The tree is the axis of the world — roots in the underworld, crown in the sky, trunk in the human middle. It is the self grown over time: your roots, your reach, your rings of experience. The World Tree appears in nearly every mythology.
Positive Resonance
Growth, rootedness, the connection of depths and heights, shelter, longevity
Shadow Aspect
Being rooted to the spot, family roots that bind, deadwood carried too long