Free Write - The Axis Mundi

The axis mundi, in religion or by what is known through myths, is the center of the world and the connection between heaven and earth. Common to practically all cultures on Earth, the axis mundi has become a very important characteristic of major religions, though it plays a much greater role among its native peoples. The axis mundi both connects heaven and earth as well as a path between the two. Throughout time, it has commonly been referred to or represented as a rope, tree, vine, and a ladder.
I feel like finding the axis mundi is often predetermined by higher being – one who is beyond this world. This state of being is hard to attain, especially in today’s western culture. According to a scholar, “Since the center stands apart as the extraordinary place where the real is integral, it is always a sacred place, qualitatively different from mundane space.” (Ray, 370). I feel like the axis mundi is a place often found in the wilderness, but it can also be found in a place of busyness – but it must be revealed to the individual and made sacred through experience. It is in this place and only here, away from daily distractions, where one is able to find their real self and can allow their god to speak to them.