Tree of Life: Image for the Cosmos (Art and Imagination)

Describes the mythological background of the tree of life, shows examples of this motif in art, and discusses the symbolic meanings associated with trees. Appearing in an infinite variety of forms in the symbolism of the great world religions and in archaic and "primitive" mythology and folklore, the Tree of Life a universal symbol for the inner direction of the cosmic process and its goal: the centeredness and unity of man and his world. Revealing the living presence of a transcendent power which man has perennially both feared and adored, the sacred tree embodies in its seasonal transformation the perpetual renewal of the cosmos from a sacred source at the center of the world. Today this image continues to exert its force. Reverberating in the depths of the unconscious, it activates the imagination of modern man, appearing in his art and in his dreams as a archetypal image full of mystery and power."--Back cover "Ascending in an infinite variety of forms in the symbolism of the great world religions and in archaic and 'primitive' mythology and folklore, the Tree of Life is a universal symbol for the inner direction of the cosmic process and its goal: the centredness and unity of man and his world..."--Back cover Roger Cook. Reprint. Originally Published: London : Thames And Huddson, 1974. Bibliography: P. 128. The Tree of Image for the Cosmos [paperback] Cook, Roger [Jan 01, 1992]