each religion. A lot of the Christian mythology and symbolism point to entry into heaven during the book of revelations. A lot of Egyptian mythology points to a place called the watery underworld, which many have interpreted to mean a hell type of place. However, many of these ‘otherworld’ destinations are neutral in that they are neither good nor evil. In terms of a scientific explanation, what does then – magnetic fields – have to do with doorways and portals?

Between 2008-2012, scientists at NASA observed that there are ‘hidden portals‘ in the earth’s magnetic field that connects the earth to the sun. “We call them X-points or electron diffusion regions,” explains plasma physicist Jack Scudder of the University of Iowa. “They’re places where the magnetic field of Earth connects to the magnetic field of the Sun, creating an uninterrupted path leading from our own planet to the sun’s atmosphere 93 million miles away.” In Egyptian mythology, these earth-to-sun connections is represented by the Aton symbol, a disk with rays extending from it. The rays culminate in delicate hands that offer the “ankh” or key of life symbol. No other image was allowed in the temples. It reminded worshippers that the Essence of the Sun – the “heat” or the “heat and light” within the Disk – is not confined to the Disk itself, but is present and active, and life giving wherever the rays of the Sun reach. In the Hymn to Aton, Akhenaton wrote that these rays penetrate deep within the sea. To the Egyptians, it seems that the Essence of the Sun is fundamentally a ‘life force energy’ that penetrates all of life. If we substitute the Sun for the Son as the transmitter of this energy, we can imagine a vibration coming from our star and illuminating the consciousness of the disciples, energizing and empowering them. Christian prophecy says it will be poured out on all flesh in the Last Days (Acts 2:16-21).

Alchemical drawings of the tree of life are interesting and illuminating. It shows the earth as a disk with a dome over the surface of it. Below depict tree branches connecting to the earth disk. It also shows a doorway connected to a rainbow that arcs over to the earth disk. The whole illustration is reminiscent of a table shape, and also the doorway is reminiscent of those found in ancient Sumerian illustrations. It’s also interesting in the illustration that there seems to be a road type of element connected to the base of this table shape. The road element has visual movement that is reminiscent of magnetic fields warping around objects. Yggdrasill, is the tree that connects the nine worlds in Norse mythology. It is one example of the tree of life archetype found in many religions and cultures show a similar depiction. One may interpret the nine worlds as the nine planets. Below is an image of magnetic fields being visualized and captured in a ferrofluid cell. The magnetic lines in the image are eerily similar to the illustration above.

Alchemical drawings are illuminating because we are taught that they are mostly symbolic and metaphorical, but what if that interpretation is wrong? At some level, it may be accurate in terms of the structure of the earth. The symbols involved are representative of certain knowledge and spiritual power that was transmuted to the scribes by the Devas and it’s turned into these illustrations. How the Devas explained the earth’s mechanics and underworkings both on a physical and spiritual level. The tree of life symbol is a reductive symbol to represent the earth’s purpose in this reality. The illustration is the earth, and the tree of life symbol simply is a part of it.

In the illustration above, we have a snake eating it’s tail, which is a reference to the Ouroboros symbol. In the Deva’s interpretation, this symbol represents the centrifugal force. This force is a part of every celestial body in the social system. The clouds around the dome and disk in the illustration above represents the physical atmosphere. Above the clouds show a hawk, which is significant in many cultures especially the native ones. A tall tree represents the earth’s core extending its roots to the very depths of the earth to the leaves reaching to the heavens. It’s also interesting to note that below the roots of the tree show a civilization or city of some sort. Despite the main civilization on the disk, there is another one, one more subtle and hidden below the earth’s surface.

Yggdrasil (Old Norse, Yggdrasill or Askr Yggdrasils) is the mighty tree whose trunk rises at the geographic center of the Norse spiritual cosmos. The rest of that cosmos, including the Nine Worlds, is arrayed around it and held together by its branches and roots, which connect the various parts of the cosmos to one another. Because of this, the well-being of the cosmos depends on the well-being of Yggdrasil. When the tree trembles, it signals the arrival of Ragnarok, the destruction of the universe. In many parts of the world, a half man-half horse in that being known as Orion, is recognized as the creator of the universe. It’s depicted in many early petroglyphs and other early writing methods. Odin was identified as Orion by his spear Gungnir.

It can be said that what the scientists at NASA observed the ‘hidden portals’ in the earth’s magnetic field that connects the earth to the sun is the visual manifestation of the tree of life as depicted in Norse mythology. While, this magnetic connection between the earth and the sun is only tangible it makes a strong case for what the Norse mythology was describing. Where this information came from remains a mystery, unless you take into account the Devas and them encrypting their knowledge of the universe into signs and symbols.