• Granulation and the Tree of Life
In Eurasia, the image of the tree of life being flanked by two animals exists from the Near East to East Asia. The animals flanking the tree vary between goats, ibexes, deer and horses.
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• Granulation and the Tree of Life
In Siberia and Central Asia, the tree of life is a common myth shared by various cultures from prehistoric times to the present. In the branches of the tree reside the souls of the deceased in form of birds, waiting to be reborn.
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• Granulation and the Tree of Life
One characteristic of the Siberian worship is the close connection to the image of the antlers of deer which follow a similar cycle as the tree: being grown in spring and lost in autumn.
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